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Inside Passage (Alaska) - 7 Day Cruise on the Grand Princess - July 2014 A recent holiday to Alaska (cruising of course) provided the perfect opportunity to blog in video format. Most of the Rockies packages we are promoting feed into cruise departures such as the one...

Castle Mountain between Banff and Lake Louise is one of the most prominent mountains along the Bow Valley Parkway but do youknow how Castle Mountain got its name? It all started back in 1858 when James Hector decided that a 9,000 foot mountain with a fortress or...

The “Castle of the Rockies” holds within it’s walls over one hundred twenty five years of history and with it, many strange tales of ghosts.  The story that continues to fascinate most  is what happened to a young bride from a wealthy family who died on her wedding...

If you want to see Kangaroos in the wild you will have to go to Australia and or some surrounding islands. Kangaroos live in varied habitats, from forests and woodland areas to grassy plains and savannas. They travel in organized groups or “mobs,” dominated by the...

The Great Barrier Reef: One of the best places for coral reef lovers, snorkelers and scuba divers to visit on our planet is Australia’s Great Barrier Reef… but do you have any idea how big the reef truly is?  The CTE test question of the week…  How big is the Great...