To an outsider, it all looks so idyllic.
A husband and wife swanning off to a Greek island to be with their darling kid cherubs.
But what’s it really like in Greece? What is happening behind closed doors in Greece? Behind the half-open crack?
In this week’s podcast, Liz and Brian discuss cats, criminals and being left to starve because they weren’t quite Greek enough…
If this doesn’t make you laugh and want to visit Greece, I don’t know what will.
Last week, a member of our private community who lives in the US, attended an interview for a job in New Zealand (exciting!)
One of the questions that were in the interview preparation pack was:
“How might you describe the kiwi culture?”
In this week’s show, Brian and I pass on the comments from other members in our NZ Ahead community and share with you what those who have been living in New Zealand for a while have observed about the Kiwi culture.
Would I be wrong in guessing that you’ve dreamed of spending a few glorious weeks in Greece with your family at some time in your life?
An idyllic Greek Island vacation. A trip to Greece.
Have you spent hours (dare I say weeks) drooling at pictures on the internet of golden sand beaches and flat-roofed white houses that can only be found on an island in Greece somewhere in the middle of the Aegean Sea?
You and me both.
I can’t tell you how many times I have typed into Google ‘What does a Greece vacation cost’, only to be forced towards twenty million ads that never give me a straightforward answer.
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.
Last week, a member of our private New Zealand community said to us:
“You always share what you love about living in New Zealand. But what about the things that you DON’T like? The pros and cons of living in New Zealand. In fact…” they said, “What about the BAD things in New Zealand?”
It’s true. We are in love with New Zealand. And yes, we do tend to gush about the place.
So.
Rather than give you our usual stuff (the things you need to know to make the best of the country!) like the cost to live in New Zealand, the best time to visit New Zealand, Housesitting in Wellington, etc., we are giving you what you asked for!
A bit of gossip.
Here are the four things that we came up with: After thirteen years of living in the country, we don’t like.
If you are currently working as a teacher in the USA and are planning on moving to New Zealand and becoming a teacher then you are going to LOVE this show!
Today, I welcome Karl to the podcast. Karl is a member of our private NZ Ahead Community. He lives in California with his wife Chrissy and their young son Clarke and he teaches science at a high school.
Karl and his family have their heart set on making a new life in New Zealand and the way they plan to do that is by Kark getting a job as a teacher.
But things aren’t quite that simple…
I’m Liz, and this is my family.
I do Travel. I do Wine. I do being a mum to big kids. Sometimes I do all three at the same time.
I don’t do hormones. Or looking perfect for Instagram. Or dieting.
Read more about who I am and why we should be friends on our about us page.