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Would I be wrong in guessing that at some time in your life you've dreamed of spending a few glorious weeks in Greece with your family? An idyllic Greek Island vacation.

Have you spent time (sometimes hours) drooling at pictures on the internet of golden sand beaches and flat-roofed white houses that can only be found on an island in Greece somewhere in the middle of the Agean Sea?

You and me both.

I can't tell you how many times I have typed into Goggle 'what does it cost to spend a month on the Greek Island of Paros', only to be forced towards twenty million ads that never give me a straightforward answer.

Taking a Greek Island Vacation

As it happens, I am currently on holiday in Greece. I'm here with my husband and two young adult kids (notice how I called them 'young adults''? I have to do that. It's the law in our house. They don't talk to me for a week if they find out I've been calling them kids on the interweb).

And as I've been paying for things I've been clocking the price so that I can report back to you with prices.

So here we are. Brian and I. Your knights in Greek togas. Able and willing to share with you the exact cost of what a month in Greece will set you back.

How we came to be in Greece for a month.

Brian (my husband) and I have left our life in New Zealand and are currently travelling around Europe for three months. We bought a classic Peugeot 205 and we have driven it from England to Greece (where we have been for the last three weeks).

This was all planned by Brian in Lockdown. While I was busy bleaching the cups.

In this podcast episode, we share with you the exact cost of things in Greece. Including what a nice jug of wine will set you back.

I always remember the important things.

In This Week's Show Brian and I Discuss:

1. Cost of accommodation in Paros, Greece
2. Cost of a nice breakfast
3. Cost of a budget breakfast
4. Cost of wine in Greece
5. Cost of mobile data (very important if you have a location-independent job like us)
6. Cost of dinner for two
7. Cost of public transport Things to note:

   All prices are in Euros. At the time of writing this post 1 Euro = $1.05. 1.66 NZD. .86 pence

   Flights from New Zealand to Greece cost us $1900 NZD per person return. This was with Emirates.

   The prices mentioned in the podcast are what we found throughout the month of June 2022. June is shoulder season in Greece. Obviously, allow higher prices for accommodation if you are visiting in the peak season (July/Aug).

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If we've heard it once, we've heard it a thousand times: How do you afford to travel the world? Are you rich? How do you afford to keep taking so much time off to travel? Why haven't you got a proper job?

Ohhh...I cannot wait to share this episode with you!

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that we would be a couple who could say that we have location independent jobs and get paid while travelling the world.

Yet it seems that's exactly what we're doing.

It took five years to get to this point. From quitting our job, selling our business and renting our house out for a year to take our kids around the world, to now. Travelling Europe for six months in a classic car.

In this episode, Brian and I share the journey of how we did it. how we afford to travel and everything that this incredible adventure has given us (so far!).

Enjoy!

How We Afford To Travel The World

Becoming Location Independent

Being location-independent is a term that you usually hear thrown around by young hip travellers who know how to do flash things like providing cheap website design to companies in Silicon Valley.

Location Independence is not the kind of thing you tend to hear a married couple in their fifties bragging about.

Yet here we are. Me and Bri. Living the dream...

1: How, in 2017, we sat by our tent on a campsite in New Zealand, and read a book that changed our life.

2: Brian seeking his business (our only source of income). How much he made and how we spent the money.

3: Traveling the world with our kids for a year. How much it cost and what it was like.

4: Liz starting a travel blog (that she dreamed would one day help pay the mortgage).

5: Starting multiple businesses, including drop-shipping businesses.

Working will travelling. The realities.

7: How much money we earn on Youtube.

8: What we feel our future holds.

8: Our advice to anyone else wanting to do the same as we are doing and become location independent.

8: Our advice to anyone else wanting to do the same as we are doing and become location independent.

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Episode #7. We're Leaving New Zealand.

Episode #8: Why I'm Terrified to Travel.

Last week, in behind-the-scenes podcast #8, I shared with you some of the very real fears that I have about leaving New Zealand to travel Europe for six months.

One of those fears is leaving my kids behind. In particular my 17 years old daughter, Tessa. As any parent knows, a lot happens in the life of a teenager. Multiple dramas arise. Drama's that, as a parent, one likes to be around to help navigate. Calm the waters. Guide them through.

For the first time ever in Tessa's life (and mine as a parent) I won't be here for her. And the thought of that (still) scares me.

In this week's behind-the-scenes podcast you will get a glimpse into the life of my daughter. You will see what goes through the head of this extraordinary seventeen-year-old girl as she grows up in New Zealand.

I hope that you love listening to her as much as I do. Enjoy.

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Being 17 in New Zealand. In This Week's Show Tessa and I Discuss:

1: Working as a waitress in the local diner and dealing with hostile people in New Zealand

2: Tessa feeling overwhelmed and why.

3: Travel. The fears she has.

4: Taking drama classes in New Zealand.

5: How a New Zealand dance teacher makes the whole class cry.

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Episode #3: We Met Online. The Māori Subscribers Who Changed Our Lives.

Episode #4: The REAL Reason We Left the UK.

Episode #5: When Your Daughter Quits School. Now What? With Tessa

Episode #6. Dealing With The Mistakes You Make Online

Episode #7. We're Leaving New Zealand.

Episode #8: Why I'm Terrified to Travel.

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Last week, in behind-the-scenes podcast #7, I shared some big news. Brian and I are leaving New Zealand to travel Europe for six months.

l also promised to share the reasons why the thought of doing this trip brings me out in a cold sweat.

Here goes.

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Afraid to Travel. In This Week's Show we Discuss:

1: The war

2: Working while travelling

3: The dreaded c-word. The pandemic

4: Leaving kids behind to travel

5: Money. Having the means to support long term travel.

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Episode #3: We Met Online. The Māori Subscribers Who Changed Our Lives.

Episode #4: The REAL Reason We Left the UK.

Episode #5: Quitting School. Now What?

Episode #6. Dealing With The Mistakes You Make Online

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It's true. We're leaving New Zealand and we're off to travel Europe for 6 months.

For ages, I've been dying to share this news with you—this big news.

But I've been putting it off.

In this very frank and open behind-the-scenes podcast we reveal why.

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(Where we share the things that are happening in our lives right now).

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Episode #2: Our Son at 20. Homeschooled. No College. Three Jobs.

Episode #3: We Met Online. The Māori Subscribers Who Changed Our Lives.

Episode #4: The REAL Reason We Left the UK.

Episode #5: Quitting School. Now What?

Episode #6. Dealing With The Mistakes You Make Online

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Turning your back on the American dream for a new life in New Zealand.

Is it possible, for a couple in their late fifties to leave everything behind, move to the other side of the world and create a new life in New Zealand?

It certainly is. Not only is it possible but, according to some, it is what keeps you young and life exciting!

In this week's show, I talked with Sheri. Sheri was the director of a hospital in the USA. She and her husband Dan spent the past thirty years building a comfortable life together for themselves and their family.

And then two of her children moved to New Zealand and took the grandchildren with them.

So what did Dan and Sheri do? They stepped out of the American dream and they followed their hearts. They opted for an adventure. They started all over again.

This is their story.

Starting a New Life in New Zealand. The Details

In this week's show, Sheri talks about:

• How she and her husband came to the decision to move to New Zealand
• Leaving her son and his children back in the USA
• Returning to being a bedside nurse in NZ after spending years as a director of a hospital
• Renting a home after years of being a homeowner
• How the move has affected her and her husband, Dan
• Working in a New Zealand hospital
• The positives and negatives of moving to New Zealand.

If you are moving to New Zealand then you will love this show. It will also serve as a reminder of how important it is to surround yourself with like-minded people whenever you are about to tackle something as huge as moving to the other side of the world. You don't have to do it alone.

Sheri and Dan are valuable and treasured members of our private community (that we affectionately call the NZ Slackers!). The input that they offer to those going through this same journey is priceless.

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Episode #1: Meeting Our Teenage Daughter. Life at 17.

Episode #2: Our Son at 20. Homeschooled. No College. Three Jobs.

Episode #3: We Met Online. The Māori Subscribers Who Changed Our Lives.

Episode #4: The REAL Reason We Left the UK.

Episode #5: Quitting School. Now What?

Episode #6. Dealing With The Mistakes You Make Online

Can't Wait To Travel Again? Here's Some Inspiring Content For You!

7 Most Beautiful Places on Earth (And Why You Need To Visit Them SOON!

Japanese Culture. 7 Things You Should (Really) Know BEFORE You Go

How to Travel The World For Free. Or at Least Very, Very Cheap.

Italy Travel (Like You've Never Seen Before. In Your Life.)

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I have heard it said many times that Canada is New Zealand on steroids. The mountains, the lakes, the beaches, the space. Canada has exactly what New Zealand has only it's...Canadian. So where should you live? Canada or New Zealand?

In this week's show, we are excited to introduce Randy and Suzanne, a couple who have lived together in Ontario Canada, for the past thirty years. Randy is Canadian and Suzanne is a kiwi. She was born in New Zealand, moved to Canada when she was seventeen years old. She met Randy, fell in love, and the rest is history!

But. The story doesn't end there.

Later this year, Randy and Suzanne are going to leave Canada for good and retire in New Zealand

You are about to find out why...

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Leaving Canada To Retire in New Zealand. The Motives.

In this week's show, I ask randy and Suzanne:

• Why did you choose Canada or NZ?
• Was Canada ever home to Suzanne?
• What is so wonderful about Canada?
• Why did you choose to retire in New Zealand?
• Did you need a visa to come to New Zealand?
• What excites you most about living in New Zealand?
• For someone considering moving to Canada, what is something that they should know?

If you are moving to New Zealand then you will love this show. It will also serve as a reminder of how important it is to surround yourself with like-minded people whenever you are about to tackle something as huge as moving to the other side of the world!

Randy and Suzanne are valuable and very treasured members of our private community (that we affectionately call the NZ Slackers!). The input that they offer to those going through this same journey is priceless.

Connect with Randy, Suzanne & other like-minded adventurers by joining our NZ Ahead Membership!

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Are you Considering Moving To New Zealand and are desperate to know what life in New Zealand is (really) like?

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7 Things That Scared us About Moving To New Zealand

Living in New Zealand. Why 30% Of Immigrants Go Back Home

Moving to New Zealand. The How's, the Whys and the Hoops.

Moving to New Zealand. 5 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid Making

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Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My...Scary Things in New Zealand

7 Weird Things About New Zealand

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Where To Live in New Zealand? North or South Island?

Christmas Down Under? Wonderful or Weird?

Behind The Scenes Podcast Episodes

(Where we share the things that are happening in our lives right now).

Episode #1: Meeting Our Teenage Daughter. Life at 17.

Episode #2: Our Son at 20. Homeschooled. No College. Three Jobs.

Episode #3: We Met Online. The Māori Subscribers Who Changed Our Lives.

Episode #4: The REAL Reason We Left the UK.

Episode #5: Quitting School. Now What?

Episode #6. Dealing With The Mistakes You Make Online

Can't Wait To Travel Again? Here's Some Inspiring Content For You!

7 Most Beautiful Places on Earth (And Why You Need To Visit Them SOON!

Japanese Culture. 7 Things You Should (Really) Know BEFORE You Go

How to Travel The World For Free. Or at Least Very, Very Cheap.

Italy Travel (Like You've Never Seen Before. In Your Life.)

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There's a quote that I love: 'Incredible things can be done simply if we are committed to making them happen.'

This week, Brian and I are excited to share the details of something that we have been working on for weeks. Something that we know is going to benefit all of our moving to New Zealand community immensely.

Wherever you are on your moving to New Zealand adventure, whatever stage of the game you're in, the news we are about to share will make you feel very special - because this involves you!

Find the NZ Ahead Podcast HERE

I don't want to give too much away so off you go and listen to the show. We'd love it if you emailed us at [email protected] and let us know your thoughts and reaction to this announcement. It's been a long time in the planning but, like you, we decided that if you want something to change then you have to go out there and make it happen! Yipppeeee!

Thank you to each one of you for being such loyal listeners. We love you immensely and without you, this dream would never have become a reality for us. x

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Leaving America to live in New Zealand

7 Things That Scared us About Moving To New Zealand

Living in New Zealand. Why 30% Of Immigrants Go Back Home

Moving to New Zealand. The How's, the Whys and the Hoops.

Moving to New Zealand. 5 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid Making

Americans in New Zealand. Will They Ever Feel at Home?

Interested in Life in New Zealand? Here's More Content For You!

Is New Zealand NEGLECTING These Essential Life Skills?

Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My...Scary Things in New Zealand

7 Weird Things About New Zealand

You Know You're in New Zealand When...

Where To Live in New Zealand? North or South Island?

Christmas Down Under? Wonderful or Weird?

Behind The Scenes Podcast Episodes

(Where we share the things that are happening in our lives right now).

Episode #1: Meeting Our Teenage Daughter. Life at 17.

Episode #2: Our Son at 20. Homeschooled. No College. Three Jobs.

Episode #3: We Met Online. The Māori Subscribers Who Changed Our Lives.

Episode #4: The REAL Reason We Left the UK.

Episode #5: Quitting School. Now What?

Episode #6. Dealing With The Mistakes You Make Online

Can't Wait To Travel Again? Here's Some Inspiring Content For You!

7 Most Beautiful Places on Earth (And Why You Need To Visit Them SOON!

Japanese Culture. 7 Things You Should (Really) Know BEFORE You Go

How to Travel The World For Free. Or at Least Very, Very Cheap.

Italy Travel (Like You've Never Seen Before. In Your Life.)

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Do you dream of moving to New Zealand? Were you born in NZ and now live elsewhere? Or maybe you already live in Aotearoa. Whichever you are you are going to love this week's show as we dive in and share: You know you're a kiwi when...

Enjoy!

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In this week's podcast episode, Brian and I discuss:

1. Moody boots
2. Disagreeing with Brits
3. Maori words
4. Food
5. Roadkill
6. Footwear
7. Being hard az

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Life in New Zealand Compared to the UK. From a Kiwi Who's Tried Both

Leaving America to live in New Zealand

7 Things That Scared us About Moving To New Zealand

Living in New Zealand. Why 30% Of Immigrants Go Back Home

Moving to New Zealand. The How's, the Whys and the Hoops.

Moving to New Zealand. 5 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid Making

Americans in New Zealand. Will They Ever Feel at Home?

Interested in Life in New Zealand? Here's More Content For You!

Is New Zealand NEGLECTING These Essential Life Skills?

7 Weird Things About New Zealand

You Know You're in New Zealand When...

Where To Live in New Zealand? North or South Island?

Christmas Down Under? Wonderful or Weird?

Behind The Scenes Podcast Episodes

(Where we share the things that are happening in our lives right now).

Episode #1: Meeting Our Teenage Daughter. Life at 17.

Episode #2: Our Son at 20. Homeschooled. No College. Three Jobs.

Episode #3: We Met Online. The Māori Subscribers Who Changed Our Lives.

Episode #4: The REAL Reason We Left the UK.

Episode #5: Quitting School. Now What?

Can't Wait To Travel Again? Here's Some Inspiring Content For You!

7 Most Beautiful Places on Earth (And Why You Need To Visit Them SOON!

Japanese Culture. 7 Things You Should (Really) Know BEFORE You Go

How to Travel The World For Free. Or at Least Very, Very Cheap.

Italy Travel (Like You've Never Seen Before. In Your Life.)

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Living in New Zealand. What The First 6 Months Were REALLY Like.

In this week's show, we are happy to welcome back Maile and Brian!

This American couple left the US almost six months ago to start a new life in Dunedin, New Zealand. They are happy with their decision (in fact, I have never met two people so in love with a country) but their journey certainly wasn't all plain sailing.

Enjoy!

Americans Living in New Zealand. The Highs (& The Lows).

If you are moving to New Zealand from the USA then you will love this show.

No one can predict how they will feel when they move to another country. Maile and Brian certainly never expected to experience the flood of emotions that came within the first few months of arriving in New Zealand.

The thing that I love about this couple is their ability to talk things through. They are so very transparent. This openness is a gift to everyone out there thinking of making the same move to New Zealand.

How We Met Brian and Maile

Last year, Maile had emailed me to say that she was thinking of moving to New Zealand and could I put her in touch with any other nurses who were doing the same.

Back then, we hadn't started the private New Zealand community that we now have, but I emailed Maile back and told her that I was about to do a podcast interview with Katie, a nurse who was in the process of moving to Dunedin.

A month or so later, when Brian and I created our NZ Ahead Membership Package (Formerly Moving to and Living in New Zealand Package), I contacted Maile and Brian and asked them if they'd like to join. They did and the rest is history!

A few months later Maile and Brian moved to Dunedin and in December 2021 Brian and I flew down to spend a few days with them.

The Importance of surrounding Yourself With like-minded People.

Maile is a valuable and very treasured member of our private community (that we affectionately call the NZ Slackers!). The help that she offers to new arrivals and those thinking of moving to the country is priceless.

Maile goes that extra mile to help people (she has just helped Emil, a nurse from the Netherlands, land a job in the same hospital as her, he and his family will move here in a few months!). It is so very exciting to watch as people come together and help each other realise their common dream of moving to New Zealand.

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