The room was warm and the bed was comfortable but still I didn't sleep all that well for some reason. Looking out we saw that it had snowed overnight and was, thankfully, dry and a bit clearer. We went up to the 8th Floor for breakfast in the Sky Lounge and there are indeed some beautiful views across the city from up there. We knew that the hours of daylight would be very few, but we were surprised at how intensely dark it was, even at 9am in the morning. The b...

Off to Gatwick for our first time trip to Iceland. We were travelling by IcelandAir and had treated ourselves to a trip in Saga Class, their version of business class. We boarded more or less on time but, for various reasons, ended up sitting on the tarmac for more than two hours before getting away. A bit boring, especially as we didn't even get a drink to pass to the time. Later in our trip I spoke to a lady from Edinburgh and was told that their Sunday flight ...

It was another boiling hot day. Before leaving Sun Peaks we had a drive round and looked at the village. We went down to the centre where the ski lifts are and saw the bike trails and golf driving range. We walked up through the pedestrian area and had a pizza slice to fill a gap before leaving. Back on the road to Kamloops we saw a couple of squirrels cross the road< but that was the end of wildlife sightings. Past Kamloops we started on the long journey to W...

By the time we had packed up and taken lots of photographs it was a bit later than we had intended. Our first stop on the road was at the town of Golden. We had a wander round and crossed the river back and forth by the impressive covered, wooden bridge of which the townsfolk are justifiably proud. We joined Canada Day celebrations , wandering through the little stalls in the closed off roads and admiring the collection of classic cars which lined the street. It ...