Pretty standard unemployed week in Toronto this week. We got back to our apartment from our delayed flight from Washington at around midday on Tuesday and basically had time to unpack and eat before we were getting changed for a rum networking event. It was a fun night, but we found it's too hard for us to move around and meet lots of people (which is the point of it) when we go as a couple so we'll have to consider another strategy next time. Wednesday night was...

Van completed her exam last weekend and we managed to move the next day without too many hassles. We also rented the car for an additional day as it meant that we could check out Scarborough Bluffs which was pretty cool. The first brewing session was also held this week and it smells promising, but a lot can go wrong and it will be another month before the verdict will be out. This weekend we scheduled a trip to Washington DC to say g'day to Obama and it was our...

Matt got back from his West Coast trip with Jamie late on Sunday night where they had a crack at climbing Mt Rainier in Washington and then flew down to San Francisco and road tripped down to LA. The climbing in Washington resulted in some very red noses which kept us company for the rest of the trip. Most stressful time of the trip was when Jamie nearly missed the flight from Seattle to San Fran after having trouble finding the hostel on Sunday night after a pub...

We arrived in Toronto late on Wednesday and made our first mistake by not tipping the taxi driver which is apparently expected here, but we did have a good excuse of being totally oblivious to these customs. Claudie (our airbnb host's mum) was at our accommodation to greet us and was very nice helping us settle in. The next few days we took pretty easy as it's the first time we've stopped since Christmas, but we did manage to do the following: - Sign up to the T...

We had a quick one night trip back to our old home to pick up our bags and stay with Fredrik and Solveig who were great hosts. We were a little bit worried about making our flight to Stavanger as the flight was changed to go through Oslo, but it wasn't busy so we made it through customs and the bag check easily. The drive to the airport with Fredrik the next day was quite amusing as we had 6 large bags and carry on luggage in a small VW beetle, but we managed to ...