A winter tale in Victoria, Canada
Victoria was feeling the cold. Winter had unexpectedly hit emptying the streets except for a few brave souls, rugged up against the wind. You could see their breath rising toward the Canadian sky as people scurried to get back indoors. Victoria historically has Canada’s mildest …
Walking a fine line through Maligne Canyon
THERE’S a feeling of terror when you are walking through Maligne Canyon and hear the ice shudder beneath your weight. You can see a thin line, much like a crack in the windscreen, that just keeps getting longer and longer. Wider and wider. Below me …
All aboard Via Rail from Vancouver to Jasper!
MY WIFE has a rather romantic view of train travel. We decided to put that to the test on a Via Rail trip from Vancouver to Jasper. Perhaps her love of trains goes back to her childhood in the UK, where she often caught the …
Whistler turns my world upside down
Brian Crisp returns to Whistler to investigate how the mountain has changed post-Olympics lIT IS 10 days before Christmas and my world has turned upside down. My shorts, T-shirt and thongs traditional Australian summer couture to cope with the 35C heat have been replaced by …