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10 - October 2009 Photo of the Month

Posted by donyan

4.) Moraine Lake - Banff, Canada by: This is the ONE for me... Nº 4 . Last month, there also was a Banff, Canada photography. Nice place...I met two Banff young surfers at Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state of México, in Cabo Blanco "where ...

10 - October 2009 Photo of the Month

Posted by jacquesl

... Teton National Park, United States by: 2.) 125 - Suches, United States by: 3.) Black pool Geyser - Yellowstone National Park, United States by: 4.) Moraine Lake - Banff, Canada by: 5.) fairy falls - Milford Sound, New Zealand by:

09 - September 2009 Photo of the Month

Posted by niul

... ! ! ! 1.) Thikse 8 - Leh, India by: 2.) Play time - Gweru, Zimbabwe by: 3.) Lane in St. Guilhem - St. Guilhem le desert, France by: 4.) Unbelievable colour of lake - Banff, Canada by : 5.) Pic - Santiago, Chile by:

09 - September 2009 Photo of the Month

Posted by juanpaz

4.) Unbelievable colour of lake - Banff, Canada by : prieststrip This was just perfect

09 - September 2009 Photo of the Month

Posted by jacquesl

... NOW ! ! ! 1.) Thikse 8 - Leh, India by: 2.) Play time - Gweru, Zimbabwe by: 3.) Lane in St. Guilhem - St. Guilhem le desert, France by: 4.) Unbelievable colour of lake - Banff, Canada by : 5.) Pic - Santiago, Chile by:

Name your travel inspiration!

Posted by wisconsin_fan81

... . My mother and her partner pretty much told us to pick a place, so we were thinking about Thailand, Mexico, Italy, Banff Canada and Switzerland. Then we watched this special and were hooked. We got the trip booked, bought ourselves the Eastern Europe ...

First Time Vistor to Canadians Rockies - Banff travel question

Posted by undone_

... and not even that nice looking a hotel, from the outside it just looks like a Ramada Inn on steroids, not a castle like the Banff Spings). Lake Louise probably doesn't require any more that one nights stay. Even then, you may prefer to stay in Banff ...

First Time Vistor to Canadians Rockies - Banff travel question

Posted by starlagurl

Alright! You are lucky to have a car... I love Banff a lot more than I love Jasper. I agree with edandali on that one for sure! Jasper is a little bit more tacky than Banff is. I would advise a visit to Canmore, I think it's prettier than all ...

First Time Vistor to Canadians Rockies - Banff travel question

Posted by rpbuttery

As a first tim e visitor, I have eight nights to allocate between Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper in September, 2010. Opinions as how that should be done will be appreciated. Hi there, I would recommend that if you are staying at a hostel ...

First Time Vistor to Canadians Rockies - Banff travel question

Posted by edandali

As a first tim e visitor, I have eight nights to allocate between Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper in September, 2010. Opinions as how that should be done will be appreciated. Hi there, I would recommend that if you are staying at a hostel then don ...

Best skiing/riding in North America?

Posted by lucky

... If it's winter carnival time, go to Mt Ste-Anne and visit the city. In western Canada, I'd have to say Whistler/Blackcomb also, but the Banff region in Alberta has some excellent resorts: Lake Louise, Sunshine Village, Marmot Basin! If you ...

About a month in canada

Posted by segacs

... during seat sales, though it can still be quite expensive to fly cross-country. The typical Western Canada destinations for travelers include Calgary, Banff and the Rockies, or you can fly to Vancouver and visit Vancouver, Whistler and surrounds. ...

touring Canada

Posted by jockpaddyontour

... direction of travel on the Icefields Parkway. The dramatic effect of the scenery is, in my opinion, a function of the distance from Banff. It's all pretty amazing, but I would suggest South (Banff) to North (Jasper) will keep your jaw dropping all ...

touring Canada

Posted by johnsjourneys

... direction of travel on the Icefields Parkway. The dramatic effect of the scenery is, in my opinion, a function of the distance from Banff. It's all pretty amazing, but I would suggest South (Banff) to North (Jasper) will keep your jaw dropping all ...

Taking a train from Toronto to Vancouver (and stopping on the way)

Posted by starlagurl

... visit. I would say, stop in Winnipeg and Edmonton, but not Jasper. I went to Jasper and found it basically the same as Banff. If you are not already going to Banff, then stop in Jasper and Winnipeg but not Edmonton. Edmonton is even more boring than ...

First Time Vistor to Canadians Rockies - Banff travel question

Posted by rpbuttery

As a first tim e visitor, I have eight nights to allocate between Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper in September, 2010. Opinions as how that should be done will be appreciated. Of course the answer to this question depends on where you are ...

First Time Vistor to Canadians Rockies - Banff travel question

Posted by foothills_bears

As a first tim e visitor, I have eight nights to allocate between Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper in September, 2010. Opinions as how that should be done will be appreciated. Of course the answer to this question depends on where you are starting ...

Vancouver to rockies

Posted by aopaq

... feel it is bad at all. If you take the Coquihalla highway to Merritt and Kelowna and then continue on to Revelstoke, Golden and Banff, you should be fine. If you are worried just drive cautiously and take your time. It is a wonderful route and so much ...

Canada in March for four weeks

Posted by cheli

... don't know the country too well! Lake Louise was a great place to relearn how to ski as it's cheaper than Sunshin in Banff, plus it's a bit smaller. A few days later I moved to Banff and tried out the slopes there - almost a week in the ...

Canada in March for four weeks

Posted by cheli

... Ozzieland in April last year and am on the last leg of this current round the world caper. I know it's cooool cooold weather in Canada right now but I am working on the theory that this is a dry run in case I do decide on taking up on the option of a ...

Best Spots in Canada

Posted by Shelly

... 't been much action in this forum, so I thought I'd perk it up a bit I have lived in many places throughout Canada, and I have to say that both Vancouver and Calgary have been my fav. Vancouver speaks for itself - it just has a really cool ...

heading to canada from uk

Posted by starlagurl

... can fit in with Toronto) You really need to add Montreal to this list! It would be a total shame to visit Canada and not experience the Francophone culture and, in my opinion, our most interesting and cosmopolitan city. You're absolutely ...

Best Spots in Canada

Posted by Incrediblelife

... 't been much action in this forum, so I thought I'd perk it up a bit I have lived in many places throughout Canada, and I have to say that both Vancouver and Calgary have been my fav. Vancouver speaks for itself - it just has a really cool ...

Best Spots in Canada

Posted by Kate

Andrea, Don't know where you live, but great spots here in Canada are just too numerous to mention! Penticton, B.C.; Lake Louise/Banff, Alberta, Northern Ontario; Old Quebec City; Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver; The Cabot Trail, Antigonish... But ...

Taking a train from Toronto to Vancouver (and stopping on the way)

Posted by starlagurl

... what you do, you will be rushed. It takes 4 days just to get across the country without stopping. When I did this trip, we only stopped in Edmonton, rented a car and drove to the Calgary/Banff/Drumheller area. It was a lot of good times. Good luck!

Taking a train from Toronto to Vancouver (and stopping on the way)

Posted by aopaq

You will be hard pressed to see all you want in the 9 days. I agree with Starlagurl about Jasper and Banff but to see the later would involve a bus ride south as you probably now realize. I think stops in Winnipeg and Jasper make sense although if you ...

Taking a train from Toronto to Vancouver (and stopping on the way)

Posted by robinmichel

... 're probably going coach, but now I have a better idea of where to stop I'll price the trip properly. I had not considered Banff as that wasn't a listed stop so now I need to get a map out and plot a trip timetable (I'm also going to read ...

First Time Vistor to Canadians Rockies - Banff travel question

Posted by rpbuttery

As a first tim e visitor, I have eight nights to allocate between Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper in September, 2010. Opinions as how that should be done will be appreciated. Automobile.

First Time Vistor to Canadians Rockies - Banff travel question

Posted by rpbuttery

As a first tim e visitor, I have eight nights to allocate between Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper in September, 2010. Opinions as how that should be done will be appreciated.

Vancouver to rockies

Posted by aopaq

... u recommend a car renting company with good rates? First of all, you can easily visit Lake Louise since it is on the way to Banff after Golden. Calgary is also only about a 1.5 hour drive from Calgary as well. On the Island, I forgot to mention the ...

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