Winnipeg, Canada Travel Blogs

Somewhere past Winnipeg
May 24, 2008

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2nd stop
Sep 22, 2007

Stopped to visit family.

Wondering in Winnipeg
May 28, 2003 (2 photos)

... a project planner - it had to be done), I was flooded with information about certain places in Canada - one paritucular person (Andrea) offered to show me around Winnipeg if I passed through. So with the train stopping, I thought I would check out what ...

I forgot to mention that this past sunday ...
Aug 11, 1999

... the comfy leather office chairs. You'll find it on Portage Ave right across the street from the University of Winnipeg. Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario differ from Southern Ontario greatly. The biggest thing I notice is that once past Sault Ste. ...

Riding on a train riding on a train... this ...
Aug 21, 1999 (2 photos)

... sink in the train washroom doesn't count). Tuesday, August 17th After leaving you with my last travelogue entry I hooked up with Winnipeg resident, and friend of Joanne Kasunic, Chris McCann. Chris allowed me to park my car in his garage for the past ...

Across the Prairies in 2nd Gear
May 30, 2007 (10 photos)

... ! Despite our already bulging waistlines, how could we not totally indulge in the scrumptious Sunday brunch at Winnipeg's revolving restaurant. Gwenna (Master's research supervisor in Ghana) and Charlotte pointed out the highlights of Winnipeg from the air ...

This travelogue is dedicated to the memory ...
Aug 17, 1999

... off all night and now I just have dried dirt all over my stuff. Tuesday, August 17th I basically drove straight to Winnipeg with a small detour into Neepawa (population (996,600 short of one million). This was Margaret Laurence's hometown and one ...

Canadian Journey - Day 2 Continued
Oct 1, 2008

25/9/08 Afternoon. We arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba at 16:20, some 1943km from Toronto. We had an hours wait so we went for little wander. It was a strange feeling knowing that my dad was here some 32 years ago, when he was about 26, he emigrated here for ...

Winnipeg, MB
Mar 1, 2008

Winnipeg, MB

Hostel, or Hospital?
Oct 16, 2009

By the time I got to Winnipeg, I felt like I might die of the flu. I crawled off the bus and tried to walk to the hostel only to find the bus stop had been moved so it was about a kilometre from the hostel and not just around the corner. Also, I left a ...

Day Two Fourteen
May 28, 2005

Birdshill Provincial Park

2 Days on the road...
Jul 8, 2006

hello every body! so far the trip is going great and I am having so much fun! we are in Winnipeg Manitoba right now but we have already stopped in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. There's not much for me to write although we have done quite a bit, but when we ...

Manitoba
Sep 18, 2007

... sunflowers and a lot of hay, some cattle. The farms didn't look too prosperous and we saw very little irrigation.  Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba was a big city, but the weather was overcast and cold (temperatures vary from forty degrees (F) below ...

Winnipeg, 18 to 20th July 2007
Jul 19, 2007 (6 photos)

... .  We asked if there was one nearby.   So all four of us pile into his car, he's called Michael, from Winnipeg (woohoo a real Canadian) and he takes us to the store, waits whilst we make our purchases and drives us back to the hostel!  ...

The Prairies
Oct 7, 2008 (11 photos)

... The change in landscape was quite dramatic. From hilly and somewhat winding roads to a flat and straight Trans-Canada Highway. The stop in Winnipeg was a pre-scheduled appointment to get the van in for service. While the van was being serviced, we ...

Hop, Skip and the Final Jump Home
Jun 12, 2007 (16 photos)

... Final Destination--Home? We got onto our plane for the final leg of the journey to head home to Winnipeg.  Current Status: Although we are now "home" in Canada we haven't quite made the full transition back to regular life.  We are of "no fixed address ...

Prologue (Part 1)
Dec 26, 2003

... and probably on rare occasions even ate our art. Looking back, it was truly the most dynamic time in my life. Moving back to Winnipeg after school had been both a step back as well as a step towards those dreams. One of our Ideas had been to one day ...

Prologue (part 3)
Dec 28, 2003

... during the Palestinian uprising... I think I'll be okay." As for my co-workers at my summer job with the City of Winnipeg, I got all the typical commentary about Asian women which I won't repeat here *sigh.* looking back I am truly appalled at the ...

Prologue (part 5)
Dec 30, 2003

... I faced was getting my work visa processed. Apparently this needed to be done at a Korean consulate outside the country, and as Winnipeg doesn't have one I would need to spend four days in Vancouver getting this done. I had contacted my uncle Phil, and he ...

I finally got off the bus yesterday night ...
Aug 22, 2002 (2 photos)

... , otherwise you end up with hairs in between all the bristels (as I found yesterday evening). I had only planned to stay in Winnipeg until this evening, but like the city and the hostel that much I'm staying an extra day (I live so dangerously) so I can ...

Prologue (part 2)
Dec 27, 2003

... comfy couch-like seats and it's classic feel. It was old, but it had always been reliable and had been the one thing in Winnipeg that had given me a sense of freedom. I decided to use the money towards a laptop. I would condense all my needs into one or ...

The End
Jul 28, 2006

... it was worth is and I would do it again. Now that I am home... the fun begins when I do something awkwardly inappropriate in Canada and I don't realize it! I can't wait! Am I changed? Yes! Am I a little more crazy? Yes! I guess this will be ...

Oh Canada
Oct 18, 2008

... a whole tube of Pringles. Treated myself to breakfast in the dining car and had pancakes with bacon and maple syrup. Perfect. Now in Winnipeg and have been walking around with a new friend Martin who I met looking lost on the way to the hostel and we ...

Manitoba
Jul 3, 2009 (2 photos)

Couldn't send a blog yesterday but thanks to Starbucks this morning we can.  Yesterday we drove from Regina to Winnipeg along the TransCanada Highway.  More flat prairie land with lots of fields of wheat, canola, flax, and other crops.  We ...

Confused about where I am? Read this for answers!
Sep 28, 2005 (32 photos)

... in B'desh right now I would have let EVERYONE and their dog know I was going! So get it in your heads people I am still in Winnipeg! But don't feel like you were the only one who thought I was gone, most of you did, even close friends, tisk tisk. I swear ...

Preparation
Sep 18, 2007 (10 photos)

One more week and I board a plane to Quito, Ecuador. Even though I've known about this trip for over three years, I've only really started planning and preparing for it in the last few weeks. I booked my airfare at the end of July and have been on a ...

Crossing Canada - heading the east cost
Aug 15, 2011 (1 photos)

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by ...

NICARAGUA ( Monteverde and San Jose) PART II
Jul 3, 2009

... 't let you bring in water that I bought in the terminal. Toronto was also uneventful but it was sad saying goodbye to Dan. In Winnipeg I was greeted by my mom and grandma. What a nice surprise! Then it was off to home where I shared stories and went to ...

Home
Jul 10, 2008

We are getting ready to leave!

the flatlands
May 20, 2007 (3 photos)

winnipeg is soso. quite big out there in the praries.