Elk Lakes Provincial Park, BC backcountry

Located near both the BC and Alberta border you will find these two beautiful sub-alpine lakes. They can be accessed from both the BC side, north of Elkford, as well as from Alberta’s adjoining Peter Lougheed Park. While it is a 10 km hike in from the Alberta side, it is just an easy 1 […]

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Is the Trail Magik worth it?

We are avid backcountry adventurers, and when our girls were born everyone said our hiking would have to stop. How would we be able to do this with babies? We took these comments with a grain of salt and didn’t want to stop exploring the outdoors without our kids. We chose to continue doing what […]

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BC Family-friendly backcountry trips

Want to get out into the backcountry for a night or two? All of these spots are perfect places to go with kids. Some of these spots have more “luxuries” than others, but all of them are worth checking out. All of these backcountry camping spots have access to water where you camp. Remember to […]

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Phuket: Thailand

From Bangkok to Phuket; how to travel here? There are a few ways, a night bus, a night train, or to fly. We chose to fly as it was the shortest time wise and wasn’t a lot more expensive then the train for the four of us as we would require a first class car […]

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One Month In Nepal With Kids – Cost Breakdown

Here’s what one month in Nepal looks like cost wise for the four of us. All prices are in Nepalese rupees with Canadian conversion, and were the current exchange at time of publishing this. We came to Nepal solely for trekking, and the hike we selected came with a high cost of added flights. Everest […]

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Everest Basecamp Trekking With Kids

Everest ***Disclaimer*** We are sharing our experience with what we did on our trek with our kids. We consulted our doctor as well as have knowledge on acute mountain sickness (AMS), but we are NOT professionals. Please do your own research and talk to professionals before attempting to do any trekking at high altitude with […]

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