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Expedia’s latest Air Hacks report debunks myths about how to buy the cheapest air fares

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 Mark Stachiew

There are a lot of differing opinions among Canadian travellers on when is the best time to buy an airplane ticket and many of those

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The Lipstick Forest is one of Montreal's most iconic works of public art.
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I toured Montreal’s Underground City with an audio tour from TourBird

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 Mark Stachiew

As a lifelong Montrealer, I frequently encounter tourists looking for directions to the Underground City. It’s a part of the city that I take for

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Cycling in Taiwan is a national obsession. (Photo by Mark Stachiew)
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Exploring Taipei on two wheels

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 Mark Stachiew

After several hours of cycling the hot streets of Taipei, it was time for a break so I stepped into a 7-Eleven for something to

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these are the travel trends for 2025
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Experts say these top trends will define travel in 2025

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 Mark Stachiew

It’s the time of year when travel experts come out of the woodwork to predict trends for the coming year. Some of these trends are

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Where to travel in 2025? Would you prefer some random suggestions or trust an AI for ideas?

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 Mark Stachiew

Anyone who’s followed this blog for any amount of time knows that I like to make fun of those end-of-year lists where travel experts predict

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Top 10 trending destinations for 2025: Where the experts say you should go next

December 17, 2024January 30, 2025 Mark Stachiew

It’s that time of year when travel editors are filling pages with their where-to-travel-next-year lists. While these lists are not completely arbitrary, they mostly are,

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These were my 5 favourite travel experiences of 2024

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 Mark Stachiew

I’m lucky to be invited by travel marketing destinations to visit a lot of interesting places every year and 2024 was no exception. These press

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Le Grand Roue de Montréal in the city's Old Port is one of its most distinctive tourist attractions. (Photo by Mark Stachiew)
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Enjoying spectacular views of Montreal from Canada’s tallest Ferris Wheel

November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 Mark Stachiew

It’s only been seven years since it opened, but I finally rode on Le Grand roue de Montréal, the giant Ferris Wheel in the city’s

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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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