St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter

The Top Haunted Places in New Orleans

If you are looking for the top haunted places in New Orleans to fuel your spooky heart, I got you. Everything from the very haunted LaLaurie Mansion to the place where vampire girls lived – New Orleans has it all. If you love dark history and spooky stories, you must visit all of these haunted sites in New Orleans. LaLaurie …

Skull and crossbones grave stone in Greyfriars Kirkyard

Spending the Night Inside the Edinburgh Vaults

Edinburgh is a city oozing with creepy historic events, many of which have paranormal backstories. Once upon a time, Scotland’s capital decided to throw an amazing festival called “Mary King’s Ghost Fest” which featured several spectral events, including trips to the Edinburgh underground vaults, the incredible Mary King’s Close (my personal favourite), ghost storytelling and even overnight vigils in the …

New Orleans at night

The Dark Side of New Orleans — Spooky Sites to See

New Orleans is a place where legends, folklore and scary stories flourish. Here the locals fully embrace the spooky scene, taking their superstitions and dark folklore seriously. In fact, there’s so much weight given to the dark side of the city that it’s common for landlords to mark their properties available for rent as being “Haunted” or “Not Haunted”, so …

Haunted LaLaurie Mansion where Nicolas Cage once lived.

Nicolas Cage and His Dark Connections with New Orleans

Nicolas Cage and I have a few things in common. We both love haunted houses, New Orleans and how The Big Easy is a place unlike any other. Nicolas Cage loves haunted houses so much that he briefly owned the LaLaurie Mansion! More on this below. To quote him in an interview with The Advocate, “New Orleans is not like …

Woman looking at the giant Ukrainian Easter Egg in Vegreville. Giant Roadside Attraction. Giant Pysanka. In Alberta Canada.

Unusual Things to Do in Alberta — A Giant Food Tour

I often find myself wondering if I’m in Ukraine when living and travelling in Alberta. I’ve never been to Ukraine, so I have no idea what the country is actually like. But there’s a ton of Ukrainian immigrants in Alberta who brought with them all the best things from their home when they moved over. The result is some fascinating …