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Montreal’s incredible Cité Mémoire set to expand

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Mark Stachiew

Thanks to $2.6 million in new funding from the federal government, Montréal en Histoires is expanding Cité Mémoire, an innovative project that uses technology to

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Book your flights now while prices are low

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Mark Stachiew

If you’re thinking of flying this summer book now before rising oil prices and growing travel demand push prices up even further. Even before the

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Which travel company won the 2022 Super Bowl advertising contest?

February 14, 2022February 12, 2024 Mark Stachiew

Did you watch the Super Bowl last night? Neither did I, but plenty of people did and while most people tune in to watch the

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Shift in attitudes towards living with COVID is good news for travel

February 7, 2022 Mark Stachiew

After two years of lockdowns and travel restrictions aimed at curbing COVID-19, there is a growing shift in attitude towards finding ways to live with

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Why are so many tourists behaving badly?

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Mark Stachiew

What is going on? In the past week, my news feeds have been filled with headlines about tourists who have seemingly lost their minds and

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My (randomly-generated) list of the top 10 destinations to visit in 2022

December 21, 2021 Mark Stachiew

This is the season when travel publications and writers carefully consider their recommendations for the top places to visit for the year ahead. Their lists

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Travel world hopes Omicron is mild, but scientists warn it’s too early to tell

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The arrival of the Omicron variant has thrown the travel world into turmoil once again and while everyone wants to believe preliminary reports that the

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As U.S. border reopens, some think Canada should change its travel advice

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Mark Stachiew

News that the United States will re-open its land border with Canada and Mexico to fully-vaccinated travellers has some wondering whether it’s time Canada ended

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Mark Stachiew has been exploring the world and writing about it for more than 30 years. His travel stories have appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and online publications in Canada, the United States and beyond.

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    There weren’t a lot of cloudless nights in July There weren’t a lot of cloudless nights in July and I was travelling post of the month so this months astrophotography opportunities were limited. I concentrated my efforts on the vast stretches of the Milky Way directly overhead in the constellation Cygnus using my Seestar S50 and a newly acquired Dwarflab 3.
    The Museu Militar dos Açores in Forte de São Brás in Ponta Delgada is a bit of a hodge podge of exhibits, but it’s worth a visit for the views from the old fortifications.
    Highlights of a 10-hour layover in Ponta Delgada i Highlights of a 10-hour layover in Ponta Delgada in the Azores.
    One of these things is not like the other. Tiny cr One of these things is not like the other. Tiny critters spotted in Madeira.
    Spent the morning exploring the lovely Palheiro Ga Spent the morning exploring the lovely Palheiro Gardens outside of Funchal in Madeira. It’s part of the vast Blandy family estate and if a must visit for anyone with a horticultural bent.
    When the clouds touch the ground, the ancient laur When the clouds touch the ground, the ancient laurel trees of the UNESCO heritage Fanal Forest in Madeira island take on a mystical air.
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