If you’ve been to any American school and have taken a history class, then you must have an idea about why Gettysburg is so damn haunted.  The battle of Gettysburg lasted from July 1- July 3rd 1863 and left over 40,000 dead or wounded. That much death and violence in such a short amount of time was bound to leave something behind.  It’s said to be one of the most haunted areas in the country.

This event will include a mixer with the speakers, candlelight walking ghost tour of Gettysburg, a private battlefield tour, lectures, investigations of the Jennie Wade House, Soldiers Orphanage and a mystery location. There will also be a special gallery reading by Chip Coffey (Extra ticket for the gallery is required.)

This investigation will include lectures by Amy Bruni:  Fearless leader, former Ghost Hunter, Owner of Strange Escapes, mama and possible mermaid.  Adam Berry: Second in command, former Ghost Hunter, winner of Ghost Hunters Academy season 2, cofounder of the Peregrine Theater, thespian, singer, and hater of spiders.  Chip Coffey: Psychic medium, Paranormal State, Psychic Kids, Celebrity Ghost Hunt, author of Growing Up Psychic, and all around funny and wonderful guy.  John E.L. Tenney:  Investigator on Destination America’s Ghost Stalkers, lecturer, investigator, and everyone’s weird uncle.  Mark Nesbitt: Author, historian, paranormal investigator, and guardian of an awesome mustache.

Gettysburg has been on my bucket list since I was a kid. I’m very excited to get to investigate and experience the land there.  I feel it’s important to visit the places of great events in history because just reading about them in books doesn’t give you the whole picture.  Books are bias to the authors’ perspectives.  Walk the land, smell the air, and breathe in the place.  You can’t feel the atmosphere of a place just by reading about it.  I will be posting a lot of pictures on my Instagram during this investigation weekend so be sure to follow me there.

For tickets to this event, please visit Strange Escapes Events and click the Gettysburg event. Tickets are available for both the investigation and the gallery reading with Chip Coffey.  There’s also accommodation and travel info as well.

Belvoir Winery is located in Liberty Missouri.  It was once used to house orphans, the elderly and the indigent.  The former orphanage is now the winery but the rest of the buildings sit, unrefurbished, delapidated and probably pretty creepy. I love a good delapidated building.  The winery has been investigated on Syfy’s Ghost Hunters and will be featured again on the season that starts tonight (set to air October 17th, during the investigation. Pretty great timing!)

This Strange Escape will feature guest speakers Amy Bruni: our illustrious leader, former Ghost Hunter and owner of Strange Escapes.  Adam Berry: Amy’s copilot, former Ghost Hunter, thespian, Peregrine theater co-founder, and fantastic singer. Dave Schrader: Host of Darkness Radio and paranormal researcher. Karl Pfeiffer: Winner of Ghost Hunters Academy season 1, Ghost Hunters International, author and photographer.  Kristen Luman: Investigtor on Syfy’s Ghost Mine and hypnotherapist. Patrick Doyle: Investigator on Syfy’s Ghost Mine, author, artist and outdoorsy guy. Jay Verburg: Miner on Syfy’s Ghost Mine, and investigator of everything (his words).  Susan Slaughter: Ghost Hunters Academy, Ghost Hunters International, actor and model.

This should be a great time! I’ll see you all there!

For tickets to this event, please visit Strange Escapes Events and click on October Boos at Belvoir Winery.

Here’s a little bit about my paranormal investigation style.  I’m not a very techie person.  I learned to type before I could write and I knew how to use a computer before I could walk but as I’ve gotten older, my tech experience has become lacking.  Therefore, I’m not a huge fan of going into an investigation with a thousand different gadgets.  I do use them, don’t get me wrong, but I just try not to overly rely on them.  I mostly use a Zoom 360 digital recorder, K2 meters, Ghost (EMF) meters, a laser grid, flashlights and occasionally, full spectrum cameras.  My favorite tool that I use is myself.  As I stated before, I have some psychic abilities but they tend to come and go as they please.  I work with a very talented and diverse group of psychics and mediums and we help each other learn to develop and recognize what we’re experiencing, as psychic.  My particular abilities are empathic which means I can feel the emotions and sometimes physical feelings of others, both living and dead.  I also have a deep understanding and connection with animals.  Sometimes, I can also “hear” spirit’s thoughts or intentions.  The “hearing” is more like a “knowing” as I don’t hear the spirit’s voices with my ears.  Its more like a random thought that doesn’t belong to me, pops into my head.  When investigating, I like to go into the space “blind”, which means I prefer not to know the history of the place or any events that have happened there.  This makes what I pick up more organic and I don’t feel like my knowledge of the place is influencing what I receive or pick up.  When I feel a spirit close by, I’ll start an EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) session.  The EVPs help me corroborate what I pick up on my own.  It also helps me remember what questions I’ve asked and information I’ve picked up from spirit.  I tend to blank out during EVP sessions as I try to connect to spirit so it helps to have someone else investigating with me to also ask questions. After investigations, I research the location and look for information that will validate my experiences.  Sometimes, I’ve gotten info that’s blown my mind.

Everyone’s investigation style is different.  If you’re interested in investigating, I suggest you try a lot of different things until you find out what works best for you and what gets the best results.  Just make sure you investigate with integrity and respect.  Spirits were people once too and they deserve some understanding and respect just as living people do.  Yes, there are rude and negative spirits out there, just like there are rude and negative people out there.  Most are just misunderstood and are just trying to get our attention any way that they can.  Look a little deeper before you judge them or jump to any conclusions.  Provoking spirits isn’t necessary, contrary to what some investigators display on TV.  Look at it this way, would you want someone to walk into your home with a bunch of weird gadgets and cameras, take over your space and immediately start yelling at you and calling you a coward if you don’t immediately start doing what they tell you to do?   Probably not, so why do it to spirit?

There are plenty of outlets to find paranormal investigations of your own.  A lot of haunted locations offer tours and even allow over night investigations.  I will be posting about group investigations, how to find them, and what kind of experiences they can be.  Stay tuned for info and tips!

Hello travelers!  Welcome to my all new travel blog.  My name is Chandra and I am an avid traveler and have been a lover of the strange, unusual, weird, creepy, macabre and paranormal for most of my life.  I’ve been a believer in the paranormal since I was a little girl after having numerous strange encounters and experiences.  Within the last few years, I’ve delved into the world of paranormal investigation and para-tourism as well as working on enhancing my own psychic abilities.  Besides being a full time weirdo, I’m also a writer and a traveler.  I’ve always had an interest in travel writing so I finally came to the conclusion that I should start a travel blog to chronicle my weird travels.  I’ve been all over the country taking ghost tours and doing investigations but haven’t ever written down my experiences until now.  My friends always ask about my trips and what sort of experiences I have and if I’ve gotten any evidence of the paranormal.  My plan is to use this blog as not only a place to talk about my trips themselves but also to share any evidence I’ve captured along the way.  Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy reading about my travels!  May they inspire you to venture out and explore some of the places I’ve been to and written about.  Feel free to ask questions or make suggestions of places I should visit!