Banff Motels - Reviews and Rates

Today we left Paul and Darlene's place (very sadly because we had enjoyed being with them so much) and drove though Rocky Mountain House (this was an old fur traders area as well as later a fort) to Saskatchewan River Crossing then down to Banff. We wanted to go through the Rockies again to show them to Stephen as he had only seen them from the ...

Backpacking trip from Assiniboine Lodge to Sunshine Village

This morning we depart Jasper for Banff, the Elk had been through the town that night and had helped themselves to the flowers in the gardens at the Hotel. We were told that the Elk like to come into the town as it's relatively safe from bears who shun the town. So they say! We stopped at the Columbia Icefields and had a group photo taken before...

Notre premier arrêt après 124 kms par la transcanadienne N° 1. Prenons un peu d'altitude, et voyons ce que nous allons faire...

It's our second day on the Hoodapus tour and our first day in the Rockies. We've seen lots of mountains and lakes and rivers. And lots of animals. Today we saw four bears, four mountain goats and about ten elk. Still no moose ... Tomorrow we're off to a wilderness hostel tonight, so we are making the most of civilisation tonight - internet, hair...

After a stressful journey down to London Heathrow airport (traffic!), me and the family arrived at Terminal 4 and headed to Caffé Nero to meet the rest of the Oyster gang! And then check. We weren't actually booked on the flight! Eventually it was sorted, and then came the hard part....the goodbyes!

Alex: Banff is just as stunning as Jasper and the drive over was also amazing. We were driving through a valley so could see mountains on either side. On one side there were the Columbian Icefields and all you could see was of the ice was a cross section on the peaks and ridges, I now understand why the icing on a cake is called that because tha...

Feeling: edgy, excited, tired Things i've noticed: Most food here is sooo greasy, carrying a lot of stuff around is getting old. Suburbs are look like the stereotypical kind us Australians only see in movies Well after making it to the bus station just in time (what's new?) Jesse and I board the bus to Banff.. I fall asleep soon after the bus st...

We decided to make a few side trips into 'town' and I came to a sad realization. Before I left Canada, the small cute mountain town of Banff was well on its way to becoming a tourist trap. Altho they have capped (strict laws to control any new contruction including residential) new permits, it appears to have come too late. Max and I were thinki...