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On 9/11, this Newfoundland town welcomed stranded airline passengers

November 23, 2016 Mark Stachiew

On the day of 9/11, flights to the U.S. were ordered to land at to the nearest airport. Dozens of those flights ended up in

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“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” -Michael Althsuler

November 18, 2016 Mark Stachiew
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Take a virtual road trip with Call of Road

October 20, 2016January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Armchair travel has taken on a whole, new meaning in the age of first-person video. This website offers POV videos of all sorts of places

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The world’s longest domestic flights

October 13, 2016 Mark Stachiew

Technically, the longest, direct, domestic airline flight in the world is between Paris, France and the department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean at 5,809

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It’s Netherlands, not Holland

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 Mark Stachiew

While many English-speakers refer to it as Holland, the lowland country famous for tulips, windmills and wooden shoes is properly named the Netherlands. Nord and

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Get basic country information with Basetrip

August 30, 2016January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Need basic information about a destination? Basetrip makes it easy. Simply enter the country you live in and the country you are travelling to and

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The best bike touring routes in Taiwan for every skill level

August 12, 2016January 20, 2017 Mark Stachiew

Taiwan might be famous for making cheap electronics, but it also happens to be home to Giant, the world’s largest bicycle company. It exports millions

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The real story on Traveller’s Thrombosis

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 Mark Stachiew

CHICAGO, Aug. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — For those planning a trip, there can be plenty of things to worry about – airport security, the cost

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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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