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1. Travel Tip:
Into the Rockies
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When I found myself in Vancouver for the second time, it was late November. Certainly not the best time of the year to see Vancouver. We just missed the fall foliage and we’d been told it hardly... Tags for this Travel Tip: banff alberta resorthotel banffsprings |
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2. Travel Tip:
Quick stop for a little coffee or a light snack
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The Cake Company Café is Banff’s original coffee shop café. Before that it was greasy spoons, with endless refills but now that most of those are gone, the town is littered with coffee shops.... Tags for this Travel Tip: cafe banff food coffeehouse |
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3. Travel Tip:
Nice bike ride, paved most of the way
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Sundance Canyon is one of my favorite places to go for a ride when I’m in Banff. It’s an easy ride that just about anyone can do and is worth the view. The first portion of the trail is... Tags for this Travel Tip: banff hike bike sundancecanyon |
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4. Travel Tip:
Beautiful place, great history
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Sitting at the head of Banff Avenue just on the other side of the Bow River bridge is the Administration Grounds and Flower Gardens. This beautiful old building is home to Park Administration and... Tags for this Travel Tip: banff canadaplace admingrounds walk |
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5. Travel Tip:
In the beginning there was the Cave and Basin
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Cave and Basin is largely the reason why the town of Banff is where is it today - although I'm pretty sure they didn't add the Basin part until a short while later. It used to be a place... Tags for this Travel Tip: caveandbasin banff daytrip tour |
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6. Travel Tip:
Another wonderful thing about small towns
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If you are an ice skater or hockey player and you’re in Banff on winter vacation there are many different places to strap the skates on and get some great outdoor skating. The one spot for... Tags for this Travel Tip: banff bowriver iceskating |
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The Winter Carnival that happens in Banff is a great festival that has been happening on and off since 1917. It started as a way to attract winter clientèle to the town itself. The Winter... Tags for this Travel Tip: banff festival winter attraction |
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8. Travel Tip:
Good consistent food in a nice spot
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Earls Banff is a great place to go for lunch and enjoy good services, good food, and a good view. Earls is a place where I used to go when I was growing up in Banff; then is was a nice relaxed... Tags for this Travel Tip: earls restaurant banff greatview |
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Whether you want to fish or just look around, going out on a little boat is one of those perfect things to do on a hot summers day while in Banff. The lake is cold to swim in for very long even in... Tags for this Travel Tip: daytrip lakeminnewanka banff boatrental |
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10. Travel Tip:
For great but cold scuba diving this is a wonderful place
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Lake Minnewanka is a huge lake that used to be mildly smaller… It has been dammed twice and two times they moved the town that was there. The Town of Minnewanka Landing makes for some great scuba... Tags for this Travel Tip: lakeminnewanka scubadiving banff daytrip |
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