EP11 | Linda Wilmott | Independent Hostel Owner

EP11 | Linda Wilmott | Independent Hostel Owner

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When the opportunity came for Linda Wilmott to leave her well established career in the civil service, she jumped at the chance. Her organisation were offering Voluntary Exit packages, and having got to a point of high stress and dissatisfaction with her job, she knew it was time for a BIG change. At the age of 47 she left the security of a career with nothing else to go to. Linda applied for a voluntary role with Stirling Youth Hostel for six weeks, and in that time, she was inspired to try something new. She was already a keen hiker and loved the outdoor life. So after speaking with her partner and sister, she decided that buying a Youth Hostel would be her next step.  With no experience of hospitality…
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EP10 | Kelly Hayes-Raitt | International Pet Sitter

EP10 | Kelly Hayes-Raitt | International Pet Sitter

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Kelly Hayes-Raitt admits that she sleeps around (usually with pets!) as a full-time international pet sitter. Fifteen years ago, after a 30-year career as a political activist promoting social and environmental justice, Kelly ran for public office and got her butt kicked. She decided to take a sabbatical from politics and ended up in the Middle East working with refugees. She’s housesat throughout the U.S., Mexico, Europe, Southeast Asia and Africa.  She’s visited more than 70 countries, including pre- and post-U.S. invasion Iraq, from where she reported. She's written several essays about her trips to the Middle East that have been published in a variety of anthologies, literary journals and newspapers. She's also written the definitive book about housesitting called How to Become a Housesitter: Insider Tips from the HouseSit Diva, available in soft cover or Kindle on Amazon or as an ebook from her web site www.HouseSitDiva.com. Besides…
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EP9 | Louise Dumayne | Living in the Yukon Wilderness

EP9 | Louise Dumayne | Living in the Yukon Wilderness

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Louise Dumayne lived in London and worked as an actor all her professional life. In 2012, aged 42, she made the life-changing decision to fulfil a childhood dream of moving to the Alaskan Wilderness. She now lives with her husband in the Canadian Yukon at their extremely remote, off-road, off-grid log cabin. In 2017, they featured in the Channel 4 series “Escape to the Wild”. Her short story, The Bear, was published in Words and Women IV (Unthank Books) and she’s currently working on a novel based in The Yukon. You can follow Louise's Yukon adventures here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/yukonbushlife Blog: http://yukonbushlife.blogspot.com ....... If you are enjoying our podcast and would like to support our work then you can buy us a coffee! Head over to the following site and check out…
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EP8 | Siobhan Daniels | Fulltime Vanlife UK

EP8 | Siobhan Daniels | Fulltime Vanlife UK

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In this episode we speak with Siobhan Daniels who has retired from her role in the BBC to travel the UK in a motorhome. Having sold her flat and most of her possessions, she bought a motorhome with no previous experience of vanlife. Siobhan talks passionately about using her retirement at the age of 61 years young to challenge ageism and ageist stereotypes. She also discusses her round the world backpacking trip at the age of 50 after taking a break from work. Siobhan can be found on social media here: Twitter - https://twitter.com/SiobhanDaniels Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shuvonshuvoff/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@siobhandaniels6 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhan-daniels-5a46a91b8 Blog - https://shuvonshuvoff.blogspot.com If you like what we’re doing with our podcast then feel free to buy us a coffee using the button below: This episode is also available on your favourite…
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EP7 | Natalie & Amanda | Fulltime Vanlife Australia

EP7 | Natalie & Amanda | Fulltime Vanlife Australia

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In this episode we speak with Natalie (from Australia) and Amanda (from Brazil) who are travelling full time together in a converted bus. The couple have been travelling around Australia, earning a living on the road through the sale of various online products. They share how they got into vanlife, their favourite places that they've visited and share the best and worse things about living this way. Follow Natalie & Amanda's vanlife adventures on Instagram You can also check out their ebooks and other social links here If you like what we're doing with our podcast then feel free to buy us a coffee using the button below: This episode is also available on your favourite music app: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher | Amazon Music | Podcast Republic | Podchaser | Google Podcasts  Powered by RedCircle
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EP6 | Daniela Carneiro | Truck Surf Hotel Owner

EP6 | Daniela Carneiro | Truck Surf Hotel Owner

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After going on a 7-month travel adventure she realised that she could not return to her old life. With her boyfriend Eduardo, they spent time travelling in a campervan and finding some great surf spots. Whilst they were travelling, an idea developed for the Truck Surf Hotel; an amazing vehicle that converts into sleeping and living space which is now their full time business. Daniela speaks all about her decision to leave her career, and how she now lives her passion every day. Website: https://trucksurfhotel.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trucksurfhotel/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWL12QLs_2vbKADTE2Gbzyg If you've enjoyed this episode then feel free to buy us a coffee using the button below: This episode is also available on your favourite music app: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher | Amazon Music | Podcast Republic | Podchaser | Google Podcasts  Powered by RedCircle
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We’ve launched an exciting new Podcast!

We’ve launched an exciting new Podcast!

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During lockdown with nowhere to go and not so much to do (apart from being parents to Ollie), we decided to start a podcast! WHY? We've got a little YouTube channel and thought for a while about interviewing Ali's sister, Ellie. Ellie has made some bold moves in life and we thought it would be fun to get her to talk about her experiences. We took the plunge and really enjoyed the discussion with her. That led to us getting the idea to create a podcast! WHAT'S IT CALLED? We decided to call our podcast 'Living Life Differently'. This was a motto that we spoke about for ourselves a few years ago. Fed up with living in the rat race, we decided that we needed more adventure in our lives…
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EP5 | Zoe Langley-Wathen | Living on a canal boat

EP5 | Zoe Langley-Wathen | Living on a canal boat

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After 13 years of teaching and a life changing experience of a long-distance walk, Zoe decided to change her life. She quit her job in teaching to follow her passion for adventures and writing. In addition to this, she moved from her home in Dorset to live on a canal boat with her partner, Mike. Now moored on the beautiful Monmouthshire-Brecon canal in Wales, Zoe spoke to us about the challenges of making big life decisions. She also speaks about the realities of canal boat dwelling! Follow Zoe and her adventures here: -        Website www.headrightout.com  -        Instagram - @headrightout  -        Twitter @headrightout  -        Facebook @headrightout  Powered by RedCircle This episode is also available on your favourite music app: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher | Amazon Music | Podcast Republic | Podchaser | Google Podcasts 
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EP4 | Sarah Williams | Founder of the Tough Girl Podcast

EP4 | Sarah Williams | Founder of the Tough Girl Podcast

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After working in finance for 8 years, Sarah made a big and bold decision to quit her high-flying city job and spent 18 months travelling the world, climbing Kilimanjaro, backpacking around South America and doing a ski season. She used the time abroad to help her decide on what she wanted to do with her life.  As a result, she set up Tough Girl Challenges as a way of motivating and inspiring women and girls. She founded and developed the Tough Girl Podcast from scratch, where she’s interviewed over 350 inspirational female explorers, adventurers, athletes and everyday women who have overcome great challenges. The Tough Girl Podcast has been downloaded over 1.5 Million times in 174 countries. It won the Women’s Sport Trust, Media Initiative of the Year Award in May 2018 and the She Extreme best adventure…
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EP3 | Ellie Mahoney | Moving to Portugal

EP3 | Ellie Mahoney | Moving to Portugal

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After living in France for just over 10 years (listen to EP1 for more details) Ellie landed a remote job and decided that it was time for another big move in life. Motivated by the desire to live somewhere warmer and cheaper, she opted to relocate to Portugal - a country she had never even visited before.  She talks about her decision to move, why she chose Portugal, what she loves about the country and how she has achieved financial freedom and became debt free! She also gives some top tips on looking for properties to rent / buy in another country. Follow Ellie's adventures on her blog This episode is also available on your favourite music app: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher | Amazon Music | Podcast Republic | Podchaser | Google Podcasts  Powered by RedCircle
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