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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by Liz Deacle | Long Term Travel, Podcasts, Travel
It’s true. We’re leaving New Zealand and we’re off to travel Europe for 6 months.
For ages, I’ve been dying to share this news with you—this big news.
But I’ve been putting it off.
In this very frank and open behind-the-scenes podcast we reveal why.
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by Liz Deacle | Europe, France, Long Term Travel
I’m currently in Paris, Europe, with my 21-year-old daughter. We’re here for a month, living like locals. On vacation (mainly, I’m still working online).
The backstory is long (and best saved for another time), but in a nutshell, I’m a world traveller from New Zealand, and after losing both my parents last year, this trip marks the beginning of a healing, connecting, year-long family adventure.
My husband and son are in Norway while my daughter and I explore Paris. In a month’s time, the four of us will meet in Greece for a month-long stay, and after that? I don’t know (join my newsletter where I write in depth about all of this and more).
So, why write a post about what to do in just one day in Paris?
Because, like you, I want to see everything… but I also want to do it slowly, intentionally, and meaningfully.
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