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Travel Trivia Quiz #12: Oh, Canada!

January 26, 2022January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

How much do you know Canada? Here’s a travel quiz that asks 10 questions about the Great White North. I’ve put in a few easy

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Calculate the power of your travel documents with the Passport Index

January 20, 2022January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Just how “powerful” is your passport? In other words, how mobile does it allow you to be in terms of entering other countries without needing

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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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Canadian travellers warned to beware of scams using false CBSA credentials

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is warning the public about ongoing email, web, text messages and telephone scams in which people posing as officials

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Explore Canadian filming locations on the “Netflix in Your Neighbourhood” website

September 27, 2021January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Netflix in Your Neighbourhood is a new website that makes it easier for fans both local and from around the world to find and explore

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Jamaica releases exclusive footage to celebrate new Bond movie, ‘No Time to Die’

September 23, 2021 Mark Stachiew

To celebrate the release of the latest James Bond film, the Jamaica Tourist Board has released behind-the-scenes footage of ‘No Time To Die.’ The exclusive

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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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