Why Doesn’t Regina Have A “Main Street”?
More often than not, a city or town has a "Main Street" somewhere in it. Moose Jaw has one, Saskatoon has one, Calgary has one and Disneyland has one, but Regina doesn't. Many peop ...
Categories: Canada, History, Regina, Saskatchewan
One Year After Visiting Auschwitz
This week marks one year since I visited Auschwitz. Since then, I have told scores of people what I saw and how it impacted me. I found that the more people I shared my story with, ...
Categories: Dark Tourism, History, Poland
Regina’s Glockenspiel and the Loss of Our Heritage
Progress is often considered a good thing. Progression is good for personal growth, for relationships and for society. Even the smallest bit of progress ? another two minutes at th ...
Categories: Canada, History, Regina, Saskatchewan
Teotihuacan: Where Men Become Gods
Forty kilometers northwest of Mexico City is Teotihuacan, one of the most important locations in Mesoamerican history. The existence of Teotihuacan was so influential that its rise ...
Categories: Dark Tourism, History, Mexico, Paranormal
How Travel Helped Me Appreciate Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is approaching, and with it comes a barrage of Facebook posts, the white poppy debate and Terry Kelly's "A Pittance of Time". But what do these posts, poppies and s ...
Why You Should Visit Depressing Places
I was out for supper with some friends the other night when my blog came up in discussion. Somebody who wasn't familiar with my blog asked me if I only write about depressing place ...
Categories: Dark Tourism, Europe, History, Paranormal
Walking The Graves at The Regina Cemetery
Among the tombstones of the Regina Cemetery are little blue and white flags. In 1993 the Regina Ethnic Pioneers Cemetery Walking Tour put together their first tour, which focused o ...
Categories: Canada, History, Regina, Saskatchewan
Night Tour of Krakow Old Town
When I announced a few months ago that I was traveling to Poland, a lot of people messaged me about the trip. While many of them were very excited for me, one message in particular ...
Categories: Dark Tourism, Europe, History, Poland
Visiting Auschwitz
They say hope was the last thing to die in Auschwitz. It's been just over 70 years since the Allies liberated the death camp and the horrors of the "Final Solution" were reveale ...
Categories: Dark Tourism, Europe, History, Poland