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Only one country in the Caribbean has a real railway

May 28, 2019May 4, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The only Caribbean country with an active railway is Cuba. Used for both freight and passengers, The Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba, or National Railway Company

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48 Hours in happy Havana

January 28, 2019 Mark Stachiew

For many visitors to Havana, the city may seem frozen in time, but if you look beyond the fading facades of its elegant past, the

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Cuba Libre: Cuba Beyond the Beach

September 10, 2018 Mark Stachiew

With deliberate care, Ramon Guilarte places a half-empty bottle of Paticruzado rum on our table,alongside a battered tin coffee pot and some cups made from

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Internet connectivity is getting easier for visitors to Cuba

June 28, 2018August 1, 2018 Mark Stachiew

I’m not sure how I feel about the announcement from the Cuba Tourist Board about improved internet coverage in the Caribbean island. The initiative was

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Cuba ‘Trump-ets’ new American invasion

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 Mark Stachiew

It was 56 years ago that American-backed insurgents landed on the beaches of Cuba’s Bay of Pigs. That invasion was a failure, but, thanks to

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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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