by Liz Deacle | Grief, Podcasts, UK, world travel
We recorded this week’s marriage diary podcast on location under the famous Sycamore Tree in Bampton, the real village of Downton Abbey. But it was harder than we thought.
Downton Abbey has become our family’s anchor, so when we found ourselves in the UK close to the location where many of the show’s outdoor scenes were filmed, we packed our microphones and set off to record a podcast.
While we were talking about why this show has become a lifeline for both our marriage and our family, a coachload of tourists turned up. I’ve never felt so awkward and self-conscious in my life. But Brian refused to stop filming.
So you will hear my awkwardness in all its glory…
After a year of loss and leaving our home in New Zealand, Liz and Brian, husband and wife, have been living out of suitcases, feeling nomadic and uncertain.
In this very raw episode, we talk about how binge-watching Downton Abbey has given our family a surprising sense of routine, safety, and connection as we travel the world and heal after loss.
We also open up about the expat’s identity crisis, what it’s like to not know where “home” is, and pushing through the fear of being seen when you’re grieving.
This is one of our most authentic and vulnerable conversations yet, and we hope you enjoy it.
Thank you for joining us, you are what make this happen.
Our hearts
Liz and Brian xx
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by Liz Deacle | Podcasts, Travel, world travel
We’re back, from our sunny Naousa balcony, on the Greek island of Paros, Greece, where we’re staying for a month with our two young adult kids for the summer.
In this episode, we share everything from mouth breathing to juggling money stresses, ageing bodies, emotional outbursts, and the messy, muddled brain that is (probably) caused by too much Ouzo.
Thank you so much for finding us and for staying around. If you enjoy the content and would like to support the show, please subscribe on your favourite platform.
And…if you’re feeling really, really generous and have a few minutes to spare, it would be wonderful if you’d leave us a review. Your support means the world to us. Thank you. ❤️
Liz and Brian x
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by Liz Deacle | Budget travel, Europe, Podcasts, Travel, world travel
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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by Liz Deacle | Podcasts, world travel
In this episode, we share how we go about making a year-long trip happen.
Enjoy!
Enjoy, say hi in the comments and subscribe and share this podcast!❤️
Liz and Brian x
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by Liz Deacle | Podcasts, world travel
This week, we are in Nelson, BC. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, we are bringing you this podcast episode from the slopes of Whitewater Ski Resort!
After a year of immense loss (Liz’s parents passing within six months of each other and saying goodbye to our beloved family dog), the Deacle family re-grouped and set off for a month in British Columbia, Canada, in search of some much-needed family time, happiness, love, conversation, and togetherness.
To make this possible, they are house-swapping.
They have traded their Skoda and lovely one-level countryside home in Taranaki, New Zealand, with a family in Nelson, BC, and they now have THEIR car and THEIR beautiful Canadian wooden home in the mountains for a month.
Did Canada deliver what Liz and Brian were looking for? Did Bri ever get to finish what he was saying?
Why did Liz go up on the chairlift on her own and cry?
And WHY aren’t husbands born with psychic powers??
PS: Listen to the end to find out! LOVE YOU GUYS!! HAPPY 2025!! 🎉🎉❤️🇨🇦 xx
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by Liz Deacle | Podcasts, Travel, world travel
So this is the BEST Island in Fiji?
BULA!! Today’s episode is brought to you ON LOCATION. We are IN Fiji. Actually there. With the plan trees and everything.
I’ve always wanted to say that. “On location”.
It reminds me of Judith Chalmers when she’d stand by a fishing boat somewhere in the Bahamas wearing a turquoise sarong. Flashing her polished dentures at the camera while we all watched through the telly in England. Drooling. Depressed. Wishing it was sunny and not dark at four o’clock.
If you’d like to watch this podcast on video, you can do that on Spotify.
Enjoy!
Liz and Bri xx
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