Many of the US forms you will have to fill out when you move will ask for an address. Use your work address until you have a permanent place. A good example is opening your first bank account. The only possible problem with using your work address for your bank account is that some people…
Category: Travel
Relocating to the US, some issues to consider
A fair few people have asked me about relocating to the US from Australia, so I figured it was time to do a little write up. Specifically the question I want to consider here is “how much do I need to earn to live in the US?”. I didn’t really know the answer to that…
Light rail, oh how I love thee
One thing I think that Canberra really lacks is a light rail system. My travels over the last few years have made me realize that one of the things that makes a city a great place to live is a good light rail system. The first one of these systems that I saw was in…
List of VTA station addresses
Oh, and this list of VTA station addresses is very useful…
VTA station for the Santa Clara Convention Center
I’m doing public transport research for MySQL user’s conference next week. Here is how to get from the VTA station at Old Ironsides to the Santa Clara Convention Center.
Apparently I regulate
Someone in the office complimented me on “regulating” today. It turns out that’s crazy American speak for laying down the law.
Don’t try getting Delonghi blender parts in the US
I’ve given up after calling four places. All I want is a blade for my Delonghi blender, and it seems that no one in this country sells them. When I asked the people I called for a suggestion of someone who might sell the part, they were quite confused. I suspect I’ll be off to…
Public transport to San Francisco from Santa Clara
Colin wonders about public transport in California, which I must say is much better than the public transport I m used to in Canberra. Colin, to get to San Francisco, jump on the VTA light rail and head to the Castro Street (Mountain View) station. There, jump across to the Caltrain station, which will take…
Holy bread emergency Batman!
Despite Steven’s promises of a return of the spicy fruit buns, they are completely absent here in the US. Apparently not all Christian nations do hot cross buns, which is a new surprise for me. This is an emergency however, as I love them, so I need someone to mail me some ASAP. Send them…
Going to Portland, OR
So, I’m off a somewhat short notice to Portland to talk at their LUG meeting, which is kinda cool. I don’t know what I’m talking about yet, so I am going to have to leave that hanging for now. Any suggestions of things to see there in my couple of spare hours?