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On my fifth trip to the PNW, I was stationed further north that before. Working in Arlington, I was staying about 30 min south in Mukilteo. Every weekend, I look for ways to entertain myself. Rather than sit through what I assume is a very busy border crossing in Vancouver, I drove up to Sumas […]

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Attractions [Cowansville QC]

I visited Vermont about 6 months ago and got a rare chance to go back to the same place in St. Albans (by way of Burlington).  As I already had Vermont checked off the list, it wasn’t on my radar to look for more to do.  I did however have a full afternoon to waste.  […]

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St. Vincent [Mississauga Ontario]

I’ve already outlined how exhausting my day was going to Ric’s (albeit very rewarding).  But before I decided to pull the trigger on going way out to Port Credit, as I weighed the pros and cons in that shopping mall, knowing that there was a St. Vincent just down the street definitely helped to influence […]

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Ric’s Recollections [Mississauga Ontario]

My trip to Ric’s started with a real tourist type ‘fail’.  I looked at the map and saw a Sunrise Records within a radius I estimated was about $10 via Uber.  So I hauled over there but as I got close I saw that the area just didn’t look conducive to a record store, or […]

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Value Village [Mississauga Ontario]

I have finally been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to take this blog international! I had 4 nights spent in Mississauga while I worked in nearby Brampton.  My first stop here at Value Village was a pleasant accident. I was told we would be working somewhere between 11am-11pm everyday so I wanted to make […]