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Travel Trivia Quiz #12: Oh, Canada!

January 26, 2022January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

How much do you know Canada? Here’s a travel quiz that asks 10 questions about the Great White North. I’ve put in a few easy

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Travel Trivia Quiz #6: Which airline tail is that?

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Mark Stachiew

How good are you at identifying airlines from the tails on their airplanes? If you’ve spent enough time around airports, chances are good that you

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Test your knowledge with our Travel Trivia Quiz #5!

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Mark Stachiew

We’re back again this week with another travel trivia quiz this week to test your geography knowledge and whatever other random tidbits are buried in

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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 #13 – Mexican state flags

May 27, 2021June 3, 2021 Mark Stachiew

While the Mexican national flag with its red, white and green might be well-known, most travellers aren’t as familiar with the country’s state flags. Mexico’s official

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Flags of the World Quiz #12: O, Canada!

May 20, 2021January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Do you know your Canadian provincial and territorial flags? A lot of them look might similar so it’s easy to get confused. Test your knowledge

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Travel Quiz #3: No ants in your pants

May 7, 2021May 19, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Ready for our latest travel quiz?  Lots of weirdness in this week’s quiz, starting with something for the myrmecologists out there. And if you’re not

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Travel Quiz #2: Back for more

April 30, 2021May 19, 2021 Mark Stachiew

We’re back after a long hiatus with a new travel quiz.  You’ve had lots of time to study, so we’re not going to be so

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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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    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!
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