Ukrainian Handmade Sask Unboxing
Handmade Saskatchewan is a Regina-based handmade-only vendor located at the Southland Mall. I've shopped there a few times over the years, and I am currently working my way through ...
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
Reviewing Authentic Ukrainian Christmas Chocolates
Merry Christmas in May! Now that we all live in a pandemic void where time does not matter and space is finite (because we are all indoors), I figured we could review Christmas cho ...
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 i ...
Categories: Canada, France, Italy, Manitoba, Mexico, Quebec, Regina, Saskatchewan, Travel Tips, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
Eight Christmas Traditions From Around The World
Christmas is approaching, but not everybody celebrates it the same way. Over the years, people have made a wide variety of different Christmas traditions, involving prayer, food or ...
Categories: Austria, Dark Tourism, Europe, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Ukraine, United Kingdom
5 Spooky European Stories
Although Halloween is officially over, it's never too late for some spooky stories. With a continent as old as Europe, there are plenty of spooky stories in every city. If you know ...
Categories: Dark Tourism, Europe, France, Germany, Paranormal, Poland, Ukraine
Is it Safe to Visit Ukraine?
Several months ago I visited Ukraine for the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. I spent a few days in Kyiv and learned about Ukrainian culture, their heritage, their histo ...
Categories: Travel Tips, Ukraine