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Calculate the power of your travel documents with the Passport Index

January 20, 2022January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Just how “powerful” is your passport? In other words, how mobile does it allow you to be in terms of entering other countries without needing

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My (randomly-generated) list of the top 10 destinations to visit in 2022

December 21, 2021 Mark Stachiew

This is the season when travel publications and writers carefully consider their recommendations for the top places to visit for the year ahead. Their lists

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Travel world hopes Omicron is mild, but scientists warn it’s too early to tell

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The arrival of the Omicron variant has thrown the travel world into turmoil once again and while everyone wants to believe preliminary reports that the

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As U.S. border reopens, some think Canada should change its travel advice

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Mark Stachiew

News that the United States will re-open its land border with Canada and Mexico to fully-vaccinated travellers has some wondering whether it’s time Canada ended

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Canadian travellers warned to beware of scams using false CBSA credentials

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is warning the public about ongoing email, web, text messages and telephone scams in which people posing as officials

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Explore Canadian filming locations on the “Netflix in Your Neighbourhood” website

September 27, 2021January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Netflix in Your Neighbourhood is a new website that makes it easier for fans both local and from around the world to find and explore

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Jamaica releases exclusive footage to celebrate new Bond movie, ‘No Time to Die’

September 23, 2021 Mark Stachiew

To celebrate the release of the latest James Bond film, the Jamaica Tourist Board has released behind-the-scenes footage of ‘No Time To Die.’ The exclusive

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Canada reopening its borders to fully vaccinated international travellers

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Despite evidence that a fourth wave of COVID infections is gathering steam in Canada , the country is going ahead with plans to allow fully

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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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    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.
    I spotted this house finch outside my window and h I spotted this house finch outside my window and he posed long enough for me to take a photo of him. 🐦📸
    Happy Easter to all who celebrate it. Happy Easter to all who celebrate it.
    The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captu The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captured with my Seestar left 31 million years ago, about 10 million years before the first humanids walked on Earth. The mind can't even imagine such vast numbers.
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