Meet your hosts, Al & Leanne Elliott, a husband and wife team who’ve been travelling full time since 2017. After visiting 43 different countries and 159 towns and cities, it’s safe to say they’ve heard plenty of juicy stories of people who live life on their terms (we call it ’Living sideways’). QUICK NOTE: This podcast was formerly called ’Thravellers’ but the pandemic taught us that travel is not the only way to live life differently - hence the name change! So join us for weekly episodes where we interview interesting people who are living and working abroad. Join us, and live life a little bit sideways. WEB: Show notes and other goodies at https://ASidewaysLife.com. INSTA: Follow along at https://Instagram.com/asidewayslife
Episodes
Dec 1, 2021
Dec 1, 2021
23 min
Welcome to day one of Podmas!! (25 days of podcasts).
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We’re going to bring you an episode a day in December right through to Christmas Day... AND we’ll be theming every episode around one of our 25 favourite Christmas songs. Today’s episode is based on the Mariah classic, ‘All I want for Christmas’.
We chat about:
- How we wanted to go back to the UK but can’t (cheers, Covid)
- What we’re looking forward to being ‘home’ for Christmas
- The Croatian Christmas traditions we’ll be embracing (or not) as we celebrate the holidays in Istria.
Tune in tomorrow for Day 2!
Nov 30, 2021
Nov 30, 2021
38 min
Welcome to part 2 of our catchily-titled series, 'How to make money whilst working or living abroad'.
Today we chat with David McNeill, originally from the states, who not only has been working abroad for years for multiple different companies, he's also recently started a business whilst living in Portugal.
We also delve into how Leanne managed to live abroad whilst doing the same job, for the same employer, back in the UK, and a little about her move to freelancing and consulting.
Check back for part 1 in episode 35.
Links:
- Find David at https://expatempire.com/
- Get his free ebook 'Top 10 Tips for Moving Abroad' here.
- Go tell him he's amazing on Instagram: @expatempire
- Subscribe to his podcast - just search 'Expat Empire' in your favourite podcast app, or click here to subscribe.
Nov 25, 2021
Nov 25, 2021
28 sec
We fucked up. Al has had to run back to the UK at very short notice so this weeks episode has been postponed to next Thursday.
Nov 18, 2021
Nov 18, 2021
29 min
Probably the number one question we get is this: "How do I make money whilst travelling or living abroad?"
Over the next two weeks, we talk to two fabulous guests about how they make money (in very different ways), and then we also tell you how we, ourselves, make money whilst living abroad.
So, this week, we chat with Will Bruton. Go on then, press 'play'...
Nov 16, 2021
Nov 16, 2021
51 sec
By popular demand... You've been asking us how to make money whilst living abroad.
In the first of a 2 part series, we talk to the effortlessly cool Will Bruton to see how he does it.
Full episode in 2 days!
Nov 11, 2021
Nov 11, 2021
33 min
James Cave runs one of the most comprehensive (and popular) websites for anyone thinking of moving to, or living in, Portugal: Portugalist.com
In this episode, he spills the beans on:
- Where in Portugal to live
- What the score is with Visas (especially for third-country nationals like us Brits)
- How the tax works
- Where to get more information
He also has just released his second book on Amazon, which you can pick up here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09KKGM667/
Links
- Go browse the most comprehensive website on Portugal
- Check out James's Instagram @portugalist_com
- Portugalist is also on Facebook, and James is on Twitter here.
Nov 9, 2021
Nov 9, 2021
45 sec
If you Google anything to do with living in, or moving to, Portugal, then you'll no doubt see Portugalist.com come up as the top result.
We managed to secure a full interview with James Cave, the founder - watch out for episode 34 which is published in the next couple of days!
Nov 4, 2021
Nov 4, 2021
29 min
Meet Hugues Bureau & Random (the dog).
We had a great chat about:
- Travelling around Europe on a motorbike with a dog
- What friends and family think of his adventure
- Most beautiful places to ride a bike in the Balkans
- And much more.
Sorry about the slight hiss - I think I messed up our mic settings - should be fixed for next week.
Links:
Website:
Instagram: @motorbikepacker
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7806Tky8wdOkAwufhQ75w
Oct 26, 2021
Oct 26, 2021
58 sec
Nope, it's not a corny joke - it's the actual life Hugues Bureau leads!
Coming up on Thursday, there's a fabulous interview with Hugues where we talk about everything from working remotely, to what people say when he turns up in their village with a dog in a sidecar.
Think you're gonna like this one.
Oct 21, 2021
Oct 21, 2021
34 min
Melissa Paul is very cool for a number of reasons:
- As we said, the first person to be granted the new DN visa in Croatia
- She runs the most popular FB group in Istria for ex-pats and Digital Nomads
- She rescues cats
- She's got a great story
Even if you don't intend to live in Croatia, there are still some great lessons here for anyone wanting to live and work abroad.
Follow her on Insta @melissapaul and if you live in Istria, join her FB group here.