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Choose a book by the location it is set in

September 1, 2018January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Books let us travel to places we’ve never been. Sometimes they inspire us to visit those places and sometimes they are set in places we’ve

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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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If travel doesn’t change you, then you’re not doing it right.

August 29, 2018 Mark Stachiew
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The origins of the world’s airport codes don’t always make sense

August 28, 2018 Mark Stachiew

The world’s airports are identified by three-letter codes known as IATA station identifiers. You’ve no doubt seen them on your baggage tags when you were

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‘Do as the Romans do’ is not necessarily practical advice for today’s traveller

August 27, 2018 Mark Stachiew

When you visit a foreign country, do you feel embarrassed that you look too much like a tourist and try desperately to blend in? It’s

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AirHelp helps you get compensation for delayed or cancelled flights

August 18, 2018January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Has your flight been delayed or cancelled and you don’t know what compensation the airline owes you for your troubles? AirHelp is there to help.

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“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” -Gilbert K. Chesterton

August 17, 2018 Mark Stachiew
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Most expensive cities in Canada for hotels? It’s not the ones you think

August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 Mark Stachiew

If you were to ask me which cities were the most expensive for hotels in Canada in the summer, I’d probably pick the most popular

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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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