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Kakabeka Falls are among the most spectacular in Ontario. (Handout photo)
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Hidden Canada: 3 Ontario oddities you have to visit

May 29, 2025June 19, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Ontario likes to think it dominates the travel conversation in Canada with top attractions like Niagara Falls and the CN Tower, and maybe it does

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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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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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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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The Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa is going virtual once again

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Mark Stachiew

It’s looking like The Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa is going virtual again this year. As of this week, the Province of Ontario has announced

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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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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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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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    The Museu Militar dos Açores in Forte de São Brás in Ponta Delgada is a bit of a hodge lodge 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.
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    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.
    Wandering the streets of Old Funchal during blue h Wandering the streets of Old Funchal during blue hour.
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