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“As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” -James Lane Allen

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 Mark Stachiew
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The Golden Rule of doing unto others is especially true when you travel.

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Mark Stachiew
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You say Bangkok, I say Krung Thep

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Mark Stachiew

In English, the capital of Thailand is known as Bangkok, but in Thai, it’s referred to as Krung Thep Maka Nakhon which is often shortened

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Twitter #traveltips of the week: Make backups edition

April 22, 2019April 23, 2019 Mark Stachiew

Twitter is a great place to find travel tips, but is the advice any good? Like anything you read on social media, some of it

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New research finds more Canadians want to travel sustainably, but don’t know how

April 22, 2019April 23, 2019 Mark Stachiew

To mark Earth Day on April 22, a new survey of Canadians finds that nearly half of them want to be more ecological travellers, but

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“Travel is impossible, but daydreaming about travel is easy.” -B. J. Novak

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 Mark Stachiew
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Remember that most of what you see in social media is fantasy.

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Mark Stachiew
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No countries for old rivers

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 Mark Stachiew

Believe it or not, but there are countries in the world that don’t have a single river within their borders.  Some of them because they

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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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