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Avoid these new travel scams and be wary of some of the golden oldies

January 19, 2024January 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

We all like to think that we are too smart to be scammed, but it can happen to anyone at any time. We are especially

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Why am I always in the last group to board the plane?

January 12, 2024February 17, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Why does it seem that every time I fly, I’m lumped into one of the last groups of passengers to board the plane? It got

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Unpacking the top travel trends for 2024

January 2, 2024 Mark Stachiew

The final weeks of the year are when travel marketers start proclaiming the trends for the year ahead. Some of them are based on real

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Where to travel in 2024: Let AI choose your next destination or pick it randomly?

December 28, 2023 Mark Stachiew

I’ve long complained that “where to travel next year” lists are completely arbitrary and that you are better off throwing a dart at the map

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Give the last-second gift of travel experiences this year

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 Mark Stachiew

Looking for a last-second gift for the traveller in your life? Why not give them experiences this year instead of more stuff that they’re never

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Looking back at my favourite travel experiences of the year

December 19, 2023December 28, 2023 Mark Stachiew

For as long as I have been travelling, I have discovered that every trip generates at least one unforgettable memory that forever defines that journey.

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According to these surveys, we’re cutting other expenses so we can keep travelling

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Mark Stachiew

When the economy gets rough, the first things people cut from their spending are non-essentials. Spending money on vacations clearly falls into that category, but

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Where to go in 2024? These are the 5 destinations that travel editors recommended the most

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 Mark Stachiew

Travel editors are always looking to fill pages at this time of the year and one of the most reliable institutions is their annual “where

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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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    There weren’t many clear nights this June, but I There weren’t many clear nights this June, but I managed to image a few deep sky objects with my little Seestar S50. #astrophotography #seestar #keeplookingup
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    We were delighted to spot this pair of Great Blue We were delighted to spot this pair of Great Blue Heron nests in a nearby marsh. Those heron “chicks” are massive!
    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.
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