During the last week, the Canadian adventure started getting very serious.
We have now booked our flights and have put down a deposit. The flight path is :- Perth - Brisbane - Christchurch - Auckland - Honolulu - San Francisco - Vancouver - Calgary. We leave on May 5 and arrive in Calgary on June 4.
We are currently working on the accommodation. The early parts of the journey are easy thanks to mooching off both of our families in Brisbane and Christchurch.
The other cities have been more difficult. When you have never set foot in the city, you have to make guesses at where the right area is to stay. Then you try to pick a hotel in that area for the right price & quality. The internet is great, but sometimes it can overload you with information. Kerri persisted for many hours, wading through reams of information. We have Hawaii & San Fransisco sorted out now, with Vancouver still to go.
You suddenly realize it is actually happening when money starts getting wiped off your bank accounts. At least it is for a very good cause!
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
Getting closer to Canada
It's all getting a bit serious with the Canada move this week. We have started booking flights, accommodation & trips.
The first booking was the Rocky Mountaineer. The journey is 2 days & 1 night and runs across the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
It is supposed to be the best train journey in the world. I haven't heard anything to the contrary from people who have done the trip. We're really looking forward to it!
The first booking was the Rocky Mountaineer. The journey is 2 days & 1 night and runs across the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
It is supposed to be the best train journey in the world. I haven't heard anything to the contrary from people who have done the trip. We're really looking forward to it!
Monday, 5 March 2007
Relocation to Calgary - Planning
Years after originally considering an overseas posting and after months of negotiation, I finally managed to secure a job in Calgary. I have accepted a position with Jacobs for up to three years if required. They're even going to pay me handsomely for the privilege!
It took a couple of frustrating months trying to get answers out of an agent before circumventing them. My good friend Shane, who has been working for Jacobs for the last eight months, managed to convince management that they needed me. I clearly owe him quite a few beers. Thanks Shane.
The new adventure is to start early June. I'll finish up at Hatch at the end of April and take about a month to reach Calgary. We'll begin with a visit with my family in Brisbane and Kerri's family in Christchurch. The family formalities completed, we'll travel to Calgary via Hawaii, San Francisco and Vancouver. We intend catching the Rocky Mountaineer tourist train from Vancouver to Calgary. It travels for two days through the Rocky Mountains and is apparently one of the best train journeys in the world.
Canada here we come!
It took a couple of frustrating months trying to get answers out of an agent before circumventing them. My good friend Shane, who has been working for Jacobs for the last eight months, managed to convince management that they needed me. I clearly owe him quite a few beers. Thanks Shane.
The new adventure is to start early June. I'll finish up at Hatch at the end of April and take about a month to reach Calgary. We'll begin with a visit with my family in Brisbane and Kerri's family in Christchurch. The family formalities completed, we'll travel to Calgary via Hawaii, San Francisco and Vancouver. We intend catching the Rocky Mountaineer tourist train from Vancouver to Calgary. It travels for two days through the Rocky Mountains and is apparently one of the best train journeys in the world.
Canada here we come!
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