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Travel world hopes Omicron is mild, but scientists warn it’s too early to tell

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The arrival of the Omicron variant has thrown the travel world into turmoil once again and while everyone wants to believe preliminary reports that the

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Canada reopening its borders to fully vaccinated international travellers

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Despite evidence that a fourth wave of COVID infections is gathering steam in Canada , the country is going ahead with plans to allow fully

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Kayak map charts international travel restrictions by country

August 17, 2021January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Confused about which countries you can travel to during the COVID-19 pandemic? Everyone is because the rules are constantly changing with the shifting rates of

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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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Delta variant is putting a damper on travel in Europe

June 29, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Don’t look now, but the Delta variant of the coronavirus is putting the brakes on the restart of travel, especially in Europe. Portugal, Spain and

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As travel re-opens, health experts warn that risks remain for new waves of COVID transmission

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 Mark Stachiew

With travel numbers in the U.S. this Memorial Day weekend reaching pre-pandemic levels, you’d think that the COVID-19 crisis was over, but health experts are

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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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As Tourism Week begins, many Canadian province’s still restrict travel

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Mark Stachiew

As Tourism Week in Canada kicks off, it’s still unclear where Canadians will be able to travel this summer. The American border remains closed until

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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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    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.
    I spotted this house finch outside my window and h I spotted this house finch outside my window and he posed long enough for me to take a photo of him. 🐦📸
    Happy Easter to all who celebrate it. Happy Easter to all who celebrate it.
    The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captu The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captured with my Seestar left 31 million years ago, about 10 million years before the first humanids walked on Earth. The mind can't even imagine such vast numbers.
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