Wandering Works for Us Podcast

Date: 18 Dec 2023

Title: Discover the quirky magic of Zagreb, Croatia

Summary of Episode

Zagreb, Croatia wasn’t quite on our radar as a place to visit in Europe but it turned out to be one of the best trips we have taken since we moved. Zagreb is full of great restaurants, quirky museums, and of course, the Christmas Market. This week, we tell you what we loved so much about this beautiful city and why we will be going back!

Key Topics

[1:30] Why Zagreb?

[4:00] Christmas Market confusion

[7:45] Zagreb Cathedral

[10:10] The weather was cold–so dress for it

[12:45] Mulled wine and hot gin!

[14:45] Croatian Christmas Markets

[18:15] The food was amazing! Restaurants and bars

[26:15] Upper Town

[27:20] Museum of Broken Relationships

[32:00] St. Mark’s Church, Stone Gate, old Pharmacy

[34:15] Wrap up–we loved Zagreb!

[38:00] What’s up next time

Important Links 

To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at [email protected]

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Tiktok
• Blogpost for this episode

Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!

Special thanks to all of our family and friends that have helped with our move, helped with setting up our new apartment and learning the ropes of our new country.

Special shout out to KLM Airlines–best flights ever. Customer service, boarding and flight was smooth and easy!

RESOURCES & LINKS

Special shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts 

• A Sideways Life website and podcast
• Smoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

Wandering Works for Us Podcast

Date: 22 November 2023

Title: Our Favourite Places in Florence

Summary of Episode

Sorry it took so long to get this episode out, but we had A LOT to talk about. In this episode, we give you our first hand account of Florence, Italy. Back in early October, we met up with some of our friends from the US and toured Florence for 5 days. We visited the Uffizi, ate great food, saw the David and the Duomo and the Santa Croce Basilica, and drank all the wine. We loved most of it, like some of it, and discovered that Florence is an amazing Renaissance city.

Key Topics

This episode is longer than our usual ones, but we had so much to talk about!

• [01:00] Reasons for moving to Portugal and traveling within the EU 
• [08:45] the Uffizi Museum
• [15:45] Michelangelo’s David and the Accademia
• [19:45] Piazza della Signoria
• [21:00] Piazza del Michelangelo and the other side of the Arno River
• [23:40] Ponte Vecchio Bridge
• [25:22] Duomo, Giotto’s Bell Tower, and the Baptistry 
• [30:45] Santa Croce Basilica
• [35:00] The wine and the food!
• [43:50] Chianti/Tuscany Wine Tour

** CORRECTION: We said that Napoleon's Daughters were buried in the Santa Croce. They are not–it is his niece and sister-in-law.

Important Links 

All of the places that we mention are linked in our blogs! Please make sure you check them out and sign up for our newsletter and updates to the blog for more details. Go to wwforus.com and sign up in the popup or the first page!

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Tiktok
• Uffizi Blog Post
• Florence Blog Post
• Wine Tour Blog Post

Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!

Special thanks to all of our family and friends that have helped with our move, helped with setting up our new apartment and learning the ropes of our new country. It has been quite the adventure!

Shout out to Laura and Renee, our Florence travel buddies and Vicki and Mac our Paris travel peeps.

RESOURCES & LINKS

Special shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts 

• A Sideways Life website and podcast
• Smoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

Wandering Works for Us Podcast

Date: 10 October 2023

Title: Fall Holidays in Portugal

Summary of Episode

In this episode, we talk about how different the fall holidays are compared to the United States. The Holidays, decorations, and community are all quite different. We also miss pumpkin beer.

Key Topics

• [00:37] We love Spooky Season but we’ve been fooled here
• [3:47] Pão Por Deus
• [10:07] All Souls Day
• [16:25]  São Martinho Day
• [20:40] Festas thank you dinner
• [23:20] What’s up next

Important Links 

To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at [email protected]

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Tiktok
• Blogpost for this episode

Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!

Special thanks to all of our family and friends that have helped with our move, helped with setting up our new apartment and learning the ropes of our new country.

RESOURCES & LINKS

Special shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts 

• A Sideways Life website and podcast

Smoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

Wandering Works for Us Podcast

Date: 27 October 2023

Title: Summer Festas

Summary of Episode

In this episode, we tell you all about our neighborhood festas and how four days of party are…well, A LOT.

Key Topics

• [00:45] our latest adventures in Florence and Paris
• [02:00] What is festas
• [06:15] Festas is not a fair
• [09:45] Potato peeling with the locals
• [15:35] Dinner and the party
• [21:00] What’s coming up next

Important Links 

To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at [email protected]

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Tiktok
• Blogpost for this episode

Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!

Special thanks to all of our family and friends that have helped with our move, helped with setting up our new apartment and learning the ropes of our new country.

RESOURCES & LINKS

Special shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts 

• A Sideways Life website and podcast

Smoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

Wandering Works for Us Podcast

Date: 6 October 2023

Title: S1E6 A Week in the Algarve

Summary of Episode

In this episode, we tell all of our adventures in the Algarve this summer. A week is not long enough to see it all, but we hit the highlights.

Key Topics

• Introduction and bike rally in Faro
• [4:15] Cork Forests
• [6:30] Old Town Walled city gates
• [7:45] Beth tells you all about the storks
• [10:10] Faro Cathedral
• [17:00] Ria Formosa
• [20:20] Benagil Caves
• [26:45] Fuzeta and the beach
• [30:30] Tavira
• [35:40] Visiting with Friends
• [40:45] Shoutouts!

Important Links 

To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at [email protected]

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Tiktok
• Blogpost for this episode

Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!

Special thanks to all of our family and friends that have helped with our move, helped with setting up our new apartment and learning the ropes of our new country.

Shout out to all of our listeners and people who have recommended the listen. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Thank you, Knock Caldwell for your “gardyloo” answer. You are the best tour guide ever!

RESOURCES & LINKS

Special shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts 

• A Sideways Life website and podcast
• Smoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

Wandering Works for Us Podcast

Date: 27 Sept 2023

Title: S1E5: Our Trip to Edinburgh

Summary of Episode

In this episode, we give the highlights of our trip to Edinburgh, Scotland in June. It was our first time out of Portugal since we moved and there were many things we wanted to explore. We did a lot in three days!!

Key Topics

This episode is LONG but like I said, we did a lot in 3 days.

• First stay starts at 00:52
• Grass Market, Royal Mile, Victoria Street, St. Giles Cathedral
• Second day starts at 14:49
• Harry Potter Tour, Greyfriars Bobby, National Museum of Scotland, Mary King’s Close, White Hart Inn
• Third day starts at 26:26
• Princes Street Gardens, Calton Hill, Royal Cafe, the joy of Alan and Knocke!

Important Links for social media and websites!

To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at [email protected]

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Tiktok

Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!

Special thanks to all of our family and friends that have helped with our move, helped with setting up our new apartment and learning the ropes of our new country.

RESOURCES & LINKS

Special shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts 

• A Sideways Life website and podcast
• Smoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

Wandering Works for Us Podcast

17 Sept 2023

S1E4: The Tragic Story of Ines and Pedro

Today we tell the story of Ines and Pedro, two people who loved each other so much that even death could not separate them.

Check out our blogpost here so that you can see all the pictures of the coffins!

Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!

Special thanks to all of our family and friends that have helped with our move, helped with setting up our new apartment and learning the ropes of our new country.

Follow Us!

To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at [email protected]

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Tiktok
• Website

Resources and Links

Special shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts 

• A Sideways Life website and podcast
• Smoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

Wandering Works for Us Podcast

8 Sept 2023

S1E3: Our Typical week living in a small village in Portugal

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode, we talk about what it is like living in a small village in Portugal. We discuss our day to day, our challenges, and what we really love about living here.

Check out the Blog Post!!

You can see the great pics and check out the blog posts at wwforus.com

This particular blog post is found Here

Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!

Special thanks to those that have subscribed to our podcast!! Make sure you give us a review. It really helps.

CONTACT INFO

To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at [email protected]

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Tiktok

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

The full story of how we made the move!

"So, a year ago, I basically said to Shelley “want to move to Europe and specifically Portugal?”

We had been together for about a year. 

And this is how incredible she is - she said “sure!” - with questions of course. She had never even been to Portugal, but I had been researching immigration to Portugal for several months. 

So, We scheduled a trip in August for her to see Portugal and after that trip she said yes!"

Shelley said yes to a lot more than that, but for now here is our 7 month journey to our whole new life!

If you have any questions about our journey or in general, hit us up on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram! you can also email us at [email protected] or visit our website at wwforus.com

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

It's been 19 weeks since we arrived in Portugal with just a few pieces of luggage and our two dogs. Find out what we have been up to since then and how our lives have changed.

Show notes:

Wandering Works for Us Podcast

8 Aug 2023

S1E1: 19 Weeks Living in Portugal

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode, we explain what we have been up to for the past 19 weeks since we moved to PORTUGAL!

Buying all new things, navigating buying a car, buying groceries, and meeting new people and all of the 

The sound on the podcast may be a little low. This is our very first podcast so we have a few kinks to work out. Thanks for listening!

BULLET POINTS OF KEY TOPICS & CHAPTER MARKERS

Write blog-style paragraphs associated with each main topic. Avoid overstuffing with keywords, but try and incorporate them throughout your episode summary and the body of your text.

• [1:00] Introduction and what we have liked about being here so far
• [2:30] Where we are and setting up house, buying a car, Ikea
• [5:45] Meeting our friends and getting help
• [8:20] Festas! (we will talk more about this later)
• [11:45] time in Portugal (it moves a little differently) how long it takes for appts, times for meals, living in the moment
• [17:00] other places located around us that we go to (beaches and cities). No private beaches! 
• [19:15] how to find us and contact us (also see below!)

Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!

Special thanks to all of our family and friends that have helped with our move, helped with setting up our new apartment and learning the ropes of our new country. Special shout out to the Coffee Bitches and their bitches, Julie, Carrie, Eli, Laurie, Meg, Geoff, Joelen, Ansley and David. You guys ROCK!!

RESOURCES & LINKS

Special shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts 

• A Sideways Life website and podcast
• Smoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)

CALL TO ACTION, EPISODE LINK & CONTACT INFO

To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at [email protected]

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Tiktok @wanderingworksforus

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations