We've had a short break, as we both went back to the UK for 3 weeks.

We hadn't seen some of our friends or family for 2 and half years, so although it was brilliant, we did learn 7 important lessons.

I think it underlined WHY we still want to live and work abroad.

Enjoy!

NOTE: This is following our new format of podcast episodes that are either about:

• WHY you want to live & work abroad (this week)

Let's get stuck in. 

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The roadmap we mention can guide you through the questions you need to ask before starting your own adventure.

Want to get involved? It's completely free - just go to ASidewaysLife.com/roadmap.

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As ever, get in touch on Instagram (@asidewayslife) or email [email protected]. We genuinely would be thrilled to hear from you.

In this episode, we talk about our last 7 weeks where we've been living and working in Split, Croatia.

We talk about the areas we liked (and those we didn't), the general cost of things (including rent), and Lea brings back the Factoids segment with some facts about Split.

NOTE: This is following our new format of podcast episodes that are either about:

• WHY you want to live & work abroad (last week)

Let's get stuck in. 

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The roadmap we mention can guide you through the questions you need to ask before starting your own adventure.

Want to get involved? It's completely free - just go to ASidewaysLife.com/roadmap.

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As ever, get in touch on Instagram (@asidewayslife) or email [email protected]. We genuinely would be thrilled to hear from you.

In this episode, we reflect on how we've lived & worked together as a couple for almost 10 years, without having (too many) arguments.

We outline the 7 principles and hacks that ensure we stay sane and happy.

NOTE: This is following our new format of podcast episodes that are either about:

• WHY you want to live & work abroad (last week)

Let's get stuck in. 

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The roadmap we mention can guide you through the questions you need to ask before starting your own adventure.

Want to get involved? It's completely free - just go to ASidewaysLife.com/roadmap.

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As ever, get in touch on Instagram (@asidewayslife) or email [email protected]. We genuinely would be thrilled to hear from you.

In this episode we talk to the amazing Mayaan & Gal from Smoozitive who specialise in helping people take that first scary step from comfortable home-life to a strange, exciting and brand new world as a Nomad or Ex-pat.

Join as we talk about belonging, making friends, reverse ex-patting (where you go back to your home country) and the 'Fire Game' (Not as dangerous as it sounds).

You can find Gal & Maayan on Instagram (@smoozitive), their website and you can join the waitlist for their brand new program here.

Let's get stuck in.

PS. The sound at the beginning is Al knocking his microphone over... that lunchtime wine probably wasn't the best idea... 

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The roadmap we mention can guide you through the questions you need to ask before starting your own adventure.

Want to get involved? It's completely free - just go to ASidewaysLife.com/roadmap.

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As ever, get in touch on Instagram (@asidewayslife) or email [email protected]. We genuinely would be thrilled to hear from you.

We've recently fucked up a bit. 

We normally do quite a bit of research on the area we're going to live before committing to a longer (3 weeks or more) rental, but this time we did not, and it's bitten us in the arse (quite literally for our poor dog peanut who was attacked this week by another neighbourhood dog).

So, in this episode, we give you the top 7 mistakes that most ex-pats or nomads (and us!) make when choosing somewhere to live - this includes renting an AirBnB abroad!

Join us as we talk 'finding a home abroad' and we'll tell you all the mistakes we made, plus the hacks and shortcuts we've found that meant that (almost) every place we settled made us very, very happy.

The roadmap we mention can guide you through the questions you need to ask before starting your own adventure.

Want to get involved? It's completely free - just go to ASidewaysLife.com/roadmap.

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Get in touch on Instagram (@asidewayslife) or email [email protected]. We genuinely would be thrilled to hear from you.

In this episode, we reveal our brand new roadmap for anyone wanting to live and work abroad.

In addition, we actually go through the 9 questions ourselves.

You see, last week we left our lovely house in Istria, and are spending the final 5 weeks of our visa in Split (Croatia), before heading off to test Portugal as a potential place to live.

So you'll see exactly how the roadmap can guide you through the questions you need to ask before starting your own adventure.

Want to get involved? It's completely free - just go to ASidewaysLife.com/roadmap.

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Get in touch on Instagram (@asidewayslife) or email [email protected]. We genuinely would be thrilled to hear from you.

You might have noticed that we've been missing for 3 weeks...

That's 'cos we went away for 4 days and ended up staying away for almost 4 weeks.

In this episode, we look at why we ran away, what we learnt and how this could be useful if you're considering living and working abroad.

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Get in touch on Instagram (@asidewayslife) or email [email protected]. We genuinely would be thrilled to hear from you.

This episode is the final part of the 3 questions you MUST ask before living & working abroad.

The three questions are:

• Episode 65: Why do you want to live and work abroad? (Released 2 weeks ago)

HINT: If you’ve not listened to episode 65 or 66 yet, go back and listen to those first - it’s vitally important to know why you want to live and work abroad, and how you'll do it before you think about where you'll live.

In this episode, we give you a simple framework for working out the perfect place for you to live.

• Part 1: Ask 6 questions about yourself: Do the VITALS exercise (see link below)

By the way, despite our very honest talk, we believe you can do this!

Oh, and get in touch if you are interested in joining an upcoming challenge that will help you to live and work abroad in 6 months. 

• VITALS exercise by Dr Audrey Tang

The website that gives you the cost of living in different countries

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This episode is part 2 of 3 of the 3 questions you MUST ask before living & working abroad.

The three questions are:

• Episode 65: Why do you want to live and work abroad? (Released last week)

HINT: If you’ve not listened to episode 65 yet, go back and listen to that first - it’s vitally important to know why you want to live and work abroad before you think about how or where.

In this episode, we talk about our own experiences as working remotely in a job, working as a freelancer, working as a consultant and owning a business.

By the way, despite our very honest talk, we believe you can do this!

Oh, and get in touch if you are interested in joining an upcoming challenge that will help you to live and work abroad in 6 months.

PS. About 38 mins in we finally work out what the difference is between freelancer and consultant! 

• Ep 63: Alex, the sports physio who moved his business from the UK to the Austrian Alps

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