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Test your geography knowledge with Worldle

February 16, 2022January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Never mind Wordle, check out Worldle, a game that travellers will love as it tests their geography knowledge. Instead of guessing random words, this game

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Travel Trivia Quiz #4 – The largest states in the world

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Mark Stachiew

You might know which are the largest and smallest countries in the world, but what about the subdivisions of those countries? Do you know the

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Flags of the World Quiz #9: The red, white and blue is not just the American flag

June 3, 2016January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Three cheers for the red, white and the blue, which, in this case, is not the Stars and Stripes, but 10 flags from other nations

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Flags of the World Quiz #6: Flags with the crescent moon

April 1, 2016June 3, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The crescent moon, a symbol of Islam, is a familiar design on many of the world’s flags, including the ones featured in this quiz. How

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Flags of the World Quiz #5: Flags with horizontal stripes

March 25, 2016January 17, 2025 Mark Stachiew

How well do you know your international flags? All of those horizontal stripes start to look the same after a while. Try this challenging quiz

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Flags of the World Quiz #4: American overseas territories

March 18, 2016January 17, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Recognizing all 50 of America’s state flags is hard enough, but what about those from its obscure overseas territories? See how many of them you

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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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