Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada's paramount political problem is meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services after a decade of budget cuts. The issue of reconciling Quebec's francophone heritage with the majority anglophone Canadian population has moved to the back burner in recent years; support for separatism abated after the Quebec government's referendum on independence failed to pass in October of 1995.
July 23rd 2008North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary
Known as the Calgary Stampede is simply an excuse for cowboys to have a great party! Nine days in July, it culminates in $1.8 million prize money being given away for the best cowboys in various ... 34 photos[full story]
July 8th 2008North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary Around 2:00 PM, we decided to leave the park and go to the STAMPEDE! . This is something we both looked foward to. So we got to our campground (Mountain View) at 5:30, pitched our tent and got ready q ... 10 photos[full story]
July 23rd 2008North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary So, I'm sure you've all just been waiting on baited breath for my next post. Well you can stop waiting, because here it is! Woo....
It's my last day here in Calgary and I can't believe it's been ne ... 32 photos[full story]
July 18th 2008North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary The trip from Glacier National Park to Calgary was a blur for Gary who was recovering from the hangover received by the mixing of cultures, the previous night, around a campfire outside Glacier Nation ... 10 photos[full story]
July 15th 2008North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary It is now 7:45 Tuesday morning. I woke up feeling like I have had very little sleep (tossing and turning). It seems to have been what my unconscious body must have engaged in ---
I feel very exh ... [full story]
July 15th 2008North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary 12 July 2008
Today we set off to the Calgary Stampede, some two hours drive from Banff.
We thought that the traffic might be bad as they get so many visitors to the stampede and decided to make an e ... 20 photos[full story]
July 14th 2008North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary So Lake Louise was gorgeous!
I hardly got any sleep that night, the room was the hottest I've ever tried to sleep in. The power ended up being out until 10am the next morning, so obviously there wa ... 8 photos[full story]
July 8th 2008North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary Ah, the inevitable "Right before you leave" post. Generally it is supposed to be a reflective, bittersweet entry; however, I will have none of that.
In fact... I will have none of pretty much anyt ... [full story]
July 6th 2008North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary nachdem ich am dienstag abend bei ungefaehr 20 grad angekommen bin, sind wir dann trotz canada day nicht mehr zum angedachten feuerwerk gefahren, da ich wahrscheinlich noch nicht mal mehr vom knallen ... [full story]
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