Banff National Park, Alberta There are few places more magical in the world that Banff at Christmas. The streets are carpeted in white, snow covered trees look more dramatic than ever and there is a general feeling of Christmas cheer around this glorious little lit up town. Make sure to book your hotels early, as…
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Quiz Night in Bruno’s of Banff
Banff National Park, Alberta Victory is not a word I come across much. I support one of the worlds worst sports teams, there are certain species of feline that can play sport better than me and women tend to see my approaches as something between confusing and plain terrifying. Trivia in Banff – the only…
Photographing the Canadian Rockies
Interview with John Marriot – The Rockies Photographer Banff National Park, Alberta How long have you been photographing the Canadian Rockies? Since 1993, my first year working for Parks Canada. How does it compare now to how it was ten years back? – it’s actually pretty similar now, it may have actually been even busier…
Canmore’s Grizzly Paw Brewery and Restaurant
Canmore, Alberta Though I have many dirty little secrets, Canmore is probably my favourite dirty secret. Often overlooked as the little brother to Banff (though it is far bigger), it is where many Banff workers choose to call home. Located only 15 minutes from Banff town and just outside the National Park boundaries, it is…
Banff Nightlife – Halloween
Banff National Park, Alberta Halloween has always been big in North America and Canada but Banff takes things to a whole new level. Never before have I seen so many witches, cowboys and Michael Jackson’s running around this town. Human horses burst from their hotels, axe murderers sipped beers in Banff’s many bars and a…
How to Spend One Day in Banff
Banff National Park, Alberta I recently had a friend passing through Banff for one day only much like an Elton John show. She had spent two weeks in Vancouver researching what to do when the Winter Olympics come around and then shamefully only one day in gorgeous Jasper and then this bombshell – only one…
Bargains in Banff – A Lot at Steak
Bargains in Banff – A Lot at Steak Banff National Park, Alberta There is no shortage of great restaurants in Banff from the very basic Subway to the much more posh La Beaujolais. However, if your bank account is beginning to look less like a phone number and more like a James Bond code number,…
Watching Sports in Banff
The Elk and Oarsman – Sports Galore Banff National Park, Alberta Many Banff locals look forward to Sundays more than any other and its nothing to do with religion – well not really. Sunday is the day when most people who work in the tourist industry have their day off and many like to spend…
Banff Culture at the Banff Centre
Banff National Park, Alberta It is true that Banff, like Lake Louise and Jasper is a touristy town. There is a steady flow of visitors that drop in and out of the town like air into a set of lungs. Because of this, there is no shortage of gift shops, activity agencies and restaurants but…
The Blurry Nightlife of Banff
Hoodoo’s Lounge Banff, Alberta It may seem like an easy job to pop into a nightclub and review it. Not so dear reader, you wouldn’t review a restaurant without tasting the food so by those rules, there is no way I couldn’t taste a few drinks in one of Banff’s two big nightclubs. Both clubs…