Backpackers Wanted
NEVER.  STOP.  TRAVELING. 
Patagonia - Part II 
A Dad/Daughter Backpacking Adventure
At the southern tip of the Americas lies mythical Patagonia. She is a vast, remote and ineffable landscape of harsh reality and boundless fantasy – where dense pampas give way to scraggy scrublands, and arid desert meets furrowed peaks and commanding glaciers. Sheep, guanacos (relatives to the llama) and Andean condors seem to quantify residential life.
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​Patagonia - Part I
A Dad/Daughter Backpacking Adventure

Whistling wind and an increasingly bright light lulled me from slumber. Gazing up at a synthetic grey ceiling, I wondered what time it was: 4:30 a.m., the average sunrise. Carefully shifting on my 22 inches of inflatable real estate, I looked toward my feet. “Buenos dias,” I crackled. With a grin on his face and glint in his eyes, my tent mate sang out, “Buenos dias mi nina” (Good morning daughter).
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10 Things to Know - Torres del Paine National Park "W" Trek

Torres del Paine is one of the most famous national parks in Patagonia.  It's relative accessibility and popularity has caused an explosion in tourism.  Do your research and plan ahead.
Vancouver - A 'Growing' Family Affair
BY:  REGINA BUSSE - L MAGAZINE
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Often one of the most difficult aspects of traveling is making simple decisions.

“Who wants to go hiking?” “How about the museum?”
“Umm … any takers on a cold beer and pool?”
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Our former family of five knew this dance all too well. But adding three new pieces to the decision-making puzzle – two sons-in-law and a 3-month-old baby girl – called for new considerations. Exchanging cramped hostels for spacious vacation homes, chicken buses for rental cars and backpacks for diaper bags, we opened our next chapter in “growing” family travel.

The 'Home of Yoga'
BY:  REGINA BUSE - L MAGAZINE
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“Ekam … Dve … Treeni” (One, two, three)

Bending forward, my toes seem farther away than enlightenment. Trying to suppress the feelings of envy I hold for my flexible neighbors, discomfort and doubt creep in like a slow, debilitating leak.

Closing my eyes, I try to bring awareness to my breath.
In …and out. In …and out. "Yoga is a lifelong journey,” I repeat to myself. “And this is only the first chapter.”

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