Yesterday I sat on a street corner in Cuenca, Ecuador and talked with Cesar from Maracaibo, Venezuela. He was sitting with his 5 year old daughter. His wife had gone…
Banff and Region Today The actual Townsite of Banff – as differentiated from the National Park – is one of a few rare municipalities inside a protected, and nationally managed…
“If we can’t export the scenery, we’ll have to import the tourists.” William Cornelius Van Horne, General Manager and subsequent President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1880’s Banff National Park,…
The new Canadian $10 bill has been released and it is visually impressive. It is of course plastic, see-through and has a woman’s face on one side. Canadians are accustomed…
Ah British food… Lamb & Yorkshire pudding – a classic Sunday lunch At its best, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding (something I really do enjoy). At its typical, fried scampi…
After several work and personal trips to Colombia, this was the first time I developed a tour to actually take a group myself- it turned out to be one of…
On November 11 each year, Canadians listen to John McRae’s poem: So many have died in vain In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That…
Dear friends, It has been far too long since our last newsletter. Firstly we hope this letter finds you healthy, happy and well! It is cold and snowy here in…
YYC My trip to England began very well. We left our home in the Rockies and drove to the airport. Once on our Air Canada flight, we were lucky enough…
After finishing what may only be described as an almost perfect tour, I had a day to make my way to central England. Instead of flying and taking buses and…
