Hey you guys, Phoebe here from Little Grey Box. Now Matt and I are in beautiful Banff
as you can see, as part of our amazing Canadian road trip and over the next few
days we are unearthing the very best things to see, do and eat on a budget
One of my favourite ways to experience a new destination is to check out the
local farmers markets like these ones. The Banff Farmers Markets
From the fresh local produce to locally made goods by local artisans there's live music
great coffee, lots of food to try and plenty of cute dogs too
Take a visit here to the beautiful Cascade Gardens where you can explore the winding trails and
paths of stunning wildflowers, waterfalls and there are plenty of places to sit
enjoy a picnic and look at the gorgeous views including beautiful Mount Rundle
which is Matt's absolute favorite mountain. Now the gardens are built around
the Parks Administrative Building It's all located a short walk or drive from
the heart of Banff Town and there's plenty of on-site parking too
of course it's totally free to come and explore
You can't come to Banff without checking out the incredible Banff Fairmont Springs Hotel
now if you're like us and you're on a real budget and you're camping
you're just gonna have to look at it and the best place to do that is right here
at surprise corner
The Vermilion Lakes are absolutely beautiful as you can see they are a
short five to six minute drive outside the center of Banff if you didn't have a
car you could probably walk here though it would take you a little bit longer
when you arrive there are some great pontoons that you can sit on and dip your
feet in the Vermilion Lakes or you can follow these little goat trails along
the water's edge and just soak in those million-dollar views of gorgeous Mount Rundle
If you're the kind of person who likes to seek out those off-the-beaten-track
experiences you really want to come here the Bankhead Ghost Town
To get here it's around a ten minute drive from the heart of Banff all you have to do is pull up in
the lower Bankhead parking lot and set off on the trail. Now Bankhead was first
established as a company town way back in 1903 and at its peak there were three
hundred men working beneath the surface to excavate up to two hundred thousand
tons of coal per year what's left behind is a fascinating part of Banff's history
and somewhere most people don't even think to visit so if you are looking for
something a little different to do this is a great way to spend an hour or two
exploring the paths wandering the ruins and literally looking into Banff's unique history
For delicious food you might come here to The Eddie Burger Bar, no we were
recommended by a local as they serve a mean vegetarian poutine and amazing veggie burger too
That was delightful. We weren't even gonna go in there, we were like, no we on this budget
Oh my goodness it was so good that gravy is on point that is the
best poutine I have had in Canada so far
Iconic Canadian foods don't come much better than the Beaver Tail
I know, that's not a Beaver Tail
So instead i've gone the BeaverTail sundae, what it is is it's
still the BeaverTail dough but it's like little balls of it
This is my first time trying it ummmm
I've been given the world's flimsiest spoon
ok, here goes nothing
alright
right off the bat I made the right decision going with this
that is....
heavy!
Johnston Canyon is one of the most popular day hikes in Banff National Park
Now there are two trails, the lower falls trail will take you around 30 minutes to get right here
and the views are incredible
the catwalks are fixed against the limestone cliffs and you can get right in there
right up against the spray it's absolutely beautiful
If you do want to make your way to the upper falls that's going to take you about an hour
and to do both about two to two and a half hours should do it
Behind me is beautiful Lake Louise which most people recognize if you're coming to
Banff it is must do for many visitors now it'll take you around 36 minutes or so
to drive here from Banff town and it's absolutely worth it
one thing I will say is it is packed with visitors because it is so popular
so if you do want to avoid them you want to get here really early but a visit to
Lake Louise is a must do and the great thing about it is it's totally free
perfect for anyone on a budget
Now accomodation prices in Banff are crazy Matt went out looking last night and it
was around $300 $260 at the cheapest
per night and if you are on a budget that is just not...
it's just not achievable
To keep things on a budget we would go with the camping option so when we
arrived we got to Walmart and we picked up everything we needed to go camping so
we've got our beautiful tent over here that was $98 we splashed out on an air
mattress I think that was seventeen dollars and the pump was ten dollars
we got all of our cooking and food gear which you can see in the back of the car
here so we've bought a cooler we bought a single burner with some
propane cans we went to a thrift store and got all of our cooking implements
I made sure to choose really good quality heavy-based saucepans and really good
quality kettle, we have our food supplies and of course our hire car which I think
was around six or seven hundred dollars for a full two and a half weeks we went
with an SUV and it has just been great and we are staying at camp sites like
this one Tunnel Mountain and I would guess it was around twenty to thirty
dollars per night
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Have a great weekend and we will see you next week
Love ya!
Welcome to Dairy Queen what can I get for you?
Hi, can I grab a small S'more?
ah Blizzard?
a small S'more Blizzard
S'mores
S'mores, S'mores
and I'll have a ....
small S'mores, anything else?
small peanut butter cookie dough
a small peanut butter cookie dough Blizzard
a poutine
one poutine
3 piece?
3 pie... 3 piece?
no no poutine, one poutine
poutine?
yeah
oh ok
thank you
and a medium... Orange Julius
a large Orange Julius
and a large Orange Julius
Ok so that was two small Blizzard's
One S'mores and one peanut butter cookie dough
and then I have one regular poutine with a large Orange Julius
yeah that's perfect
That's everything?
yeah, thanks
twenty thirty three at the window
thank you