What’s so magical about these outdoor skating rinks is that all the right ingredients need to be in place: no snow cover, ice thick enough to skate on and air cold enough that the surface doesn’t melt or scratch too deeply. We’re lucky to have these rinks spontaneously appear in The Rockies each year and, in addition to that, some outdoor rinks prepared right in the Town of Banff and surrounding areas.
New Article on Travel Alberta Website
July 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
The latest article is up and running on the Travel Alberta Website! The article will also be featured in Fresh Tracks, a publication of Travel Alberta, in their August 2009 edition. Find out more about the history of mountain guiding in the Canadian Rockies, the Conrad Kain Centennial and where you can hire a guide [...]
Café
June 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Transcribing this from my journal entry on June 14… Trying yet another one of Costa Rica’s coffee shops, this time the Rainforest Café. Costa Ricans sure love their café, and I love them for that. Or perhaps they know that we North Americans love coffee, and so they make it readily available. Apparently, Americans drink [...]
La Paz y la Amistad
June 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Step aside Oprah, Dr. Phil, and all you neo-yogic philosophers…these Ticos have definitely learned the secret to the simple and peaceful life of constant contentment. My experience so far leads me to believe that either they have more than just coffee beans in their morning brew, or that as a people they have chosen a [...]
