[Thor]

So as many of you know I moved to Iceland 3 years ago, loved the decision and am very happy to be back home.

I have a job with a company I like, which has lots of room for advancement, but because of the financial crash of 2008, the value of my wages when compared to the CAD dollar is making me a sad puppy.

I find myself looking at Halifax a lot these last few months for IT jobs, I see salaries for sys admins around 60-70,000 with the experience I have.

Its a short flight from here, mind you probably cost me $1000 per trip I take, so I would probably only come back home one in a while, and of course for holidays.

The money is a serious attraction, I could really save up a lot of coin in a few years time and move back for good to Iceland. But I'm worried about a few things, being away from friends and family #1.. #2 is going from 5 weeks paid vacation to 2, which really is something I might be able to negotiate a bit.

My question is has anyone done anything similar before? If so I would love to hear your thoughts, if not I still would love to hear what people think, would I be happy working in a strange city, I'm not worried about making friends and socializing that's easy for me.