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Tim Hortons Coffee

In my 14 years living in Korea I’ve heard so many times from other Canadians about how much they miss Tim Horton’s coffee. I understand about comfort food when living abroad, I have some of my own – A&W Root Beer ranks pretty high on my list.... read on

Housing overvalued in Canada

Well this article from Reuters News suggests that housing prices should decline in the year or two.

He predicted that higher interest rates will lead to a modest decline in prices, probably between 5 and 10 percent, in the coming year or two.... read on
May 26, 2010 Comments(0)
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Ottawa-Gatineau most livable community in Canada

Hat tip to my friend Doug via Facebook for the link on this one. Ottawa-Gatineau most livable community in Canada, says MoneySense magazine This definitely makes me feel good about my choice to live in a city I’ve never been too. Only 2 months until... read on

May 01, 2010 Comments(2)
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Green Beanery: Coffee Supplies

Yesterday at work I was talking with one of my colleagues and friends, Doug, about various things and the topic turned to coffee; something both of us truly enjoy. Doug even went so far as to say that if had to choose between giving up beer or... read on

Apr 03, 2010 Comments(0)
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Flight Confirmed

Last night my wife and I went out for dinner without the kids (it’s been a long time since we last did that) and we were talking about my trip to Ottawa this summer. As I mentioned in an earlier post the flight is booked but for the return portion I... read on

Mar 20, 2010 Comments(2)
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Why am I Leaving Korea?

A few days ago I left a comment on the Exurbanite Pedestrian’s (XUP) blog where I mentioned the low tax rate in Korea and how much I hate tipping, which I consider an evil custom. My comment is third from the top. Further down XUP asked me why I am... read on

Hockey Gold

Today I woke up early, not intentially, but it was still fortunate as I was able to watch the 2nd, 3rd and OT periods of the Canada US olympic gold medal match. The game started at 5:15 am and I was in front of the TV at about 5:40 and caught the... read on

Mar 01, 2010 Comments(0)
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Canadian Internet Slow and Expensive

One of the things I’m not looking forward to when I return to Canada is the slow internet. I previously mentioned this in one of my first posts 5 Things I will Miss About Korea but this article Canadian internet slow, expensive: Harvard at the CBC... read on

Feb 23, 2010 Comments(0)
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Visa Sponsorship

Ages ago I took a look at the process for sponsoring a spouse to Canada, but have just now looked again. The Canadian Embassy In Korea web site’s page on visas and immigration and ultimately to this page with the mouthful of a title Information for... read on

Why Ottawa?

In comments to my posts here on facebook (posts are imported as notes in facebook) I’ve been asked a couple of times “Why Ottawa?” This is a good question and one that I don’t have an exact reason for.

Ottawa is not Winnipeg. I grew up in... read on