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This is how U.S. border pre-clearance came to Canadian airports

September 26, 2024October 24, 2024 Mark Stachiew

As a frequent traveller to the United States through Montreal’s Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport, I always thought it unusual that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were

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Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge founder Tanya Smith. (handout photo)
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America’s big cat sanctuaries are still cleaning up after the Tiger King

September 19, 2024February 11, 2025 Mark Stachiew

 If you were watching TV during pandemic lockdown, chances are you were enthralled by the outrageous adventures of the Tiger King, Joe Exotic. The titular

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Travel club confuses Ottawa for Ontario, California, forcing couple to fly to Europe the long way

September 13, 2024October 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew
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These are the hotel perks you didn’t know existed

September 10, 2024October 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

The Four Seasons Hotel Austin offers a unique musical experience with its in-room guitar concierge service. Guests can choose from a selection of premium guitars

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Mosquito-borne viruses are a threat to travellers so be prepared.
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Never mind coronavirus or mpox, now travellers have to worry about sloth fever

September 6, 2024November 19, 2024 Mark Stachiew

With the news earlier this week that the Canadian government issued a travel advisory over the emergence of the Oropouche virus on top of its warnings about mpox,

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Biscuit Love is one of the many restaurants on Goldbelly which now ships to Canada (Handout photo)
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Goldbelly now delivers iconic American dishes north of the border

August 19, 2024October 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

Biscuit Love is hardly the only restaurant teaming up with Goldbelly. You can order from a long list of mouth-watering items from an impressive array of

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The Patsy Cline Museum in Nashville is an example of the kind of one-note museum that can last only as long as there's someone who remembers them. (Handout photo)
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Sic transit gloria mundi: Will music star museums fade away?

August 16, 2024October 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

While visiting the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas recently, I wondered how much longer a museum dedicated to a rock and roll singer who

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Airplane cabins are either too cold or too hot. Can they ever be just right?

August 2, 2024October 22, 2024 Mark Stachiew

As a video that went viral this week over an argument over an airline blanket proved, tempers can get heated over the temperature in airplane

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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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