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Meet George of Souris

Driving through PEI, we’ve seen a lot of very unique mailboxes along the way, in fact I was thinking about documenting “The Mailbox Trail” of PEI. We’ve seen so many unique mailboxes that I almost became a little “mailboxed out”, in the same way I’ve gotten “Templed out” in Cambodia and Thailand or “Waterfalled Out” in Iceland or “Ruined Out” …

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Driving the North Cape Coastal Drive, PEI

The North Cape Coastal Drive is home to some of the most breath-taking vistas on Prince Edward Island – a picturesque place where rolling emerald hills give way to rugged red cliffs, and winding dirt roads lead to pristine sandy beaches. If you’ve seen their ads or this video, it really doesn’t give it justice when you see it. As …

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Digging for Dinner : Going Clam Digging in PEI

I don’t know why it took me this long to get to Prince Edward Island or “PEI” but I love it there. It’s not the rolling hills, sand dunes, quiet beaches, excellent photography, great food or super friendly people that I instantly loved … it’s the fact that it reminds me of Trinidad in the late 80’s and 90’s … …

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How to spend 12 hours in Prince Edward Island

If you’re looking for a quick way to spend 12 hours in Prince Edward Island, here are my suggestions: If you’re lucky enough to be here in August on the right day, then Saucer Parade for an hour. (9:30am – 10:30am) Drive the central coast, on your way to dig for clams (10:30am – Noon) Meet up Ron Perry and …

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Get the pizza at The Pump House restaurant – #Moncton

Here in Moncton, I’ve been on a journey to find out all the best places to grab dinner. The Pump House brewery | @phbrewery) is definitely a decent place in town to grab a drink and some very decent food. Located just off Esplanade in downtown Moncton, it looks like a typical micro-brew pub, both inside and outside. They do …

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Chez Camille Take Out in Cap Pele, New Brunswick.

One of the major reasons I’ve been excited about being in Atlantic Canada, is to replicate my epic seafood binges of past years. For all the food that we’ve been exploring in Moncton, we decided to drive 30 mins out of town for some epic seafood. My client colleagues recommended that we head to Seafood Paradise in Cap Pele. We …

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Tak’s Thai Kitchen, Moncton … Authentically Thai Food

Moncton continues to surprise me in terms of things to do and places to eat. The latest culinary adventure took us a bit out of the downtown core to Tak’s Thai Kitchen. Today is also the first day that I’m using my Blackberry Z10 to take pictures for a post … so the picture quality will be a bit different. …

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Taj Mahal Flavour of India, Moncton : Getting Better!

So I’ve finished my first week working in Moncton … I saw the Super Tidal Bore and bought some lobster in the Airport … so what else is a consultant supposed to be doing in town during the week? I’ll give you a hint … Sleeping Working Eating There is nothing else on the agenda because there is simply no …

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In Moncton, Super Moon = Super Tidal Bore

A major tourist attraction in Moncton is a phenomenon referred to as the “Tidal Bore”. Now to put things in perspective … anything that attracts more than 100 people in Moncton is a tourist attraction. There’s a Canadian TV show called Corner Gas and it’s based in Central Canada … but if you substituted Moncton for Saskatoon, you wouldn’t notice …

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