Tag: Mountains

One Day at Mount Robson Provincial Park (The Perfect Alternative to Banff)

There’s no doubt about it, the Canadian Rockies are gorgeous and one of the highlights of Canada.  Photos of Moraine Lake and Lake Louise inspire millions to make the trip to Banff National Park.  But did you know Banff National Park gets more than 4 million visitors per year?!?  So imagine hundreds of people in …

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Driving the Dempster Highway to Tuktoyaktuk (Arctic Ocean or Bust)

Driving the Dempster Highway is one of the great North American adventures as you drive all the way to the Arctic Ocean, in the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk (lovingly referred to as “Tuk”, pronounced “tuck”).  I was driving the Dempster Highway from August 10-15, 2019.  I had originally planned to visit around July 18 to attend …

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Driving the Haines Highway (150 miles on a Dead-End Road, but Loving Every Minute of It!)

Have you ever driven almost 150 miles on a dead end road?  That’s basically what you’re doing if you’re driving the Haines Highway from Haines Junction, Yukon (located on the historic Alaska Highway) to the charming town of Haines, Alaska.  Driving the Haines Highway and hanging out in Haines for a couple nights was one …

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Things to Do in Hyder, Alaska (4th of July – Glaciated and Hyderized)

When planning my big trip to Alaska, I originally figured I would be in British Columbia (BC) for the 4th of July, since I was going to be spending Canada day in Barkerville, smack dab in the center of BC.  But then I got to researching and found there is one small outpost of Alaska …

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Things to Do in Kosovo – A 3-Day Kosovo Itinerary

Prizren Kosovo

Kosovo is the newest country in Europe and there are lots of great sites packed into this little country.  If you have limited time, you can do the best things to do in Kosovo in this 3-Day Kosovo Itinerary, which includes a 48-hour car rental. This is a Kosovo Travel Blog of what I was able …

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Cloudy with a Chance of Mountains (Destination: Bhaktapur & Nagarkot, Nepal)

Tuesday, Sept 10 Another early morning, as I am unable to sleep a whole night. I feel bad for my roommate as I’ve been coughing due to the high dust/pollution content in the air. To visit some other sites further out in the Kathmandu Valley, a few of us are going out to a nearby …

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Troll Road, not Toll Road (Destination: Alesund, Norway)

We had booked another full day bus ride with our friends from Cruise Critic.  On this date, we had a bus ride on the loop through the Trollsteigen, or so called “Troll Road” of Norway.  There are many stories of trolls in Norway – as little children were told they would be kidnapped by these …

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Things to do in Olden, Norway – One Day in Olden

The sail up the fjord to Olden town is great.  The sunny morning highlighted the views, including a mountain that’s the Norwegian version of Half Dome. Today I had booked my parents on a tour and I was going to catch the public bus to the Briksdal glacier.  Upon arriving, I walked with a few …

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