The best places to visit

As a Canadian, I am usually so proud and inspired when I hear or go through about individuals in fact enjoying the tortuous winter problems the country has to provide. I feel it´s good that they can appear at Canada´s climate with optimism, even if I can´t. So, if three feet of snow, -30ºC and nature towering above you are what you need to have this Christmas, then Skoki Lodge, located just outdoors of Banff, Alberta, may just be the spot for you. Built in the 1930´s as a ski-retreat, the lodge has not lost its rustic charm: no electricity, no running water, no world-wide-web. Ranked as Canada´s highest lodging in any of its national parks, trying to use one´s cell cell phone is futile. It is no easy feat to access the Skoki, both. 1 has to hike or cross-country ski the 11kms of ungroomed trails starting from the Lake Louise ski-hill. Nonetheless, at the end of the trip, you would undoubtedly working experience such a sense of accomplishment. As ecotourism increases, I have no doub...