Travelogues Canada

Continue south towards Sea to Sky Hwy (Route 99). Partly 11% incline or in our case downhill. Jens drives... First stop Pemberton, a nice ski town in the middle of high...

Heading southwest on the ferry to visit my friend Jessica

April 22, 2023 Today I can keep it relatively short. After Brigitte kindly prepared breakfast for us in the room, where we finished off our leftovers, we loaded our car in the...

April 19, 2023 We had planned for a relaxed day without any special excursions to specific destinations. We wanted to enjoy our accommodation and explore the area a bit, and I...

Our host parents were supposed to come back from their vacation (short trip) on Thursday, March 23rd, but they spontaneously decided to return on the evening of the 24th...

By now we have settled quite well in our new temporary home. Life is different up here, different from what we are used to. We have a lot to do, but also some free time. Our...

this morning still in banff at the bow river near the frozen waterfalls, by bus through the rockymountains to jasper... i enjoy driving or flying by bus or train, especially...

Okay Day 3. Quote of the day: 'Save until you break!' Once again, the day started with a balanced breakfast... Bagel with Cream Cheese. We also took two more in napkins to have...

Am 16. August sind wir am The Malamute geklettert. Es ist eine schöne Felswand direkt über dem Wasser des Howe Sound. Außerdem waren nicht so viele Leute wie in anderen Gebieten...

Weil der ursprüngliche Plan (Top of the World-Highway inklusive 150 km durch Alaska) wegen der frühzeitigen Grenzschließung nicht durchführbar war, ging es nun also von...

In Vancouver, we met a nice couple from Germany, Anna & Jannik. It was great we could meet again in Squamish and spend two days together. First, we went sport climbing in...

To take the ferry from Vancouver Island to the mainland (from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert), we had to get up early: The alarm clock rang at 4:30 am, departure from the motel...

Niagara Falls, view from the Tower

On July 17th -18th, we drove all the way from Lake Louise to Jasper along the Icefields Parkway. It was a striking journey through such a magnificent landscape! At first, there...

Earlier, at a climbing crag near Canmore, we got the recommendation to climb Achilles Spire (5.8) from a Canadian. On July 16th, we finally did it. To minimize the risk of...

We did some more rock climbing the next days. On July 7th, we went to Borgeau Slabs and climbed Walk of Ages with a first pitch variation via Great to be Straight (5.10c). The...

On 5th July, we had our first attempt of climbing the route Joy on Mt Indefatigable. When we reached the start of the route, we truly fancied climbing as it simply looked...

So, where to begin? As I’m writing this, we’re in Canada for over a week now and so much happened! It was the week of firsts. 1st time so far away and outside Europe (at least...

Today we leave Banff National Park. Before that, we make a final visit to Lake Minnewanka. We are on time and get an RV parking spot. Now we start our hike to Steward Canyon,...

Our day starts at 7 o'clock and after having breakfast we drive a few kilometers to Banff RV parking and look for the shuttle bus to Lake Louise. I assume that we have already...

We sleep until 8 o'clock, then we pack our things and move on. After a few minutes, we reach Peyto Lake, a lake fed by glacier water. We walk the 600 meters uphill to the...

After visiting the two lakes of Mount Robson Provincial Park, Moos Lake and Yellowhead Lake, we leave the park and the province of British Columbia. Now we are in the province...

First, we explore Alice Lake Provincial Park. The state park is a great place to relax, with a lake for swimming and paddling, as well as hiking trails nearby. Most state parks...

Our night ends at 7 am, the children's at 4 am. So we start early in the day. Vancouver is located right on the Pacific Ocean and has a population of 700,000. It is one of...

It's Canada Day - the national holiday, and you can see more Canadian flags and symbols than usual. We also have something special planned, we're going bear watching by boat. We...

Der vierzehnte Tag (21.08.2021)

After some last-minute excitement, as always, my alarm finally rang at 6 a.m. During a quick breakfast, I realized that my planned ICE train was canceled, of course. Luckily,...

On Saturday, 21.12. I took the bus to Toronto and arrived in the evening. I stayed here until the new year and stayed with friends, enjoying the luxury of having a closet and not...

On Friday, 6 December, I took the bus to my next stop in the morning and arrived in Halifax, the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, around 2 pm. I went straight to the...

The 9th stop of my journey, Calgary in Alberta, was reached on Sunday noon. It is the fourth largest city in Canada. Even though many portals state that the city is not...