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Archive for July, 2008

Booking a flight to Calgary

Before I begin, let me tell you that since my last post, I was in contact via Skype with three of my former colleagues. This was great to get fresh news and exchange notes. Don’t hesitate to contact me, please… The conversation was different that it used to be at times because we now work [...]

Buying a car

Here is a short summary of the different steps you need to go through to buy a car in Calgary when you are moving from Houston:

While in Texas, buy Consumer Reports and select a model you like: Subaru Outback
Go to the Subaru dealership in Calgary
Learn that any car in Canada cost about $10,000 more than [...]

Transferring funds

I thought that It would be simple to wire money to my new account in Calgary. It would have been a simple matter of calling the bank, proving my identity and have the funds wired. Unfortunately, deep down hidden on my USA bank web site, you can read that this can only happen if you [...]

Renting a home

The housing market in Calgary is interesting. The median price for a house is $420K while it is $120K in Houston. This means that we are going to rent for a while until we know the town and we are ready to buy.
There are quite a few websites out there to help renters find their [...]

Finally, my new laptop arrived

The laptop I ordered on June 27th finally arrived today. I am still alive and kicking. I simply was offline most of the time. More news to follow.