Tag: Kelowna

• Kelowna….Nature’s Playground

  

  2018 has been a year , till now, of staying at home. A look back to the summer of 2016 through the playing fields of wine country….Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. “What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness* or if winter is there can summer be far […]

  Travtrails

  August 5, 2018

  Accidental Expat

  Banff National Park, British Columbia, Canada, Chinatown, Chinese tourists, Delta Grand Hotel, Emerald Lake, Kalamalka Lake, Kelowna, Lake City Casino, Lavender farms, Marina, Marriot Fairfield Hotel, Mission Hill Winery, Myra Canyon, Okanagan Lake, Quails Gate Winery, responsible tourism, Revelstoke, travels, Vernon, wineries, Yoho National Park

• Lavender Pathways

  Sitting in snow-bound Calgary I dream of the picturesque, aromatic lavender pathways of Okanagan Lavender Farm near Kelowna. This is probably what the glossy brochures mean when they tell you to visit and breathe in the rejuvenating lavender freshness to suffice for the winter months. We had stopped for a few hours at the farm, […]

  Travtrails

  January 12, 2016

  Accidental Expat

  Jo’s Monday Walk, Kelowna, Lake Okanagan, lavender, Okanagan Lavender Farm

• Emerald Lake ..A Sparkler in Wilderness

  EMERALD LAKE, YOHO NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA: In 1882 veteran European explorer Tom Wilson was led to this awe-inspiring lake nestled between the Rockies by his wayward horses. The gleaming emerald-green waters, result of fine particles of glacial sediment, left him transfixed “For a few moments I sat [on] my horse and enjoyed the rare, […]

  Travtrails

  August 24, 2015

  Accidental Expat

  Ailsa’s travel theme, British Columbia, Canada, Emerald Lake, fine particles, glacial sediment, Gleaming, Kelowna, Lake Louise, Rockies, Tom Wilson, Yoho National Park