In case you missed it... over New Year's Andrew and I drove all the way from Ontario across Canada in order to bring me to my next contract in Northern BC. We spent time in Banff, Lake Louise, and Abraham Lake along the way. The next location we visited was Jasper National Park! I've been… Continue reading Jasper, Alberta & Icefields Parkway
Category: Alberta
Abraham Lake- Banff’s Hidden Secret
If you are planning, or have planned, a trip to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, you probably automatically think of visiting Banff National Park and Jasper National Park...which you should. You'll probably start in Banff, hit up Lake Louise then drive up Highway 93, the Icefields Parkway, up to Jasper through the Columbia Icefield (or the… Continue reading Abraham Lake- Banff’s Hidden Secret
Lake Louise & New Years Eve in Banff
Hey there! If you missed my last blog post, we started our trip out west to drive me to my next travel nursing contract up in Northern BC. You can read that post here. To continue on, let's just talk about Banff. It's a huge tourist town, especially during ski season. It's way busier in… Continue reading Lake Louise & New Years Eve in Banff
Winter Vacation in Banff, Alberta
My next nursing contract is way up in Northern BC and I decided to drive all the way there so that I'd have a bit more freedom while on assignment. My boyfriend Andrew just so happened to be off on holidays the week before my start date so it worked out perfectly for a road… Continue reading Winter Vacation in Banff, Alberta
Assignment #3 Recap- Dawson Creek, BC
Well, readers. It's been six long weeks away from home in a brand new province- British Columbia! I am super happy to be heading home today because I really miss home and my partner! But I have thoroughly enjoyed the past six weeks and I'm about to tell you why! I was having a hard… Continue reading Assignment #3 Recap- Dawson Creek, BC
Solo Hiking in Banff
Hola amigos! During my two month contract here in Alberta, I had a few days off and I jumped at the chance to go to my favourite place on earth...Banff! I know I already did a post about my solo trip to Bonnyville through Banff and Jasper but this one is more hiking oriented. Plus… Continue reading Solo Hiking in Banff
Assignment #1 Recap- Bonnyville, AB
Hey blog readers! In a week and a half I will have officially completed my first nursing contract in Bonnyville, Alberta! I have received a ton of questions about my contract and how it's been going, etc. so I figured I would write a post about it to sum it all up! I can't believe… Continue reading Assignment #1 Recap- Bonnyville, AB
Solo Banff & Jasper Trip
It is time my friends! Time to pack up my life and leave for my very first travel assignment in Northern Alberta. It's going to be hard being away from home for two months but I am more excited than anything to get started on this journey I've been planning for close to a year… Continue reading Solo Banff & Jasper Trip
Banff, Alberta (Jan 2017)
I was going through old trip pictures and found all these great memories in Banff last year so I figured I would add this post as something to look back on. We took advantage of the free national park passes for Canada's 150th birthday. We went in the winter and it was freezing the entire… Continue reading Banff, Alberta (Jan 2017)