Skip to content
  • Linkedin
  • Instagram
  • Threads
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Mark Stachiew Travels

Explore the world with Canadian freelance travel writer Mark Stachiew.

  • Home
  • About Travel Writer Mark Stachiew
  • Mark’s Travel Writing Portfolio
  • Contact Mark
  • Copyright

Tag: travel tips

  • Home
  • travel tips
Travel Stories

Avoid these new travel scams and be wary of some of the golden oldies

January 19, 2024January 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

We all like to think that we are too smart to be scammed, but it can happen to anyone at any time. We are especially

Read More
Travel Stories

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

Read More
Travel Stories

Here’s a tip to help you get your lost phone back when you travel

June 26, 2018August 1, 2018 Mark Stachiew

If you want to increase the likelihood of getting your lost smartphone back, the best solution is to include contact information on your lock screen

Read More

About Mark Stachiew

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.

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • instagram
  • pinterest

Search this Site

Work with Mark

  • About Travel Writer Mark Stachiew
  • Contact Mark
  • Mark’s Travel Writing Portfolio

More Travel Inspiration

Experiences Not Stuff
    Read more

    Mark’s Travel Writing

    Stop your car at 13 of Canada’s greatest roadside attractions


    Canada’s least visited national parks are mostly in the Arctic


    Ten reasons to stay in Canada for your winter vacation


    Read more stories by Mark

    Follow Mark on Instagram

    stachiew

    Words to live by. Words to live by.
    Birdwatching from the balcony at the cottage where Birdwatching from the balcony at the cottage where we spotted a bunch of blue jays feasting on ants in a stump, a mommy mallard and her six ducklings dozing on our beach and (for the first time ever), a pair of double-crested cormorants fishing on the lake.
    A break between storm clouds led to some beautiful A break between storm clouds led to some beautiful light on the lake during this last long weekend of summer.
    With so many cloudy nights and wildfire smoke, Aug With so many cloudy nights and wildfire smoke, August didn’t start out very well for astrophotography, but things improved in the middle of the month. Here are some of the things I tracked with my smart telescopes the past four weeks in light-polluted suburban skies. 🔭 🌖💫#astrophotography #keeplookingup #seestar #dwarflab #stars #galaxy #nebula #astronomy #astrophoto
    I do enjoy a nice mural. This one from Montreal’ I do enjoy a nice mural. This one from Montreal’s St-Henri borough caught my eye.
    Drive-by landscape in Mirabel, Quebec. Drive-by landscape in Mirabel, Quebec.
    Follow on Instagram

    Mark Stachiew Travels participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means that when you click on certain links and make a purchase, it may earn the website a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps cover the costs of maintaining this site.

    See the world for less
    250*250
    • Linkedin
    • Instagram
    • Threads
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    All Rights Reserved 2024
    Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Faced by Candid Themes.