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Saskatoon is one of several cities which lays claim to the title, the Paris of the Prairies.
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Can’t make it to France for the Olympics? Visit these 10 cities that are the Paris of Somewhere Else

July 4, 2024October 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

This July, the eyes of the world will be looking at Paris as it hosts the Summer Olympics, but what about all of those other

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Prairie dogs may be a pest to farmers, but to tourists, they are the cutest thing ever. (Photo by Mark Stachiew)
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Go to Lubbock for Buddy Holly, but stay for the prairie dogs

June 10, 2024November 19, 2024 Mark Stachiew

The Texas panhandle city of Lubbock is famous as the birthplace of the late Rock & Roll legend Buddy Holly, but one of the city’s

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Mark with a stingray in Antigua
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Hanging out with the rays at Stingray City in Antigua

May 14, 2024July 24, 2024 Mark Stachiew

The first thing they teach you about feeding stingrays by hand at Stingray City in Antigua is to make sure your thumb doesn’t stick up

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Ile-de-la-Madeleine set to introduce overtourism fee
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Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine to introduce overtourism fees, but will they actually work?

April 29, 2024May 14, 2024 Mark Stachiew

Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine is the latest popular destination to impose a fee to curb over-tourism, but will the extra $30 imposed on each visitor actually slow

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broken luggage
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For Earth Day, why not repair your broken luggage instead of buying a new bag

April 22, 2024August 2, 2024 Mark Stachiew

If your suitcase is showing wear and tear from over-zealous baggage handlers tossing it around like a football, consider taking the time to repair it

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How an earthquake in Mexico City taught me to be prepared for the next one

April 10, 2024October 24, 2024 Mark Stachiew

Last week’s earthquake that made headlines in eastern North America, reminded me of my own experience with temblors during a visit to Mexico a few

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This is the number one reason airlines lose your luggage forever

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 Mark Stachiew

Everyone has a lost luggage story, but in most cases, the airline you flew with eventually reunited you with your bag and there was a

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I am obsessed with Nashville’s other culinary masterpiece: The Goo Goo Cluster

April 1, 2024October 24, 2024 Mark Stachiew

Nashville might be famous for its hot chicken and barbecue, but one of the city’s most outstanding culinary inventions that flies completely under the radar

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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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