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Canadian Geographic Adventures will help CanGeo readers discover the world

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Mark Stachiew

With a mission on making Canada better known to Canadians and to the world, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society is collaborating with  Canadian and international

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Explore the filming locations of this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Mark Stachiew

 Movies have always allowed us to travel to places and times beyond our own and this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees are especially good

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British airlines are the first to begin dropping face mask mandates

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Mark Stachiew

Despite some experts stating as recently as last month that face masks on passenger planes would likely be here for years to come, some airlines

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Feeling guilty about vacationing right now? Here’s the reason why

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Mark Stachiew

If you’re feeling guilty about booking a holiday while war rages in Ukraine, you should know that you’re not alone and there’s a reason you

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Canada dropping pre-entry COVID testing, but only for fully vaccinated travellers

March 17, 2022 Mark Stachiew

It’s not an April Fool’s Day joke, the Government of Canada will remove pre-entry test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers arriving by land, sea or

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Montreal’s incredible Cité Mémoire set to expand

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Mark Stachiew

Thanks to $2.6 million in new funding from the federal government, Montréal en Histoires is expanding Cité Mémoire, an innovative project that uses technology to

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Book your flights now while prices are low

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Mark Stachiew

If you’re thinking of flying this summer book now before rising oil prices and growing travel demand push prices up even further. Even before the

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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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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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    As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Mon As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Montreal in recent weeks: the Ring Nebula, the Needle Galaxy and the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.
    Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lak Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lake.
    I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw t I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw the sun, but the crabapple blossoms don’t care.
    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.
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