Canadian Vacation and Trips

Snowy Mountains

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Travel Packing Checklist:

• Temporary Resident Visa
• Passport
• Clothes, shoes, and jacket
• Beauty Checklist: BB Cream, brush, lipstick, moisturize, eye liner and
• Wallet, rosary, laptop and cellphone
• For your Canadian Immigration Interview

Touchdown:

• How many hours the Philippines to Hong kong? 2 hours
• How many hours Hong Kong to Vancouver? 11 hours 30 minutes
• How many hours Vancouver to Calgary?  1 hour and 23 minutes

The food at International Airport:

• Bread, butter, strawberry, pasta, and cup of water
• Travel headphones. Favorite movie: We Bought a Zoo. Enjoy your movie!

Getaway 

• Canada, here I come!
• Instagrammable beautiful places
• I love Hong Kong and Vancouver  International Airport
• Staying at my husband’s sister
• Summer seasons, June to September, 3 months getaway
• My first Canada day
• Enjoying a cold breeze day

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Things to do in Canada, Calgary, Alberta and Victoria, British Columbia.

This checklist of road trip essentials is the perfect place to start your packing. Note to self: Keep calm and always respect others. Enjoy your travel!

Features:

• Christian Every Sunday: Word International Ministry, Calgary, Alberta
• Calgary CTrain: Saddletowne, Banff Trail, Marlborough and Whitehorn
• Food Lovers: Max’s Restaurant Calgary, Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus, Favorite Cadbury Dark Chocolate, Pepero, Fritou Chicken with Hot Sauce, Cherry, Korea Food, Tim Hortons, Pho Uncle Ten – Vietnamese Noodle House, Auntie Anne’s in Calgary.
• All You Can Eat: Asian Buffet and Fusion Sushi Thai.

Relax, chill and watching Netflix, Telus Optik TV, Showtime, TV Patrol and work mode.

• Silver City Movie: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Hello Love Goodbye, and TFC.
• Swimming: Village Square Leisure Centre
• Vancouver Sightseeing: USA BordePr Sign
• Library: Calgary Public Library and Genesis Centre of Community Wellness
• Calgary Malls: Walmart,  Real Canadian Superstore,  Hudson Bay, Tim Hortons, Max, Sunridge Mall, Safeway, Shoppers Drug Mart,  CrossIron Mills, Costco, Mark’s, Marlborough Mall, Pacific Place, Saddle Ridge.
• Calgary Sightseeing: University of Calgary, TELUS Spark is Calgary’s Science Centre, Peace Bridge, Hong Kong Food Market, IKEA Calgary.
• Road Trip to Kelowna: Kempf Orchards, Summerhill Pyramid Winery and Boyce-Gyro Beach Park.

Summer in Canada is June to August with hot and humid weather. Nights have average low temperatures that range from 14 to nearly 17 °C.

Trip from Calgary to Banff

Fees – Banff National Park

Entry and service fees are charged at most national parks and national historic sites, where revenues are kept to support visitor services and facilities. This means that every time you visit a park or site you are investing in its future — and in a legacy for future generations.

• Adult – Person 18 to 64 years of age
• Senior – Person 65 years of age or over
• Youth – Person 6 to 17 years of age
• Family/Group – Up to seven people arriving in a single vehicle in a national park
• Free admission for youth 17 and under

Website: www.canada.ca

The drive from Calgary to Banff typically takes about 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on traffic and weather conditions.

Visit Banff are Summer June to August

Shuttle from Calgary: Shuttle services from the Calgary Downtown and Calgary Airport and the towns of Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff and Canmore. Book two one-way services for a round trip.

Banff Gondola Price:

Ticket prices are dynamic and vary by day, with summer rates starting at $60, and it’s recommended to book tickets in advance online to confirm the price for your selected date.

Gondola Ride and Guide:

• 8 minute ride to the top of the world
• Dining options, hiking trails, and observation decks
• Summit of Sulphur Mountain
• Summer months it can be cold and windy at the summit
• Allow for 2 to 3 hours for the Gondola.

Trip from Vancouver to Victoria:

• By car. 4 hours just to go from Vancouver to downtown Victoria
• By ferry. Take Canada Line to Bridgeport Station and transfer to the #620 Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal bus. The ferry ride is 1.5 hours.
• By bus. Canada Line from the station closest to you and ride the SkyTrain to Bridgeport Station. Take bus 620 from Bay 11 to Tsawwassen ferry terminal and expect the bus ride to take about 45 minutes.

Features: Fisherman’s Wharf Park, Butchart Garden Victoria, British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Queen Victoria and Lynn Canyon Park.

I love tulips! Floral display gardens such daffodils, hyacinths, gardens, and more.

Ferry: BC Ferries Queen Of Victoria Tsawwassen.

Visit The Butchart Gardens
Victoria, Canada
Website: https://www.butchartgardens.com/

Ready to plan your visit to The Gardens?

Vancouver Tour: Lynn Canyon Park, Lock Bridge Vancouver, Harbour Green Park, and Lions Gate Bridge.

Beautiful Vancouver | A-maze-ing-Laughter

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Sightseeing in Vancouver

• Lynn Canyon Park
• Lock Bridge Vancouver
• Lions Gate Bridge
• Downtown Vancouver
• Canada’s densest and most ethnically diverse cities
• Beautiful yacht lovers
• Sign reads Vancouver – USA border

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Revelstoke Tour: Takakkaw Falls, Three Valley Lake, and Enchanted Forest.

Takakkaw Falls

• Waterfall located in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia in Canada
• 2nd tallest waterfall
• “Takakkaw” translates to “wonderful”

Three Valley Lake Chateau

• Great cool breeze
• Vintage, antique, ghost town and museum

The Enchanted Forest 

• Web: www.enchantedforestbc.com
• Price: Adult (16 years and up) $12.00, Senior (65 years and up) $11.00 and Child (3-15 years) $9.00
• Attraction: Forest and fantasy in the magical

Parks: Prairie Winds Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, and Bowness Park. Calgary Zoo and Stampede 2019.

Lakes: Grassi Lake, Quarry Lake, Chestermere Lake.

• Road trip! Cold breezy wind, brr. Oh beautiful lake! Perfect family getaway!
• How many hours Calgary to Grassi Lakes after Quarry Lake? 1 hr and 16min
• Can you swim in Grassi/Quarry Lake? Hmmm no! It’s cold sometimes, it depends hehe. Risk factor is the very cold water.

Mountains: Banff Tours and The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley.

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Road trip from Calgary, going back home to Philippines.

• Flight time from Manila to Vancouver is 15 hours 50 minutes.
• Random road trips for pasalubong, grocery shopping and food lovers.

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