It's a Drama Podcast Liz Deacle and Brian Deacle

Five months ago we picked up the little red car from England and drove it around Europe and the UK. And it was bliss. Pure heaven. Brian and I had the time of our lives. Just like Baby and Johnny black vest on the wet log.
But I won't lie. It's been a bit stressful. The car thing I mean.
As you might know, this little hatchback wasn't cheap (nineteen thousand pounds to be exact). She's a classic, you see. A little red vintage Peugeot 205 GTi that Bri bought for my birthday (let's not mention the fact that I've never even sat behind the effing steering wheel) and those things fetch big bucks. So every time we drove down a bumpy lane, and something went clunk or click or tick or tock, my initial thought was "Oh sh*t. There goes another grand".
I'm positive like that. I like to look on the bright side.
But I don't have to worry about that. Not anymore. Because as of yesterday...
 

In this week's show, Liz and Bri share what happened to the little red car (and whether they feel flush or broke).
They also talk about Brian's dirty little secret, their next move to Thailand, the heartache of saying goodbye to loved ones and why when although they may trick people into thinking they things together, they constantly feel like a couple of old incontinent biddies with brains like goldfish.



Enjoy!
 
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I can't quite believe it. For two years Brian has been secretly planning this mega trip to Europe. And now it's almost over.
Europe has been every bit as wonderful as we hoped it would be. Just gorgeous.
In case you're new to the show, let me give you a quick recap of what the past five months have looked like. The things you might have missed.
We picked up a vintage car from the UK in May (that Brian purchased off the internet while he was still in New Zealand) We drove through Belgium, France, and Italy and then got a ferry to Greece where we picked our kids up from Athens and sailed to the Greek Island of Paros for a month. The car had lots of niggly problems, but we won't go into that now. Bri feels fragile enough as it is.
The kids flew from Greece back to the UK, and we drove back through Europe to England. The car had some troubles. It blew up. I know that Brian will say that it didn't, but he's lying. It did.
We waited for the car to be fixed, visited lots of family members and then drove back to Tuscany to housesit for six weeks. We looked after a sweet little cat in a wonderful house overlooking the Mediterranean in the town of Porto Santo Stefano. It was divine. If you haven't yet signed up to be a housesitter, then you want your head reading. It's brill.
We drove back from Italy, over the French Alpes and are now sitting in our car outside an Airbnb in Calais making this podcast for you.
Tomorrow we will cross the border of France and return to England. The Queen has died, a close family member is not well, and if we can't sell the car in the next two weeks, then we stand to lose twenty grand. Oh, and it looks as though we will have to enter Thailand illegally.
Other than that everything is hunky dory.
Sit back, enjoy the show and please don't forget to spread the love and share this podcast with someone who needs a little adventure in their life! 
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Nothing is perfect. Without fault,  peachy keen, hunky dory.
Not even housesitting. 
As much as Brian and I harp on about how wonderful our housesitting experience has been here in Tuscany, Italy  (we have been housesitting in Porto Santo Stefano for the summer), there have to be some downsides. Right?
Right.
In this week's show, Brian and I will give you four reasons why Housesitting might NOT be for you. Four reasons why you might be better off in a hotel or at a campsite. (Don't forget what I said about the line of people in the hallway, that stuff is very real...)
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Liz and Brian are still in Italy, but this week they decide to stop being so boring and predictable and instead go out and explore. Like proper tourists.  After all, this is obviously the best thing to do when you're spending six weeks in Italy.
Or is it??
In this week's show find out all about:
Was San Gimignano worth the two-hour drive?
Feeling a bit ripped off
Americans abroad vs Brits abroad
Why this restaurant in a housing estate almost made Liz cry...
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San Gimignano where we went for our day trip! 
Galeone Bar where we get the brilliant coffee and Aperitivo 
Plaza Bistro in Obrbatello that we raved about
 
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Ciao, Bella and welcome once again to Porto Santo Stefano in Tuscany, Italy where Liz and Brian are (still) currently housesitting for Six. Whole. Weeks.
I know. You don't have to tell them. They feel like that couple, Calvin and Zatera Spencer who won the lottery three times in one month.
In this week's soggy Italian podcast episode you will discover:
Why Italy came to a standstill for at least ten and a half hours.
Why some women look SO cool in cow boots while Liz on the other hand looks like a farmer in drag.
What Brian thinks about boats and why he nearly bit Liz's head off when she infers that he's really rubbish at...
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The Pizza restaurant in Porto Santo Stefano. Pizz and Core
 
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Liz x
 
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Today, Liz and Brian lift the lid on the one thing that (apart from wine) they love more than anything in the world.
Housesitting.
As some of you know, we left New Zealand three months ago to travel around Europe in our little red car. We are currently in Porto Santo Stefano in Tuscany, Italy. Where we are staying for six weeks. And guess what?? It isn't costing us a penny. Not a cent. Not even a Euro. Nothing. Why? Because we are housesitting.
So far on this trip, we have housesat a cat in a beautiful old mill in Normandy. A dog in an ancient Chateaux in the Loire Valley and now here we are...looking after a very laid back and friendly pussy cat in Tuscany. In a home with million-dollar views of the Mediterranean.
Would you like to do the same? Would you like to know the inside secrets of Housesitting? Find out exactly how to travel all over the world and stay in fabulous houses for free? Right then, let's dive into the episode and let us reveal everything we know about our favourite topic of conversation - Housesitting!
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