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Flags of the World Quiz #10: Seeing circles

July 22, 2016June 3, 2021 Mark Stachiew

A common motif on national flags is the circle. Here is a selection of flags that feature this shape. How many can you identify? [mlw_quizmaster_leaderboard

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Roadside America collects roadside attractions from North America’s highways and byways

July 21, 2016January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Whether it’s the world’s largest catfish or a replica of the Stanley Cup made out of bacon, Roadside America is a user-generated database of some

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EatWith lets you eat in people’s homes in cities around the world

July 15, 2016January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

EatWith is another example of the sharing economy that is targetting traditional businesses. In this case, it’s restaurants. Why eat at a fancy sit-down place

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The musical garbage trucks of Taiwan

July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 Mark Stachiew

It might sound like the music from an ice-cream truck, but if you’re in Taiwan, chances are that’s the garbage truck. By law, you can’t

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Mail a coconut from Hawaii

June 15, 2016June 15, 2016 Mark Stachiew

Even if you never send postcards, you will want to send one when you get to Molokai, Hawaii’s fifth-largest island. That’s because you can mail

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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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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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    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!
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