Churchill, Manitoba, offers summer visitors plenty of options for interacting with and viewing wildlife. We spent lots of time with the playful beluga whales, and we even lucked out and spotted plenty of polar bears on both a Tundra Buggy and a helicopter. Another fun...
Polar bears are typically the biggest draw for visitors coming to Churchill, Manitoba, but there is a different white mammal that also gets much deserved attention in the summer months: beluga whales! We made our way to Churchill this past summer on a trip hosted by...
Micah and I kept our eyes peeled as our Tundra Buggy bounced along bumpy trails created by the military in the 1950’s. The buggy was over 10 feet off the ground with 5.5-foot-high tires; it looked like a giant monster truck version of a school...
Peering over the edge of the window, I looked down at white sand and aqua waters. If I didn’t know better, I’d think we were flying through the Caribbean. In reality, that couldn’t have been much further from the truth. Where were we? We were...
While we love heading north in the winter to experience cold climates, the summer adventures in Churchill, Manitoba, are not to be missed! There’s an abundance of outdoor adventures to experience in Churchill during the summer, and we managed to pack so many excursions into...
As we rolled along the tracks, the outside world melted away. We were engulfed in a life that only existed inside the last two cars of our train. The three-day, two-night VIA Rail train journey from Winnipeg to Churchill, Canada, was both a time warp...
Last year for my birthday, my mom asked me what I wanted. I told her that all I wanted was to take her on a trip with me (something I’ve been trying to do for years!), and I was so excited when she agreed. We...
We stayed in a couple of unique accommodations while we were in Quebec City, Canada. One was the Hotel de Glace, North America’s only Ice Hotel, and the other one was a monastery called Le Monastère des Augustines. Why would you sleep in a monastery, you...
After spending the night in a hotel made of ice, we decided we still had room for a bit more adventure. It was our last full day in Quebec, Canada, and we were spending the night at Hotel Valcartier, which is home to the Hotel...
We lie in bed with nothing but a tiny portion of our faces exposed. Our breath creates a cloud of steam when it touches the icy air. The walls surrounding us are made of snow, and the bed beneath is made of ice. Inside, the...
We are always fans of relaxing in hot tubs—we’ve soaked in steamy hot pools in Japan, Iceland, Canada, Slovenia, Colorado, Alaska, and more. Canada seems to be filled with fabulous places to get your spa on. So, when we decided we were heading to Quebec...
It was a cold winter day in Minnesota. We were thinking about taking a last-minute break somewhere warm, so I was browsing flights. We had been to Alaska the past two winters, so we weren’t in the mood for another winter to winter escape. I...
