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Mennonite communities thrive in different parts of Mexico, but are most populous in Chihuahua. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
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My visit with Mexico’s Mennonites

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Mark Stachiew

Mexico and Manitoba both begin with the letter M, but another M word they have in common is Mennonites. During a recent trip to Mexico’s

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Baby puffins are known as pufflings and they don't yet have the colourful beaks that the adults are famous for. (Photo by Mark Stachiew)
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Rescuing baby puffins with Newfoundland’s Puffin Patrol

October 22, 2024November 19, 2024 Mark Stachiew

I point my flashlight through the night air at a white-coloured object on the road, thinking I have found a baby puffin. My excitement turns

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CBP pre-clearance at Canadian airports (handout photo)
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This is how U.S. border pre-clearance came to Canadian airports

September 26, 2024October 24, 2024 Mark Stachiew

As a frequent traveller to the United States through Montreal’s Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport, I always thought it unusual that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were

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Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge founder Tanya Smith. (handout photo)
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America’s big cat sanctuaries are still cleaning up after the Tiger King

September 19, 2024February 11, 2025 Mark Stachiew

 If you were watching TV during pandemic lockdown, chances are you were enthralled by the outrageous adventures of the Tiger King, Joe Exotic. The titular

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Travel club confuses Ottawa for Ontario, California, forcing couple to fly to Europe the long way

September 13, 2024October 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew
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These are the hotel perks you didn’t know existed

September 10, 2024October 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

The Four Seasons Hotel Austin offers a unique musical experience with its in-room guitar concierge service. Guests can choose from a selection of premium guitars

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Mosquito-borne viruses are a threat to travellers so be prepared.
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Never mind coronavirus or mpox, now travellers have to worry about sloth fever

September 6, 2024November 19, 2024 Mark Stachiew

With the news earlier this week that the Canadian government issued a travel advisory over the emergence of the Oropouche virus on top of its warnings about mpox,

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Biscuit Love is one of the many restaurants on Goldbelly which now ships to Canada (Handout photo)
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Goldbelly now delivers iconic American dishes north of the border

August 19, 2024October 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

Biscuit Love is hardly the only restaurant teaming up with Goldbelly. You can order from a long list of mouth-watering items from an impressive array of

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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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    I haven't been taking many deep-sky photos lately I haven't been taking many deep-sky photos lately because it's usually cloudy 9 days out of 10, but I tried reprocessing this photo of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) and I think it's much improved from my previous effort. What always amazes me about galaxy photos is that when you look closely, you can see other tiny galaxies photobombing the image. There are at least three others that I can see here!
    It’s a good day to exercise your democratic righ It’s a good day to exercise your democratic right to vote.
    I spotted this house finch outside my window and h I spotted this house finch outside my window and he posed long enough for me to take a photo of him. 🐦📸
    Happy Easter to all who celebrate it. Happy Easter to all who celebrate it.
    The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captu The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captured with my Seestar left 31 million years ago, about 10 million years before the first humanids walked on Earth. The mind can't even imagine such vast numbers.
    We were at the Canadiens game last night and they We were at the Canadiens game last night and they cranked up the volume so loud that you couldn’t tell if the crowd was booing the American national anthem. After the game, as we descended into the Métro with other fans, a busker played ‘O Canada’ on his saxophone and you could hear everyone lustily singing along (en français.) #elbowsup
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