Banff Travel Blogs

Today I was going home to Honolulu. My flight was leaving Calgary at 1pm. The previous day, Dan told me I should leave Banff at 8am to be on the safe side. Given my history of forgetting my passport and getting lost, it wasn't a bad idea. No mediocre complimentary breakfast or crappy Bruno's br…

Dan (dancr~http://www.travbuddy.com/Dancr) and I (row-zzzzz~ http://www.travbuddy.com/row-zzzzz) left Calgary, Alberta around 11:00am to meet-up with Keith (aloha_keith~http://www.travbuddy.com/aloha_keith) and Ally (allyflower~http://www.travbuddy.com/AllyFlower) who were already in Banff.&nb…

Dan and I took off around 12pm, from Calgary, with a co-worker of Dan's and my youngest daughter to experience the Hot Springs in the frigid winter of Banff Alberta.  What an experience, to be in the bitter cold and wearing my swimsuit; I must have been crazy LOL. The winds were the 'gus…

We had the most perfect weekend, a beautiful way to share the world together. We flew up to Banff on the Friday night and stayed in the beautiful Fairmont Springs, the fairy tale castle of the Canadian Rockies. On Saturday we went on a few wildlife trips around the Montane forests of Banff. We …

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…

During the two week stay we spent plenty of time plundering the delights of Sulphur Mountain, as well as Banff Avenue, punctuated with little foody pit stops (including good old Aardvarks pizza!) but included lots of meanderings around the Fairmont Banff Springs, where we frequented the Rundle bar …

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(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, …

Beautiful trip to the Canadian Rockies. Breathtaking views everywere.

TBA

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!"

It started as a joke during our telephone conversation a month before when our long-time friends from Winnipeg had been 'heavily' persuaded by my wife to come and visit us; no one obliged and committed. By first week of August, a convoy of three loaded minivan was parked in front of our r…

Pictures from trip to Vancouver and Banff.

We have spent the last two days exploring the area in and around Banff.  Yesterday we went to Lake Minnewanka which is apparently the largest lake in the national park, again it was fantastic.  This lake is popular for divers and there was a group in - they must have been freezing!! …

Upon the collection of our rented mobile home (Roadtrek RS) and stocking up on groceries from the supermarket, we headed towards Banff National Park which is 1.5 hours drive from Calgary. Banff National Park contains some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the world and we were just e…