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Travel Quiz #1: Test your travel knowledge

May 22, 2020January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

How good are you at travel trivia? Here are 10 questions for you to try. There’s nothing too hard here that any experienced traveller wouldn’t

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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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You say Bangkok, I say Krung Thep

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Mark Stachiew

In English, the capital of Thailand is known as Bangkok, but in Thai, it’s referred to as Krung Thep Maka Nakhon which is often shortened

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No countries for old rivers

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 Mark Stachiew

Believe it or not, but there are countries in the world that don’t have a single river within their borders.  Some of them because they

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Spain still controls parts of continental Africa

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 Mark Stachiew

While most African nations have gained independence since the end of the colonial age, there are still parts of the continent under foreign control. Most

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The origins of the world’s airport codes don’t always make sense

August 28, 2018 Mark Stachiew

The world’s airports are identified by three-letter codes known as IATA station identifiers. You’ve no doubt seen them on your baggage tags when you were

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The world’s shortest international bridge links Spain and Portugal

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 Mark Stachiew

Plenty of countries are connected by bridges, but none of them are as short as the one that links Spain and Portugal.  The wooden bridge that

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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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