August 4th, 2011
A is for Alberta, B is for Banff
We trekked to a tiny mountain town in the middle of a national park and found no shortage of cosmopolitan experiences.
stay
Check into Brewster’s Mountain Lodge for its just-off-Banff Ave. location and its very of-the-moment Navajo decor.
shop
Try on a couple pairs at Bison Courtyard’s Avanti, a shoe shop that carries nary a hiking boot and instead offers stylish footwear fit for city slickers.
eat
The Banff Springs Hotel is a stunning fortress in the forest so ditch the dudes on the golf course and head indoors for high tea with your girlfriends.
see
Feeling really creative? Apply for a residency at the Banff Centre. Or just revel in others’ creative genius and take in a performance there instead.
do
Nothing, really. Let your masseuse take on the hard work while you relax on the massage table at the soothing Red Earth Spa. —Kelsey Dundon
