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GODDARD BASEL ADVENTURES
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Enlightened
After 8 months or so of working out the VMware remote Switzerland office, our home, I now have overhead lighting! Well this has...
Steve
Apr 11, 20191 min read
Let there be light
For the longest time we have been getting the house decorated and complete for living. We have been missing some finishing touches to get...
Steve
Feb 3, 20191 min read
IKEA recruiting build masters
The usual IKEA build masters for the home improvements started to rebel and become somewhat surly. Therefore to continue the home...
Steve
Nov 11, 20181 min read
Meanwhile back in the shipping lanes
Our sea shipment continues to roll on its merry way. Now we see that it visited Savannah Georgia for short stop. Heading east now across...
Steve
Aug 26, 20181 min read
Building the furniture
Now I have acquired some useful tools such as screwdrivers of various types and sizes, we can put together the IKEA furniture we bought....
Steve
Aug 26, 20181 min read
Air Shipment Arrives!
This week was busy with the arrival of our air shipment. 7:30am and half an hour ahead of the scheduled arrival time the truck with our...
Steve
Aug 19, 20182 min read
Ship Ahoy!
Tracking our container on the ship is fun to track the progress. Man those oceans are busy. There are ships all over the place! I wonder...
Steve
Aug 19, 20181 min read
Avast, ye land lubbers!
Anchors aweigh! The seafaring adventure has begun! We are tracking the whereabouts of the larger pieces of our furniture which are...
Steve
Aug 12, 20181 min read
You get the ikea?
The Swiss allocate Sunday as a rest day and so generally Saturday is an errand day. For the Goddard abode a primary errand was to acquire...
Steve
Aug 5, 20181 min read
Arrival In Switzerland
We arrived in Zurich after a smooth flight with United. Yes, incredible as that seems, the minor delays were caught up on route with...
Steve
Aug 5, 20181 min read
Take Off!
Final day in Menlo Park and packed up our immediate belongings and everyone prepared to depart. Our beloved pets, Jack the old guy and...
Steve
Aug 3, 20181 min read
Living in a hotel
Now the house is emptied with just the final cleaning to be done before hand off to our renters, we have moved to a local hotel. The last...
Steve
Jul 29, 20181 min read
Our possessions are on their merry way
Now we are out of the house with all our belongings beginning their journey to Basel. It was a busy day, lots of boxes, a visit to the...
Steve
Jul 27, 20181 min read
The movers and packers are arriving a day early!!
Finding that you have a day less to pack and purge our stuff is not good, everything must go - one way or another! Don't sit still too long!
Steve
Jul 25, 20181 min read
The apartment in Basel
Rooms of the Basel apartment
Steve
Jul 24, 20181 min read
Preparing for Basel life.
Menlo Park home
Steve
Jul 24, 20181 min read
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