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What to Do in Cagnes-Sur-Mer France

October 31, 2022 Leave a Comment

Cagnes-sur-Mer France is about 13 miles from Nice, making it another perfect day train trip. We went to check out the Musee Renoir, the Chateau Grimaldi museum and the historic Haut-de-Cagne neighborhood. As a bonus, we visited on a Saturday during a monthly Italian Farmer’s Market selling produce, sausages, cheeses, wines, and more. The …

Filed Under: Mountains, Museums, Sightseeing Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Grimaldi Chateau, Haut-de-Cagne, Maurice Mendjinsky, Musee Renoir, Olive Tree Museum, Renoir Museum, Suzy Solidor

What to See in Eze France

October 31, 2022 Leave a Comment

Eze France is a lovely, small, fortified, 14th-century mountain town that is perched high over the Mediterranean. At under 8 miles from Nice, it is an easy-to-do day trip. Getting to Eze The best way to get to Eze from Nice is by taking the breathtaking Moyenne Corniche (Cliff Road). This French Rivera road winds […]

Filed Under: Mountains, Sightseeing Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Exotic Garden of Eze, Medieval Eze

Day-Trip to Banff National Park From Lake Louise

October 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

Banff National Park Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park, was created in 1885. Located in the Canadian Rockies, the park is a land of dramatic craggy, snow-capped mountains, heavily forested valleys, aqua-colored lakes, and more than 100 glaciers. Traversed by the scenic Bow Valley Parkway (or the faster Trans-Canada Highway), the valley provides stunning […]

Filed Under: Adventures, Alberta, Banff, Canada, Featured-City, Hiking, Lake Louise, Mountains, National Parks, Nature & Hiking Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Athabasca Glacier, Banff national Park, Bow Valley, Bow Valley Parkway, Castle Lookout, Columbia Icefield Icefields Parkway, Johnson Canyon, Morant's Curve, Pekto Lake, Rocky Mountaineer, Saskatcheqan River Crossing, Wilcox Pass

Rocky Mountaineer: The Value of Gold-Leaf Service

November 12, 2022 Leave a Comment

We rarely take organized tours of areas. Instead we prefer to plan our own itinerary and timing. But once in a while, we sign up to be taken care of. What better place than in the Canadian Rocky Mountains? Instead of one of us driving or navigating, we could take a train and both relax […]

Filed Under: Adventures, Banff, Destinations, Featured-City, Highlighted Activity, Kamloops, Mountains, Nature & Hiking, Sightseeing, Vancouver Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Rocky Mountaineer, Rocky Mountains

What to do in Banff

October 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

Banff in Alberta Canada is a “tourist town”. But we use the term in a good way even though it was originally created as a tourist town. In 1888, the Canadian Pacific Railway built the Banff Springs Hotel to attract wealthy tourists to the area’s scenery and wildlife. Today Banff is the largest town in […]

Filed Under: Adventures, Banff, Dining, Hiking, Mountains, Nature & Hiking, Restaurants Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Bison Restaurant, Cascae of Time Gardens, Cascase of Times Gardens, Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Hoodo Lookout, La Terrazzo, Maple Leaf, Park Distillery, Stony Lookout, Tunnel Mountain Summit, Vermillion Lakes, Waldhaus Restaurant

Lake Louise

September 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

Lake Louise is in Alberta’s Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The town is named for its eponymous, turquoise-colored glacial lake. The lake is surrounded by mountains, glaciers, and, at its head, the Fairmont Lake Louise hotel. A glacier formed the valley 2 million years ago. Another glacier deepened it during the last ice […]

Filed Under: Featured-City, Hiking, Hotels, Hotels, Lake Louise, Mountains, Nature & Hiking, Restaurants, Sightseeing

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