Winnipeg
Travel Blogs from Winnipeg, Canada
Strawberry and Banana Pancakes
So it is the morning of the 16th. It has been one week since I have started my travels. I am sitting lazily on the couch in the Novaks' condo getting ready to leave for the train station. I am going to do a total of all my expenses up to this point ...
The peaceful morning
... Jensen and I stayed at home and caught up, played video games and then we went to bed. I am up and ready to visit Winnipeg again but unfortunately it is cold once again and it is raining. But both Jensen and Myrrhanda have taken the day off so we ...
Wondering in Winnipeg
... 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 ...
... 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. ...
On the train heading to Paris
... has the same name where they were treated like royalty there. Behind me sits a Belgian kid who is traveling across Canada and in front sits two Dutch girls couch surfing across the country. I also got Chris to allow ...
Riding on a train riding on a train... this ...
... 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 ...
Across the Prairies in 2nd Gear
... , Colin! 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 ...
Winterpeg, the coldest capital over 500,000
... through the Forks Market which hosts many individual stores and highlights the lack of corporate food items available through the kitchens of Winnipeg residents. Then back to Main street. It had gotten warmer, 6 degrees hurray!! I went off on the ...
This travelogue is dedicated to the memory ...
... 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 ...
The Quick Tour
... big deal since you don't have to shovel it. We first when to George's Burger and Subs. Jensen insists that it is a Winnipeg landmark. It is a little restaurant but jammed packed when we got there a little after 1 pm. Jensen and I both ordered the ...
Canadian Journey - Day 2 Continued
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 ...
One afternoon in Winnipeg
... tranquille, je me repose dans un café, et puis suivant les conseils d'une amie, je me dirige vers le Exchange District. Winnipeg semble une belle ville, plusieurs types de quartiers, et une partie plus ancienne avec des immeubles des années 70 un peu ...
Winnipeg is Cree for "Muddy Waters"
... our long day. Some of us were getting quite grumpy. On the 3rd, (Camden’s Birthday) we travelled all the way from Winnipeg to Kenora, after spending all day shopping and stocking up on supplies. We spent the night in a Wal-Mart parking lot, it ...
Hostel, or Hospital?
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 ...
Winnipeg à l'horizon
Un objectif en tête ce matin, parcourir les 700 km qui me séparent d'une connexion 3G ... Winnipeg ! Tellement de police sur le chemin, ils se sont certainement tous donné rendez-vous pour un meeting sur la qualité des donuts dans le ...
2 Days on the road...
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 ...
Departures
... have to wait in line, but it was very quick. I guess it makes a difference when you are going through customs in the tiny Winnipeg Airport. The plane we were in was absolutely tiny and when we exited we were dumped right on the tarmac. Made me feel like ...
Manitoba
... of 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) ...
Winnipeg, 18 to 20th July 2007
... store. 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 ...
The Prairies
... . 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, ...
Hop, Skip and the Final Jump Home
... 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 ...
Prologue (Part 1)
... 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)
... 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)
... 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 ...
I finally got off the bus yesterday night ...
... , 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 ...
Prologue (part 2)
... the 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 ...
The End
... , 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 ...


