Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Canada”
Banff and the Canadian Rockies are one of my favourite places in all of Canada. The soaring snow capped mountains, colourful lakes, iconic wildlife and outdoor activities are magical. Banff National Park and the other Parks in the Rockies offer a taste of the Canadian wilderness that you find on brochures of Canada. Luckily my brother lives in Canmore and we have …
Note: a version of this post was published on the Travel Alberta website. Our family loves doing adventure activities together. We have zip lined in Nicaragua, snorkeled on the Great Barrier Reef and taken surf lessons in Sydney. As the kids get older the opportunities to participate in extreme sports and adventure activities is increasing and we are always looking for …
Whenever we are planning a trip, I will admit that I first think of far off, exotic lands. I know Canada has so much to offer and I have traveled to many parts of our country, but the thrill of an exotic destination is hard for me to resist. As a result I haven’t traveled in Canada as much as …
My brother and his wife are blessed to live in Canmore, Alberta, in the Rocky Mountains. We found out they bought a bigger house while we were living on the boat and at the point we invited ourselves out for Christmas (and they graciously welcomed us). We descended on them for two weeks and also brought along my parents flying …
My brother and his now wife live in the Canadian Rockies and instead of flying out just for their wedding, we planned a whole trip around it. We are very aware that we have not traveled enough in our own country. We have visited many far off countries and we have been through many parts of Canada, but we haven’t …
We have been back from our visit to Canada for 2 weeks now and are shamefully just getting around to writing a blog about it. I had a fantastic 5 weeks at home with the kids and Paul joined us for the last 2 weeks of the visit. What we learned is that home leave (expat vocabulary) is really not …
