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“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -Andre Gide

May 5, 2021 Mark Stachiew
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Vaccinated people can travel internationally, but should they?

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Mark Stachiew

With more people around the world getting vaccinated against COVID-19, especially in richer countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, many of them

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Saluting our beleaguered travel agents on National Travel Advisors Day

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Mark Stachiew

The past year plus has been a hard one for the world’s travel agents so it seems fitting to tip our caps to them on

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Travel Quiz #2: Back for more

April 30, 2021May 19, 2021 Mark Stachiew

We’re back after a long hiatus with a new travel quiz.  You’ve had lots of time to study, so we’re not going to be so

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Get the latest travel-related COVID info with the IATA Destination Tracker

April 29, 2021January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have teamed up to create Destination Tracker, an online tool to help travellers

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“Happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” -Roy M. Goodman

April 28, 2021 Mark Stachiew
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Canadian travellers want vaccination passports, but they’ll have to wait

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Mark Stachiew

While  the European Union’s parliament debates its vaccine passport Wednesday, Canadian travellers are clamouring for similar documentation, but it seems that they’ll have to wait

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Canadian travellers skip hotel quarantine by crossing land border by taxi, but will the loophole last?

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Mark Stachiew

When Canada introduced mandatory hotel stays for arriving air passengers in February,  but not for land travellers, it quickly became obvious that people would exploit

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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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