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If you love games and you love to travel, check out Trip Chaser

November 27, 2023February 26, 2025 Mark Stachiew

If there’s a Venn diagram for people who love to travel and people who love board games, you’ll find me sitting right in the middle

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Are eSIMs a better deal than your phone company’s roaming plan?

November 21, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

A press release from Freedom Mobile landed in my inbox this morning announcing its “Roam Beyond” plan aimed at international travellers and while it’s cheaper

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Score Black Friday cruise deals with Azamara, Cunard, Emerald, Windstar and more

November 17, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

If you are looking to book a cruise, Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday is a good time to snag a deal. Here are some of the

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Looking for hotel deals? There are plenty of Black Friday offers to choose from

November 14, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

Whether it’s Black Friday, Cyber Monday or Travel Tuesday, the travel industry is enticing travellers with a blizzard of deals and offers this month to

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Tourists continue to behave badly: Dispatches from the past week

August 25, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

After reading a spate of news stories complaining about the incredibly bad behaviour that tourists are exhibiting this summer, like this one and this one,

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8 exciting destinations to experience October’s ‘Great American Eclipse’

August 25, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

Solar eclipses are such special events that umbraphiles travel the world to experience them. This October 14, they’ll gather across the United States and parts

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Five things not to miss in Puebla, Mexico for Cinco de Mayo (or any other day)

May 15, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

Cinco de Mayo is not just a day to score cheap tacos and margaritas. It commemorates a military victory over the French army during the

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Make this the year you finally use a VPN when you travel

May 4, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

When it comes to protecting your personal information, using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) when you use public wifi is a must, but using one

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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!
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