Alberta Travel Blogs - Page 2

We then made our way to Starbucks to have a refreshment and to meet up with Rosy who was hanging out waiting for us.  After about an hour at Starbucks we headed to our hotels to gear up in swimwear and we then headed to the Banff Upper Hot Springs.  The natural hot spring water is funnele…

We took off in the morning, packing up a lunch, munchies, and drinks and drove from Calgary to the splendid Kananaskis Country which was recommended by a co-worker!  Though the trip was about 1.5 hrs and we had a delay when we stopped to make sure of an individuals situation and saw she got of…

Day 4 - snowOne of my friends is leaving for Japan today. We all went to Wendy's to eat SALAD!!! We love salad!!  (Ok, everytime I come to either Canada or US, I don't have chance to eat salad which is weird for me becuase I eat salad pretty much everyday at home. My dad has a garden and he ma…

    Well the big day has arrived.  Where did all of the time go?  It snowed with a vengence yesterday so the place is buried in about 6 inches of snow.  A fitting scene for our departure I suppose.  No doubt,  this being Calgary it will be 15 or 20 above by t…

During the time I spent off work I travelled to the many surrounding cities and towns in the southern Alberta area and the corner of B.C. south-east as I was on maternity ... instead of staying home I would travel to where hubby (Dancr) travels regularly but all work related ... some places to get …

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Disclaimer: These pictures do no justice to the beauty of the Rockies.It all started in downtown Calgary around midday. Picking up the hire car on 6th Ave, I became Chief Navigator to Nick, a job I didnt take lightly, especially as it was to be the first time that Nick had driven an automatic, let …

When my BFF (G) called me last August to tell me she got engaged, my first reaction was shock. Well, not really, it was pretty anticlimatic, but it sounds better when I say that. It was actually excitement, especially because now we could book the vacation we had been planning for so…

We enjoy the day exploring downtown Calgary and St Stephens St before our friends fly in later today.

(cont'd...) The "Rockies" is composed mainly of two National Parks in Alberta, Banff and Jasper. It is close to British Columbia border. These national parks are ones of the most famous tourist destinations in western Canada. With its ranges of stunning mountain, topnotch campsites, …

Everyone has their fears about traveling alone. I am no exception.  I was supposed to go with my girlfriend, and that was comforting.  However, a few months ago she backed out, stating later of course, that she had no intention of going in the first place.  This lead to the eventual …

In an old school episode of Bobby's World, Bobby, Howie Mandell and the gang went on a family vacation to a Canadian national park. As a child living in Vancouver, having rarely heard any references to Canada except on Sesame Street when Elmo would wear a parka and shiver, it was pretty exciting. W…

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Wow! What an incredible place! Like a little swiss town tucked away in the Canadian Rockies. Banff is listed in the book "1000 places to see before you die!"

Day 6 and final day of my Alberta Adventure.I get up this morning and it is m last day in this nice area of Canada. I decide I want to see more of the Kananskis Park and more of the mountains.I head off in the car and fuel up again at the gas station with the weird cashier man. I leave Calgary off …