Rocky Mountaineer Journey Through the Clouds. Photo © Nancy D. Brown With all the hustle and bustle often required to get from point A to point B on vacation, I sometimes have to borrow a line from a James Taylor song, "the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time." If [...]
Rocky Mountaineer First Passage to the West. Photo © Nancy D. Brown This was my first luxury train trip with Rocky Mountaineer, so I had no idea what to expect from this Canadian-based company. In mid-September of 2015 I joined Rocky Mountaineer’s First Passage to the West. This historic route takes guests from [...]
Vancouver skyline from False Creek. Photo © 2015 Nancy D. Brown Anyone who has visited Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada knows that this waterfront city has an unlimited array of things to see and do. But have you had a chance to discover Granville Island? This unique gem is Vancouver's answer to art, [...]
It's the first day of Fall. The leaves in Western Canada are changing from green to yellow with hints of gold and pumpkin orange dotting the fertile Fraser Valley. I'm on board the Rocky Mountaineer, traveling in style with their Golf Leaf Service from Vancouver to Kamloops, British Columbia, eventually arriving in Banff, Alberta, Canada. [...]
Vancouver, British Columbia reminds me a lot of my hometown of San Francisco in many ways. However, the difference I’m noticing this October is in the weather; we get fog and Vancouver gets rain. Today I’m coming to you from Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, this is the third and [...]
Things to Do on Vancouver Island, Canada A recent long awaited return to Vancouver Island was a perfect dose of what fun trips are supposed to be. Arriving early one morning in Vancouver, we claimed our car rental and headed directly to the ferry where we boarded ourselves and our car for the 1.5 hour [...]