Travelogues Alberta

Thanks to daylight saving time, the night is already over at 3 o'clock. Sunshine and bright blue sky accompany us through this warm day. We meet Karen at Sherwoodpark Alliance...

My route took me past the North Saskatchewan River. I had a great view from a higher vantage point. However, it was so cold that there were mostly small snow-covered ice floes...

I took a public bus to Banff in the morning, which took about 30 minutes. Unfortunately, I couldn't check into the hostel that early, but I was able to store my backpack there....

On Tuesday, 19.11., I took a public bus to the airport in Kelowna in the morning to fly to Calgary. My flight was scheduled for 11.30 am, so I was at the airport from 10.00 am....

After a very long bus ride from Kelowna to Banff, I just put my stuff down and went straight to bed. I was so exhausted that I overslept the free breakfast. But that turned out...

13.02.2018 There's not much to report from today and we hardly took any photos. However, we can claim that today was Swiss Day. Early in the morning, we received the exciting...

After a rather modest amount of sleep at a last-minute campground, we decided to kick off the day in style: with breakfast… in the mall of Grande Prairie. 😎 Nothing says “outdoor...

On 3rd and 4th July, rain was announced. We did a day trip to famous Banff which was quite packed with tourists, way more than Canmore. On the popular Banff Ave, there’s...

We fly over Greenland

Even the most beautiful journey must eventually come to an end... After 4113 km by car and 14 accommodations (13x AirBnB, 1x Booking), we are returning our Dodge Ram (Eddi),...

Today we hiked up Tunnel Mountain. We walked from the hotel to the trailhead again, and then it was steep at first and later a bit more moderate uphill. In total, we had to...

I haven't posted in a while because I'm still digesting an incident I drove to a campground on June 18th that is relatively high up in the mountains and has just opened. It...

2. City Tour Calgary

During our hike this morning around Beauvert Lake in Jasper, we had a nice encounter with some animals that got a little too close at the end! We then went to Jasper's famous...

Early in the morning, we headed to Johnston Canyon. After the hike, unfortunately, it started raining, so we took advantage of the afternoon to stroll through Banff. In the...

Today we promised the children a bison encounter. For this, we drive to the nearby Elk Island National Park. The family entrance ticket (up to 7 people) includes almost all of...

Arrived at 00:26 am, I had to go straight to the Westjet airline counter, my second time flying with them, and drop off my missing backpack. The Edmonton airport is very small...

Peace Bridge, Calgary

Today we had a relaxation day. We got to sleep in properly. Then we went to Otto’s Cache Provisions + Café for a delicious breakfast and afterwards headed towards Miette Hot Sp

We are sleeping in again and enjoying our breakfast. Today it’s rather rainy/cloudy, so we are planning to change things up. Thursday is supposed to have better weather 🙂 We...

On the 16th we started very early, and there was a flight to Calgary on the 7th and there was no public transport to get to the airport. In Calgary, it hasn't been shown how...

In the past few days, we have hiked a lot and visited the national parks Banff, Revelstoke, Glacier, and Kootenay. We have seen many amazing landscapes again, and we have even...

Along the Icefield Parkway, there was plenty for us to see today. First, we stopped at Bow Lake. Then, we continued on to the Athabasca Glacier & the Columbia Skywalk, which...

Now we continue along the Icefield Highways. We couldn't reserve any spots at the campsite for the next two days, so we have to try the "First Come First Safe" option. It...

Wow, how quickly three weeks can pass. I spent the last two days in Calgary because my return flight departs from here later. During these two days, I visited the zoo, went on a...

On time with rain we went from Aschaffenburg to Frankfurt to myParken to park our car. With a transfer to the airport, we were there super early at 10 o'clock. The flight was...

Doug and Lucille have prepared a belated birthday surprise. This way, we can celebrate Karen's 80th birthday together. Lucille has baked a typical Canadian cake and, of course,...

I went for a little hike today, the Bow Falls Trail. It leads to a waterfall just outside the center of Banff. The trail was a bit icy and snowy, but still super beautiful....

Hiking trail to the waterfalls at Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park

After the many impressions of yesterday, it's time to relax today. We follow the suggestion of the locals and drive to a beautiful forest lake, Goldeye Lake. At the picnic, a...