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Kingston is magically hip

January 7, 2019January 8, 2019 Mark Stachiew

Kingston’s favourite sons, The Tragically Hip, have played their last concert in their hometown, but they won’t be the last big thing to come out

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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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Canadian government marks the historical significance of the Dionne quintuplets

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Mark Stachiew

Canada has more than its fair share of historical events and places, but I’ve always thought that of the Dionne quintuplets was a bit of

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Canada set to get its first pod hotel

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 Mark Stachiew

Ever since I heard about pod hotels in Japan, I’ve been fascinated by the concept, but have never gotten around to actually staying in one.

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Quebec City’s summer visitors invited to experience a taste of winter

July 5, 2018August 1, 2018 Mark Stachiew

Outside of its ski destinations, tourism in Canada during winter has always been a bit of a hard sell, but Québec City Tourism, in collaboration

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Tips from the CBSA for facilitating your border crossing into Canada

June 29, 2018August 1, 2018 Mark Stachiew

Travelling across the border over the Canada Day weekend? The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) advised travellers in a press release that it anticipates higher

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Toronto’s CN Tower gets an upgrade after 42 years

June 27, 2018August 1, 2018 Mark Stachiew

It’s been a few years since I’ve been to the top of the CN Tower in Toronto, but I saw the news that announced on

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Artists, islands and orcas: The top travel destinations in Canada for 2018

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Mark Stachiew

Canada 150 festivities may be wrapping up, but 2018 still offers plenty of reasons to vacation within our own borders. “From sea to sea” takes

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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!
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