Everest Basecamp Trek With Kids: Day 13-17

Day 13: Gorak Shep (5130m) to Pheriche (4260m) 🄾 13 Kilometresā³ 6.5 Hours with 1.5 hour lunch/snack breakā›°ļø Elevation loss: 870 m Today we were woken by the unmistakable clap of helicopters, huh. Yesterday we took a chance and chose to make the trek to the EBC rock with overcast skies and thoughts of the […]

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Everest Basecamp Trek With Kids: Days 9-12

Day 9: Dingboche (4350m) to Dughla / Thukla (4600m) 🄾 5.5 Kmā³ 3 hoursā›°ļø Elevation gain 250 metres Last nights sleep was not the greatest. The nights are getting more cold as we increase in altitude and you can dramatically start to feel the air thinning. By 7 AM we were ready for breakfast. We […]

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One Month In Thailand With Kids – Cost Breakdown

We spent one month in the South East Asian country of Thailand exploring Bangkok, as well as moving around to a bunch of the different islands in the south. All prices are in Thailand Bhat with Canadian conversion, and with the current exchange at the time of publishing this (Oct 2023). We arrived in Thailand […]

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Grizzly Bear Refuge, Golden, BC

If you are looking to have a beautiful wildlife encounter then look no further. Here at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (see rates) you will find Boo the Grizzly Bear. Just a short chairlift ride half way up the mountain lands you a two minute walk to the viewing area to feast your eyes on Boo. […]

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Everest Basecamp Trek With Kids: Days 4-8

Day 4: Namche Bazaar (3440m) to Phungi Thanga (3250m) 🄾 8 kmā³ 4 hoursā›°ļø Elevation gain 140 m, loss 360 m We left the lodge just before 9 am with the sun shining and the girls excited to head out. Namche is one of the more expensive locations along the trail but our total cost […]

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