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“I’d rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth.” -Steve McQueen

August 31, 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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