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I've been moving a lot in the last years, which results in that in every new country you'll have to figure out how things work from new again. I thought i might
put some of that stuff here. Might help others.
Relocation Tips
Stockholm, Sweden
Storing: Shurgard has good competitive pricing and even rents out trailers.
Transportation: A monthly ticket for busses and local trains/trams is about 50 EUR and brings you all over Stockholms Län. Busses and
Trains are quite reliable, you can set your watch after them, depending on the weather and the area you live in. You can also buy 3 days tickets and
alike, but you have to buy these in shops or at the trainstation. The busdriver will only be able to sell you single tickets. Traffic is a nightmare
in and out of Stockholm City, so it actually takes less than half the time using the train. On the weekends it's quite easy to rent a car, which is about 100 EUR,
friday mid day to monday mid day with free miles for something like a VW Golf or Ford Focus. When i lived in Stockholm I didn't buy or bring a car,
simply because of these reasons.
Cabs: It's often a good idea to ask for a fixed price. The cabs have lists for destinations that they operate at fixed prices and you'll know that they won't
take weird roads then, to prolong the trip. It's really never a problem to find a cab. From town, in the weekends, you can also take a "black cab", basically private
people, that stand in front of clubs and pubs and offer you to drive. Usually they only charge you about half to 2/3 of what a cab costs and i never had a problem
with these.
Dublin, Ireland
Housing: The most common places to find housing are DAFT and MyHome.
Storing:
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RentAStore has self contained storage units of about 200 sq. feet at a very good price. I got a quite at around 200 EUR/month incl. VAT.
Unfortunatly that is the only size unit they have. These guys are located in the south of Dublin, near Foxrock.
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Dublin Self Storage has various sizes of units, so if you need something smaller, this would be the place to go. Located with 2 Stores
of the N2 and N7 around Dublin.
Transportation:
Ireland has it's own way of dealing with things. Soon you'll realise, that time really doesn't matter that much here, at least not, when it's about getting from one place to
another. Public transportation around Dublin is on and off, so don't count on it. When you want on a bus, hold your hand out as soon as you see it. It wont stop, if not.
If the bus doesn't stop anyway it'll probably be filled up, one of the other odd things in Ireland. The busses will depart at the time scheduled or earlier, if the bus is
filled up. In that case you'll just have to wait for the next scheduled bus. If you don't mind, the easiest way of getting around Dublin is by Motorbike, but be careful, driving
on a motorbike around Dublin takes good reactions and can require some experience.
Cars:
Car insurance is madly expensive in Ireland (at least in comparison to what I'm used to), probably down to the fact, that it is very easy to get a drivers license in Ireland and that
results in a lot unexperienced drivers. Any car with 1.5 litres engine or higher will get quite expensive, third party insurance around 1500 to 2000 EUR/yearly is not unnormal. For
people that aren't originally from Ireland there is a way around that. Clements is a broker based in the U.S., that is specialized in insuring
professionals abroad. For my BMW 520i that worked out at 680$ (US). The third party bit of that insurance is done via AIG, so you will get a proper irish insurance certificate etc.
Jobs:
Foras Aiseanna Saothair or short: FAS is the National Training and Employment Authority. They have a job database for
jobseekers, that can be used. Another good place to look is Monster.ie.
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