They make airplanes for that - you can fly out, check out whatever, then fly back to a real state.
What does he do there that he can't do here?
He's an engineering director for a company that makes touch pads for the Apple Ipod and laptop computers.
He tried to get out of the area when his old company shut down their California office. He couldn't find anything that was comparable. I was looking in want ads all over the country. We contacted friends that live in other parts of the country. Nothing.
He got 5 job offers in the Bay Area.