| My husband and I try to go skiing for a
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| | are the historic Fairmont Banff Springs
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| week at least once a year and so far
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| | Hotel and the Fairmont Chateau Lake
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| we've been to about 15 different ski
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| | Louise and I had an opportunity to
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| resorts on the east coast, anywhere from
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| | explore both these magnificent structures
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| Ontario to Quebec, New Hampshire, Vermont
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| | in detail. Canada's history is
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| and Maine. But we had never been out west
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| | inextricably intertwined with the history
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| in the Rockies. Well, it was time to
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| | of the railroads. The Canadian Pacific
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| change that.....
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| | Railroad played a key role in opening up
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| So we planned a trip to the Canadian
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| | the west and these castle-like railway
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| Rockies, and for both of us it was the
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| | hotels figured prominently in Canada's
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| first time for us to see this majestic
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| | development of the West Coast.
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| mountain range. Just after we landed on
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| | Last Friday a wonderful adventure
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| March 4, 2006 we started off with a
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| | provided the highlight of my trip: I went
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| whirlwind four-hour tour of Calgary to
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| | dogsledding with Snowy Owl Adventures on
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| get a sneak peak at Canada's Heart of the
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| | a crisp crystal-blue winter day, high in
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| New West. Our extremely knowledgeable
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| | the mountains above the town of
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| tour guide took us to the Calgary Tower,
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| | Canmore.Our adventure was almost over,
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| Fort Calgary and past the Stampede
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| | but I had one more chance for
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| Grounds and Calgary's Saddledome. Of
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| | exploration: on Saturday I took the
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| course Canada Olympic Park was one of the
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| | gondola up to Sulphur Mountain from where
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| main attractions on this tour.
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| | I got a perfect 360 degree panoramic view
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| The same evening we enjoyed a wonderful
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| | of Banff and the surrounding mountain
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| Italian feast at Il Giardino on 4th
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| | ranges. I checked out the Cosmic Ray
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| Street and we had a chance to get to know
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| | Station and after a brief forest hike
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| one of Calgary's most successful
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| | past the Banff Springs Hotel, I visited
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| entrepreneurs. We enjoyed the wonderful
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| | the Banff Park Museum, one of Canada's
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| hospitality of Deirdre and Henry Brost at
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| | oldest natural history museums.
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| the historic Twin Gables Bed & Breakfast
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| | Our Alberta explorations were rapidly
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| and got a huge surprise at breakfast when
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| | coming to an end, and just before we
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| we realized we were enjoying our morning
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| | headed to the airport we went on one
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| meal with two big celebrities (you'll
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| | final walk through Calgary and explored
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| have to read the article to find out
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| | the famous +15 walkway system that keeps
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| which famous people shared the B&B with
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| | Calgary visitors sheltered from the harsh
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| us....).After breakfast we walked all the
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| | winter air. We also explored a beautiful
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| way from the Twin Gables to downtown from
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| | tropical hideaway called Devonian
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| where I took the C-Train to get to the
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| | Gardens....Along the way we got to
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| Kensington area, one of Calgary's main
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| | explore some great skiing, magnificent
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| restaurant and shopping areas. I had a
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| | mountain scenery and historic buildings,
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| brief lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant
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| | the exuberance of a dog-sledding team
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| called Indochine Bistro where I found out
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| | raring to go and the outstanding
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| that the young owner had originally come
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| | hospitality of the people of Alberta.
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| to Canada as a refugee from Vietnam. What
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| | We'll be back.....Susanne Pacher is the
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| an amazing success story: from Vietnamese
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| | publisher of a website called Travel and
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| boat person to successful Calgary
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| | Transitions ( Travel and Transitions
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| restauranteur....
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| | deals with unconventional travel and is
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| Then it was time to head west on the
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| | chock full of advice, tips, real life
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| Transcanada Highway to our destination
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| | travel experiences, interviews with
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| for the next week: Banff, a picturesque
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| | travellers and travel experts, insights
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| town nestled inside the famous Banff
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| | and reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| National Park, also a UNESCO World
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| | contests and many other features. You
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| Heritage Site. Of course we went skiing
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| | will also find stories about life and the
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| and we had a chance to check out 3 major
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| ski resorts: perfectly groomed Norquay,
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| | our own personal life-long
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| high altitude Sunshine Village - located
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| on the Continental Divide, and the
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| | in our first travel story contest ( and
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| unbelievably huge and scenic ski area of
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| Lake Louise. Well, there is definitely
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| | cruise on the Amazon River."Life is a
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| something to be said for West Coast
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| | Journey Explore New Horizons".
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| skiing.....Two outstanding attractions
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