lune travels blog

Another long cold snap in Winnipeg brings me back to thoughts of cruising Lake of the Woods on Bluemoon Houseboat. 2020 was a rough year for everyone. Our family was very fortunate to remain heal...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2021/2/12/houseboat-renovation-updates

Sitting here in the deep of a long cold Winnipeg winter, I feel motivated to gather together some words and pictures about our newest adventure, Blue Moon Houseboat. It started officially in the ...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2020/1/15/blue-moon-houseboat

It’s been some time since I’ve sat down to write. Since then, we’ve done a bit of traveling. We went to Kelowna to ski at Big White in March. Eve can even manage some blue runs now and is b...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2019/5/15/big-changes

We’ve been to Wisconsin several times over the years, but never had a chance to visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin home. This time around, my Mom and I spent a wonderful morning exploring th...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2018/10/7/touring-frank-lloyd-wrights-talesin

SOMETIMES THE BEST ADVENTURES COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, WHERE YOU THROW IT ALL TOGETHER ON SHORT NOTICE AND JUST GO! This is how our adventure to Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan with Ford Canada st...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2018/8/1/road-trip-to-cypress-hills-with-ford-canada

Last year Todd and I took a 10 day road trip from Winnipeg to Portland, then back along the coast to Astoria. It's incredible how full 10 days can feel when you're traveling, seeing new things an...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2018/7/3/our-airbnb-in-portland-oregon

It is a calming thing to sit on sandy shores and watch the ocean meet land. But like many things, the true beauty lies in what's underneath. Below that vast blanket of blue, one can get a glimpse...

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Oh my goodness, do I have a special place to share with you! I hope this post finds it's way into your life because this is exactly why I love to read travel blogs. I don't really have time to...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2018/3/1/mountain-sunset-at-blue-moon-restaurant-dominican-republic

I'm a vintage shopper by trade, something you may or might not know. In fact, the Lune Blog started off as a way to showcase my finds through my online shop Lune Vintage (still rocking after all...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/11/13/vintage-shopping-in-portland

Is it possible to live your whole life somewhere and still discover ways to be surprised by it? As much as we love to travel out of province and country, it's also a fun challenge to explore the ...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/10/8/spirit-sands-in-spruce-woods-provincial-park

This summer Todd and I enjoyed a roadtrip all the way to the Oregon coast. Tide Pools were high on my list, and I read that Cannon Beach was absolutely gorgeous, as well as a popular spot to see ...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/9/17/tide-pools-at-cannon-beach-oregon

Clear Lake, Wasagaming, Riding Mountain National Park. Where do we start? There aren’t many places like this special town, nestled in Southwest Manitoba. Every year our family kicks off the sum...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/8/2/clear-lake-for-canada-day-150

Manitoba enjoyed Canada's best summer for 2017! (It's confirmed here ) I can certainly attest to that, as we made a point to be out camping, day tripping and exploring. So much sun, warmth and no...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/9/1/victoria-beach-manitoba

The following adventure was made possible by Tourism Westman. For more ideas on how to best explore Southwestern Manitoba, visit www.tourismwestman.ca IMAGINE ROAD TRIPPING DOWN OPEN HIGHWAY, ...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/6/21/journey-home-yurts-artist-retreat

ROAD TRIPS CAN BE A TEASE, OR A PREVIEW, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. AN EVENING IN FERNIE, B.C. WASN'T NEARLY ENOUGH TIME TO EXPERIENCE THIS SLEEPY TOWN AT THE BASE OF A ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI R...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/7/31/an-evening-in-fernie-british-columbia

Summer is here, already doing it's usual thing of flying by too fast. It's been gorgeously hot and sunny here in Winnipeg, except for the past two rainy days which I took full advantage of by tot...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/7/12/summertime-plans

MUSEUM LOVERS HAVE MAJOR OPTIONS WHEN VISITING NYC, SO MUCH THAT IT'S TRULY HARD TO CHOOSE WHERE TO SPEND YOUR TIME.  Todd and I had already been to New York's Museum of Natural History years b...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2015/8/26/the-museum-of-natural-history-in-nyc

Kelowna is quickly becoming a familiar place for our family. That's something I would have never expected years ago. Winnipeg is the kind of city that people stick to like glue. It's a family cen...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/6/6/a-view-of-kelowna-from-knox-mountain

A few years ago if you asked me what I thought about downhill skiing, I would've shook my head and said "Not for me!". So it's not a surprise that when I share my love of the sport with fellow pr...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/3/12/alpine-skiing-in-the-praries-at-asessippi-ski-resort

While winter might be winding down in some places, it's just hitting it's stride here in the Canadian Prairies. Winnipeg just recently became an official "World Winter CIty". Yeah, I guess so! Wi...

http://luneblog.com/blog/2017/1/31/arctic-chill-at-the-winnipeg-art-gallery