Comments on Books are my only friends: Visiting Canada

They look nearly equal over on the Exchange Rate p...

2008-06-27T15:44:00.000-07:00

They look nearly equal over on the Exchange Rate page. So it could be worse I suppose.

Cold+no mass transit is a bummer. My fave commute mode is cycling. It's like all the work flows off of you as you ride home. Snow goes poorly with it, but so does rain and Portland has plenty of rain.

Mmmm..cold...if I could live in a big city with go...

2008-06-27T15:23:00.000-07:00

Mmmm..cold...if I could live in a big city with good public transportation (both Toronto and Montreal come to mind) I would ditch my car pronto so I wouldn't have to drive in snow and just enjoy the cold! A girl can dream, can't she? Alas, here I am, stuck in the Midwest, which can also get cold and where you can't get anywhere without your car to save your life.

I've heard that about the book prices. Sad. Is their dollar still stronger than the US one as well?

I quite like Vancouver, but I also quite dislike c...

2008-06-27T14:11:00.000-07:00

I quite like Vancouver, but I also quite dislike cold, which makes Canada tough for me.

Another issue is book prices. SWEET JAYSIS they are high. Trade paperback novels at $26! Crazy.

I [heart] Canada. If I can ever get myself to lea...

2008-06-27T14:01:00.000-07:00

I [heart] Canada. If I can ever get myself to leave my family (my extended family--I guess I could take the Mister and the cat with me) I'm going to move there, pronto.