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Travellers have an appetite for Mexico

January 21, 2019June 5, 2019 Mark Stachiew

MEXICO CITY — “You weren’t expecting a place like this in the ‘Third World’,” says my guide with tongue firmly planted in cheek as we

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KAYAK’S 2019 Travel Trend Forecast reveals taste differences between Canadian and American travellers

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Mark Stachiew

Travel search engine KAYAK released its 2019 Travel Trend Forecast which showed that Canadians just might be more adventurous travellers than their American neighbours. According

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Kingston is magically hip

January 7, 2019January 8, 2019 Mark Stachiew

Kingston’s favourite sons, The Tragically Hip, have played their last concert in their hometown, but they won’t be the last big thing to come out

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Where to travel in 2019 (as randomly generated by me)

December 16, 2018 Mark Stachiew

It’s the time of year that travel brands and media push out their annual lists of the best places to travel to in the coming

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More direct flights coming to Montreal, including low-cost service at St-Hubert

November 19, 2018November 20, 2018 Mark Stachiew

One of the more annoying things about being a traveller from Montreal is not having as many direct flights as Toronto which means having to

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Most travellers don’t worry about wifi security

October 15, 2018 Mark Stachiew

Today’s travellers prioritize free wi-fi over everything, yet a large number of us don’t pay any heed to how secure our connection is. According to

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Reading Paul Theroux’s latest book, ‘Figures in a Landscape’

October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Mark Stachiew

When it comes to travel writing, Paul Theroux is a living legend. Anyone familiar with the genre has likely read one of the books for

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Don’t follow the crowd.

September 26, 2018 Mark Stachiew
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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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