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Monthly Archives: April 2013

Where is London Drugs?

April 30, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

While in Canada, London Drugs was one of our favourite stores.  Nice store to simply browse or shop with a list in mind.  They carried a good variety of products […]

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Taking the California behind-the-wheel driving exam

April 30, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

I was thrilled to take the California driving exam. It meant that we’d finally be able to complete the vehicle import process and get our vehicle registered with the California […]

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Moving

Writing the California driver’s exam

April 28, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

Because California does not recognize an International Driving Permit (IDP) as a valid driver license, Canadians will need to write the California driver’s exam and take the behind-the-wheel exam too (refer to […]

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Moving

Preparing your car to be shipped by movers

April 28, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies 2 Comments

We imported two vehicles from Canada to the US.  My husband and I decided to drive my vehicle down from Vancouver to California to make a nice road trip out […]

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Moving

Vehicle Importation References

April 28, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

To follow-up on my earlier post “Bringing Your Car From Canada Down to the USA“, below are links we referenced when importing our vehicles from British Columbia, Canada to California, […]

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Moving

Bringing your car from Canada down to the USA

April 28, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies 8 Comments

Importing our Canada-purchased vehicles from Canada down to the United States was one of the most tedious and complicated parts of our relocation.  The process was complicated simply from having […]

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Moving

US-Canada Cross-Border Resources

April 26, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies 2 Comments

When preparing for our move, we were lucky to come across “The Border Guide” by Robert Keats. This book was a great starting point in getting us to think about […]

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Resources

Hello California!

April 24, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

In 2012, my husband and I moved from Vancouver, BC, Canada to Silicon Valley (California, USA). Vancouver treated us well in the 8 years that we called it home.  Having […]

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