by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
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This week’s show comes after a long winter hibernation which included (for Liz at least) mainly cream, potatoes, belly pork and wine.
But. It is spring in New Zealand now and we are back and raring to go!
If you have ever dreamed of emigrating to Australia or New Zealand but spending Christmas in the sun seems a bit weird, then you will love this show!
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In this episode, we…
Share the differences between Christmas time in New Zealand (Southern Hemisphere) and how that differs to the big day in the US/UK (Northen Hemisphere)
The pros and cons of spending Christmas in the sunshine and the big secret that anyone wishing to do Christmas time on the cheap should know about!
We’d love to know what you think about this week’s show and if there is anything you would like to know further so that we can include it in our question time next week!
The practices I suggested:
Eating Skinny Dipped Almonds if You are Trying To Cut Back on Chocolate!
- You can find those chocolates here (warning* – the whole family will try to steal them. Hide them well.)
Check out the cost of flights to New Zealand At Christmas time Here
Thank you so, so much for listening!
There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then we will love you forever.
Plus. It means two things –
1: You’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every week (that way you’ll never miss an episode)
2: I won’t have to listen to my son’s moaning about how doing all of this work isn’t worth it because there’s this guy on Youtube and he’s got a trillion million subs…
Please.
Just subscribe!!
Liz and Sonny xx
by Brian Deacle | New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
This post may contain affiliate links. They cost you nothing but we make a small commission. If you would like me to explain it further, please visit our disclaimer page.
This week’s show comes after a long winter hibernation which included (for Liz at least) mainly cream, potatoes, belly pork and wine.
But. It is spring in New Zealand now and we are back and raring to go!
If you have ever dreamed of emigrating to Australia or New Zealand but spending Christmas in the sun seems a bit weird, then you will love this show!
Do You LOVE New Zealand? Sign up below and I will send you my FREE Moving to and Living in New Zealand Guide. A 5 Part Video Series!
In this episode, we…
Share the differences between Christmas time in New Zealand (Southern Hemisphere) and how that differs to the big day in the US/UK (Northen Hemisphere)
The pros and cons of spending Christmas in the sunshine and the big secret that anyone wishing to do Christmas time on the cheap should know about!
We’d love to know what you think about this week’s show and if there is anything you would like to know further so that we can include it in our question time next week!
The practices I suggested:
Eating Skinny Dipped Almonds if You are Trying To Cut Back on Chocolate!
- You can find those chocolates here (warning* – the whole family will try to steal them. Hide them well.)
Check out the cost of flights to New Zealand At Christmas time Here
Thank you so, so much for listening!
There’s fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then we will love you forever.
Plus. It means two things –
1: You’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every week (that way you’ll never miss an episode)
2: I won’t have to listen to my son’s moaning about how doing all of this work isn’t worth it because there’s this guy on Youtube and he’s got a trillion million subs…
Please.
Just subscribe!!
Liz and Sonny xx
by Liz Deacle | Podcasts
This post may contain affiliate links. They cost you nothing but we make a small commission. If you would like me to explain it further, please visit our disclaimer page.
This week’s show is a continuation from Episode 5 – Couchsurfing as a family (how to save money).
After that show, we got lots of please for us to elaborate on the ‘weird Italian host’.
Now.
Because I am very delicate and old, please don’t go attacking me and say I should be grateful that this guy let four rag-bags sleep in his house.
I am; I was very grateful.
But. This guy was a bit…weird
Eccentric.
So we thought we’d share.
That way, if you are considering couchsurfing with your kids (and you absolutely should – it’s the best!) you might want to avoid this certain Italian host.
Unless your kids are harder than mine and like small wooden structures.
In this episode, Sonny and I…
Talk about our very unusual couch surfing host that we experienced in Florence, Italy
Talk about Florence, alcohol, rabbits and toilets. Your mind must be boggling.
We’d love to know what you think about this week’s show and if there is anything you would like to know further so that we can include it in our question time next week!
The practices I suggested:
Eating Skinny Dipped Almonds if You are Trying To Cut Back on Chocolate!
- You can find those chocolates here (warning* – the whole family will try to steal them. Hide them well.)
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Thank you so, so much for listening!
There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then we will love you forever.
Plus. It means two things –
1: You’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every week (that way you’ll never miss an episode)
2: I won’t have to listen to my son moaning about how doing all of this work isn’t worth it because there’s this guy on Youtube and he’s got a trillion million subs…
Please.
Just subscribe!!
Liz and Sonny xx
by Liz Deacle | New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
If you have ever thought about leaving your home country and living somewhere else, then I bet New Zealand was on the shortlist.
Since 2010, New Zealand has seen, amongst other nationalities, 10,000 Americans and 42,000 British, leaving their old lives behind and moving to New Zealand.
Thousands of excited people get off the plane in Auckland or Wellington and prepare to spend their future living in New Zealand where the grass is green and the sky is blue.
And where little men live in green velvet caves.
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by Liz Deacle | New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
We have decided to do a series of life in New Zealand and so this weeks podcast episode covered the basics on how expensive it is to live in New Zealand.
We have been living in New Zealand for ten years. We emigrated from the UK where we lived in the very posh (and bloody expensive) city of Bath.
If you are posh you have to say ‘Barrth’. I always like to try my best.
We now live in the very down to earth region of Taranaki on the West Coast of the north island in New Zealand and we love it.
Moving to New Zealand and raising our kids in New Zealand was the best thing we ever did. In our opinion.
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by Liz Deacle | Podcasts
This week, the podcast focused on Couchsurfing.
We recently backpacked around the world with our kids for a year. Our budget was approx $75 a day for the four of us – which wasn’t easy considering we have two gannets as teenagers.
This week on the podcast we explored the dark murky waters of Couchsurfing.
We recently backpacked around the world with our kids for a year. Our budget was approx $75 a day for the four of us – which wasn’t easy considering we have two gannets as teenagers.
One of the ways we were able to stick to our budget was by Couchsurfing. In case you aren’t familiar with this amazing organization, it is a website that pairs travellers – who are in need of somewhere to stay, with a host, who has a spare room, bed (or sometimes a couch) to offer.
Couchsurfing. What is it and Why Does The Thought Of It Terrify Me?
We wanted to discuss the pro’s and con’s of Couchsurfing and to try and answer the most commonly asked questions that people have. Also, when I tell people that we took our teenagers to sleep on strangers couches they are quite rightly filled with doubt!
There is a misconception (which I too used to have) that Couchsurfing is for twenty-year-olds who are looking for a good time. Not true.
And anyway, when I was twenty I was still boring so that puts an end to that theory.
Some of the points that were raised were:
- Why would anyone want to couchsurf?
- What is it like to Couchsurf as a family?
All of these questions and more were discussed, and hopefully, we convinced you that if you are looking to travel and haven’t got much money (but you have got a great sense of adventure), then Couchsurfing really is the best.
There is a fabulous story that we touched on. We were in Italy and one particular Couchsurfing host was …let’s say ‘eccentric’! I loved him, (because I am weird and slightly vindictive) but the kids were honestly terrified.
Seriously, they were never in any danger – they simply saw how one crazy Italian man lived his life. It was a brilliant experience. Anyway, have a listen to Sonny’s interpretation of this and let me know if your teenagers would have felt the same.
If you would like to hear more about the crazy Italian then leave a comment and we will see to it!
You can read further here:
Couchsurfing with kids, the good, the bad and the bucket
The Couchsurfing Website: https://www.couchsurfing.com
