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...
One will never be able to fully understand the extent of another's pain and struggles. Nevertheless, it's important to try. It's important to look at situations from various angles. It's important to have empathy. Traveling has taught us the importance of respecting different cultures, different histories,...
We sat on a wooden bench, engulfed in an intense dry heat, and waited for the Aufguss ceremony to begin. As the gong rang, the Aufguss master entered the sauna with a wooden pail full of snowballs. Each snowball was infused with a different essential...
We have always been huge music fans, so when we had the chance to attend the Interstellar Rodeo music festival in Winnipeg last summer, we couldn’t have been more excited. With a name like Interstellar Rodeo, we weren’t quite sure what music to expect. Thankfully,...
Winnipeg is a fantastic city for a weekend break—it’s walkable, full of culture, has great restaurants, and plenty of active adventures. While we could definitely spend more than a weekend exploring Manitoba’s largest city, we managed to pack loads of adventure into our latest weekend...
Manitoba is often described as mostly prairie land, but it has so much more to offer than most people realize. Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba, was voted as one of the best trips to take in 2016, and the rest of the province has plenty...
Finding nature in or near a city is always a highlight for us. We love walking around parks, lakes, gardens and all that good stuff, so a trip through Assiniboine Park gave us just what we needed after a day full of exploring Winnipeg’s street...
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I love street art! We've scoped out street art and murals in cities such as Miami, Belfast, Lake Worth, and many more, so when I read about all the murals of Winnipeg, I knew we had...
For some reason, perhaps due to my curiosity, I love seeing how something is made. I always enjoy taking tours through factories and production facilities to get an inside look into how items we use come into existence. So, when I was researching Winnipeg, and...
After moving to Florida, we came to realize that we had never made a road trip up to Canada while we lived in Minnesota. How did that happen?! I have no idea. So, now that we are back in Minnesota (and finally settled...
