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Why You Should Move to Banff Now

Banff is one of the most beautiful cities on the planet.  From endless mountain views to incredible locals, you’ll fall in love with it on the first visit.  The low crime rate, eternal winter and summer fun, and walkability combine and make it the perfect place to live.

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Here are the top reasons you should move to Banff the moment you can.

 

It’s Walkable

Do city commutes wear you out?   Are you tired of having to lose a lot of your day to driving and staring at the license plate of the car ahead of you?  If so, Banff is a great replacement.  Almost all of Banff is walkable, meaning that you can walk or bike to the office, step over to the grocery store, and then walk back home in the evening.  Although you should still own a car for the winter cold, it’s a pleasant way to get around.

 

Beautiful Views

Banff is internationally known because of how beautiful its mountain views are.  From the beautiful evergreen trees to rivers and lakes, every inch of your surroundings will feel like you’ve stepped into a painting.  Because this is a national park, there’s a lot of work put into ensuring that these views never get ruined, so you don’t have to worry about most of it getting developed or the air quality ever dropping. As a result, this is as close to perfect green living as you can get.

 

Endless Entertainment

In the summer you can enjoy everything from hiking to biking and enjoying the fresh mountain air: in the winter skiing, and snowboarding is a must!  As much as looking at Banff homes for sale may seem like a lot of fun: living here is a dream come true.  There are countless spas and ways to relax, with hot springs warming you up when the winter gets chilly, and the local bars and clubs can get anyone dancing.

 

Very Family Friendly

Banff is a quiet town in the off-season, and most people here work hard to be welcoming and accommodating year-round.  Although you can’t guarantee that the tourists who keep Banff alive will be friendly, all locals are welcoming and excited to offer space for the new arrivals.  The schools are high quality here, and because of how varied everyone is who visits, there’s a guaranteed good education and introduction to the world outside of Banff.

 

Nature Right Outside The Door

If you love the idea of getting to see wildlife every day just by stepping outside: Banff is the place for you.  From deer to foxes and even the occasional elk, you’ll find yourself grabbing your phone and snapping pictures almost every time you go out.  Of course, it does mean you’ll have to keep your dogs on leashes so they don’t get into trouble, but that’s a small price to pay for such beautiful experiences.

Banff keeps getting better; its fun attitude and timeless beauty make it the ideal place to settle down. So if you’re ready to move and need to pick the destination: pick Banff.

Planning a budget Spanish getaway.

My sister celebrates her birthday soon and she wants to spend it in the sun, so the last few days my sisters and I have been looking into booking a budget getaway to Spain. Its short notice so we are trying to find the best deal/package possible. Between the three of us we have travelled to many countries around the world but so far none of us have been to Spain so we didn’t really know what part to go to or where the best places to stay are.

One of my sisters has been a little poorly recently and I’m not big into clubbing so we are looking for somewhere we can go and chill for a few days, spend some time by the pool and maybe get a spa treatment or six. The destinations that cater to people who want to party are exactly what we are trying to stay away from.

We decided on Spain because it is somewhere that is well known for being a cost effective place to holiday for people based in the UK, has a good amount of English speaking locals and also somewhere where you can get a lot of sun.

So, instead of searching based on location we decided to search for hotels with great spa facilities that interested us. We narrowed the search down to Barcelona as it was full of amazing hotels. The hotel I think we are settling on now is Hotel Barcelona Golf Resort and Spa. The hotel boasts some amazing facilities and the surrounding area in Carratera Martorell-Capellades has some really nice scenery and places to eat.

Screenshot_20180822-112920_Chrome Really want to lounge here and read.Screenshot_20180822-112948_Chrome The bedrooms look really beautiful and well keptScreenshot_20180822-112738_WhatsApp The hotelScreenshot_20180822-112812_WhatsAppThe spa, the main reason for the trip.

Surprisingly the hotel room prices are very low (maybe that’s just me being born and raised in London lol) I was very surprised at the room prices because we were initially looking for luxury over low cost when it came to accommodation and it seems we’ve found both with this place.

We looked around a lot and found that Holiday Gems came up with a huge amount of  low cost hotel options as well as cheap flights and the initial site search created an entire holiday package in one place which was super useful especially for us not having any knowledge of the country and not knowing what exactly we were looking for. Click here if you want to check them out and look at what they offer.

Because it will be a fairly short stay and we plan to spend the majority of time within the resort, the facilities are the most important thing for us and that was the focus during my research. This particular hotel has so much to do that we will be thoroughly occupied throughout our stay. As I write this we are set on that hotel and are just refining the other trip details.

From what I’ve learnt, Spain is most definitely a great destination to consider when looking for a budget family holiday, or any other type of holiday actually. Just have a look around to find out what region is best for what it is you’re looking to do out there and you’ll definitely find something suitable. I can’t wait to visit Spain.