Saying goodbye to Canada we boarded our Air Canada flight and headed to the tropical islands of Hawaii. As the last destination of our great adventure Hawaii was originally planned to be 'the holiday, after the holiday', however, with an action packed itinerary, our 'rest' was going to have to wait until we got home. On arrival in Hawaii we were greeted with cryptic messages from home, 'have you heard about the volcano' and 'do you kn...

After settling into our Vancouver hotel it was time to head out and start exploring the city before dinner, we'd just spent pretty much the best part of two days sitting on a train so the legs were starting to seize and the step count was way down. Navigating our way across the city we stumbled across the waterfront and 'Canada Place'. Canada Place is the home of the Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver's World Trade Centre, the Vancouver cruise...

Having watched several YouTube clips at home before our holiday started we had high expectations for the two days we were to spend onboard The Rocky Mountaineer. Was this going to be an 'unforgettable journey', time would tell .....As our hotel in Banff was a 'partner hotel' to the Rocky Mountaineer, our bags were collected from our room and after receiving our boarding passes at the check in desk in the foyer we were whisked away in a waiting bus...

Picked up from our hotel in Jasper at 8am, we were in for a full day of fun and adventure travelling through the Jasper and Banff national parks to Banff, first stop the Athabasca waterfalls. Despite being summer, a cold snap two days earlier had brought a fall of snow on the mountains and a light scattering in the valleys. The air was fresh and the ground crisp underfoot with a light frost. The waterfalls were roaring and a beautiful sunny day meant a perfect ra...