Travel filmmaker chooses Winnipeg of all places as home base after visiting 80 countries – Winnipeg [Video]

A filmmaker who has travelled to 80 countries has chosen a spot on the globe to make his home — and despite a number of exotic options, he’s decided on Winnipeg.

In a now-viral video that has been watched more than 153,000 times on YouTube, Karl Watson shared the reasons why he moved from London, England to the Manitoba capital, even though he’s spent time in hot spots all over the world.

One major reason is that his wife — a fellow traveller he met on a tour in Iceland — was born and raised in Winnipeg, but Watson says he fell in the love with the city when he first visited.

“I’ve lived in London the last 17 years, and I’ve got great friends there and family there, but you don’t get the sense of community as you do that you get in Winnipeg,” Watson told 680 CJOB’s The Start.

“Canadians are …