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The Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa is going virtual once again

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Mark Stachiew

It’s looking like The Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa is going virtual again this year. As of this week, the Province of Ontario has announced

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Boston-based Connect Airlines set to fly out of Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Mark Stachiew

It’s not every day that a new airline launches, and it’s especially rare during the pandemic-induced travel slowdown, but  Waltzing Matilda Aviation (WMA) is set

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Travel back in time on a VR Tour of the famed Roman temples of Baalbek

April 5, 2021April 15, 2021 Mark Stachiew

With so much travel locked down during the pandemic, virtual experiences are gaining in popularity but what sets “Baalbek Reborn” apart from the others is

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Florida’s Kennedy Space Center is open and ready to inspire the next generation of astronauts

February 16, 2021April 24, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Depending on your age, a visit to Kennedy Space Center in Florida can either ignite new dreams of being an astronaut or revive old ones

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Guess the city with City Guesser

February 15, 2021January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

How good are you at guessing the identity of a city from a first-person video? City Guesser is a fun website that lets you test

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During this travel pause, let’s rethink how we interact with animals from now on, says celebrated scientist Jane Goodall

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 Mark Stachiew

A lot of us are feeling helpless in the middle of the worst global pandemic to hit civilization in more than a century, but famed

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Pondering travel’s future while questioning the ethics of travel today

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 Mark Stachiew

Everyone wants to travel again like they did before the pandemic struck, but just how ethical is it to be visiting other countries and even

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If you are lucky enough to visit other countries for pleasure, it’s because you are part of a tiny minority of people who can.

June 9, 2020December 13, 2023 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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    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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