★★★★★
2107 43 St, Vernon, BC V1T 6K7
These guys are EXCELLENT! They go the extra mile in providing you with stellar service, and do it with a smile on their face! Thank you so much!
https://goo.gl/maps/oVG7f7oHaHt8yH3C7
Category: Public Services
Okanagan Smiles
★★★★★
2149 Springfield Rd, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7X1
Was having major troubles with my teeth for the first time in my life, other then only having three wisdom teeth and needing one removed to even out my mouth. Having been born lucky with an almost perfect jaw. I take great pride trying to maintain this bite, but, I couldn’t get my hands into my mouth to floss, and the water pick wasn’t cutting it. I lamented about this at work, as I had just seen my dentist and somehow, I was getting cavities in places I knew I was flossing. She suggested this place, and though nervous to try someone else, within a month, this team had my mouth on the road to recovery, as they had removed tartar buildup under the gums which relieved tension in my face muscles. A truly incredible experience, I recommend this place for SMILES 100%!!!!
https://goo.gl/maps/gzCsonBAC8t6FK337
2020 Exploration Updates – Now InstaScenes
As I step into this new year, I feel my effort can be better spent by using InstaGram’s built in features of Stories. Starting today, you’ll start seeing updates of where I’m at and what I’m doing, a quicker way of keeping you in the know, and an easier way for me to keep track of where I’ve been!
Any helpful feedback is greatly appreciated as I embark on this new adventure, one that has encouraged me to get out more and show off my beautiful town, and hopefully, maybe someday, the world!
The Property Guys.com Okanagan
★
Not trustworthy, takes pictures of items located on the home next to place that they are selling to make the property look better.
https://g.page/TeamHarris?share
Orchard Plaza Shopping Centre
1980 Cooper Rd #201, Kelowna, BC V1Y 8K5
★★★★★
Having been in this town for many years, I’ve watched this mall swallow up the space Wal-Mart Left, putting in a food court, and later a Sport Chek, Timmies, EB Games & Best Buy, and now expanding once again. They really concern themselves with making it into a hub for people to chill, relax, and do some therapy shopping!! There are also seasonal shops which pop up in the middle of the other shops, check them out during the holidays for favorites such as the Log Barn!
It’s always fairly clean for the amount of traffic that goes through. This location also makes an excellent place to have a wind friendly walk in the early hours, (as later hours do get crowded) for those who don’t wish to be stuck to a treadmill.
Excited to see what you guys have in store!
https://goo.gl/maps/3a3ByLjCztsUaMSNA
September 2019 Exploration Update
Alrighty! September 2019 Exploration Update with SarahTonin
Special Guest Star – Raven from Teen Titans! (Lucky to snag her before she headed off back to her room!)
HI I’m Raven, I just got back from Random Acts of Costuming, where we cheered up some kids and some people, I put on my best smile, and now without any further ado, here is SarahTonin’s Exploration Update for the Month of September. Teen Titans GO!
Shout out to Random Acts of Costuming, check them out on Facebook and follow them there, more on that next month.
Didn’t go many places, but we did make some delicious shish kabobs and had a corn feast, which if you see there, I’ve taken two slices of tomato and slathered them on the corn. (This to be done after normal condiments applied, butter, salt and pepper) That’s how you do it RIGHT!
Saw this spectacular sunrise, peeking out from behind a fire hydrant.
Snapped a few shots of this excellent sunset on the way back from Vernon
Went camping, made some camp food! Yes, Omelets ARE camp food.
And there’s some power lines…
(Further) Construction on St. Paul’s
Corn Chowder! (Recipe to follow!)
The September full moon illuminated by the light of a Polar Bear!
And lights on Bernard!
Put out How to Make a Cape with Ruby
Finished my Peter Kelamis Goku Montage! (To support my work click here!)
Got some AWESOME socks at Hot Topic on Sale!
Sliced up some crab apples to make tea! Figured out a neat way of cutting them, so it doesn’t take you ALL day!
Early morning hours on Bernard; and facing the other direction
Making some Banana Bread!
Whooh – Made some egg whites you could that you could stand up straight, I made a beautiful peach meringue pie… 🙂
There’s our banana bread!
Peach meringue pie!
And these lovely ladies, that were helping with raise a reader downtown by the Capital New Centre.
Kelowna just waking up in the morning!
A peaceful, quiet Bernard Morning-GREEN LIGHT!
And a cute little mushroom glen!
Also helped raise awareness for Orange Shirt Day, check that out Online.
And I thought I’d end it on a funny note. Why can’t you Trust an Artist? Because….They’re Shady! They’re Sketchy! AND they might try to Frame you! Have a great week guys and hopefully I’ll explore way more things this month however as the winter months set in, I tend to bunker down and hibernate…and wait for the cold to go away! So you may see me venture out, once in a while, but expect to see more updates in regards to Tutorials, and other such likes! Stay Tuned!
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June to August Exploration Update
- Black Mountain
- Macdonalds
- Valley First
- Penticon June 8th-9th
- Around Downtown
- Library
- Had a Crow chase me!
- KGH Hospital Cheer Visit 15th
- Parents for father’s day -16th
- Match Eateries – Stopped to play a piano by the Center for the arts
- Scandia Golf & Games
- A bike through a car window! Crazy goings on downtown!
- Pianos in the parks! Kelowna Pianos 🙂
- Kangaroo Farm –
-Peafowl! - -SIDE NOTE – DON’T PULL OUT THE PEACOCK FEATHERS! PARENTS PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON KIDS PULLING FEATHERS – THIS IS A PLEA FROM THE OWNERS!
- Snug Lake
- Downtown Kelowna for July 1st
- Demo almost done! (From previous update) Construction starting!
- Hat I made!
- Berry Picking that turned into Frog Finding!
- Exploring Spider in our kitchen sink
- Construction on St. Pauls
- Parents to hang out with chesterfield as everyone was off for dinner
- Fabricland Escapade provided a spectacular view whilst stuck in traffic
- Christmas in July! – Thought I Found Santa! For more on that check here!
- RAOCD – Chibis & KGH Visit July *SHOUT OUT TO CHIBIS!
- Accident by Tonic’s Pub, Koodos to Support staff on Scene
- Naramata – Hillside Winery & Bistro
- Flashback – Anyone remember the Flinstones?
- Crane on St. Pauls
- Black OPS 4, visors look like WALL-E Exploring with WALL-E
- Raven off to RAOCD Hospital Visit again!
- Art on sidewalk by Rotary Centre for the Arts – Can anyone identify this artist?
- Replacements for the parking meters on St. Paul!
- Thor’s Hammer
- Lord Shenron biding us a fare travel to AR
- Ruby off to AR!
- Shushwap
- The Munkey Fist
- Kelowna Curling Club Field
- Goku – Check out my DevianArt!
- Chachis
- Cat in a backpack – Sir Kel-Miester! for parks alive, where we watched my buddy Gee perform! (Instagram) (Facebook)
- Construction on St. Paul’s
*Special Thanks to Sweetnams for my super Ruby Rose hero socks!*
Subcity Donair
1905 Baron Rd, Kelowna, BC V1X 6A3
★★★★★
When this shop started up years ago, this was the second one in Kelowna, run by the same people who started the first one a few years prior to that. My mom was right there to show her support, as she’s a Maritimer and missed her Donairs! To be sure that they were perfect, she shared the special ‘sweet sauce’ recipe, a sauce that makes these Donairs an amazing experience to this day! This place holds a special place in my heart, as many mother daughter dates have always been held here.
https://goo.gl/maps/UtGSJJ1DdKHoycfj6
TD Canada Trust Branch and ATM
1633 Ellis St Unit 100, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A8
★★★★
I have always been pleased with the smiling customer service this bank provides, it’s too bad its location brings characters that help give it a bad reputation, I’ve seen these types messing around with their drive in machine, so you’re never sure if it’s actually in service. Also the fact that they have to lock their doors to the ATM after business hours makes this location practically useless after regular business hours. Might be worth a consideration to have a door that can be unlocked with a bank card so we can use the ATM?
Cellunlocker.com – Automation Takes Over Another Service
Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of having automated services! But when your site sports customer support Mon – Fri 10am to 6pm PST and after a week of trying to contact you with no response, I’m a bit pissed, especially since their price has gone up by another 5 dollars since the last time I used this site, plus Canadian to US exchange rate.
It all started on February 22nd, when I got the IMIE wrong by one number,
(yes NEWB move) but I IMMEDIATELY sent in a message correcting my error.
If there were real people behind this service, it would have been dealt with latest Tuesday morning, yet it’s now Mar 2nd, and I’ve yet to hear anything besides an automated message that shot out stating I had the wrong IMIE, of which I’ve also responded to. This didn’t help either, as the ticket was closed at the same time.
I tried all five methods of contact, 3 email addresses, 1 phone number, and sent two help tickets within the account I opened to use this service. (The account option is also a new feature, allowing you to track phones you’ve previously unlocked.)
General: info@cellphoneunlocker.com
Sales: sales@cellphoneunlocker.com
Support: support@cellphoneunlocker.com
Phone Number: 1-866-957-6782
I have been super happy with their services in the past, I’ve actually unlocked my last 3 phones through them, so I gave them almost a full work week (leaving me without a phone for that time period) before using another service and deciding to write this article, and all I have to say is they not only failed me, they disappointed myself and every person I got excited about their service.
I left 4 messages stating that they had 24 hours before this would be reported to the Better Business Bureau, but to no avail. I now realize that this is an empty threat, as I went to go put in a complaint, but since they have no address, and aren’t registered with the bureau, I can’t.
So I uploaded this to sitejabber, in hopes someone will be saved the same trouble I have gone through.
*UPDATE* – March 5th 2019
It appears that there is someone manning the support desk, however my former comments on their disappointing service still stands. On March 5th, I received the below email.
