Be My Valentine Ideas and Wishlist 2020
As the Christmas season fades into distant obscurity, the aftermath of the credit card bills may still remind many of some irresponsible decisions. As if that wasn’t enough, the surge towards the next cultural spending spree is upon us: Valentine’s Day. This year the Day of Love falls on a Friday. For many Canadians, it
Must-See Calgary: A 7-Day Itinerary of What To Do In Calgary and Beyond During Winter
The world may think that, like polar bears, Calgarians (or even all Canadians!) go into hibernation during the winter. Quite the contrary. A week is not nearly sufficient to experience all that I have on my wish list for you to see and explore in and around our city. The lists I’ve created here will
Christmas Art In The Country at Leighton Art Centre: Explore, Appreciate and Create
There’s something special that can happen when you’re taking a drive out in the expansive Alberta countryside. If you’re not in a rush to get somewhere, there are any number of neat places to detour to, explore, and see more than you bargained for. That’s partly why our website - I AM CALGARY - has
Frank Lake, home to some of Southern Alberta’s best birding
If you’ve ever had opportunity to fly through a major international airport hub, like Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, Beijing Capital, Dubai, Los Angeles or London’s Heathrow, you’d have an understanding of the potential mayhem that exists in the skies above those cities. Air Traffic Controllers must have wits about them that few humans could muster up in
Midday massage, classic Canmore and Radium’s best room-with-a-view
Spontaneous Spring 2019 Road Trip Day #1 We do love a good road trip. It’s synonymous with who we are as a couple. We got engaged during our first road trip from Calgary to Vancouver in 2011. Thankfully, Christa said, “yes”. Otherwise the 13-hour trip back to Calgary would have been interminable! Ever since, we’ve made a point of road tripping
Derek’s Day Hike Equipment Checklist
As a novice day hiker, I do tend to want to delay departure from home until I have checked everything off my list … and then some. But “what defines a novice day hiker?”, you might ask. That’s a great question, since it does mean different things to different people who have differing degrees of capability. According to I
A Jam-Packed Public Market
A public market. An active learning park. A petting zoo. A working farm. A top-notch restaurant. An aquaponics facility. Country-side bliss. Live events. Any one of these activities would be a family-fun destination in itself. But combined in a single location? That’s awesome! That’s Granary Road! The sprawling grounds of Granary Road Public Market Located 5km off
