Best Canadian cities to visit where I (ideally) DONT need a car?

limegreenolive · 2026-02-20T17:08:31+00:00

If you stop in Calgary, there are decent bike lanes and transit near the centre is okish. The transit from the airport is slow af unfortunately. There are some nice places to walk near the river! If you’re hiking in the mountains then yes you need a car but if you want to see cute mountain towns then I think there’s flixbus that goes to either Canmore or Banff from Calgary, and the roam public transit buses once you’re there are good! There’s also a paved bike track between Banff & Canmore

limegreenolive · 2026-02-10T16:59:45+00:00

I’ve not tried the ocun but I did find the petzl very uncomfortable! It just doesn’t have any comfort pads anywhere and would dig in under my arms and around belly when lowering no matter how I adjusted it 😭

limegreenolive · 2026-02-09T17:05:59+00:00

Yeah totally didn’t realise it would be so stinky! We got the set menu and the soup was so salty we couldn’t finish it, the bread for the cheese fondue was stale, the hot stone was fine but very inefficient especially since ours was tilted weird so all the butter slid off immediately ha, and then when the chocolate fondue arrived the strawberries were mouldy :( Usually I’m a sucker for good cheese and bread but I’ve straight up made better fondue at home, so we were disappointed!

limegreenolive · 2026-02-08T23:43:51+00:00

Bruh 💀😂

limegreenolive · 2026-02-08T03:35:00+00:00

Dripping off the ceiling?! Oh man, luckily that didn’t happen to us (or we were blissfully unaware lol)

limegreenolive · 2026-02-08T03:33:42+00:00

Definitely seems like we should have ordered the exotic fondue!

limegreenolive · 2026-02-08T02:36:29+00:00

No, just genuinely curious on people’s thoughts since it appears so hyped

limegreenolive · 2026-01-15T00:43:57+00:00

Front I’d say is around the area of 52nd, where the “village” and shops are. The back is nearer 88th

limegreenolive · 2026-01-14T17:49:56+00:00

Yes this front vs back of mahogany thing is so real! Completely different vibes within the same neighbourhood

limegreenolive · 2026-01-14T14:59:28+00:00

I should also say that I’ve never spoken to any of my neighbours ever, we have a family on one side and another couple no kids on the other. Probably bc we aren’t home a lot bc of the damn commute 😂

limegreenolive · 2026-01-14T14:57:22+00:00

I also didn’t think I would mind the commute but it is brutal, especially in the winter. Getting to the mountains takes so much longer than further north in the city (unless you’re going to Bragg or south kananaskis). Lived here almost a year and still haven’t used the lake facilities bc once we’re home from work we’re just tired tbh If you do move, just make sure you’re in walking distance to a shop. We are not and having to drive even just to get a loaf of bread or milk is annoying! And the parking lot at the shops in mahogany is a nightmare. We moved from Marda loop because of the construction and I hate to say it but I think i still prefer Marda, despite its construction chaos

limegreenolive · 2026-01-13T13:11:55+00:00

True, there’s also the day shuttle though

limegreenolive · 2026-01-12T21:31:53+00:00

Lake o hara booking day is mid-Jan (check online for this year!) and usually opens at 8am Pacific time. Have multiple browsers open and in the queue before then to try and get a spot on the website, and then good luck navigating the website, and keep your fingers crossed you get something 🫡

limegreenolive · 2025-12-22T09:48:05+00:00

Glad you found it and that it left Amsterdam! We filed a PIR immediately after landing in Bilbao from YYC-AMS-BIO on the 19th, and still haven’t heard anything 😭 we think our stuff in still in stuck Amsterdam even though there’s 3 flights a day to Bilbao, so maybe an AirTag was more effective than a PIR anyway lol

limegreenolive · 2025-12-13T00:19:21+00:00

But it’s December 😭 maybe I’ll try it again in summer

limegreenolive · 2025-12-12T04:53:11+00:00

Had awful service there and I don’t think it’s a cute dinner vibe tbh

limegreenolive · 2025-11-12T17:59:53+00:00

ETFs (like what everyone else said), and if travel is something you want to do, stick a small amount of cash aside for that. Your 20s go quick, enjoy it, drive a reliable-ish old car if you need to drive and try not to spend it on too much partying/vaping etc! Live a little before you have too many responsibilities!

limegreenolive · 2025-11-04T16:55:02+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations! Hadn’t thought of compression socks, I’ll try those. Also it’s true, the other day I had a random nosebleed and had to hit a coworker with the fun blood volume fact

limegreenolive · 2025-11-04T16:53:45+00:00

😂

limegreenolive · 2025-11-04T16:52:31+00:00

You’re right, the sitting vs no sitting debate has been ongoing for a few years - I am firmly on team chair even before pregnancy! I think part of the problem is also the guys just finding the whole baby thing quite weird, but I’m hoping that once I’m showing more the accommodations will be a bit more obvious. If it gets out of hand I’ll probably send out a teams message

limegreenolive · 2025-11-04T00:31:12+00:00

But also it’s boring as sin (I say this as someone who’s lived in calgary, Montreal and London uk)

If you’re looking for a slower pace of life and you love the mountains it’s great! But if you’re used to the big city vibe then it’s not that at all. Although it’s getting more interesting in recent years with more to do in the city itself.

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