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Could you survive a digital detox tour?

June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 Mark Stachiew

I recently received a release from Intrepid Travel about a new range of Digital Detox tours that “focus on giving travellers the opportunity to disconnect

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Host Unusual is your guide to Britain’s funkiest accommodations

June 9, 2016January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Great Britain is known for its eccentrics which is why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it is a land that boasts some odd-ball

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Flags of the World Quiz #9: The red, white and blue is not just the American flag

June 3, 2016January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Three cheers for the red, white and the blue, which, in this case, is not the Stars and Stripes, but 10 flags from other nations

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Skip the hotel marketing hype and select one described with a haiku

May 31, 2016January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

One of my favourite hotel booking sites dumps the usual marketing speak favoured by other websites and replaces descriptions instead with simple haikus of each

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Room Blocker lets you book blocks of rooms for a group

May 13, 2016January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

If you’re organizing an out-of-town event or travelling with a team or group, then Room Blocker is the website where you can book a block

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IATA Travel Centre checks your travel documents

May 11, 2016January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

The IATA Travel Centre is a handy website from the international trade association that governs air travel. Feed it your itinerary and it will tell

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Flags of the World Quiz #8: Unrecognized states

May 6, 2016June 3, 2021 Mark Stachiew

There are many contested parts of the world that want to be countries, but are not recognized by the rest of the world’s community of

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Peru’s Boiling River is the world’s longest thermal river

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 Mark Stachiew

The world’s largest thermal river is thought to be in Peru’s Amazonian rain forest. The “Boiling River” flows hot for more than six kilometres and

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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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    There weren’t a lot of cloudless nights in July There weren’t a lot of cloudless nights in July and I was travelling post of the month so this months astrophotography opportunities were limited. I concentrated my efforts on the vast stretches of the Milky Way directly overhead in the constellation Cygnus using my Seestar S50 and a newly acquired Dwarflab 3.
    The Museu Militar dos Açores in Forte de São Brás in Ponta Delgada is a bit of a hodge podge of exhibits, but it’s worth a visit for the views from the old fortifications.
    Highlights of a 10-hour layover in Ponta Delgada i Highlights of a 10-hour layover in Ponta Delgada in the Azores.
    One of these things is not like the other. Tiny cr One of these things is not like the other. Tiny critters spotted in Madeira.
    Spent the morning exploring the lovely Palheiro Ga Spent the morning exploring the lovely Palheiro Gardens outside of Funchal in Madeira. It’s part of the vast Blandy family estate and if a must visit for anyone with a horticultural bent.
    When the clouds touch the ground, the ancient laur When the clouds touch the ground, the ancient laurel trees of the UNESCO heritage Fanal Forest in Madeira island take on a mystical air.
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