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#2 MORE FACES – OF THE KENU AND KUNDU FESTIVAL
Following on from our last post there just seemed to be too many other shots that deserved some air time. Pictures do say a thousand words so I wont say too much other than it was a privilege to be in Alotau over this time. Dancers Female Dancer Sitting back and...
FACES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA – KENU & KUNDU FESTIVAL
Alotau, Milne Bay Province (PNG) For the second year running I have been lucky enough to travel to Papua New Guinea to manage operations for an international cruise ship arriving into Alotau (PNG) for the day during the annual Kenu & Kundu Festival. The annual...
RECIPE FOR A GLACIER
Did you ever wonder what it really takes to make a glacier? When you go on a CTE Tour to the Canadian Rockies your Tour Director will point out many kinds of glaciers from hanging glaciers to outlet valley glaciers and more. Best part, after learning and seeing the...
HOW DOES AN ANIMAL IN BANFF NATIONAL PARK CROSS THE ROAD?
Did you know that the Trans Canada Highway cuts through Banff National Park, Canada’s first National Park but did you ever wonder how an animal crosses the road? Having the world’s longest national road bisect the country’s premier national park poses a unique and...
VANCOUVER’S HISTORIC GASTOWN – DO YOU KNOW HOW GASTOWN GOT IT’S NAME?
It all started back in September 1867 when a Fraser River Pilot named Capt. John “Gassy Jack” Deighton arrived (he received his nickname because of his penchant for spinning tall tales and talking without end). He stepped ashore with a barrel of whiskey, telling the...
GOLFING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
When you play a round of golf at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge or the Banff Springs Hotel, you truly will remember it for a lifetime. The same can be said about your Cruise Tour Escapes Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel and Jasper Park Lodge resort vacation experience....
