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The world may think that, like polar bears, Calgarians (or even all Canadians!) go into hibernation during the winter.  Quite the contrary.  A week is not nearly sufficient to experience all that I have on my wish list for you to see and explore in and around our city.  The lists I’ve created here will

Spontaneous Spring 2019 Road Trip Day #2 Following our annual indulgent spa pamper in Canmore the previous day, we settled in and enjoyed a comfortable enough sleep in our cozy and somewhat smaller-than-usual bed in our penthouse perch at Radium Chalet.  Read about our Day #1 experience here.  We managed to mobilize ourselves in time to

Spontaneous Spring 2019 Road Trip Day #1 We do love a good road trip.  It’s synonymous with who we are as a couple.  We got engaged during our first road trip from Calgary to Vancouver in 2011.  Thankfully, Christa said, “yes”.  Otherwise the 13-hour trip back to Calgary would have been interminable!  Ever since, we’ve made a point of road tripping

Once a year go somewhere you’ve never been before. Dalai Lama It was the Family Day long weekend after Valentine’s Day.  We found ourselves with no formal plans.  It seemed the perfect setup … for a Staycation.  With Christa consumed by school demands right up to the hour of our departure, I took planning into my own hands.  That was