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Avoid these new travel scams and be wary of some of the golden oldies

January 19, 2024January 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

We all like to think that we are too smart to be scammed, but it can happen to anyone at any time. We are especially

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Why am I always in the last group to board the plane?

January 12, 2024February 17, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Why does it seem that every time I fly, I’m lumped into one of the last groups of passengers to board the plane? It got

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Unpacking the top travel trends for 2024

January 2, 2024 Mark Stachiew

The final weeks of the year are when travel marketers start proclaiming the trends for the year ahead. Some of them are based on real

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Where to travel in 2024: Let AI choose your next destination or pick it randomly?

December 28, 2023 Mark Stachiew

I’ve long complained that “where to travel next year” lists are completely arbitrary and that you are better off throwing a dart at the map

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Give the last-second gift of travel experiences this year

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 Mark Stachiew

Looking for a last-second gift for the traveller in your life? Why not give them experiences this year instead of more stuff that they’re never

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Looking back at my favourite travel experiences of the year

December 19, 2023December 28, 2023 Mark Stachiew

For as long as I have been travelling, I have discovered that every trip generates at least one unforgettable memory that forever defines that journey.

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According to these surveys, we’re cutting other expenses so we can keep travelling

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Mark Stachiew

When the economy gets rough, the first things people cut from their spending are non-essentials. Spending money on vacations clearly falls into that category, but

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Where to go in 2024? These are the 5 destinations that travel editors recommended the most

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 Mark Stachiew

Travel editors are always looking to fill pages at this time of the year and one of the most reliable institutions is their annual “where

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About Mark Stachiew

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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