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Malahat Skywalk adds to Canada’s growing list of elevated attractions

July 19, 2021 Mark Stachiew

With the official opening of Malahat SkyWalk on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island last week, Canada has added another “skywalk” attraction. Located about 35 minutes drive

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Visitors to Canada reminded that non-essential travel is still forbidden

July 5, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Even as Canada relaxes quarantine rules for vaccinated citizens on Monday, the Canada Border Services Agency is warning would-be travellers that they still aren’t allowed

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A new logo will help you better identify authentic Canadian Indigenous tourism experiences

June 21, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Just  in time for in time for Indigenous People’s Day, the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) announced the launch of their new campaign Monday,

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Extreme Canada: These are the country’s hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest places.

June 14, 2021June 29, 2021 Mark Stachiew

With a geography so vast, it’s probably no surprise that Canada has such extremes of weather. While you’re struggling through the heat this summer or

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Ottawa dropping quarantine hotel requirement for fully-vaccinated Canadian travellers

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Ottawa announced Wednesday that fully vaccinated Canadians arriving in the country by plane won’t have to stay in a mandatory quarantine hotel. It’s part of

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If you want to explore Canada by train, VIA Rail has several exciting routes to discover

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Considering it a took a railway to unite a nation with geography as vast as Canada’s, it’s surprising to foreign visitors, especially Europeans, that they

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Pay your respects and learn some history at the gravesites of Canada’s prime ministers

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Unlike other countries, Canadians haven’t erected many monuments to their former leaders. There are a few statues of prime ministers from the era that statues

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Canadian experts advise against hotel quarantines, but there’s no sign they are going away soon

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Mark Stachiew

While the Canadian government’s COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel released a report Thursday advising Ottawa to end its mandatory hotel quarantine policy for

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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 a lot of cloudless nights in July There weren’t a lot of cloudless nights in July and I was travelling post of the month so this months astrophotography opportunities were limited. I concentrated my efforts on the vast stretches of the Milky Way directly overhead in the constellation Cygnus using my Seestar S50 and a newly acquired Dwarflab 3.
    The Museu Militar dos Açores in Forte de São Brás in Ponta Delgada is a bit of a hodge podge of exhibits, but it’s worth a visit for the views from the old fortifications.
    Highlights of a 10-hour layover in Ponta Delgada i Highlights of a 10-hour layover in Ponta Delgada in the Azores.
    One of these things is not like the other. Tiny cr One of these things is not like the other. Tiny critters spotted in Madeira.
    Spent the morning exploring the lovely Palheiro Ga Spent the morning exploring the lovely Palheiro Gardens outside of Funchal in Madeira. It’s part of the vast Blandy family estate and if a must visit for anyone with a horticultural bent.
    When the clouds touch the ground, the ancient laur When the clouds touch the ground, the ancient laurel trees of the UNESCO heritage Fanal Forest in Madeira island take on a mystical air.
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