We've done heaps of traveling and although I love Europe, I would definitely do the Rockies and a bit of the States instead. Vegas is amazing (it has to be seen to be believed!), LA is great for the usual touristy things. We loved both Disneyland and Universal Studios. The Grand Canyon is a must and if you had more time I'd highly recommend San Francisco and New York.

The Canadian Rockies are out of this world - stunning! It's the most amazing, breathtaking part of the world. And if you can afford the Rocky Mountaineer then I would say don't bother looking at anything else. You will not be disappointed. I'm very jealous!!

We went in late April and the weather was amazing but chilly. We skied at Sunshine (Banff) which was incredible but I think we would have preferred the scenery in late spring it summer more. Lake Louise was completely snowed in and the lake frozen solid. It was still stunning but we couldn't do any of the hiking we would have liked to have done.

Our only regret when we went to Canada was not going to Alaska and doing a wilderness cruise. Being so close we should have just done that too.

Good luck with the decision