A Tour Guides Guide

By Ian McDonald

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, Victori... more

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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

A Tour Guides Guide episodes:

September 15, 2024 Yukon Adventure with Mosaic Earth Travel, Part 1
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.
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14min
August 04, 2024 The Pig War
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.
Photo by Dan Renco on Unsplash
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11min
July 19, 2024 Victoria, BC - The Ghost of Fan Tan Alley
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.
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11min
July 11, 2024 Georgia Engelhard, She Climbs to Conquer
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.

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9min
June 07, 2024 Kicking Horse Pass and James Hector
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.
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9min
May 27, 2024 Whistler, BC - If You Only Have One Day
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.

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17min
May 13, 2024 If You Only Have One Day Trailer
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
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2min
May 05, 2024 Vancouver, BC - It All Started With A Bar
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.
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10min
May 01, 2024 The Good Bootlegger
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.

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7min
April 24, 2024 The Stolen Church of the Canadian Rockies
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.

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7min

FAQs about A Tour Guides Guide:

How many episodes does A Tour Guides Guide have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.