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Forum: Canada
Nov 19th 2015, 1:05 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 7,103
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: How to watch UK I'm A Celebrity 2015 in Canada?

Thanks everyone, I will share this buffet of info with my better half at the weekend and hopefully we will find a solution he likes the look of!
Forum: Canada
Nov 18th 2015, 12:22 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 7,103
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: How to watch UK I'm A Celebrity 2015 in Canada?

Thanks for the helpful advice everyone. I guess we are just concerned about getting scammed and crashing our computers but clearly are probably just behind the times and should just dive in. Too...
Forum: Canada
Nov 18th 2015, 8:56 am
Replies: 21
Views: 7,103
Posted By Minstrels87

How to watch UK I'm A Celebrity 2015 in Canada?

Hello Everyone: Firstly I know this is a bit of a sad kipperish thing to want to spend time doing, I hold my hand up and freely admit it! Over the past 3 years we have enjoyed watching "I'm a...
Forum: Canada
Dec 24th 2014, 2:54 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,315
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Managing family trips back home

After 27 years we struggle with this each year when it comes to planning family holidays. The UK is our favourite place to be but it is not a "holiday", we love being there but never come back as...
Forum: Canada
May 31st 2014, 4:35 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 885
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Any Brit mums-to-be in Toronto? (I'm due late September)

Hi HS Jones, sorry can't help with location or even kids, mine are all but grown, but when I had my first at around your age I was worried I didn't know anyone with babies and without family around...
Forum: Canada
Apr 27th 2014, 4:20 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,309
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Feeling guilty about son.

Our local skating club does offer summer sessions, maybe take a look in your area if your local club does the same. Skating and summer seem strange bedfellows, but hey this is Canada! Summer camp...
Forum: Canada
Apr 26th 2014, 6:05 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,309
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Feeling guilty about son.

So sports priority #1, take skating lessons! Canadian kids (on the whole) can skate, we put ours in lessons in Grade 1 & 2 so that if they ever needed to be able to do it socially they could, they...
Forum: Canada
Apr 26th 2014, 3:58 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,309
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Feeling guilty about son.

My heart sinks for you and how difficult this must be. I don't have a comment about bullying but about being in the English stream of a French Immersion School. Our children both attended our local...
Forum: Canada
Jan 7th 2014, 7:43 am
Replies: 55
Views: 7,341
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Calgary Canada

Hi Dave, there is one aspect of planning a move such as you are contemplating that often gets overlooked and that is what would you do if there was a family emergency back in the UK (or here and you...
Forum: Canada
Nov 25th 2013, 10:01 am
Replies: 10
Views: 5,749
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Experience shopping with "British Corner Store"?

Thanks for the replies, I too have become an adept at sourcing goodies from Bulk Barn and British Stores whenever I come across them, but something about a bulk order of an enormous array of goodies...
Forum: Canada
Nov 25th 2013, 1:33 am
Replies: 10
Views: 5,749
Posted By Minstrels87

Experience shopping with "British Corner Store"?

Whilst browsing last night I clicked on the ad on the side bar for the "British Corner Store", for a while I allowed myself to be in heaven browsing and filling a box for goodies for xmas. However,...
Forum: Canada
Jun 22nd 2013, 4:45 am
Replies: 24
Views: 4,228
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Elderly Parents visiting - Travel Insurance astronomical

I agree, I think insurance for folks in their 70's is doable, but once you get over 85 it sky rockets, so there is hope for the OP. We have come to terms with the fact my mother will never visit...
Forum: Canada
Jun 18th 2013, 3:17 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 4,228
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Elderly Parents visiting - Travel Insurance astronomical

Hi Mardyarse I had a thread on this exact same question a couple of years ago and received a number of helpful replies. Sadly I don't know how to give you the link to it but I think if you click on...
Forum: Canada
Jan 28th 2013, 2:00 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,156
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Experiences with "Home Instead Senior Care"

Yes that's probable, they are also a franchise and have offices in the UK. Their website looks great, but it's quite another thing having people come in helping with "personal" stuff. I am also...
Forum: Canada
Jan 28th 2013, 1:26 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,156
Posted By Minstrels87

Experiences with "Home Instead Senior Care"

Evening Everyone: Do any of you have any experiences to share of using the services of "Home Instead Senior Care" in the UK to assist your elderly relatives?

I am looking for some additional care...
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2011, 1:13 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,627
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Lethbridge Alberta

You got me hooked!........ on the Moving Back to UK forum, bad, bad idea Mrs. Burton :eek:
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2011, 6:46 am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,627
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Lethbridge Alberta

Hi Whoop up Girl

Hope your girls are enjoying their first day at school in Lethbridge. If you want to PM me the name of your daughter who is going to LCI I can have my daughter (Grade 11) be on...
Forum: Canada
Aug 19th 2011, 3:15 am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,627
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Lethbridge Alberta

Hi Whoop-up girl & Family:

Welcome to Lethbridge, glad to hear you are enjoying it here and your just in time for Whoop-up Days!. I can't answer your question about meet up's, lived here a long...
Forum: Canada
Mar 29th 2011, 2:59 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,222
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Long Stay Parking @ Calgary Airport

I can also absolutely recommend Park to Go. Book online and you can usually save a few $$. We have used them numerous times and the service has been excellent and really good value for money.
Forum: Canada
Jan 31st 2011, 6:43 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,554
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: OAP Travel Insurance over 80s

Hi Gaz67

If you search this forum for "help - elderly parents travel insurance" you will find a thread I had that received a lot of replies. I was specifically looking for insurance for 80 years...
Forum: Canada
Dec 11th 2010, 4:23 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,594
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Travel Insurance to Canada for over 70s

Hi Moosemug: I posted a similar question back in October. Not sure how to post the link but look up my posts and you will find the thread about "travel insurance for elderly parents" and you will...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 10th 2010, 7:27 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,889
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Drive by Xmas gloat

CindyGirl I share your pain, so many places to shop with so little time to do it justice and not enough room in the suitcase to put all the swag. This is my plan for my visit this christmas... focus...
Forum: Canada
Nov 14th 2010, 1:02 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,759
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: How many times a year do you go back to the UK?

This is an interesting question for me. We have been in Canada for 23 years. In the early years is was very difficult to afford to go home so your ? about how many times a year made me smile, that...
Forum: Canada
Sep 27th 2010, 10:56 am
Replies: 27
Views: 8,262
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Help - Travel Insurance Elderly Parent

I promised to update this thread with what we decided to do. We thoroughly investigated the leads provided and yes cover is available but at a very high price (averaged around 2700GBP for 3 weeks...
Forum: Canada
Sep 11th 2010, 11:44 am
Replies: 27
Views: 8,262
Posted By Minstrels87

Re: Help - Travel Insurance Elderly Parent

Thanks Gaynor:

Yes I thought I would get the right answers from the ex pats. I will check out Blue Cross and see what they say - thanks for the heads up. I think the upshot of all this is going...
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