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 …
Something in the air at Venice Beach
THERE’S a lingering smell filling the air as we cycle along the 35km South Bay bicycle trail to Venice Beach. It’s not the smell of the Pacific Ocean, as you would expect. Or even the wafting flavours from the myriad exotic diners and inventive fast-food …
No wiggle room in GoCar around San Francisco
You don’t have to be a Wiggle to drive a little yellow GoCar around San Francisco. Just beware of those cable cars, warns Brian Crisp. AMERICANS love parades. The streets are closed. Police officers, firemen and paramedics march behind bands to the cheers of the …
Skiing with Nancy Greene at Sun Peaks
When it comes to Canadian ski stars they don’t come any bigger than Nancy Greene. FIRST there was Dancing with the Stars. Then Skating with the Stars. But if skiing is more your cup of tea, then why not head to Sun Peaks Resort in Canada where …
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 My shorts, T-shirt and thongs traditional Australian summer couture to cope with the 35C heat have been replaced by …
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