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Taiwan is the “wheel deal” for cyclists

January 20, 2017October 6, 2017 Mark Stachiew

We had only five kilometres left to cycle that day, but it was hot, our muscles were complaining and the long road ahead of us

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“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” -Mary Ritter Beard

January 13, 2017 Mark Stachiew
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“Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves” -Euripides

January 6, 2017 Mark Stachiew
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Montreal: The city of bagels

January 5, 2017October 6, 2017 Mark Stachiew

Ask any Montrealer to name the city’s most iconic foods and without hesitation, they will answer smoked meat and bagels. But what most probably don’t

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Tennis not just for posh tourists in Anguilla

December 26, 2016October 6, 2017 Mark Stachiew

Beneath the impossibly blue skies of the Caribbean paradise of Anguilla, I sat in the shade of a palm tree, watching pairs of teenagers playing

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“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” -Lewis Carroll

December 23, 2016 Mark Stachiew
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News and Notes: Frommer’s picks Montreal, aboriginal tourism and family travel tips

December 19, 2016December 19, 2016 Mark Stachiew

Lots of news in the travel world as the year winds down. Here are some notes of interest that passed through my inbox recently: Frommer’s

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“The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” -Shirley MacLaine

December 2, 2016 Mark Stachiew
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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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