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Canada Trip Day 25: Fort Edmonton Park

2012-01-30T05:11:00.002+08:00

7 July 2010 - This travel post is taking me almost two years to finish! Anyway, things got a little hectic during our last few days in Canada because of the way we had arranged our trips. Having left Alberta and back in British Columbia, we flew back to Alberta where Edmonton is. Mum has a friend who lives in Edmonton and she has very much been excited our Canada trip and had so warmly invited us

Canada Trip Day 24: Queen Elizabeth Park and Mount Baker

2011-10-04T02:07:00.001+08:00

6 July 2010 - I love the long daylight hours of summer which allowed us to cover many places of interest. The sun was slowly setting when we reached Queen Elizabeth Park. Visitors were still wandering around the gardens and children were found playing at the fountain area. The setting sun created a warm and calming ambience in the gardens. It was lovely to find a place of serenity in busy

Canada Trip Day 24: Beach Avenue, Jack Chow and La Casa Gelato

2011-10-04T00:18:00.003+08:00

6 July 2010 - After our visit to Stanley park, we were brought to La Casa Gelato. My uncle explained in much excitement of how the gelato parlour is famous for its large number of different flavours. Vancouver is finally getting a little warmer as throngs of people were out at the beach enjoying the sun or a dip at the sea. We passed by the Sam Kee Building, which was known to be the thinnest

Canada Trip Day 24: Picking Goji, Stanley Park and Seeing Racoons

2011-10-01T15:52:00.005+08:00

6 July 2010 - After our tour around Banff, we were back at uncle's place in Surrey picking the goji berries that were then ripe. It was quite amazing seeing them in a crimson red, when weeks ago they were still green! My uncle, seeing us doing nothing at home, decided to bring us around Vancouver to visit attractions which we have missed during our first trip there. He brought us to Stanley Park

Canada Trip Day 23: 7 Looking for a place to eat - La Brasserie

2011-08-17T06:47:00.000+08:00

5 July 2010 - After we settled our things in the hotel, we headed out to the Whistler town centre for some food. We eventually decided on La Brasserie after checking out also La Bocca's menu. I cannot seem to get enough of these tasty chicken wings when I was in Canada. Walking past La Bocca An elderly couple sitting under a La Brasserie parasol Bar at La Brasserie Guy serving us in

Canada Trip Day 23: The Fairmont Chauteau Whistler

2011-08-17T06:25:00.000+08:00

5 July 2010 - When my cousin heard that we are staying at Fairmont in Whistler, she gave us a look of disbelief. The next minute were exciting recollections of her stay at this luxurious hotel. This has raised our expectations of the hotel and harvested a kind of suspense of the place. We were excited as the coach was pulling into its driveway. While it was a huge building, its exterior were

Canada Trip Day 23: Back in Whistler

2011-06-26T21:37:00.002+08:00

5 July 2010 - We are back at the Whistler resort. After settling down in our hotel, we set out to the town centre to grab some food. Along the way, I took some random photos. Interestingly, there was a sign stating the river area as a water treatment wetland. Everything nature that has been urbanised we've seen so far along the highway from Banff to Vancouver are all properly taken care of which

Canada Trip Day 23: Highway 99, the Sea to Sky Highway

2011-06-26T21:08:00.002+08:00

5 July 2010 - After dropping off some passengers in Vancouver, we headed back to Whistler using Highway 99. What I love about this Highway is the beautiful views of the islands and of the Straits of Georgia. We got to visit Shannon Falls for the second time and it was nice because the weather was getting slightly warmer. Straits of Georgia with islands Highway along the straits Islands and

Canada Trip Day 23: Briefly in Vancouver

2011-05-31T01:52:00.001+08:00

5 July 2010 - Strangely as part of the itinerary, the bus driver had to drop some people off at Vancouver before we headed back to Whistler, which is like a round-about route. Nevertheless, I managed some random shots of the activities of the city. Caught half of the mosque. The street lamps at china town Man selling magazines Man texting on this phone and a person sitting on the street

Canada Trip Day 23: Minter Gardens

2011-05-30T21:34:00.002+08:00

5 July 2010 - After a lunch buffet at the Trillium Restaurant & Conservatory of Minter Gardens, we wandered around the garden displays of a wide selection of blooms. The drowsy effects from a lengthy coach journey and a heavy lunch may have dulled our experience at the gardens. Possibly also, having been to Butchart Gardens in Vancouver Island, our expectation of large acres of colourful botany

Canada Trip Day 23: At a town called Hope

2011-05-22T00:19:00.001+08:00

5 July 2010 - We arrived at a quiet town of Hope, where one of the first sights was a large wooden carving of a man and a huge salmon fish on which a circular logo of Rotary International sits. The town looked rather deserted. With the allowed half an hour or so, we walked around and entered a few handicraft shops. We quickly noticed the many wooden sculptures of bears and totems that surround

Canada Trip Day 23: Enjoying the final moments of Lac Le Jeune and Kamloops

2011-05-21T20:41:00.004+08:00

5 July 2010 - Sleep was like heaven at Lac Le Jeune Resort, on a bed so big and all to myself, the bed so soft and the sheets and pillows fluffy, and the magnificent view from the window right in front of the bed sending me a constant reminder of this beautiful tuft of nature. Just before we left, we took our last stroll at this hidden wonderland. It somewhat reminded me of the Kuala Belalong

Canada Trip Day 22: The special Lac Le Jeune resort's nature experience

2011-05-17T04:47:00.003+08:00

4 July 2010 - This is one BIG reason why I love British Columbia so much. Yes, there is the never-ending fabulous Rocky Mountain ranges and lakes and waterfalls. But, nothing beats this. This, the highlight of my Canada trip, is to stay beside this magnificently peaceful lake in a nice, big comfortable room of a resort where the food was brilliant and we caught glimpses of a young black bear.

Canada Trip Day 22: Scenic Farm lands along Eagle Pass to Salmon Arm

2011-05-17T03:50:00.000+08:00

4 July 2010 - Our destination for the day was at Kamloops. The drizzling had stopped and the sky though cloudy was bright. As we leave Eagle Pass and enter Lake Shuswap area, the mountainous terrains changed to fields of farm lands and a calm water body, the lake, accompanied us offering different views. We stopped by Pedro Gonzales for some home-made ice cream. According to our guide, it is the

Canada Trip Day 22: Trans-Canada Highway passing Golden & Roger Pass

2011-05-17T03:05:00.000+08:00

4 July 2010 - Thought I'd take my mind completely off what has occupied me all day today by some travel writing. Yes, all throughout our coach ride from Banff to Kamloops, I was clicking my camera away. It must have been a nuisance to be in the coach with me because my modest camera gives a loud mechanical click which can keep a person from taking a nice, cosy coach nap. Despite the rain and the

Canada Trip Day 22: Lunch at Hillcrest Resort & Visit to Last Spike

2011-05-17T03:03:00.000+08:00

4 July 2010 -We had a nice lunch at a quiet resort in Revelstoke. There was just the tour group and no one else. We sat at a table with our guide, some British and New Zealand tourists. Everyone was getting to know everyone, which was nice. I chose the salmon dish for lunch and it was wonderful. Loved the salad starter as well.We had an after-lunch stroll to the back of the resort. It was a

Canada Trip Day 22: Lake Louise, Alberta

2011-05-17T02:21:00.000+08:00

4 July 2010 - It's taking me almost a year to finish documenting this Canada trip! I've been writing/thinking all day but the actual writing itself didn't amount much. Anyway, my trip to Lake Louise was disappointing. The day was rather gloomy and it was drizzling. I had imagined a sky of clear blue over the beautiful turquoise waters of one of Canada's most famous, Lake Louise. The early morning

Titled "The most IMPORTANT video you'll ever see" and you'll see why.

2011-04-01T07:13:00.005+08:00

I want to thank youTube user, wonderingmind42, for sharing this video. This is a no-nonsense video of Dr. Albert A. Barlett on Arithmetic, Population and Energy.

Canada Trip Day 21: Banff Gondola at Sulphur Mountain

2011-03-06T23:32:00.001+08:00

3 July 2010 - We were heading to the Banff Gondola after the visit to Bow Falls.We passed by snow covered mountains with spiky coniferous trees sticking out of them, which I thought was amazing. It was just an absolute delight just to watch how these giant trees look so tiny on the slopes of these monstrous and white mountains. We had quite a bit of a wait for our gondola at the tourist-packed

Canada Trip Day 21: Bow Falls, Banff

2011-01-17T03:33:00.000+08:00

3 July 2010 - The Bow Falls may not have been the usual high waterfalls you might have expected, but its rushing water did look formidable with the serene and scenic view of the coniferous forests of the Rockies. Around the area, there are several activities one can do as facilities for cycling, walking and rafting are made available. When we arrived, there were just heap loads of tourist

Canada Trip Day 21: Seoul Restaurant, Banff

2010-12-27T20:55:00.003+08:00

3 July 2010 - Located at Banff Avenue, somewhat hidden at one end of an alley is this amazing Korean restaurant. We never thought we'd had such a Korean feast in a place like Banff! We had the spicy seafood hot pot and stir-fried beef dish. Both were unimaginably marvelous, yet my sister was saying the one she had in Korea was better. The one in Korea will have to wait for now. The spicy hotpot

Canada Trip Day 21: Beautiful Bow River

2010-12-27T05:08:00.002+08:00

3 July 2010 - My favourite thing-to-do in the town of Banff is walking along Bow River with Mount Rundle in the south and Mount Norquay in the north. Contrary to the busy and bustling town centre, the tarred pavement that meanders with the river can be quite deserted of people. There are many spots with benches provided at the banks of the river where we can claim some private space with nature.

Canada Trip Day 21: Banff National Park

2010-12-26T07:09:00.001+08:00

3 July 2010 - After the helicopter ride at Kananaski, we were back in the coach heading towards Banff National Park on the Trans-Canada Highway, which stretches from the west to the east of Canada. The Rocky mountain range that seems to stretch endlessly, accompanying us throughout our coach journey back to British Columbia in the days to come. We passed the Three Sisters, Mount Rundle and Grotto

Canada Trip Day 21: Heli Ride at Kananaskis

2010-11-28T05:27:00.000+08:00

3 July 2010 - We were on the Trans-Canada Highway heading to Kananaskis for a helicopter tour. As we approach the town, the magnificient Rocky Mountains ranges loomed into view. They reminded me of the mountain ranges that was seen in New Zealand and Tibet. It was amazing that monstrous rocks raise from the ground reaching the skies in places around the world, with much fascinating rock

Canada Trip Day 20: Thai & Tai - Ultimate Vietnamese Subs N' Grill

2010-11-22T06:58:00.002+08:00

2 July 2010 - As the restaurants were closing along Stephen Ave, we got recommendations from a waiter packing up to dine at Murrieta's. When we found it, we were both excited and frightened. It looked expensive and we agreed on a no after scanning through the menu. Thus, continued our search for the "right" restaurant. There is a time and mood for different types of restaurants. And right then,