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Returning to New Zealand after a twelve-month backpacking trip around the world, Liz started a podcast with her teenage son, Sonny.
They talked about all things travel and living in New Zealand with teenagers.
She told others that the podcast was designed to help other parents with teenagers.
But that wasn’t entirely true.
It was her way of legitimately sticking her nose into her son’s business while she slurped lots of green tea.
When Sonny finally grew tired of spending his days recording conversations with his ma, Liz roped her long-suffering husband, Brian, onto the show.
The couple now records weekly videos on YouTube about life in New Zealand and other very cool stuff.
They like to drink wine and chew the fat. They talk about life, travel, kids, money, being British and living in New Zealand.
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7 Ludicrous Misconceptions About New Zealand
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Luckily, one of the best things about New Zealand is the fact that the people have a bloody good sense of humour.
Which is just as well.
Because some of these common misconceptions about what life is like in New Zealand are quite frankly hilarious.
Read The Post & Then Listen To Our Podcast Episode: 7 Ludicrous Misconceptions About New Zealand
How to Work From Home And Get Stuff Done
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It seems as though most of the world is working from home right now, so in this post and podcast, we wanted to share some tips on how to be more productive.
How to get stuff done.
So that you don't sit in your pyjamas all day, stroking the cat and staring at the countdown timer on the tumble drier.
New Zealand Food. Gourmet or Gross?
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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he food in New Zealand is not very well documented, is it?
When we made our move to New Zealand from the UK over a decade ago, I was expecting to get here and be faced with a plate full of lamb chops and maybe a kiwi fruit for dessert.
But the reality couldn't have been further from the truth.
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Read The Post & Then Listen To Our Podcast Episode: New Zealand Food.
Moving to New Zealand From The US. What’s it (Really) Like?
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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n all the time that I've been writing this blog I have never had so many emails from people (mostly from the US) asking me how they can make their dream of moving to New Zealand become a reality.
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My family and I have been living in New Zealand for eleven years. We emigrated to New Zealand from the UK eleven years ago and it was the best thing we ever did.
But the posts and podcasts that I share with you here, things such as what you will miss when you move to New Zealand and life in New Zealand with kids, are given from the point of view of a Brit.
And that's not much use to the Americans in the audience.
So what did I do? I hunted down a real-life American who had emigrated to New Zealand, that's what I did.
Living in New Zealand With Kids. 3 Undisclosed Benefits
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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you are thinking about making a new life in New Zealand and you have a family (with little kids) then I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you are a teeny bit, massively a lot, downright scared.
Or at the very least apprehensive.
You lay awake in bed, probably at 3 am, worrying about what your future life in New Zealand will look like once you move to the other side of the world with your family.
Ask yourself if you really will be living the dream in New Zealand or whether you're making a big mistake and will be attacked by tigers and lions and kiwis who live in down under land.
Unplugging: 7 (Simple) Ways To Snatch Back Precious Time USE!
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I'm not entirely sure how long the term unplugging has been a thing.
It used to be (back in the day) that if you were told you to unplug it was because your parents were trying to save money on the leckie bill.
Someone once told my dad that if you unplugged the toaster, you'd save 5p on every bill.
But nowadays, the term unplugging comes with a whole new meaning.
Unplugging in 2020 means getting off the internet, stop watching so much telly and telling your son to look up from his phone so that his neck doesn't develop a permanent turtle shell shape.
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