Goodbye my rainy hometown of Winnipeg; tomorrow I hit the road and head west. I’ll see you again soon enough…but for now let the adventures begin.
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Today marks the last day of Winnipeg’s annual Festival du Voyageur. This festival celebrates Canada’s fur-trading past and her unique French heritage and culture through entertainment, arts and crafts, music, exhibits, and displays. It is also Western Canada’s largest festival. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out over the past 10 days…
In Indonesia’s Tana Toraja, it is traditionally believed that death is not a sudden, dreaded event, but a gradual process toward Puya, the land of souls or afterlife. When a death occurs, the community comes together at the sound of a gong to do what they can to guide the deceased to their ancestors in…
Winter on the Prairie Wallpaper It is winter on the prairie and the holiday season is just around the corner. This is a scene not too uncommon along the backroads of Manitoba. Old farm homesteads like this lie abandoned all over the province. People are starting to demolish them for safety reasons but a few…