Banff National Park, Alberta So you have heard all about Banff? Fred and Wilma from next door insisted that you must take your next holiday up around Lake Louise. Flights were cheap so you thought why the hell not. Let’s fly into Calgary, drive for 90 minutes and be in one of the world’s most…
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What to wear in the Canadian Rockies
Banff National Park, Alberta It is so tempting to make this the shortest blog of all time by saying just wear everything in the Rockies. Personally I grew a beard thinking this would keep me warmer but then on one early morning it started freezing and I looked like a 19th century explorer. It doesn’t…
Walking Banff- Stewart Canyon
Banff National Park, Alberta This is not the best time of the season to be taking walks and hikes around Banff. Though there are no bears around, the temperatures are lower than a hyenas self esteem and the path slippier than a politician. Awful similes aside, it is just too hard to pass up the…
Using the Internet in Banff
Banff National Park, Alberta As you may have noticed from my ever informative blogs, some of the best information about Banff and the Canadian Rockies comes from the internet. You may have done your research before you left home but the brain always needs a refreshing after it has been frozen half solid by the…
The Whyte Museum, Banff
Banff National Park, Alberta The Whyte Museum of Banff is the envy of many other businesses in town for its location alone. You find when you are walking around inside that you spend an equal amount of time admiring the snow covered trees that surround the well lit building. The Canadian Rockies has a great…
Tricks to Driving in winter in Banff
Banff National Park, Alberta I will never get used to driving in the winter up here in the Canadian Rockies. I remember when I started driving as a 17 year maniac. My granny would sit beside me fearful for her own life and that of everybody around our car – and that was just when…
Going to the Movie Theatre in Banff
Banff, Alberta If you have had a chance to go through our sites, you may have noticed that there is a practically endless list of things to do around the Canadian Rockies and Banff. In the summer there is hiking, biking, fishing and in the winter you can choose from skiing, boarding and even dog…
Watching Sports in Banff
Banff, Alberta Canada is a country that loves its sports and Banff is no different. Baseball, hockey and football dominate the screens 24/7 around this town. However many people have asked me if is there any place that caters to the international visitor. Is there a place where people can watch premiership football or a…
Walking Banff – the Fenland Trail Loop to Vermillion Lake
Banff National Park, Alberta What to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon in Banff? Obviously there is the option of heading up one of the three local ski hills to enjoy a day on the slopes. The other extreme is also open – doing some shopping and enjoying a coffee in Banff town. However, if…
Breakfast in Banff- Bruno’s
Banff, Alberta Bruno’s could probably be considered my local in this little Rockies town called Banff. It is here I choose to come and watch the weekly live music, it is here that I won my first and only quiz on a hung-over Sunday night and so the idea of going here for breakfast seemed…