Why Did Putin Invade Ukraine?
On February 24, 2022, Russia began a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, attacking through the south from Crimea, the east via the contested areas of Donbas and Luhansk, and t ...
Categories: Chernobyl & Pripyat, Europe, History, Ukraine
The Scariest Places I Have Ever Been
When you are looking to book a vacation, you probably have your go-to websites to find the best places to eat, shop or sightsee. You might even look to see if any shows or performa ...
Categories: Canada, Chernobyl & Pripyat, Dark Tourism, Europe, Mexico, New York, Ontario, Paranormal, Pennsylvania, Switzerland, USA, Utah
How To Get Inside Chernobyl’s Reactor 4
When I visited Chernobyl in 2016, very few people had ever heard of it. Fast-forward to 2019 and Chernobyl is one of the fastest-growing tourism spots in Europe, thanks to the HBO ...
Categories: Chernobyl & Pripyat, Dark Tourism, Paranormal, Ukraine
What HBO Got Wrong About Chernobyl
Those who attended my Chernobyl lecture at the Queen City Collective earlier in May would have heard me singing praises about HBO's new miniseries Chernobyl, and for good reason. H ...
Categories: Chernobyl & Pripyat, Dark Tourism, History, Paranormal, Ukraine
13 Churches to Visit Before You Die
The recent fire at Notre Dame Cathedral got me thinking about how lucky I was to see such an incredible building -- and how lucky we all are that it's still standing. In honour of ...
Categories: Canada, Chernobyl & Pripyat, France, Italy, Manitoba, Mexico, Quebec, Regina, Saskatchewan, Travel Tips, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
Into the Exclusion Zone – Part 2
"The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water - the name of the star is Wormw ...
Categories: Chernobyl & Pripyat, Dark Tourism, Europe, Ukraine
Into the Exclusion Zone – Part 1
As I examined the floor, I had no idea what I was looking at. For three decades debris on the floor had rotted and molded; paper, books, mud, leaves, peeled paint, glass, and a lon ...
Categories: Chernobyl & Pripyat, Dark Tourism, Europe, Ukraine
Eastern Europe Itinerary
In just over a week I'll be heading to Eastern Europe for a trip I've always wanted to go on. It's a short trip for traveling so far away, but it'll be worth it as it is something ...
Categories: Chernobyl & Pripyat, Dark Tourism, Europe, Poland, Ukraine
My Travel Bucket List
We all have those magical vacation ideas. It may be vacationing on the beaches in Cuba, climbing the mountains to Machu Picchu or kayaking the Rhine, but we all have those places w ...
Categories: Chernobyl & Pripyat, Dark Tourism, Europe, General, History, Italy, Poland, Ukraine