by Liz Deacle | Europe, Long Term Travel, Personal, Podcasts, world travel
Has anyone REALLY got their life together? Got it all sorted? We’ve been married for twenty-five years, and I know we haven’t.
This week, husband and wife Brian and Liz feel unsettled. As they walk the canals of Bath, they get real and honest about feeling uncertain about the future and share the times they’ve felt completely lost on their year-long nomadic family journey.
If you’ve ever felt like everyone else has their life together and you don’t then you will love this epiosde.
Get ready to hear four vulnerable stories: the panic of being asked to attend a local social gathering (where they purposely lied and tied themselves in knots), the worry that ruins a beautiful trip, the fear of admitting “I don’t know” to their own kids, and the small rituals they cling to when life feels uncertain.
Listen to this episode if you want to know:
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How to handle questions from strangers about your life when you haven’t got a clue what you’re even doing
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How to talk to your adult kids about financial struggles (AKA: NO. We can’t afford it)
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Morning routine for when you feel anxious
- Us having abuse hurled at us by some random strangers on the Tow Path (see if you spot it…)
Thank you, as always, for being here with us. You are what makes this podcast so special.
My heart beats with yours.
Kia Kaha.
Liz and Brian x
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by Liz Deacle | Long Term Travel, Podcasts, Travel, UK
it’s what you do in that place that will…
Feeling a little lost and wondering where “home” is, husband and wife Brian and Liz are back to take you along on a walking podcast, and this time, they’ve landed in a three-month rental just outside Bath.
In this deeply personal conversation, Liz shares why the view of an ancient church from her window is helping her write the book on grief she was always meant to write, and Brian opens up about the simple things that make him happy.
This is for anyone who has ever felt a little lost, is redefining “home” after a loss, or is simply wondering how to find pockets of light and purpose right where they are.
We hope you enjoy this raw, real, and uplifting walk through the beautiful English countryside with us (and sorry in advance for needing a loo break and also the marriage spats as we go on our merry way…how embarrassing…??!!)
Thank you, as always, for being here with us.
You are what makes this podcast so special.
My heart beats with yours. Kia Kaha.
Liz and Brian x
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by Liz Deacle | Budget travel, Housesitting, Long Term Travel, Travel, Travel Tips, world travel
Why write a post on the pros and cons of housesitting?
Because I wanted to make it crystal clear that although housesitting is an incredible way to see the world for free (it is most certainly how WE afford to travel the world), it isn’t always a walk in the park.
Far from it.
Housesitting is more like one of those jogs you do when you realise your jeans no longer fit.
The jog that gets you all sweaty and puffy but feels amazing afterwards.
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by Liz Deacle | Long Term Travel, Travel, world travel
“Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert captured the hearts of many with its soul-searching journey across Italy, India, and Indonesia. If you’re a woman seeking a similar travel adventure and yearning to indulge in the beauty of the world, you’re in luck!
I have for you three remarkable books that will not only transport you to enchanting parts of the world but most certainly (without a doubt) bring on a serious case of wanderlust. These books aren’t just about travel; they are about families and life and exploring out-of-the-box adventures.
Get ready to take a journey of self-discovery and cultural exploration, and experience the joy of embracing new experiences. Grab your passport, and let’s embark on a literary escapade!
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by Liz Deacle | Budget travel, Housesitting, Italy Travel, Long Term Travel, Podcasts
Housesitting. In Italy. Magnifico!
Regular followers of this blog and our podcast will know we are no strangers to housesitting.
We spent three months housesitting around Europe when we travelled the world with the kids for a year.
From there, we were hooked, and in the last five years (both as a family and as a couple), we have clocked up twenty-seven housesits worldwide.
It’s official.
We are now professional housesitters.
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by Liz Deacle | Budget travel, Housesitting, Long Term Travel, Podcasts, world travel
If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times: How do you afford to travel the world? Are you rich? How do you afford to keep taking so much time off to travel?
Why haven’t you got a proper job?
I cannot wait to share this episode with you!
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that we would be a couple who could say, ‘We have location-independent jobs and get paid while travelling the world’.
Never.
Yet it seems that’s exactly what we’re doing.
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