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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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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Koh Tao: Thailand

Another island hopping ferry ride from Koh Pha-ngan to Koh Tao. A family we had met had taken this voyage the day prior and messaged back of the rough seas due to a past storm in the area. I decided to give the girls a sea sickness pill along with myself. The pills I bought […]

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