A journal of our move from Vancouver to France
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How Canada Does Business Redux
Dear God. In the years abroad, in England and France, I had forgotten how truly horrid the Canadian Internet/Phone/Cel Phone etc companies are. The trio of Bell, Telus, and Rogers control literally everything, with apparently no regulation, and consequently laugh their way to the bank at the expense
How Canada Does Business
Earlier this week I found myself travelling from Vancouver Island to Vancouver (the city) on Hullo Ferries. Hullo is the latest iteration of a passenger-only service between the two places, or at least the latest non-airplane service. Most people who travel from the mainland to the Island go
One Reality of Car Culture
It's been a long few weeks. While house hunting on Vancouver Island we've been doing a string of pet-sitting gigs via Trusted Housesitters. The latest of these was in the Victoria suburb of Langford. Langford is mostly an endless sea of condo and townhouse developments,
Our Odyssey
A week ago last Thursday we bought a new car. We're old enough to understand that on Vancouver Island public transit is really not a viable option. We now own a very fun Fiat 500e electric car. It's fast, very entertaining, has real buttons for essential