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      • 8 Tips When Crossing Land Borders
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      • The Top 10 Reasons to Travel with Baby
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      • 15 Signs You’re Suffering from Wanderlust
      • 10 Things I Love About Canada
      • Top 10 Favourite Foods Around the World
      • Top 10 Apps for Traveling
      • 10 Things I Hate About Backpacking
      • 10 Spectacular Islands Around the World
      • 5 Reasons Why You Need To Visit Bolivia
      • Top 10 Adrenaline Activities to Try in New Zealand
    • Before You Go
      • Research & Planning
        • Deciding Where to Travel
        • Where and How to Research Your Trip
        • 7 Tips for Booking Flights
        • Traveling Your Way
        • The Art of Procrastination When Trip Planning
      • Packing
        • Comprehensive Packing List
        • How to Pack Luggage Efficiently
        • My Luxury Travel Items
        • Tech Junkie: What I Take When I Travel
      • Before You Leave
        • Housekeeping Part I
        • Housekeeping Part II: Short Term Holidays
        • Housekeeping Part III: Long Term Travel
    • On The Road
      • 5 Practical Reasons to Travel with a Guidebook
      • 9 Benefits of Traveling with Another Person
      • When Things Go Wrong While Traveling
      • 6 Reasons to Travel Solo
      • The People You Meet While Traveling
      • Types of Travelers
      • It’s Okay To Have Lazy Days
      • Bittersweet Goodbyes: The Sad Side of Traveling
      • Getting Upgraded to Business Class When Flying
      • A Day in The Life of a Traveling Backpacker
    • Budgeting
      • How to Save Money WHILE Traveling
      • How I Afford to Travel the World
      • The Downside of Budgeting
      • 4 Ways to Keep a Budget While Traveling
      • Avoiding ATM and Bank Fees While Traveling
      • Budget Breakdown: Iceland
    • Health & Safety
      • 5 Tips When Deciding if a Country is Safe to Travel
      • 15 Ways to Stay Safe While Traveling
      • Safety Tips for Taking Taxis
      • A Lesson Learned in Modesty
      • Why I’m Still Traveling To Africa Despite Ebola
      • Yes All Women (Travelers)
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    • Africa
      • What to Consider When Planning an African Safari
      • Lioness Takes Down Wildebeest On Safari in Tanzania’s Serengeti
      • Madagascar: A Red Island Love Affair
      • Adventure by Taxi-Brousse in Madagascar
    • Asia
      • Scooters in South East Asia
    • Central America
      • Top 10 Outdoor Destinations in Central America
      • 18 Photos to Inspire You to Visit Panama
    • Europe
      • Iceland
        • 20 Photos to Inspire You to Visit Iceland in Winter
        • How to Travel Iceland on a Budget: 10 Tips to Save Money in One of the World’s Most Expensive Countries
        • Unusual Icelandic Cuisine: The Best and Worst
        • Diving the Continental Divide at Silfra, Iceland
        • Tasting Hákarl in Iceland
        • Suntanning Icebergs on Iceland’s Black Sand Beaches
        • Iceland’s Abandoned Plane Wreck
        • Adventure Ice Caving in Iceland
    • Oceania
      • Air Guitaring in Australia
      • New Zealand Adrenaline Activities Photo Gallery
    • South America
      • Bolivia
        • Finding Jane
        • Busing in Bolivia
      • Colombia
        • La Guijara Peninsula
        • Colombian Cuisine
        • Colombia Country Guide
      • Ecuador
        • Sleeping With a Stranger
        • Summiting Cotopaxi
        • The Dead Whale of Montanita
        • Hiking Rucu Pichincha
        • The Bakeries of Montanita
  • Travel Musings
    • Celebrating Christmas on 5 Continents
    • My Top 3 Favourite Countries
    • 29 Life Lessons Learned in 29 Years
    • An Adventurous 2014: Top 5 Highlights of My Year
    • My Fear of Leaving
    • The Art of Procrastination When Trip Planning
    • Musings on a Last Grand Adventure
    • Midnight Musings: Trip Planning Africa
    • Settling Down? I Think I’ll Pass
    • The Strangeness of Being Home
    • Have I Gotten Old?
    • For What Do You Work?
    • Following my Heart
    • It’s Okay To Have Lazy Days
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    • Saskatchewan Provincial Parks Signature Experiences
      • Exploring Narrow Hills Provincial Park
      • Wandering in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park: A Saskatchewan Provincial Parks Signature Experience
      • Hiking The Boreal Trail in Meadow Lake Provincial Park
    • 25 Photos to Inspire You to Travel Saskatchewan
    • 12 Things you Definitely Need to Know When you Date a Girl from Saskatchewan
    • Saskatchewan’s Distinct Dialect: 10 Things That Make This Province Unique
    • 5 Fun and Festive Things to do in Saskatoon Before Christmas
    • 30 of the Most Spectacular Northern Lights Photos From Around Saskatchewan
    • An Interview with The Photographer Behind Saskatchewan’s Creepiest Photographs
    • Learning to Paddle Saskatchewan’s White Water
    • Where I Come From: Harvest in Saskatchewan
    • Jumping out of an Airplane with Skydive Saskatoon
    • Chasing Saskatchewan’s Northern Lights
    • 7 Tips When Applying To Be The 2018 Saskatchewanderer
    • 10 Things I Love About Canada
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Welcome to the Lost Girl’s Guide to Finding the World!

From scaling mountains over 6000 metres and encountering avalanches and erupting volcanoes along the way to flying in a military jet with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds (for fun), Ashlyn’s taste for unique adventures has carried her around the world to 60 countries and all 7 continents with a suitcase full of stories to share.

Today, Ashlyn is the go-to expert and writer on outdoor adventure activities in Saskatchewan. Follow along for captivating stories, travel tips, advice and adventures from Canada to the world.

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  • Home
  • Travel Advice
    • Travel Tips
      • 5 Tips on How to Take Great Photos
      • 10 Tips When Traveling Alone
      • The Best Airport Travel Hack
      • How to Choose a Hostel
      • Hostel Kitchen Etiquette
      • 9 Safety Tips When Hitchhiking
      • 8 Tips When Crossing Land Borders
    • Top Travel Lists
      • The Top 10 Reasons to Travel with Baby
      • 10 Struggles While Traveling in a Different Language
      • 10 Signs You’re Traveling Through Madagascar
      • 15 Signs You’re Suffering from Wanderlust
      • 10 Things I Love About Canada
      • Top 10 Favourite Foods Around the World
      • Top 10 Apps for Traveling
      • 10 Things I Hate About Backpacking
      • 10 Spectacular Islands Around the World
      • 5 Reasons Why You Need To Visit Bolivia
      • Top 10 Adrenaline Activities to Try in New Zealand
    • Before You Go
      • Research & Planning
        • Deciding Where to Travel
        • Where and How to Research Your Trip
        • 7 Tips for Booking Flights
        • Traveling Your Way
        • The Art of Procrastination When Trip Planning
      • Packing
        • Comprehensive Packing List
        • How to Pack Luggage Efficiently
        • My Luxury Travel Items
        • Tech Junkie: What I Take When I Travel
      • Before You Leave
        • Housekeeping Part I
        • Housekeeping Part II: Short Term Holidays
        • Housekeeping Part III: Long Term Travel
    • On The Road
      • 5 Practical Reasons to Travel with a Guidebook
      • 9 Benefits of Traveling with Another Person
      • When Things Go Wrong While Traveling
      • 6 Reasons to Travel Solo
      • The People You Meet While Traveling
      • Types of Travelers
      • It’s Okay To Have Lazy Days
      • Bittersweet Goodbyes: The Sad Side of Traveling
      • Getting Upgraded to Business Class When Flying
      • A Day in The Life of a Traveling Backpacker
    • Budgeting
      • How to Save Money WHILE Traveling
      • How I Afford to Travel the World
      • The Downside of Budgeting
      • 4 Ways to Keep a Budget While Traveling
      • Avoiding ATM and Bank Fees While Traveling
      • Budget Breakdown: Iceland
    • Health & Safety
      • 5 Tips When Deciding if a Country is Safe to Travel
      • 15 Ways to Stay Safe While Traveling
      • Safety Tips for Taking Taxis
      • A Lesson Learned in Modesty
      • Why I’m Still Traveling To Africa Despite Ebola
      • Yes All Women (Travelers)
  • Destinations
    • Africa
      • What to Consider When Planning an African Safari
      • Lioness Takes Down Wildebeest On Safari in Tanzania’s Serengeti
      • Madagascar: A Red Island Love Affair
      • Adventure by Taxi-Brousse in Madagascar
    • Asia
      • Scooters in South East Asia
    • Central America
      • Top 10 Outdoor Destinations in Central America
      • 18 Photos to Inspire You to Visit Panama
    • Europe
      • Iceland
        • 20 Photos to Inspire You to Visit Iceland in Winter
        • How to Travel Iceland on a Budget: 10 Tips to Save Money in One of the World’s Most Expensive Countries
        • Unusual Icelandic Cuisine: The Best and Worst
        • Diving the Continental Divide at Silfra, Iceland
        • Tasting Hákarl in Iceland
        • Suntanning Icebergs on Iceland’s Black Sand Beaches
        • Iceland’s Abandoned Plane Wreck
        • Adventure Ice Caving in Iceland
    • Oceania
      • Air Guitaring in Australia
      • New Zealand Adrenaline Activities Photo Gallery
    • South America
      • Bolivia
        • Finding Jane
        • Busing in Bolivia
      • Colombia
        • La Guijara Peninsula
        • Colombian Cuisine
        • Colombia Country Guide
      • Ecuador
        • Sleeping With a Stranger
        • Summiting Cotopaxi
        • The Dead Whale of Montanita
        • Hiking Rucu Pichincha
        • The Bakeries of Montanita
  • Travel Musings
    • Celebrating Christmas on 5 Continents
    • My Top 3 Favourite Countries
    • 29 Life Lessons Learned in 29 Years
    • An Adventurous 2014: Top 5 Highlights of My Year
    • My Fear of Leaving
    • The Art of Procrastination When Trip Planning
    • Musings on a Last Grand Adventure
    • Midnight Musings: Trip Planning Africa
    • Settling Down? I Think I’ll Pass
    • The Strangeness of Being Home
    • Have I Gotten Old?
    • For What Do You Work?
    • Following my Heart
    • It’s Okay To Have Lazy Days
  • Saskatchewan
    • Saskatchewan Provincial Parks Signature Experiences
      • Exploring Narrow Hills Provincial Park
      • Wandering in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park: A Saskatchewan Provincial Parks Signature Experience
      • Hiking The Boreal Trail in Meadow Lake Provincial Park
    • 25 Photos to Inspire You to Travel Saskatchewan
    • 12 Things you Definitely Need to Know When you Date a Girl from Saskatchewan
    • Saskatchewan’s Distinct Dialect: 10 Things That Make This Province Unique
    • 5 Fun and Festive Things to do in Saskatoon Before Christmas
    • 30 of the Most Spectacular Northern Lights Photos From Around Saskatchewan
    • An Interview with The Photographer Behind Saskatchewan’s Creepiest Photographs
    • Learning to Paddle Saskatchewan’s White Water
    • Where I Come From: Harvest in Saskatchewan
    • Jumping out of an Airplane with Skydive Saskatoon
    • Chasing Saskatchewan’s Northern Lights
    • 7 Tips When Applying To Be The 2018 Saskatchewanderer
    • 10 Things I Love About Canada
  • Shop 2025 Calendars!
  • About
    • About Me
    • Where I’ve Been
    • Contact Me
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