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On our last day in Canada, we went to the Calgary Olympic Park. We visited the Hall of Fame and took the Scenic Lift up towards the ski jumping hill and the starting point of...

Auf ging es nach Calgary Downtown. We were able to park right in the city center and walked past Chinatown on our way to Calgary Tower. At Calgary Tower, we took the elevator...

We drove to Dinosaur Provincial Park, which is approximately 250 kilometers away. Due to the numerous finds of dinosaur fossils, it is part of UNESCO's World Heritage and is...

Today was all about sleeping in, having a leisurely breakfast, and checking out. Before we said goodbye to Banff National Park and headed towards Calgary, we spent the day in...

Today we had another highlight on the agenda - a rafting tour on the Horseshoe River. That meant getting up early because the meeting was already at 8:10. After we had the...

Our third day in the Banff area and off we went to Lake Louise. The lake is one of the most photographed subjects of the Rocky Mountains. It shimmers crystal clear and is...

We were in Kootenay National Park today. This park is located slightly north of Banff and can be reached via Highway 93, with the two national parks practically merging into...

Today we went from Edson to the southern part of Alberta east of Banff National Park. Since we chose the route via Highway 93, which runs right through Jasper and Banff National...

Once again it was off to Jasper - this time we first took the Jasper Tramway to the mountain station and from there to the 2464 meter high peak of Whistlers. The trail from...

A new day, a new hiking trail. 🙂 Since there was a thunderstorm warning for us today starting from 4:00 PM (the storm is currently happening at 10:00 PM local time...), we...

Our first full day in Jasper NP and we went to Maligne Lake and later to the Canyon. At night we had heavy thunderstorms and rain, but during the day the weather held up...

Today after a leisurely breakfast we set off towards the Rocky Mountains. We will be spending the next few days in Edson and from there we will explore Jasper National Park. I...

Today we went to our first national park - Elk Island National Park. The park is the smallest NP in Canada, covering an area of ​​194 square kilometers, and it is the only one...

Edmonton, the capital of Alberta and the gateway to the north, is the northernmost metropolis in Canada 🇨🇦 with its approximately 800,000 inhabitants. Our motel is located on...

As announced, we went from Dawson Creek to Edmonton today. Almost all the way across northern Alberta. Due to the long distance, it took us the whole day to cover the 600...

This morning we started early from Prince George and drove northeast over the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to Dawson Creek, the city at the beginning of the Alaska Highway. ...

Today we continued to Prince George, the home of the First Nations Lheidli T'enneh and Carrier Sekani. In addition, the Frasier and Nechako Rivers meet here. Unfortunately,...

After picking up our rental car at noon, we headed north on Highway 99. Here, the journey is the destination, as the winding Hwy 99 is also known as the 'Sea to Sky' highway...

The fantastic weather remains with us and so on our third day in Canada we have sun, a little wind, and around 25 degrees. Since our hotel is centrally located on Georgia...

... or when you're in Vancouver and your suitcase is in Montréal 🤦🏼‍♀️🔫! We arrived yesterday at 11:55 AM local time and after some paperwork and a speedy taxi ride, we...