Josie Travels

Hiking on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains

Before You Go The main thing you need is a sightseeing ticket for the Whistler Village Gondola. These are pricey at $50 if you book online in advance, but it’s…
Hiking to Wedgemount Lake

Before You Go This is one of the hardest hikes I did while in Whistler. It’s a very steep and uneven trail, gaining 1220m elevation in only 7km, and it…
Hiking to Fissile Peak and Russet Lake

Before You Go This is a very long and somewhat difficult hike. It’s a 29m round trip with constant elevation changes as you cross several peaks and valleys. If you…
Hiking to Rainbow Lake

Before You Go The trailhead is a short walk or bike ride from Alta Lake so it’s perfect if you don’t have a car. It takes around 4 – 5…
Hiking to Joffre Lakes

Before You Go You’ll need a car to get to the car park at the trailhead as it’s an hour and 20 minutes drive north of Whistler. Along the way,…
Hiking from Callaghan Lake to Cirque Lake

Before You Go There are two very important things you need to know about this hike. You will need a car to drive you 45 minutes south of Whistler, up…
Hiking to Garibaldi Lake, Black Tusk and Panorama Ridge

Before You Go The best time of year to hike to any of these places is between July and October due to the amount of snow that builds up over…
Chilling in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai was one of my favourite places in Thailand, it has the perfect mix of old and new. The city has been built around the old city wall and…
Hiking the Queen Charlotte Sound track

This 70km track takes you from Ship Cove to Anakiwa and can be walked in 3 – 5 days, or if you’re short on time you can do a day…
Lakes and waterfalls around New Zealand

New Zealand is a land of beautiful coastline, towering mountains and deep valleys. With all this comes some breathtaking lakes, towering waterfalls and rushing rivers. Here are some of the…
Exploring the Coromandel Peninsula

The Coromandel is a peninsula that extends north on the western side of the Bay of Plenty. It is full of rainforest and sandy beaches, islands and hiking trails. It’s…
Glacier hiking in Franz Josef

To be able to hike over something so ancient, powerful and ever-changing is an awesome and unique experience especially coming from England; a land of no mountains, no snow and…