Walking Atop 100-stories of 10,000 Year Old Glacial Ice
You haven’t lived until you’ve stood upon glacial ice that is thicker than the Empire State Building is tall, and ice that was perhaps around when Moses was just a young’un. Read on…
Gobsmacked by the Jaw-Dropping Beauty of Canada’s Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel ~ Alberta, Canada – As we pulled through the beautiful town of Banff, and rounded the corner to this majestic view of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, our jaws dropped at the sheer beauty and majesty of Canada’s “Castle in the Rockies”. What our baby boomer hearts were not prepared for [...]
Blown Away by the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Banff National Park
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise ~ Banff National Park – I’ve been sitting here for nearly ten minutes trying to figure out how to describe to our predominantly baby boomer audience the mesmerizing beauty that lies not only in this stunning Canadian Rocky Mountain setting, but also the beguiling grandeur, and the sense of history that [...]
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in the Canadian Rockies
Travel Photography – When baby boomers are bopping around the globe taking in the sights of God’s creation, it is inevitable that you will run into inclement weather. For many years, I had envisioned a trip to Jasper in the Canadian Rockies. I love scenic mountain panoramas, and particularly a white-capped mountain peak’s reflection in [...]
The Historic Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in the Canadian Rockies
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge ~ Alberta, Canada – Many baby boomer luxury travelers enjoy taking a step back in time by vacationing at some of the grand hotels and resorts that were built in the early 20th century. This was the time of the Roaring Twenties. Economies were strong, new passenger rail systems and the [...]
Rocky Mountaineer: Two Days of Luxury Canadian Train Travel
Rocky Mountaineer – When the end of 2011 draws nigh, and these two baby boomers sit down to consider all that we have seen and done throughout the past year, our two-day journey aboard Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer luxury rail tour service is certain to be in our top ten list. Named as one of the [...]
Presidential Treatment at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver ~ Vancouver, British Columbia – The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is one of those iconic city-center hotels that has a distinct feeling of history from the moment you enter the lobby. This is the third hotel to be named ’Hotel Vancouver’. The first was a five-story, brick structure that looked and functioned much like a farmhouse. [...]
10 Things Baby Boomer Travelers Will Love About Whistler, British Columbia in Canada
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada – We just returned from our two-week baby boomer tour of western Canada. Our first exciting stop was Whistler Village tucked at the feet of Blackcomb and Whistler mountains. Whistler is a place where mountains, rivers and First Nations people have met for millennia. The Coast Salish First Nations people [...]
Whistler’s Peak 2 Peak Gondola: World’s Longest Freespan Gondola Ride
Peak 2 Peak Gondola ~ Whistler, British Columbia, Canada – Are you ready for an unforgettable baby boomer travel experience? Groundbreaking. Innovative. An engineering marvel. Few projects can share such accolades – even fewer can live up to them. But the Whistler Blackcomb Peak 2 Peak Gondola does! This daring project has revolutionized the visitor experience [...]
Fairmont Chateau Whistler in Canada’s British Columbia
Fairmont Chateau Whistler ~ Whistler, British Columbia – Luxury baby boomer travelers enjoy world-class accommodations in spectacular, one-of-a-kind settings. The Fairmont Chateau Whistler gives them that in spades! This iconic resort sits at the foot of Blackcomb mountain and offers an easy walk to the village of Whistler (2010 Olympic Village), ski-in and ski-out privileges [...]
