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‘Abandoned World War II’ is a book for lovers of armchair travel and history

August 2, 2021August 5, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The Second World War truly lived up to its name, touching every corner of the world as is ably illustrated in the book Abandoned World

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Travel Trivia Quiz #10 – Testing your knowledge of Canada’s extremes

July 29, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Canada is a big place, extreme in every sense of the word. Our latest travel trivia quiz takes a look at the biggest and longest

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No one knows if any countries are actually turning away travellers with mixed vaccine doses

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Mark Stachiew

With reports that some countries won’t accept Canadian travellers who have received mixed COVID-19 vaccine doses as fully vaccinated, the actual list of nations with

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Dayrooms lets you find hotel rooms you can rent for the day or part of a day

July 27, 2021January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Hotel rooms aren’t just a place to sleep, they can also be booked for day use, but it’s not always easy to reserve a room

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Unlike YYZ and YVR, YUL won’t separate vaccinated from unvaccinated passengers

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Even as Toronto and Vancouver’s international airports have stated they would divide arriving passengers by vaccination status in order to streamline customs inspections, Montreal’s Trudeau

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Test your knowledge with our Travel Trivia Quiz #9

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Mark Stachiew

It’s a big world out there, but do you know enough about it to answer our latest travel trivia quiz? We’ve got some real head-scratchers

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Canada’s hotel quarantine ending and more airports will welcome international flights as of Aug. 9

July 19, 2021 Mark Stachiew

As part of its phased re-opening of the country’s international borders to fully-vaccinated travellers, the Government of Canada announced Monday that it is ending its

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Malahat Skywalk adds to Canada’s growing list of elevated attractions

July 19, 2021 Mark Stachiew

With the official opening of Malahat SkyWalk on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island last week, Canada has added another “skywalk” attraction. Located about 35 minutes drive

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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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