by Liz Deacle | Europe, Podcasts, world travel
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.
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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 | Moving to New Zealand, Podcasts
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.
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by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, Podcasts
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…
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by Liz Deacle | Podcasts
Last week, in behind-the-scenes podcast #8, I shared with you some of the very real fears that I have about leaving New Zealand to travel Europe for six months.
One of those fears is leaving my kids behind. In particular my 17 years old daughter, Tessa. As any parent knows, a lot happens in the life of a teenager. Multiple dramas arise. Drama’s that, as a parent, one likes to be around to help navigate. Calm the waters. Guide them through.
For the first time ever in Tessa’s life (and mine as a parent) I won’t be here for her. And the thought of that (still) scares me.
In this week’s behind-the-scenes podcast you will get a glimpse into the life of my daughter. You will see what goes through the head of this extraordinary seventeen-year-old girl as she grows up in New Zealand.
I hope that you love listening to her as much as I do. Enjoy.
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by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, Podcasts
I’ll never forget what a family member of ours said to us when he told him we were thinking of moving to New Zealand
“I hope you’ve got deep pockets”.
At the time I didn’t really know what he meant (maybe just as well), but after coming out the other side of emigrating from the UK, I found his words to be annoyingly true. Our bank accounts certainly took a bashing. (more…)
