tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post6854474806443588870..comments2023-11-20T19:11:24.418+05:30Comments on DiploLife: More on Moving CocoNatalie Buda Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07619472877535500690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-746705107454753722009-10-05T09:19:18.223+05:302009-10-05T09:19:18.223+05:30Thank you for posting this...This has been one of ...Thank you for posting this...This has been one of my greatest concerns...I am single, with no kids, other than my 30 lb Heinz 57 mutt. But I love her, and she is going where ever I go! :0)Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717951041253010878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-70944766037613832912008-07-16T07:53:00.000+05:302008-07-16T07:53:00.000+05:30Thanks for the tip about the pee! As soon as she g...Thanks for the tip about the pee! As soon as she got out of her crate, I swear it went on for at least 5 minutes. Luckily, they let her out just outside of the apartment complex door and it was raining heavily.<BR/><BR/>Also thank for your blog URL, I will definitely be reading!<BR/><BR/>More to come on the Coco move to Kolkata.Natalie Buda Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619472877535500690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-33556817420528889792008-07-10T18:44:00.000+05:302008-07-10T18:44:00.000+05:30Sorry, probably should've given you my blog url. B...Sorry, probably should've given you my blog url. But - no good recent dog stories there. I'm over at emailfromtheembassy.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-29817870636884404822008-07-10T18:41:00.000+05:302008-07-10T18:41:00.000+05:30Ahhh, the dog dilemma...I still remember when we m...Ahhh, the dog dilemma...<BR/><BR/>I still remember when we moved to our first overseas post, we actually had to take the dog to the airport and threaten to just let it go right there in the terminal before we started getting some answers. And in the many moves since, it hasn't gotten any easier. Best was the time when our Giant Schnauzer was stopped in Germany - halfway through the trip - and we were told he couldn't continue on our journey unless we coughed up an extra $500 on the spot. I'm still angry with United and Lufthansa for that little mistake.<BR/><BR/>We've had a dog issue Every Single Time we've moved - I could do a whole blog just on diplomatic doggy travel nightmares.<BR/><BR/>But you'll get there eventually, even if you sometimes wonder how. And then - when the dog finally comes out of his crate, he'll pee all over, buckets and buckets of pee. So, learn from my mistake: let him out before someone carries the crate into your new house.<BR/><BR/>Good luck to you all,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-79946216528740039782008-07-10T02:50:00.000+05:302008-07-10T02:50:00.000+05:30We are definitely looking forward to Kolkata and h...We are definitely looking forward to Kolkata and have our arrangements already made for us, since we are with the U.S. State Department.<BR/><BR/>Any advice for how to not pay tourist prices all the time? Any other words of wisdom would be much appreciated!Natalie Buda Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619472877535500690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-44417186947277097012008-07-09T17:10:00.000+05:302008-07-09T17:10:00.000+05:30Good luck with your move to Kolkata. I came across...Good luck with your move to Kolkata. I came across your site from an american in kolkata blog. I can understand where she is coming from price wise but i can asure u that its not always the case and Kolkata is still one of the cheapest metropolitan city in india. Locals are not used to expats working in Kolkata as much as Delhi and Mumbai and so they tend to think of all foreigners as tourists and tourists tend to pay more in majority cases all over the world. However Infrastructure wise Kolkata lags behind, thats for sure. I am sure that you will get to know people there and have a lovely time. Just be patient. Have you sorted out your accomodation yet?kaushikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673932390593997748noreply@blogger.com