Seven or eight years ago, my wife and I took the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Banff. We rented a car there and drove to Jasper to catch the Skeena,...

I carry a notebook when I travel. It’s 4×8-inches, but it opens the long way so it slips easily into my back pocket. I take it with me everywhere when...

VIA Rail Canada’s premier train, The Canadian, runs between Toronto and Vancouver. I’ve made that trip nine times. (It could be ten, I’m not sure.) The ride is therapy,  reminding...

I managed to cancel most of the reservations for transportation, lodging and entertainment made for the trip I had scheduled for this month. In fact today—I’m writing this on Friday,...