Good afternoon all! Just a quick update to say I am in Calgary staying with Katharina and her lovely boyfriend Graeme. They have a really nice flat here in Calgary near the University where they are both studying and their flat is all decorated for Christmas... I am feeling christmassy too now :-) There's not much to see or do here. The main advantage of living in Calgary is it's location, only an hour or so away from the Rockies so skiing every weekend! I chos...

Good evening! Well I have a lot to update you all on and not so much time to write about it all as I am due to go for a few drinks :-) So the last time I wrote I said I had had a day of nothing! I ended up going out that evening and chatted away to a kiwi who was over here looking for work but quickly gave up after realising how much competition there is this season in Canada! Turns out he used to live in Nuneham Courtney and his sister's at university in Glasg...

Hello, I don't really have much to say today. I woke up and it was raining very heavily so decided that driving on ice in this weather was not the best plan for the day... nor was spending £50 for a day's ski pass to ski in the rain! I did however meet a French couple who I will be going to Jasper with tomorrow! :-) Yay! I don't have to drive on ice by myself anymore! The plan is to drive up and get lots of photos then head back to Banff in the evening so that...

Good evening! I have had a busy day of sightseeing around Banff and have decided that I LOVE Banff!! I clearly should have started here rather than Whistler and got a job here for the season... Never mind. It has a shop dedicated to cows!!! Very random but also very funny. There is even a Tony Roma's here... Yes this is very exciting for me! I even asked if they needed a waitress who has already worked in Tony Roma's in Glasgow. They said not for another 2 or 3 ...

Hi! I can't write much as I am going to be kicked off the internet in 5 minutes... I am now in Banff :-) So far I love it. I can't see much of it because it's almost 11pm but there's a nice vibe. The hostel I am staying in is really lively too with things happening every night: accousitic nights, movie nights, cocktail nights etc... I am tempted to stay here a few nights and see surrounding sights from here where I might be able to actually socialise and have a...