This place surprised us the most on our trip to the Canadian Rockies

Bow Lake, Canadian Rockies, AlbertaIf you’ve visited the Canadian Rockies there’s a pretty good chance you’ve heard of Lake Louise, Moraine Lake and/or Maligne Lake. These famous glacial fed lakes seem to draw most of the attention, and for good reason, but there’s another beautiful Rocky Mountain lake that caught our attention – Bow Lake.Bow Lake is a small lake in western Alberta, located on the Bow River, and is one of the lakes on the Icefields...

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Flight of fancy over Vancouver’s water world

The famous DHC-2 Beaver bush plane landing in Ganges HarbourOn the Harbour Air Seaplane from VancouverVANCOUVER IS A stunning city, set between the mountains and the sea. Wrapping around Burrard Inlet, and bounded by the Georgia Strait and the Coast Mountains, Vancouver offers sky watchers many spectacular views and vistas. Red streaked sunsets from English Bay beaches, a panorama of skyline and coastline from Grouse Mountain and the thrilling...

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Avoiding the sacred cows in travel writing

Photo of Pushkar by Nick Kenrick.How to write about your travels in foreign lands without putting your foot in itI STARTED TRAVEL writing when I travelled in India for six months in 2005 / 2006. I fell in love with the country, the culture and the people, and wrote from my heart. I never attempted to be objective, but to be honest about what I felt and saw, within the bounds of a respectful attitude. Over the years, as I’ve travelled more,...

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That time I explored Jasper National Park on a motorcycle

Exploring Jasper National Park by motorcycleLet me start by saying that I’m terrified of motorcycles. When I’m driving on the highway and a motorcycle rides next to me, I can’t help but think that person must be crazy to be riding so fast with virtually nothing protecting them.Okay, I’ll also admit that I’ve sometimes thought about what it would be like to ride a motorcycle on a remote mountain road (away from traffic and surrounded by nature), but...

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