moving by yourself

Hi, I'm a Canadian living abroad for about 4 years now. I'm currently in Germany and want to move back to Canada in the summer. I've got some household stuff, lots of books, etc, and I'm wondering i...

moving by yourself

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petermu
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Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 4

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:51 am

Hi,
I'm a Canadian living abroad for about 4 years now. I'm currently in Germany and want to move back to Canada in the summer. I've got some household stuff, lots of books, etc, and I'm wondering if it's possible to move oneself rather than pay $5000 for someone else to do it. I've heard people talking about port-to-port freight forwarding. Does anyone have any experience with this? How about actually travelling by boot with one's stuff? I have the time, a couple of weeks, to do this, and would actually enjoy doing the trip this way. If anyone's got any tips, I'd be grateful if you'd share them. Thanks
peter

petermu
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Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 4

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:54 am

[quote="petermu"]travelling by boot[/quote]
sorry, meant "travelling by boat;" looks like I've been abroad a little too long. Smile

Reba
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Canuck in NC

Joined: 16 Jul 2004
Posts: 1495
Location: North Carolina

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:07 am

depending how much you've got, the ship you're on may just let you do it as extra baggage and charge you per box, or suitcase or however you pack it. Airlines do that, if its not too much stuff.

petermu
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Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 4

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:49 am

Thanks for your reply. I found a line that takes passengers- have to see if they'll take someone along with their personal effects.
http://members.aol.com/cargopax/intership.htm

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