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A Tour Guides Guide
Ian McDonald
22 episodes
5 days ago
Let's visit the Canadian Rockies, plan that Alaska cruise with help on what not to miss in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka and Icy Point Strait. Explore great cities like Vancouver, Seattle, Victoria, Whistler, Banff and Jasper. Join your Tour Guides Guide, Ian McDonald, as he takes you through the sites, history and characters of British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon Territory, Alaska and the US Pacific Northwest.
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Let's visit the Canadian Rockies, plan that Alaska cruise with help on what not to miss in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka and Icy Point Strait. Explore great cities like Vancouver, Seattle, Victoria, Whistler, Banff and Jasper. Join your Tour Guides Guide, Ian McDonald, as he takes you through the sites, history and characters of British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon Territory, Alaska and the US Pacific Northwest.
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Episodes (20/22)
A Tour Guides Guide
West Trek Whistler Summer Adventure Tour

In July of 2025 I led a West Trek Summer Adventure Tour to Whistler, British Columbia and what a fantastic day we has. On the way back to Vancouver I took a walk down the bus and had a talk with some of the people on my tour. West Trek takes you to Whistler, Victoria, the Rocky Mountains, the Northern Lights, Seattle, and the NBA Experience in Portland. Find out more at www.westtrek.ca

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1 month ago
25 minutes 12 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
The Blasted Church

What happens when an old gold rush church meets four stick of dynamite? You get The Blasted Church. Let's journey back to the early days of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley and find out what happened.

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4 months ago
7 minutes 35 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Season Two is coming soon

Season two of A Tour Guides Guide is coming soon. Stories of western Canada - British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and the Rockies. We'll travel north to Alaska and south to Mexico to visit Cancun and Guadalajara. All that and more on season two.

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6 months ago
1 minute 34 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Revelstoke, British Columbia - If You Only Have One Day

If you're on a road trip to the Rocky Mountains or a bus tour, you will pass through Revelstoke, BC. It is a delightful town with so much to offer in all seasons. There are fascinating attractions, delightful restaurants, comfortable accommodations and unique Art Alleries, and art gallery in the alleyways which should not be missed.

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10 months ago
11 minutes 40 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Revelstoke, British Columbia with guest Cathy English

When you're travelling through British Columbia on the Trans Canada Highway between Vancouver and the Rocky Mountains you must stop at the beautiful town of Revelstoke. I always do and on one trip I stopped at the Revelstoke Museum and Archives to chat with Curator, Cathy English about the fascinating history of this former hub of interior transportation. From the disappearing Sinixt First Nation to the infamous Hug 'n' Slug we cover Revelstoke's history and even find out how so many people were born in the meat department of the local grocery store.

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10 months ago
37 minutes 5 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Sasquatch - Bigfoot - Real or Myth?

In this episode I travel to Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia where Sasquatch investigator Thomas Steenburg took me around the Sasquatch Museum. Harrison Hot Springs is an easy day trip from Vancouver and the museum a great activity before or after you Alaska Cruise and an easy stop on a road trip through BC.

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10 months ago
28 minutes 1 second

A Tour Guides Guide
Juneau, Alaska - If You Only Have One Day

So you're going on a cruise to Alaska. What can you see and do with only one day in Juneau. A Tour Guides Guide has all you need to know to make the most of your Alaskan Cruise Vacation. This is a revised file replacing the one with technical difficulties. Thank you for your patience while I fixed the error.

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11 months ago
11 minutes 15 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Ketchikan, Alaska - If You Only Have One Day

So you're going on a cruise to Alaska. What can you see and do with only one day in Ketchikan. A Tour Guides Guide has all you need to know to make the most of your Alaskan Cruise Vacation.

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11 months ago
10 minutes 47 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Whitehorse, Yukon - If You Only Have One Day

Your in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and you only have one day to see the best the city has to offer. Whether you here as part of your Alaska cruise or as an independent traveler exploring the Arctic, A Tour Guides Guide has you covered with a one day comprehensive itinerary to make the most out of your day.

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11 months ago
12 minutes 35 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Yukon Adventure Part 2 - Itinerary Review

Let's head to the Yukon Territory with Mosaic Earth Travel and take an in depth look at the Yukon Explorer Itinerary. We'll visit Whitehorse, Carcross, Haines Junction, Kluane National Park and Dawson City.

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12 months ago
14 minutes 37 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Yukon Adventure with Mosaic Earth Travel, Part 1

If you are looking for the perfect small group bus tour of the Yukon Territory then Mosaic Earth is for you. I recently traveled with Founder and CEO Pam McGarel to Whitehorse, the Southern Lakes and Kluane National Park on their Yukon Explorer tour. This is my feature interview with Pam from the Southern Lakes Resort on beautiful Lake Tagish.

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1 year ago
13 minutes 20 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
The Pig War

British Columbia in 1859 and just south of Vancouver on San Juan Island an American potato farmer shoots a British Pig. How did this turn into a major international event? In this episode of A Tour Guides Guide we have a look and the last Canada - United States border dispute.

Photo by Dan Renco on Unsplash

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1 year ago
10 minutes 14 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Victoria, BC - The Ghost of Fan Tan Alley

Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is a fascinating place and the best part is Fan Tan Alley. It is a narrow alley only three feet wide at the entrances and it's said that cold breeze that sometimes rushes past you, might be a ghost.

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1 year ago
10 minutes 56 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Georgia Engelhard, She Climbs to Conquer

Beginning in the 1920's Georgia Engelhard would spend the better part of 25 years climbing the mountains of the Canadian Rockies In British Columbia and Alberta as well as the Purcell and Selkirk Mountain ranges.  And she did it while wearing pants shattering the norms of female mountaineering in the Victorian era.  


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1 year ago
8 minutes 33 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Kicking Horse Pass and James Hector

When you travel into the Canadian Rocky Mountains you cross the Continental Divide between Golden, British Columbia and Lake Louise, Alberta by traversing the Kicking Horse Pass National Historic Site of Canada.  In this episode we find out how Kicking Horse Pass, river and canyon got such a unique name.

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1 year ago
8 minutes 43 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Whistler, BC - If You Only Have One Day

Explore Whistler, British Columbia with me.  Whether you take a guided tour or choose to drive the Sea to Sky Highway there is so much to see and do.  From the Sea to Sky Gondola to the Peak to Peak Gondola, waterfalls, mountain ranges and the Britannia Mining Museum and British Columbia Railway Museum.  Let me help you make some memories if you only have one day in Whistler, BC.


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1 year ago
16 minutes 50 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
If You Only Have One Day Trailer

Let's explore the most popular vacation destinations around the world with a new segment from A Tour Guides Guide. We'll go to Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, the South Pacific and more. What will you see if you only have one day to explore on your cruise or vacation. Let's make some memories. Photo by Alex Azabache on Unsplash

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1 year ago
1 minute 9 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Vancouver, BC - It All Started With A Bar

Vancouver, British Columbia, let's discover how Canada's third largest city grew from a hastily built tavern near a timber mill. A great warm up for your Alaska Cruise or trip to the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

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1 year ago
9 minutes 59 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
The Good Bootlegger

What happens when a Seattle Police Officer gets a part time job on the side, but that job is against the law?  Lets take a look a Roy Olmstead, The Good Bootlegger. A sail away story for your Alaska Cruise.


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1 year ago
6 minutes 58 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
The Stolen Church of the Canadian Rockies

Do you love your wife so much that you'd steal a church for her?  Rufus Kimpton did.  Join me for a tale of true love and true crime from the Rocky Mountains in 19th century British Columbia.


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1 year ago
6 minutes 40 seconds

A Tour Guides Guide
Let's visit the Canadian Rockies, plan that Alaska cruise with help on what not to miss in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka and Icy Point Strait. Explore great cities like Vancouver, Seattle, Victoria, Whistler, Banff and Jasper. Join your Tour Guides Guide, Ian McDonald, as he takes you through the sites, history and characters of British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon Territory, Alaska and the US Pacific Northwest.