Canada
Banff Scenery
We spent today looking around the area surrounding the town of Banff. This is highest town (in elevation) in the Canada with an elevation of 1,383 metres. its name come from the town of Banffshire in Scotland which was the birthplace of the early directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Banff National park was declared […]
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Calgary
Before leaving the little town of Fernie this morning, we spent a few minutes driving around its centre and looking at some of the historic old buildings in the main street. Fernie was built around the coal mining industry and had a boom-bust cycle of economic activity until the mines closed in the 1960’s. Now […]
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Fernie
Situated in a glacial valley, Fernie is a little town in the Canadian Rockies that is almost ringed by rugged mountain peaks. It is a renowned ski resort, having over 10 metres of snow each year. We reached here from Nelson via Highway 3, spending much of the day driving through broad valleys that supported […]
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Nelson (Still)
We decided to stay an extra night in Nelson because of its history and rather cute town centre. There are over 300 heritage buildings in this town and many have been renovated. It is situated on the western side of Lake Kootenay, a man made lake that is part of a large hydro electricity scheme. […]
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Nelson
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia.. It was named afar a previous governor of the Province (not Lord Horatio Nelson). It is famous for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings which survive from its glory days in […]
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Revelstoke
We have spent the last two days in Revelstoke, BC. This town has a history of mining, railroads and timber milling. It was a pretty tough town once, but now seems to have been somewhat gentrified by people visiting local snowfields and alpine resorts. It has a population of around 5,000 people. Not far away, […]
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Osoyoos
We left Vancouver this morning for a 400 km, or so, drive to the town of Osoyoos in the Okanagen valley. This is a very dry area of Canada, just adjoining the US border, and is very suitable for growing grapes and fruit. As a result, there are a considerable number of wineries in this […]
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Vancouver
We have had a couple of very nice days in Vancouver. The last time that we were here (ten years ago) it seemed to us to be a very comfortable city and this feeling still continues. That’s probably because Vancouver competes with Melbourne each year as one of the world’s most liveable cities. The downtown […]
Read MoreOur Flight to Vancouver
We left for Vancouver on June 7 and began the trip very luxuriously with an upgrade (using points) on our Qantas flight to Los Angeles. It was very pleasant being able to relax in style and sit opposite each other as we enjoyed meals together. The time went very quickly, even though I didn’t sleep […]
Read MoreOur Trip to Vancouver
We left for Vancouver on June 7 and began the trip very luxuriously with an upgrade (using points) on our Qantas flight to Los Angeles. It was very pleasant being able to relax in style and sit opposite each other as we enjoyed meals together. The time went very quickly, even though I didn’t sleep […]
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Niagara Falls
We arrived at Niagara Falls yesterday in the mid-morning. The city is a rather tacky place and reminiscent of 1960’s Las Vegas with fun parlours, ghost train rides and, of course, Ripley’s Believe it or not Museum. Our first activity of the day was to see the falls from the top of a big Ferris […]
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