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Kelowna, British Columbia

admin March 24th, 2007

Kelowna, British ColumbiaA few weeks ago me and some friends wanted to go on holiday and do some snowboarding. Because we all live in Canada and didn’t want to travel that much we looked around in our neigbourhood trying to find a good place to go.

It didn’t take long before we came to the conclusion that Kelowna was the ultimate ski-resort for us! It has very nice mountains, good snowboarding conditions and the hotels in Kelowna are nice and not overly expensive, just the way we like it!

We ended up in the Lake Okanagan Resort which has really nice lakeview rooms with all sorts of amenities such as a golf area and a swimming pool to relax in after a long, but rewarding day on the snowboard.

So if you you want to go skiing or snowboarding in Canada and don’t know yet where to go, I can truly recommend Kelowna in British Columbia. You will net regret it!

A typical day in the mountains

admin March 11th, 2007

alba invernale

When we’re on vacation in the mountains (whether in Austria or Germany) our typical day adjusted to fit their rhythm: which is to get up early in the morning at 7 and to go to bed early as well (usually around 10:30).

The thing that really upsets our Italian habits the most is the eating schedule. If for lunch the time varies from noon to one thirty (two o’clock is already late), the evening is when you risk having the door slammed in your face if you’re thinking about going to eat at a restaurant at 9pm!
In fact, dinner begins at 5:30-6 (I’m not joking) and finishes at 8-8:30 at the latest. But if you arrive at a restaurant at 8:30 it’s likely that they will tell you that the kitchen is already closed!

That clearly goes for somewhat small towns, in case you find yourself Vienna, Salzburg, or Monaco you can find something open easier, but if you’re used to eating at 10pm you’ll have trouble even here…!