You've seen a lot more of the country than I have. I've only been in Alberta and BC, but on the other hand, I've seen a lot of both provinces. I'd love to take a trip on VIA. I was trying to talk my grandmother into it when we still had train service here, but by that time she wasn't into much traveling. She said, "You go" and I figured it wouldn't be much fun alone, so I didn't go. Same situation with Expo in 1986. I could have gone, but with nobody to go with, where's the fun?
Besides, the amount of money it would have cost for Expo paid for about 4 science fiction conventions instead. That was a better deal, as far as I was concerned.
As for vacations being complicated, that's very true these days. Most Canadians are boycotting U.S. destinations and even layovers there. Some Americans have this notion that they won't be welcome in Canada for vacations, but that's a mistaken impression. Just don't mention Trump, the "51st state" bullshit, and so forth. We don't take that as a joke here.
There's some BS going around social media that our Prime Minister closed the Alaska highway. That's false. The only concern in that region is due to wildfires. The government doesn't want anyone to risk getting trapped, so some highways may be closed temporarily if the fires are too close.
Oh, and be aware that there's a measles epidemic in Alberta. Our premier is an anti-vaxxer moron, refuses to make measles vaccines mandatory, so the cases are skyrocketing. Plan accordingly, if you haven't had your shots or you/someone you're traveling with may have health complications.
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