Here’s my guide for how to spend two days in Banff, including the best things to do and where to stay on a budget. Australians in Banff – they’re everywhere! It was like British Columbia’s ski town of Whistler, which the locals have nicknamed Whistralia due to the amount of Australians residing there over the ski season. I can’t think of a catchy name for Banff, but my fellow countrymen were definitely everywhere I turned. Buying and selling in the shops, staying and working in the hostel, and walking the streets beside me. I spent two days in Banff...
Here’s my guide for how to spend two days in Banff, including the best things to do and where to stay on a budget. Australians in Banff – they’re everywhere! It was like British Columbia’s ski town of Whistler, which the locals have nicknamed Whistralia due to the amount of Australians residing there over the ski season. I can’t think of a catchy name for Banff, but my fellow countrymen were definitely everywhere I turned. Buying and selling in the shops, staying and working in the hostel, and walking the streets beside me. I spent two days in Banff...
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