We’ve mapped out a route that gives us a couple of days in Revelstoke, Penticton, and the world-famous Whistler Village.
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Where we spend a week in the Rockies getting up close and personal with the mountains starting from Banff and up the Icefields Parkway to Jasper.
The Rocky Mountaineer train trip through the Canadian Rockies has been on our personal ‘bucket list’ for many years. This summer we had the chance to take the trip from Vancouver to Banff, and it didn’t disappoint!
Heading West From Ontario to Calgary: This summer we’re taking a road trip, heading west from Ontario until we run out of land.
Over the next couple of weeks we’ll travel through Nova Scotia and New England into Massachusetts, before heading ‘home’ to Ontario.
Newfoundland was one of our favourite trips ever. The friendliness of the locals is legendary for a reason. It feels like coming home even if you’re not from there. Here’s a nutshell of travel tips to help you make the most of your visit.
Hiking in Gros Morne National Park is a lesson in plate techtonics and a day out in a stunning landscape all rolled into one. Given the nickname for Newfoundland is ‘The Rock’ it’s not surprising most of the hikes vary from boulder hopping to scrambling up steep slopes of scree.
Neither of us knew much about Gros Morne before we got to Newfoundland. We knew it was a National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and figured it would have to have some cool hikes. But who knew that rocks – yes, rocks – could be so interesting.
Much of Newfoundland’s coastline has old walking trails used for trading between villages, which have been converted into actual hiking trails. In our four days in St John’s and few days in Bonavista Peninsula we hiked almost every day along the stunning coastal routes.
Cape Breton is an island of Nova Scotia and it is chock full of bays, peninsulas, large lakes and rivers, in addition to being surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Basically there’s water wherever you look.
You can get screech’d in at many place, but Christian’s in St John’s is legendary. The entire bar shuts down during the 45 minute ceremony which is run by Lukie, a local dressed in his full wet weather fishing garb (sou’wester hat and heavy raincoat).
After exploring the Laurentian mountains and Charlevoix area north of Le Fleuve, our travels were taking us now to the Gaspésie peninsula in Quebec, and 10 days of hiking and camping.