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Updates: November 18 – 24

Brian / November 24th, 2012 / 14 Comments

Well, all the papers are signed and we’re packing up our apartment tomorrow and moving to our new condo. Luckily, we’re pretty good at this – we’ve moved on average once every 14 months for the past seven years. We also have a whole week to complete the move, but we’re planing on starting to live in our new place on Sunday. Photo Credit: Vancouver Sun To celebrate our...

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Eating well while traveling

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CF / September 19th, 2012 / 20 Comments

Brian and I often travel together in conjunction with his business trips. In fact, just last week, we were in Washington DC. Luckily, Brian receives a pretty generous food allowance $55 per day while traveling. That’s a lot of food money for us – we usually only spend $100 each per month on groceries per person. Of course, eating while traveling is more expensive… But it doesn’t...

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Germany on a budget: Make your own neck pillow

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Brian / June 19th, 2011 / 1 Comment

Today is the big day! This evening, CF and I will head to the airport and begin our 9.5 hour flight to Frankfurt. Sleep on an airplane can be tough to come by, but in order to arrive fresh we’ll be trying to get as much rest as possible. On my recent work trip to Holland, a co-worker encouraged me to buy a neck pillow for the trip. I didn’t, and ended up getting very little sleep. I suggested...

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