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It's a lovely place, if you are back in the UK I'd recommend checking out York (Kind of like Chester but a bit more old world-ey) and the Lake District (Just beautiful scenery!) Although if you're living in Canada now you're probably not short of beautiful scenery! I visited Vancouver and Whistler with my wife last year, we'd both always wanted to go to Whistler so tacked it on to a visit to Portland for a conference. We both just fell in love with the place and the people! We have a lot of friends in the industry from Alberta/Edmonton/BC....all over really. I think the politeness unites us!