So we hired a car for the weekend and headed up the Sea to Sky Passage. This road links the north to the south and more importantly Vancouver to Whistler. We got one of the most gorgeous days, about 14 degrees sunshine for miles! The road is a great drive, bending around huge mountains and gorgeous ocean views. It reminded me a lot of the Lake District, even when we drove through a town called Ambleside! Our first stop was a waterfall called Shannon Falls just so...

Welcome to Vancouver – home of the 2010 Winter Olympics… And what happened? Canada won the gold in the hockey – it was like the whole nation partied! Not us though we were on the longest bus journey ever – (18 hours that could have been done in 10 or less). The ride was actually really beautiful, through the heartland of Canada. So we arrived in Vancouver and got an apartment in the first 3 days! Now that is success for you. Its pretty nice, cheap and f...

So it was off to Fernie – we were told so many good things about this place – it being one of the top ski resorts in Canada. So we got a bus at 7am down the Rockies route via my second home Windermere… seriously we went passed Lake Windermere, British Columbia! Cool eh… Thought Yana would like that one. The drive to Fernie was gorgeous, into huge valleys but still surrounded by huge mountains. The town is gorgeous, really quaint and very cool – All 3 o...

So it was off to Golden which is better known for its ski hill Kicking Horse. The town itself when we passed through it to get to Revelstoke, looked like a bit of a hell hole. The Trans-Canadian Highway goes through the town and loads of fast food and motels have sprung up. The town however is off to the south and it is actually not too bad. It has a great view of the mountain and the town is really laid back, old fashioned Canada/America, kind of like what you w...

Our friend Kim organised for us to go on a weekend ski trip to a place called Revelstoke, 2-3 hours west of Lake Louise. So they picked us up and drove us all the way there. The drive was stunning, mountains all around – as you would expect. We went through an area called Rogers Pass which has avalanche tunnels. Meaning that they are so frequent the highway agencies built special tunnels for the avalanche to go above the road – how cool is that! The scenery i...