by Marybeth Bond | Jun 17, 2019 | Alberta, Canadian Rockies, CANADA, Canada
Why wait if you love horses and a good party? I dusted off my cowboy boots and joined daredevils, music lovers, families, and wannabe cowboys, at Calgary’s Stampede Park to take part in one of the world’s largest rodeos. Spanning ten days in July, the...
by April Orcutt | Feb 21, 2019 | Alberta, Canada, CANADA
Conductor Caitlin Bailie, who also does a highly entertaining interpretive dance for explaining safety regulations, leads passengers in a toast with the signature Rocky Mountaineer beverage: orange juice and peach bubbly from British Columbia’s Okanagan...
by Marybeth Bond | Aug 21, 2018 | Luxury, Canadian Rockies, NORTH AMERICA, Adventure, Canada, Featured, Travel
Adventure in The Canadian Rockies Only an hour from Calgary, and three hours from San Francisco, the mountains in Alberta are a world class destination for adventurers and nature lovers. And if you travel in July, don’t miss the famous Calgary Stampede. Most...
by Marybeth Bond | Apr 14, 2011 | All Countries, Canada
“A-a-a-all abora-a-ard,” chimed the conductor at Vancouver’s Pacific Central Station as we hurried down the platform toward “The Rocky Mountaineer.” We were about to embark on one of the world’s classic train journeys, from Vancouver, British Columbia to Banff,...