Jasper

NB: This is a review of Jasper in the summer time, i.e. out of ski season. Will be cross posted elsewhere (igougo.com) Jasper is a small town in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. It is located on the very Western edge of the province of Alberta. There is a railway running through town and main roads out East to Edmonton and South to Banff. Tourism is the major industry here these days and much of the town is converted to hotels, camp sites, shops and tour operators to support this industry. We came here early in the summer and experienced its summer incarnation as a centre for summer outdoor pursuits. Although small in people, ...  Read the complete review

I visited Jasper back in March 96. The journey there was certainly a very long one! I took a flight form Manchester to Heathrow with BA then on Canadian to Calgary and a connection to Edmonton. After arriving in Edmonton we had the prospect of a 360Km or (225 miles) drive to the town of Jasper. Needless to say the whole journey, from getting up at home to arriving in Jasper took over 20 hours (a very long and tiring day!). I stayed at the Astoria Hotel (www.astoriahotel.com) which is a great place to stay conveniently located in the entre of town it's one of Jasper' odest Hotels and has its own pub complete with pool table. At the time of my ...  Read the complete review