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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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Explore the world while you’re locked down through recipes from faraway places

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Mark Stachiew

With many people staying home during the Covid-19 lockdown, interest in home cooking has never been higher. We’re trying new recipes and new foods like

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Travel Quiz #1: Test your travel knowledge

May 22, 2020January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

How good are you at travel trivia? Here are 10 questions for you to try. There’s nothing too hard here that any experienced traveller wouldn’t

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G Adventures founder releases Unlearn, a manifesto about how we can travel better after the pandemic

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Mark Stachiew

Businesses around the world are being hit hard by the pandemic lockdown, especially those in the travel industry, but G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip

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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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    As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Mon As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Montreal in recent weeks: the Ring Nebula, the Needle Galaxy and the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.
    Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lak Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lake.
    I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw t I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw the sun, but the crabapple blossoms don’t care.
    Globular clusters don’t get the love that galaxi Globular clusters don’t get the love that galaxies and nebulae do, but I think these stellar nurseries are cool. This one is Messier 3 in Canes  Venatici.
    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.
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