ok guys after long time am here ... need some help guys ,,, i am thinking to make a trip  calgary - banff - vancouver. if anyone out there , who knows or visited or are in that area , can you tell me the best place to visit and also the best way to travel around ,,specially from banff to vancouver.

as i have onli a week time for that out of which i have to keep 3 days in  banff ,,,

in the mean time i dont mind meeting you guys who r on the way and have some chit chat sukha dukha kura ,,, pouring down few pints ..

ok guys have nice weekend 

thx in advance

There are tons of people in Calgary.

Visit websites of two Nepalese Associations of Calgary:

http://www.calgarynepalese.ca/

and

http://www.nepalisociety.ca/

Check out the member lists of the associations, and see if you know someone there. To get phone numbers or contacts (emails), you can then write to the association email addresses.

They may organize a gathering in honor of you for interaction too. They are generous, and ready help the nepalese visiting Calgary.

The best guy to be contacted in Calgary is Mr. Rabindra Thanju. He is very very helpful. His email address is rthanju@telus.net

Another person is Dr. Raju Tuladhar <tuladhar@telus.net>

Happy Touring in Calgary, Banff.

Vancouver is beautiful and expensive.  There are at least 400 Nepalese in the area.  There are many nice areas.  There are many outdoor activities.  It depends on what you like..

Some of the activities/areas of interest include

-Whale watching

-Vancouver Acquarium

-Capilano Suspension Bridge

-Imax

-China Town

-Lookout at Harbror Center

-Stanley Park

-Gastown

-Dr SUn Yat Sen Chinese Garden

-Downtown

--There are nice beaches as well..

Food--

Many restuarants..

Vibrant city with lots of immigrants specially from China/Hongkong.

Public Transportation..

Saw many buses, but not sure how convinient the system is ...We rented a car in Seattle so didn't had to worry about that.  But I guess they are pretty good.

But if you know some one there then he/she should know about these places...

Enjoy!!!

If you have some time then I would suggest you to visit Victoria as well.  Ferry ride is not that bad.

Met a Nepali in Victoria also who ws running his own store.

 

Please contact:

surendra.adhikari@ucalgary.ca for visiting Calgary

and

Noorma Shrestha at snoorma@yahoo.com for visiting Vancouver

cheers guys thx a lot really appriciated

anyone else out there

hi Freek--what else are you looking for or expecting?

 

ok Nischals

i did google (and also emailed to the guys mentioned by pradhanbimal didnt get any reply)  rite ,,, but from banff to vancouver i can onli find the package  trip  which i dont wanna go in package ,,, i know there is  something called  rockey mountain  train  but i cant  get into the  website to book ,, all the websites took me to same package trip ,,, so am looking for train website or may be i can book them once i am there in calgary or banff??? ( need suggestions)

next one you might be able to answer me as you been there already where will be best place to stick there in vancouver just to c the couple of things you mentioned above as

Whale watching

-Vancouver Acquarium

-Capilano Suspension Bridge

-Imax

-Lookout at Harbror Center

coz i will be onli 2-3 days in vancouver or can i check them all out in this period of time,

ok finally am looking B&B specially for vancouver the onli hotel  found is £50 or more per night ,, isn't that bit expensive?? (well lot more then comparing to london) 

thanks again for your help

Hi Freek,

Few more questions---

How is your budget?

What will be your means of transportation while in Vancouver?

You can go to most of these places in a tour package also..You should be able to get some info on such packages online.

We didn't take any tours--we just went on our own...Which is flexible but again depends on your busdget, time, etc.

You do not have to go to all these places.  You can just select the ones you like...

I will try to get some more info on these from local connection that I know.

Stay tuned.

--By the way Vancouver is not a cheap city...

 

thx for replying ... nischals

i dont av driving liscens so i would say all public transpotations ,,, on budget i would say around Â£200 just for 2 or 3 days in vancouver, will that be enough ????

oh btw i wouldnt mind going on package tour in sight seeing in vancouver ,,, i will check it out for that

thx a lot

any other helps and advise are very warmly welcome.

 

 

 

ok ok finally i am back here again ,,, but this time to thank all the ppls who help me before and while i was in canada ,,,  specially to suren and bahini ( nurma???) inviting me for delicious dinner wid chicken,,, though the meeting was short but it does worth all the penny.. thx both of ya

here are some of the clips that i capture during my stay in canada... just shearing with u guys nothing so special on my photography..

starting with calgary

 

 

 

abobee was place were i stayed ,,, place called Citadel

downtown

 

calgary tower

a view from tower

another

all u c is building and cars

botanical garden on the top of the building ,,,, intresting

2 botanical

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