moving to canada The Last Ride Back to living in style for a minute, Jonathan had booked us a private plane charter through Harbour Air from Vancouver Airport to Maple Bay.
moving to canada Vancouver Hotel Quarantine Customs was friendly and helpful. Our luggage was revolving around the belt waiting for us when we got to the luggage carousel.
moving to canada In Transit SIN to YVR The kids slept in their travelling clothes. They got up without much of a problem at about 2:30 am to go check in for our flight. They just had to put their shoes on and walk.
moving to canada Yotel Hotel Our last night in Singapore was at Yotel at Changi Airport. We picked it so we could get an extra hour or so of sleep in before our 6 am flight departed.
moving to canada Complementary Breakfast Our room included complementary breakfast for 2 in the Tiffin Room. We could have paid for everyone else to join us, but our Helper suggested that we go down for a quiet breakfast just the two of us
moving to canada Dinner in the Tiffin Room Part of staying at the Raffles Hotel was to celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary, so we planned to visit one of the hotel's fancy restaurants.
moving to canada The Patio I loved that patio at the Raffles Hotel. It was a bit of a contrast to the tiny one at our condo that I usually drank my morning Kopi on.
moving to canada Luggage We were each allowed two checked in luggage and one carry-on each on the planes. I had a lot of packing and sorting to do.
moving to canada Poolside at Raffles Reservations are required to use any of the amenities at hotels in Singapore due to Covid restrictions. We just wanted to use the pool.
moving to canada Our last Hurrah We decided to splurge on the Raffles Hotel before leaving Singapore and were in the lap of luxury for 2 nights.
moving to canada Bye Bye Furniture After our shipping container left, it was time to start clearing out our house. Everything left in the house that wouldn't fit into a suitcase had to go.
moving to canada Souvenirs? I've been running around town buying things. I'm not sure I can call these souvenirs, but they will remind us of Singapore.
COVID19 Book the Covid Tests Plane tickets are booked, next we need the Covid Tests. We need negative PCR Covid Tests in order to get on a plane departing for Canada. In theory this is easy in Singapore; in practice it's a little bit complicated.
COVID19 Book Pandemic Flights Ask the usual question of when do we want to leave; or rather what date should we arrive? Realize there are a lot more questions than usual to consider here.
moving to canada Crossing a New Bridge June 9 was our 2 year anniversary of living in Singapore, now we're moving back to Canada! If you're surprised, so are we. It was a sudden decision. Guess, it's time to cross a new bridge.
