Well, having just arrived from Florida a week and a half ago, things are still fresh in my mind.
The moving company we used was Clover Intl. Very, very happy with them. Not a single thing was damaged, the workers were polite and friendly (on both sides of the world), things arrived basically on time (just a day or two late). We were in Miami, but you can look them up on the web.
As far as appliances, I wouldn't bring them. I figured things that stay plugged in all the time wouldn't be good. We have bought new for slightly less than we would pay in the States. I did bring many of my small kitchen appliances - my crockpot, blender, etc. The only ones I've used so far (crockpot and hairdryer) both worked fine as long as you bring along plenty of converters. It does get tiresom always having to look for converters (and then adapters to fit the plugs) so you may want to skip it all together and just buy new here. Even if you do that, you'll still need adapters since many of the things sold here come with two-prong plugs and the walls require three prongs.
Be aware that 14,000 is not alot to get a place here. Is your husband's employer going to be helping you find a place?
You can PM me if you want to here more on my take of establishing a home here. I don't want to bore everyone. However, I will say that so far things are going well and, generally, I'm happy we made the move. Minor frustrations, but nothing huge.
Well, having just arrived from Florida a week and a half ago, things are still fresh in my mind.
The moving company we used was Clover Intl. Very, very happy with them. Not a single thing was damaged, the workers were polite and friendly (on both sides of the world), things arrived basically on time (just a day or two late). We were in Miami, but you can look them up on the web.
As far as appliances, I wouldn't bring them. I figured things that stay plugged in all the time wouldn't be good. We have bought new for slightly less than we would pay in the States. I did bring many of my small kitchen appliances - my crockpot, blender, etc. The only ones I've used so far (crockpot and hairdryer) both worked fine as long as you bring along plenty of converters. It does get tiresom always having to look for converters (and then adapters to fit the plugs) so you may want to skip it all together and just buy new here. Even if you do that, you'll still need adapters since many of the things sold here come with two-prong plugs and the walls require three prongs.
Be aware that 14,000 is not alot to get a place here. Is your husband's employer going to be helping you find a place?
You can PM me if you want to here more on my take of establishing a home here. I don't want to bore everyone. However, I will say that so far things are going well and, generally, I'm happy we made the move. Minor frustrations, but nothing huge.