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Hotels and suitcases
Don’t live out of suitcases, particularly when there’s 7 cases to choose from. It’s as simple as that. The first few days after arrival were mentally and physically draining. After the best part of 16 years of stability in the same house, living out of suitcases across 2 hotels was a slog. Why 2 hotels?...Continue reading→
First thoughts
In her blog, Lesley neatly summarised the testing, first few hours of our departure from the UK, and it certainly was a test of how calm we could remain. Delays in Maidstone, delays on the M25 and a fire alarm at Gatwick were all thrown at us, but the feeling was that it would take...Continue reading→
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Hidden treasure
As a follow up to my last post I thought I’d add that help is at hand for all professional job hunters in the Vancouver area. However, it’s a case of unearthing the buried treasure. There seems to be a multitude of Provincial and National Government funded programmes that the intrepid professional job hunter can...Continue reading→
What they don’t tell you when you apply
Is it naivety or could I have prepared better than I did? What’s become very apparent is that Canadian employers do not offer a level playing field to new entrants. I’ve been told stories about professional people arriving, seeking employment and ending up in the land of under-employment (in jobs far below their potential). So...Continue reading→
Rainy day on Georgia
I was downtown meeting with Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) today and discovered that when it rains in Vancouver, boy, can it rain. On the positive side, it seems that rather than complain about the weather, locals just break out the brolly and get on with life. I captured brolly culture at Georgia and...Continue reading→
Around Kits
What a fantastic Autumn day. It’s days like this when being in Vancouver really makes sense. After discovering Zulu Records I returned with the family for another visit a wander along part of 4th Avenue followed by a stroll along Kitsilano Beach at English Bay. 4th is a real old fashioned high street with a...Continue reading→