A Tour Guides Guide
Let's visit the Canadian Rockies, plan that Alaska cruise with help on what not to miss in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka and Icy Point Strait. Explore great cities like Vancouver, Seattle, Victoria, Whistler, Banff and Jasper. Join your Tour Guides Guide, Ian McDonald, as he takes you through the sites, history and characters of British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon Territory, Alaska and the US Pacific Northwest.
Episodes
If you are looking for the perfect small group bus tour of the Yukon Territory then Mosaic Earth is for you. I recently traveled with Founder and CEO Pam McGarel to Whitehorse, the Southern Lakes and Kluane National Park on their Yukon Explorer tour. This is my feature interview with Pam from the Southern Lakes Resort on beautiful Lake Tagish.
British Columbia in 1859 and just south of Vancouver on San Juan Island an American potato farmer shoots a British Pig. How did this turn into a major international event? In this episode of A Tour Guides Guide we have a look and the last Canada - United States border dispute.
Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is a fascinating place and the best part is Fan Tan Alley. It is a narrow alley only three feet wide at the entrances and it's said that cold breeze that sometimes rushes past you, might be a ghost.
Beginning in the 1920's Georgia Engelhard would spend the better part of 25 years climbing the mountains of the Canadian Rockies In British Columbia and Alberta as well as the Purcell and Selkirk Mountain ranges. And she did it while wearing pants shattering the norms of female mountaineering in the Victorian era.
When you travel into the Canadian Rocky Mountains you cross the Continental Divide between Golden, British Columbia and Lake Louise, Alberta by traversing the Kicking Horse Pass National Historic Site of Canada. In this episode we find out how Kicking Horse Pass, river and canyon got such a unique name.
Explore Whistler, British Columbia with me. Whether you take a guided tour or choose to drive the Sea to Sky Highway there is so much to see and do. From the Sea to Sky Gondola to the Peak to Peak Gondola, waterfalls, mountain ranges and the Britannia Mining Museum and British Columbia Railway Museum. Let me help you make some memories if you only have one day in Whistler, BC.
Let's explore the most popular vacation destinations around the world with a new segment from A Tour Guides Guide. We'll go to Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, the South Pacific and more. What will you see if you only have one day to explore on your cruise or vacation. Let's make some memories. Photo by Alex Azabache on Unsplash
Vancouver, British Columbia, let's discover how Canada's third largest city grew from a hastily built tavern near a timber mill. A great warm up for your Alaska Cruise or trip to the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
What happens when a Seattle Police Officer gets a part time job on the side, but that job is against the law? Lets take a look a Roy Olmstead, The Good Bootlegger. A sail away story for your Alaska Cruise.
Do you love your wife so much that you'd steal a church for her? Rufus Kimpton did. Join me for a tale of true love and true crime from the Rocky Mountains in 19th century British Columbia.
Spend a few moments with A Tour Guides Guide host Ian McDonald as he recreates an evening by the campfire. Journey into the forest outside Whitehorse as Ian reads The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service. It's the perfect way to set the mood for your Alaska cruise.
Join us for a brand new podcast called A Tour Guides Guide. Your host Ian McDonald will take you on a journey to the sights, places, characters and interesting stories of British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, Alaska and Washington state. Let's prepare for that Alaska Cruise or vacation in the Rocky Mountains. Subscribe or follow now so you don't miss an episode.
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