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I like traveling because then I really enjoy coming home to Calgary. If I’m in Calgary for several months without a break it trends to get a bit boring. But if I’m out traveling, I really appreciate the city it when I get back.
Sure, there are some drawbacks. We don’t have a beach (sand beside a lake doesn’t count). The weather changes more often than the price of gas. The roads either have pot-holes, are dug up for construction or are covered with ice and snow.
But there are compensations. Calgary is a nice size… large enough to have all the amenities but small enough to avoid most of the mega-city problems. Although the temperature fluctuates wildly, we get a lot of blue sky days. The prairies are to the east, two rivers meet in the middle of the city, hills surround the outskirts and the mountains are on the horizon to the west. The people work hard, play hard and display a hospitality normally reserved for small towns.
Getting Around
Calgary is divided in four quadrants: North-East (NE), South-East (SE), South-West (SW) and North-West (NW). The dividing lines for these quadrants are Center Street and the Bow River (at least downtown). The central part of Calgary is a grid: streets run North-South; avenues run East-West. The same street/avenue combination can show up in each quadrant, so it’s important to pay attention to the two letter quadrant abbreviation after an address (NW, SW, SE, NE). In the newer outlying areas, planners have chosen to use twisting turning roads to prevent high speed driving through residential neighborhoods. Unfortunately, they often give the roads names similar to the neighborhood making it difficult to navigate if you’re unfamiliar with the area.
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Haunted Mansions
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October 31, Halloween. The day when children dress up in costumes and go door to door begging for candy from strangers.... more travel advice
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There has always been shopping in the mall downtown. Recently the mall was renovated with the roof being removed and... more travel advice
Anything but grey
Local Customs
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Comments (22)
Ill come back for another look soon..There's loads of information here..Ive mostly only just passed through Calgary except for a short visit to Stampede a long time ago...
in order to have Taber Corn sign the corn must be from the Taber area. Vendors must have a signed and STAMPED certificate.
I have really enjoyed reading your Calgary tips. Looks like a wonderful city.
What a fantastic page! Great 5-star tips! We had once planned a trip for Calgary and the surrounding area and decided it was almost impossible to do in less than 2 weeks. I'd still love to visit when the "Stampede" is on!!
absolutely amazing -and creative- chart of the clothing suggestions by month... really helpful and exactly what I was looking for
Hello, Calgary looks an interesting place. I did visit Vancouver last year but could not make it to C. Have a good day.
great page of your hometown!
Your pages are a rich source of info on your hometown. Love the tips on airport rituals, vietnamese cuisine invasion and the oil boom-fueled building binge. Greetings from another oil boomtown.
Hello & thanx for visiting my Heidelberg page! Your hometown looks lovely & I really enjoyed your tips and photos. Greetings from Dubai :-) Jess
Oil money makes nice skylines!! here in Houston we also have the sky pathways between buildings.. but it is to escape the heat, not the cold!! Great page
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