Initially, I thought the tour had too much time at ‘The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise’ considering the limited options due to the weather at this time of year.…
My Rocky Mountaineer tour now continued by coach from Jasper to Lake Louise with a visit to the Columbia Icefield and many scenic stops along the way. We…
Jasper is a lovely little town within the Jasper National Park, which is one of four national parks that form the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site.…
I was looking forward to this part of the trip, travelling the Rocky Mountaineer train, from Vancouver to Jasper in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, on the ‘Journey through the…
I liked to just walk around Vancouver, which was easy as there were just cross streets and no steep hills. The city streets were wide with trees and…
I was lucky enough to visit Butchart Gardens in Spring when it was in full flower. At times the scent could be overwhelming. There were many flower beds…
I had 4 days in Vancouver before my Rocky Mountaineer trip and had heard and read that Victoria City and Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island are a must…
I took the 510 Amtrak Cascades train from Seattle’s downtown King St Station to Vancouver BC’s Pacific Central Station (there is a Vancouver in Washington state, slightly confusing!).…
This is my second time to Hanauma Bay State Park and I still love it. Even though it was overcast there was good visibility in the water.…
In September 2016 I visited South America for the first time… I spent 6 weeks travelling through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina & Chile….