Skiing and Snowboarding Kicking Horse, BC Golden, BC The first thing to say about Kicking Horse is that despite the sprinkling of gravity defying kids zipping around the slopes, this is not a beginner’s slope! Now it is not that I am a beginner. I have been skiing for years but have never really challenged [...]

Best of Alberta Day Trips from Calgary Calgary, Alberta Before people come to the stunning scenery of Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies, Calgary is one of the most popular places to stop and stay for a few days. It is a great city to base yourself from before making your way onwards towards [...]

Real Estate – Buying Property in Banff Banff National Park, Alberta So you took a vacation to Banff and found it hard to leave. You were taking a stroll down Banff Avenue and saw a house for sale. Properties jumped out at you everywhere. ‘Land For Sale’,’ Home for Sale’ – the words are running [...]

Hiking Trails in Banff and the Canadian Rockies Banff National Park, Alberta According to legend (that I made up), the Canadian Rockies were crafted by the bearded man in the sky for hiking, backpacking and camping. If this legend was true, then Yamnuska Mountain Adventures would be the church for outdoor activities in Canmore, Banff [...]

Short Scenic Drives around Banff and the Canadian Rockies Banff National Park, Alberta It is hard to go wrong on a vacation to Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Whether you are driving or catching an airport connector from Calgary, within minutes of being outside the city, you will be surrounded by towering snow-capped mountains on [...]

Banff’s New Brewery – Drinking in Banff Banff National Park, Alberta Jasper Brewing Co. has long been my favorite pub / brewery in the Canadian Rockies. Along with the Grizzly Paw in Canmore, it is quite unique in the respect that it makes its own delicious beer right on location. At times, Canadian beers like [...]

The Best Coffee Shop in Banff Banff National Park, Alberta If ‘people watching’ is one of your favourite sports, you are going to love Banff. So many different kinds of people stroll up and down the streets of this gorgeous little town. Window shopping is a big favourite amongst tourists as is stopping in for [...]

Nightlife in Banff, Top 3 Hotspots Banff, Alberta By John McKiernan Staff Writer Ah the trials and tribulations of being a Banff Park Ranger. Staying in fancy hotels, reviewing the best restaurants in the Canadian Rockies and sometimes having to drink a beer or two to check the nightlife scene. Life can be hard. It [...]

The Banff Caribou Lodge & Spa Banff, Alberta When I visit the hotels of Banff, Canmore and Jasper for you, my distinguished readers, I always try to be as honest as possible with my experiences. However, even if there was anything wrong with the Banff Caribou Lodge & Spa, I would struggle to write it [...]

Five Things You Might Not Have Known About Banff Banff, Alberta Back in my youth, I wasn’t much in school. Only old George W. Bush could make me look the genius that I believe myself to be. However, there is one subject I have always excelled at my friends and that is Banff. Banff National [...]