Mark Stachiew
Freelance travel writer and editor
Mark Stachiew Travels
Mark Stachiew is a Montreal-based travel journalist who has been exploring and writing about the world for more than 30 years.
Formerly the Travel Editor for Postmedia Network's canada.com, Mark's writing and photography have appeared in numerous Canadian newspapers and magazines.
He is always ready to explore new destinations and welcomes new writing opportunities. You can contact him at http://www.stachiew.com/travel/contact-us/.
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28 May 2025
Pier 21 captures Canada's immigration history, one story at a time
Travel Guide to Canada
Many of the nearly one million immigrants who passed through Pier 21 in Halifax from 1928 to 1971 arrived with little more than hope for a better life, but all were welcomed with a sign on the side...
10 May 2025
Slowing down in Bas-Saint-Laurent
Dreamscapes Magazine
In French, the St. Lawrence River is known as the Fleuve Saint-Laurent. There's no English equivalent, but the distinction is that a fleuve is a river that flows into the sea, and that subtle change...
01 Apr 2025
Made in Texas: Cast Iron Keepsakes
Taste & Travel Magazine
Fredericksburg, a charming and historic town nestled in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, is renowned for its wineries and German heritage, but is also gaining a reputation as being the birthplace...
18 Feb 2025
You're Missing These Mexican Attractions in the States That the Canadian Government Says You Shouldn't Visit
Experiences Not Stuff
Many of Mexico's most amazing attractions are in states that foreign governments, like Canada's, warn against visiting, mostly due to the threat of drug-related violence. What if those advisories...
05 Feb 2025
In an Effort to Be a Better Tourist, I Chose Not to Swim With Manatees, but to Kayak With Them Instead
Mark Stachiew Travels
For years, one of the items on my travel bucket list was to swim with manatees in Florida, but the more I researched the topic, the more I wondered if this was the best way to interact with these...
01 Jan 2025
Le 9: Eaton's Restaurant Is Reborn
Taste & Travel Magazine
Montrealers of a certain age have fond memories of the restaurant that sat atop Eaton's downtown department store, but it's not the food that they remember; it was the restaurant's soaring Art Deco...
09 Dec 2024
Willkomenn, y'all to Fredericksburg, the most German town in Texas
Experiences Not Stuff
Founded by German colonists in the 19th century, the Texas Hill Country town of Fredericksburg is a friendly and historic small town that has become one of the Lone Star state's most unique and...
06 Dec 2024
Meet the Klausen, Bavaria's Ancient Yuletide Monsters
Experiences Not Stuff
For the past thousand years or more, an army of hairy monsters has descended upon Germany's southernmost town on the same night every winter, but instead of running away, townspeople welcome them...
21 Oct 2024
¡Ah, Chihuahua! These are 10 can't-miss experiences in Mexico's largest state
Experiences Not Stuff
For many people, Chihuahua is synonymous with the tiny dogs of the same name, but it's also the name of the largest of Mexico's 31 states, a massive region that borders the United States that offers...
