Goodbye, New Zealand

Goodbye, New Zealand

If you’ve ever wanted to leave everything behind for a year, throw caution to the wind and get on a plane with nothing but a suitcase and a one-way ticket to Europe, then you will love this episode.

After much (hardly any) planning and lots of cleaning, it is time for the Deacle family to leave New Zealand and head overseas for an adventure.

This husband and wife, and their two young adult kids, have rented their house for a year and are leaving New Zealand for twelve months so they can reconnect and experience family time.

With just a week to go before they depart, this is what life looks like.

Kia Kaha ❤️

Liz and Brian x

 

 

 

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Travelling the world for a year. The List

Travelling the world for a year. The List

People think it’s easy to up sticks and travel the world for a year.

1: Rent your house to a complete stranger off the internet.

2: hand over your cats and your sheep.

3: pack your bags.

4: HURRAYY!!

Only it’s not. Easy, I mean. Luckily, we have a list. A list that we want to share with you today. A list that, no matter HOW MANY things we cross off it, the bloody thing keeps growing…

Enjoy!

Enjoy, say hi in the comments and subscribe and share this podcast!❤️

Liz and Brian x

 

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How to see Paris in a Day (and still feel WONDERFULLY satisfied)

How to see Paris in a Day (and still feel WONDERFULLY satisfied)

How many days do you need in Paris, France? One, three, five or thirty. There’s no right answer. It all depends on who you are and how you like to travel.

But for now, let’s assume you have all the time in the world but want to see Paris in a day. Soooo…

Voyons Paris! Let’s see Paris!

(That’s it. That’s about as much French as I can confidently write…) 

 

 

A chair by a window in Paris. One day in Paris

The perfect end to a day in Paris. Now, let’s begin at the start…

 

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How to sleep on a Flight: 5 Tips From Someone who travels A LOT.

How to sleep on a Flight: 5 Tips From Someone who travels A LOT.

There are so many posts online written about how to sleep on a flight.

Usually by people who haven’t flown that often.

So9, as someone who has been having traveled the world for 35 years and recently (as in 2 days ago) having just flown from New Zealand to London and sat on a plane for 30 hours, I thought while it was fresh in my mind I would share a few hacks (why did I say hacks? I never use that word) share some honest tips. Tips on how to get some sleep on the plane.

Because let’s face it — not having sleep is torture. Not having sleep makes you feel like sh*t.

Not having enough sleep can ruin the first four days of your holiday.

And we don’t want that. No sir.

 

A woman a sleep on a flight

I know. It’s not the prettiest of pictures, but hey…at least you know I’m genuine.

 

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Our BIG News

Our BIG News

We’ve kept you waiting long enough. Today, you will discover why we have been frantically trying to downsize and raise money. 

Here goes…

Enjoy, review the podcast, subscribe and share, PLEASE, with a friend!

Kia Kaha ❤️

Liz and Brian x

 

 

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Where to Stay in Paris. A Complete Guide for France Virgins (like you and me)

Where to Stay in Paris. A Complete Guide for France Virgins (like you and me)

My daughter and I are about to spend a month in Paris. We are leaving New Zealand and going to Europe. This is a much-needed, long time in the planning of the mother/daughter vacation.

As you can imagine, I have been doing a ton of research on Paris, France, and it would be unfair of me not to share my top 10 places where to stay in Paris with you.

I’ll let you know at the end of the post where we chose to stay and why!

 

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