Banff and the Canadian National Parks We won’t go on about the giant economic meltdown as the media is flooded enough with depressing news as it is. The truth is everybody needs a holiday and maybe now is the perfect time to stretch your dollar as much as you possibly can. Why not venture over [...]

10 Incredible National Parks of Canada Banff National Park, Alberta This is the big boy of the National Parks and also Canada’s oldest national park. It all started with prospectors searching for gold. What they found, however, was better. A steaming, relaxing, life-giving hot spring at the centre of jagged snow-capped mountains, broad U-shaped valleys, [...]

The National Parks of Canada on a Budget Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Quebec In 1990, the difficult task began to establish the first park in Quebec dedicated to the protection of a marine environment. The park offers great vantage points for observing the many species of birds and marine animals. Carved right out from a [...]

The National Parks of Canada on a Budget Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island. About: Only 139,818 people call Prince Edward Island home. There is so much beauty to this little place that it is almost beyond description. Beyond its endless green hills, old-fashioned churches, and mussel farms are the clean, sandy beaches, [...]

The National Parks of Canada on a Budget Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia About: This is one of the parks that you really have to drive through to get a full idea of its beauty. Over 367-square-miles of Gods finest creations decorate this park, which stretches across the top of Cape Breton Island. [...]

Vacationing in Jasper Jasper, Alberta So, the office door is locked, the bills are put under a heavy book in your desk drawer, the dog is with the neighbours – you are about to go on vacation to the sensational little town of Jasper and you don’t know just where to start. Below is everything [...]

Introduction to Jasper National Park Jasper, Alberta Jasper Townsite: 287km (178 miles) NW of Banff Jasper has grown recently to become Canada’s largest mountain park. Less than 200 miles from its more well-known neighbour Banff, it was officially established in 1907. However, in the 1840′s, it already had a sort of guesthouse. An intrigued painter [...]

Banff-Restaurants on a Budget Banff, Alberta. When at home, it is very easy to budget your food costs with a trip to the supermarket and an hour in the kitchen. However, on holidays and especially in Banff, the cost of eating can really make up a large part of your travelling budget. Budgeting does not [...]

Banff on a Budget – Accomodation Banff, Alberta Make no mistake about it, the words Banff and budget don’t sit so well together. You will not be able to live on four dollars a day. On the other hand, there is no need to spend your kids’ college fund on a week’s trip. Here is [...]

It wouldn’t be the first time that this proposal has been made but once again the idea of bringing bison back to Banff has been brought to the table.