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Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
After touring Stanley Park and Granville Island the following day, we departed early the day after to board the Rocky Mountaineer. This...
Lana Ramthun
Dec 15, 20232 min read
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Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
After being deposited at our hotel for the Vancouver stay - another Fairmont hotel - we were free to unpack our bags in our rooms and do...
Lana Ramthun
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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The Fairmont Empress
Switching gears from France, later in the Summer I ventured on a planned Canadian Rockies by Rail tour with my university alumni group. ...
Lana Ramthun
Oct 23, 20232 min read
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Chateau de la Fare
Ah, Chateau de la Fare – what a beautiful property and whose custodians are such interestng and wonderful people. We were able to spend...
Lana Ramthun
Oct 16, 20232 min read
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Chateau du Puits es Pratx
Continuing on in our journey through the southern French countryside on the way to Montpellier, my hope was to find out what came of...
Lana Ramthun
Oct 16, 20232 min read
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Domaine de la Salle
Our trip continued with another leisurely drive through the French countryside, this time to the West coast, northwest of Bordeaux, to...
Lana Ramthun
Jul 15, 20232 min read
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Domaine de la Barde
Needing a break from a few very tough years, planning this French Chateau adventure based on the Chateau DIY series provided reprieve and...
Lana Ramthun
Jun 25, 20232 min read
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