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    • 🚨 Family Friendly Hike 🚨 🌲 Green Mountain Club Caretaker Hut and Fire Tower on Stratton Mountain ⛰ It’s also jet lag friendly 🤣 1. Take the gondola 🚠 up to Stratton Mountain. 2. Walk straight from the gondola for 1 min. 3. Turn left on the trail to the fire tower. It’s 0.7 miles and mostly flat- perfect for little legs! 👇🏼 Follow @forsomethingmore for more family friendly Vermont, USA activities!
    • I just loved this photo so much I had to post it too. This kid has had it rough for a few weeks now. He’s in the middle of a huge transition. He still says he wants to go home, that he loves Hong Kong, and has asked for tofu, fish, and rice (tofubalamfan- sp?) several times now. It breaks my heart 💔. But, seeing him thrive in the Vermont wilderness confirms to me tenfold that this was the right decision. How do you help your kids with life transitions!?
    • We love you Hong Kong! Our final day here (for awhile) has come! We will be enjoying you every single minute today! ❤️❤️ It’s probably the only day I won’t mind if… - I get dripped on by aircon - someone doesn’t hold the door behind them - the humidity is ungodly - the elevator door “magically” closes when someone is inside 😂😭 😘
    • ✨If you know us, you know we are pretty frugal people. How about you? We believe it’s important, not only from an economical standpoint but also from an environmental perspective, to not waste. ♻️ We may have a few pieces of high-quality gear, but something we really take seriously at our house is taking good care of our gear. If you take good care of your outdoor gear, it can last 10 or 20 years (maybe longer!)! Most people get rid of a rainjacket or any of their waterproof gear WAY before they should. Most of the time, the jacket/ rain pants are completely fine, they just need to be treated again to reinstate their waterproofness. We wash and treat our rain gear every 30-40 uses to ensure they don’t “wet out.” 💪🏼 Our video above shows how to use Fibertec Pro Wash Eco and Fibertec Textile Guard. Some tips to know: 1. Follow all the instructions on the label of your detergent and textile guard. 2. You don’t need to dry your jacket between washing it with Pro Wash Exo and treating it with Textile Guard. 3. When setting the washing machine for your Textile guard, do not rinse it. You don’t want the solution to be washed off. 4. Tumble dry your jacket on low heat. (This low-heat is what impregnates the coat fabric with the waterproofing material, so if you don’t do this step, you won’t be restoring your jacket's waterproofness.) 5. Perform the bead test after drying. If the water beads off, your heat temp was perfect. If it doesn’t, your dryer wasn’t hot enough and you may need to treat it again. 🚨 Use code FORSOMETHINGMORE to get 15% off @playhard.hk
    • “𝗪𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦.”― Glennon Doyle, Untamed ⁣ ⁣ As a kid, some things came easier to my sister than to me. She barely ever had to study for tests in school and she would ace them. I, on the other hand, had to study for a week in advance and I still would come away with a B. 😥⁣ ⁣ When you’re a kid, school is your life, and in school, it always felt like everything was hard. I remember studying for one test, in particular, every evening after dance practice for a whole week. I couldn’t believe it when I found out I had aced the test! 👍⁣ ⁣ At that moment, I knew I could do hard things if I just kept persevering. 💪⁣ ⁣ ❤ I love hiking, but there are times when the elements can make it more difficult. When it’s raining, the trails become more slippery, your shoes get wet and sometimes you can develop blisters. ⁣ ⁣ It’s important to have the right gear no matter the weather so that I can enjoy the hike, even when it’s hard. 🌧⁣ ⁣ One piece of gear that makes even the most difficult conditions to hike in more manageable has to be my @mountainhardwear.hk rain jacket. ⁣ ⁣ It’s PERFECT for Hong Kong 🇭🇰 because it’s comfy to wear both in the city and on hikes. It has underarm zippers (pit zips) to keep me cool in the hot summer months and the fabric is soft and stretchy which means I don’t make that annoying “swish, swish” sound as my arms rub against my sides. The hood is also adjustable to fit my head so that no water can get in. Not that the color is that important, but did I mention the gorgeous purple color? 💜⁣ ⁣ ➡ What piece of gear helps you get out, even in the most difficult conditions? ⁣ ⁣ 🚨 If you'd like to purchase a Mountain Hardwear Stretch Ozonic Jacket for yourself, you can get 15% off your purchase by using the code FORSOMETHINGMORE from @playhard.hk (link is in our bio). They also have tons of other outdoor products to browse! 🚨 Check it out! ⁣ ⁣ #gifted #mountainhardwear #outdoorgear
    • PRAM POSSIBLE HIKE!👶🏼 This one will have the adults sweating... 💦 that’s for sure. BUT, the views are lovely, and having the pram means your little one has a place to rest and relax when they get tired 😴 of walking and you don’t have to carry them! Here’s how to do it: 1️⃣Go to Quarry Bay MTR Exit A and walk to Mt. Parker Road. (turn right out of the station) 2️⃣Head up Mount Parker Road all the way to Quarry Pass Pavilion 大風坳涼亭 3️⃣At the pavilion, keep heading DOWN Mt. Parker Road toward Tai Tam Reservoir. 4️⃣Mt. Parker Road will turn into Tai Tam Reservoir Road. Keep heading downhill. 5️⃣After you cross the final bridge, the walk is only about 5 minutes further before you reach the main road. From there, you can take a taxi or minibus to the nearest MTR station. If you’d like the Google Map Route, DM us and we will send you the link. 😘 Happy hiking, friends! ⛰
    • 🕛 Where does the time go? ⁣ ⁣ It seems like only yesterday we were carrying Peri around in a hiking carrier backpack where he’d play with my ponytail and hum songs until he slept for the remainder of the hike. ⁣ ⁣ Now, he’s the one carrying a backpack! 🎒 He’s not only carrying his own backpack, but since his favorite thing to do on the trails is throw rocks 😹 into the jungle or stream, he collects all of his rocks in his backpack and saves them for a special spot on the trail where he can throw them all.⁣ ⁣ We’ve tried a few backpacks 🎒 for Peri, and we must say that his Mammut First Zip 8L backpack is perfect for him AND lets me rest easy for a few reasons:⁣ ⁣ 👦 (him) He finds it comfy. The shoulder straps are padded and designed for kids ages 2-9. ⁣ ⁣ 🙍‍♀️ (mommy) It’s a safety orange color, therefore I can easily see where he’s at when he’s exploring in the jungle.⁣ ⁣ 👦 (him) It has two water bottle pockets on the outside where he can easily grab his own water bottle.⁣ ⁣ 🙍‍♀️ (mommy) It has a few different zipper pockets, so I can let him put all his rocks in the main pocket, and I can put a few of his other needed items such as snacks, sunscreen or mosquito repellent in a safe zipper pocket that he doesn’t mess with.⁣ ⁣ 👦 (him) It has a chest strap to keep the pack snug on the uphills and downhills.⁣ ⁣ 🙍‍♀️ (mommy) The chest strap has an integrated whistle! We talked about the importance of having a whistle in case he gets too far away from mommy or daddy. Having this little extra feature makes me definitely rest a little easier with giving him a little more independence on the trails.⁣ ⁣ 👦 (him) It comes with a Mammut soft toy! Peri named him “Mammut.” How creative. 🤦‍♀️⁣ ⁣ ➡ Which of these features do you think is the most important when buying a backpack for your kiddo?⁣ ⁣ 🚨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗺𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗭𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁 15% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 @𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱.𝗵𝗸 (𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼).🚨⁣ ⁣ #gifted #wecare #outdoorgear
    • Here it goes… * OUR EXCITING NEWS * We have so many emotions right now as we tell you that soon, we will be embarking on a new adventure! We have left our full time teaching jobs behind and we are about to find out what it’s like to explore and travel full-time with our kiddos. As I’m sure you can imagine, we are elated to have this opportunity! We are also feeling sad to say “see you soon” to friends and a city we so dearly love! But, we know we will be back and we will absolutely be cooking up our own fishball noodle soup and dim sum to meet our Canto-food needs on our travels. Thank you so much for all the love, support, and encouragement you have and continue to give to us! We hope you stick around for this next chapter of adventure! Stay well my friends! All the love! The Shyskis
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