Now we need to plan the trip, packing, airport transit, packing, arrival time, packing, in flight needs, packing...
Cathay Pacific is our carrier and they are apparently very strict about the baggage limits. We are each allowed two bags of 70 pounds each as well as a carry on and a purse/laptop or equivalent. If our bags are over the 70 pound limit the airline supplies us with a cardboard box into which we place the excess and then we are charged another $185.00.
We leave Pearson terminal three at 11:35 on Sunday, July 1 on Cathay Pacific flight 829. We fly to Hong Kong via Anchorage Alaska. We understand that we'll have to deplane at Anchorage for refueling. and then its on to Hong Kong arriving there at 6:50 AM on Tuesday, July 2. From Hong Kong we catch CP flight 723 at 8:50 AM and fly into KL at 12:30 PM.
A representative of the college will meet us at the airport and take us to a local five star hotel. The college will support that accommodation for a week while we make arrangement s for a rental unit. On the Wednesday we will be introduced to a local real estate agent who represents owners in a condo apartment type of building. The buildings we will see are those recommended by the college. The units are all furnished and a three bedroom goes for about 2400 ringgit . The ringed is the local currency and exchanges at 3 to 1 against the Canadian dollar. All of which means that the apartment will rent for about $800.00 Canadian.
We have an orientation session at the college on Thursday and a staff meeting on Monday. Classes start on Tuesday, July 9.
For those who are interested KL is exactly 12 hours ahead of our Eastern time.
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