Arriving to the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise was nothing short of Magnificent this amazing hotel was built in 1894 to replace the original Chateau which still there but very run down & neglected. The hotel was refurbished in 1988 for the Calgary winter Olympics, but it still retains many original features and is stunning everywhere you look. Overlooking beautiful Lake Louise which is every bit as stunning as pictures we had seen. Our room for the next cou...

A very very early wakeup call so that we can be dropped off ready for the next leg of our Journey aboard the Rocky Mountaineer to travel along the transcontinental railway. There will be 800 passengers aboard making this trip so it will be the longest train to leave yards this year, each carriage holds 80 passengers and we will be looked after by service, culinary & chefs aboard our carriage. We were pulled out of the station at 8 am with a wonder...

After arriving at the majestic Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in our chauffeured driven Lincoln town car it was a wonderful surprise to learn of our room upgrade to the Fairmont Gold Floor, as we settled into our newly refurbished room for a much appreciated refreshing shower we ventured off to look around the CBD of Vancouver. Feeling the effects of a long fight and little sleep we had a little nap and then off again this time down towards the harbour we found o...

An early start on a chilly Melbourne morning for our flight from Melbourne to Brisbane after getting through all of the check in's and custom's we boarded Air Canada for a 14hr flight to Vancouver.

We are on the final count down till we take off the packing is finished (I think) it has caused a world of pain and after 1000 repacks it's done and ready to go we have our tickets (always handy) visa's (with all questions answered) money to spend (bonus) just need to catch the right plane at the right time and we'll get there Yippie!!