THE NOT SO BLONDE TRAVEL

In today's world, it's kind of hard to know what's reality and what's not. Between Iphone filters, Facebook filters, and Instagram filters, and I am sure a million other apps I don't know about, it is really hard to know if what I see on some Instagram feeds even exists.  So when I flew to Banff to discover Lake Louise, I wasn't holding my breath. I had seen a quick picture of a beautiful turquoise lake, but it had seemed to blue to be true. But my friend Deidre was excited to go there and I figured why not go breath some fresh air in Canada.  So after a long night in Vegas, two hours of sleep, and a three hour flight to Calgary, we found ourself driving away from the airport in our tiny red rental car with a paper map and approximative directions to get to Banff. Our phones didn't work, not even a little, so it was us, the Rocky Mountains and Lake Louise - and a few elks too.  I won't lie. I have been to many wonderful places, but Banff took my...

Us blogger all write because it is just what we love to do, not for the fame or anything like that ... Yet I jumped up and down on my bed when a fellow blogger nominated me for an award and I have been telling everyone  I know, and don't know, about it. Thanks ELLIE  @  Looking for Love Online. This was pretty much my reaction, just replace the cat's face with mine -:) Now my turn to share the happiness of that jumping moment with my favorite bloggers.            Check out my top 15 bloggers at the bottom of the post. Great reading - a lot of laughing!  But first as a receiver of this super cool award, I am required to give you seven reasons why you wish you were my best friend facts about me -:) #1 : I love cooking , not to show off or impress anyone making complicated stuff, I just love cooking and trying new recipes and new flavors. Don't ask me why, but the sound of chopping vegetables just relaxes me, that's ...