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Pride Travel’s Rocky Mountain Rail Journey Through Canada – Day 12: Journey Home, Unforgettable Memories

Jul 7

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Day 12 – Journey Home, Unforgettable Memories

With a wonderful night’s sleep behind us we awaken to wish that we had booked one extra night in Vancouver, just to rejuvenate in this most cosmopolitan and yet down-to-earth haven. Skipping breakfast (we were still so full from eating so late last night) we casually repack and redistribute our luggage to meet the guidelines of the airlines; sad to say, we’ve become experts at re-balancing, and woe be it to the ill-informed gate guard who tries to make us check in carry on luggage that ‘looks’ too big but is in fact meeting size standards. I’ve been known to challenge the knowledge (or more frequently the lack thereof) of the gate guards who are ill informed…. Your cary-on absolutely does NOT have to fit inside the wire framed contraption of doom they always have to intimidate travelers. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Adventure, Alberta, bag size, bags, Banff, Banff National Park, BC, British Columbia, carry on, carry on size, Columbia Icefield, Glacier, Jasper, luggage, luggage size, Mountaineer, Rail, Rockies, Rocky Mountain, Train, Vancouver, Whistler, Yoho National Park

Pride Travel’s Rocky Mountain Rail Journey Through Canada -Day 11: Kamloops to Vancouver, All good things must come to an end.

Jul 6

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Day 11 –Kamloops to Vancouver, All good things must come to an end.

One last early morning wake up call, one last day on the rails and one last night in a Fairmont. Today set our sights on Vancouver, our final destination in this amazing journey. Our transfer the rail station has us looking at a much larger train than we had been on the day before. The cars that do the Jasper to Vancouver run had met us in Kamloops and piggybacked onto us. Our car which had up to this time been at the rear of the train was now smack dabbed in the middle which had its benefits and drawbacks. While no longer the caboose and able to take nice caboose shots, the photo opps from the side were still breathtaking. Nathan was able to take some amazing pictures of both the front and back of the train in tunnels and on large turns. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pride Travel’s Rocky Mountain Rail Journey Through Canada – Day 8: Lake Louise and Yoho National Park to Banff

Jul 3

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Day 8 – Lake Louise and Yoho National Park to Banff

[Nathan:] Today’s wake up call for me comes at the ungodly hour of 5AM. What seemed like a great idea last night, getting up to take pictures of the sunrise’s light hitting Victoria Glacier, seems like unintentional cruel self-inflicted punishment this morning. So much so that I only wander over to the window, not outside, and while having only one eye open took a few photos. [Marc:] You can definitely tell that these photos were taken with one eye not-so-open and in a semi-comatose state. Although we’ve ordered room service at our prior Fairmont hotels, this morning’s breakfast at the Chateau Lake Louise seemed more civilized, perhaps due to the majestic glacier just outside our window. We lazily whiled away the morning, napping again after our initial wakeup, and refilling our reserves for the next two active days ahead.

All packed and ready to go, we headed to the lobby for a quick internet connection to post yesterday’s blog… when we heard Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Adventure, Alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, BC, British Columbia, Glacier, Jasper, Lake Louise, Mountaineer, Rail, Rockies, Rocky Mountain, Train, Vancouver, Victoria Glacier, Whistler, Yoho National Park

Pride Travel’s Rocky Mountain Rail Journey Through CANADA’s Majestic Rockies Begins!

Jun 25

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Join us for our amazing adventure through the Canadian Rockies on Rocky Mountaineer Vacations’ luxury trains as we trek in opulence through mountains, to lakes, snow capped peaks, and stretches of forested parks.

PRIDE Travel will be blogging on our journey daily on this blog, as well as posting photos on our official Facebook page. Make sure to look at the itinerary map posted to see our journey’s route. Visit the facebook page by clicking the button at the bottom of our homepage at www.pridetravelonline.com or directly by using this URL : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pride-Travel/82073804377?ref=ts

Map of PRIDE Travel’s full Journey on the Rocky Mountaineer Vacations Grand Circle through the Canadian Rockies

Sneak Peak — Our Itinerary for the next few days… Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Adventure, Alberta, Athabasca, Athabasca Glacier, Banff, Banff National Park, BC, British Columbia, Columbia Icefield, Glacier, helicopter, Jasper, Jasper National Park, Lake Louise, Mountaineer, Rail, Rockies, Rocky Mountain, Train, Vancouver, Victoria Glacier, Whistler, Yoho National Park

CLIA Cruise360 conference educational trip awarded to PRIDE Travel by Rocky Mountaineer and Fairmont Hotels to explore the wonders of Canada’s Rockies

May 16

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PRIDE Travel awarded educational trip at Cruise360 industry conference, consisting of 12 days through Canada’s rocky mountains. First-hand trips and experience differentiates PRIDE Travel from the transactional and sales focus of other agencies. Owner & COO Samuel Nathan DePetris added, “We are not just sellers of travel; we are explorers and bring this level of expertise to our clients.”

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Tags: Alberta, Athabasca, Athabasca Glacier, Banff, Banff National Park, BC, British Columbia, CLIA, Columbia Icefield, Glacier, Jasper, Mountaineer, Rail, Rockies, Rocky Mountain, Vancouver, Whistler, Yoho National Park