A Sideways Life: The honest guide to living & working abroad

Want to take your pet on holiday? We've got you. See below for links to things we've talked about. And send us a DM on Instagram for a copy of our AirBnB hacks. Follow along on Spotify by searching for 'A Sideways Christmas', or go to ASidewaysLife.com/Podmas , and, as ever, tell us if we're wrong, or missed anything, on instagram: @asidewayslife Links: UK Government regulations for traveling to E...

We've spent every winter in Europe since 2013, so we've seen our fair share of snowy cities. Today, we sum up our favourites. To add a bit of spice, Lea did a poll on Instagram asking what you thought, and you'll hear the results here. Follow along on Spotify by searching for 'A Sideways Christmas', or go to ASidewaysLife.com/Podmas , and, as ever, tell us if we're wrong, or missed anywhere on ins...

Welcome to Day 4 of our 25 day Podmas special. We went out and bought a real Christmas tree and decorations today, so, for us, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.... ...which is handy, as that's the Christmas Song today's episode is themed around. We're in real danger of looking like we've planned this out. Follow along on Spotify by searching for 'A Sideways Christmas' playlist or go to...

We lived in Spain for almost 5 years so we saw our fair share of festive fun, so our 'Christmas Song of the Day' is obviously Feliz Navidad.  In today's episode, we go over what the Spanish eat, how they decorate, when they exchange presents and Lea even makes up a new word! Follow our Christmas playlist on Spotify which features each Christmas song, plus the corresponding episode... all in order!...

Welcome to Day 2 of 25 of Podmas... We're recording an episode a day on the run up the 25th December, with each skewed towards living and working abroad around Christmas time. We mention loads of gift ideas here - go to ASidewaysLife.com/Tree to see our full list. As ever, send us your feedback thoughts and abuse on Instagram: @ASidewaysLife

Welcome to day one of Podmas!! (25 days of podcasts). --> SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY HERE:  https://asidewayslife.com/podmas 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...

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 sa...

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.

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'...

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!

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...

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!

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: https://motorbikepacker.com/ Instagram: @motorbikepa...

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. 

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...

We call her 'patient zero'. She calls herself Melissa. The world calls her the Digital Nomad OG! Coming up on Thursday, listen to our full interview with the very first Digital Nomad visa holder in Croatia. You're gonna love this one!  

In this episode we talk about: - Top European cities for winter getaways - Our favourite Christmas markets in Europe (including one that you may not have heard of) - Current COVID travel restrictions to those markets (check before you book tho!) If you do end up going somewhere we recommend, tag us into your photos on Insta - @asidewayslife.  

Coming up in a day or so is our newest episode on wintering in Europe. We tell you where we've spent winter, what we like (and don't like) and also our favourite Christmas Markets.

Looking for an Autumn city break in Europe? We've been to 159 towns & cities in the last 10 years and, naturally, we belie that we know the best places! In this episode, we count down (quite literally!) the top 6 places to choose for an autumnal city break. So what are you waiting for? Press 'play' you fool! Places we mention: Maribor, Slovenia The oldest vine in the world Wine museum (ask for Nat...

Look out for this week's episode where Leanne and Al count down the best places to go if you want to enjoy autumn in Europe.

Worried about living abroad with children? What could go wrong? Will it have a negative effect on your family?  Don't ask us - we don't have kids! But our guest Yuliya does. Listen as she gives a brutally honest account of living the ex-pat (and digital nomad) life with a 3-year-old daughter. Oh, and go say 'hi' to her on Instagram @yuliyaxolina .

Coming up in a couple of days is our recent interview with the lovely Yulyia who is currently travelling around Croatia with her 3-year-old daughter. I think you'll enjoy this one as she's really honest about the challenges of ex-pat and nomad life with a kid.

We're gonna be really honest on this episode and explain exactly what it costs to live abroad. We talk about: Cost of rent & bills How to find cheaper long-term accommodation The cost of driving a UK car abroad What we do about healthcare Let's get cracking! Resources mentioned: Safetywing.com for emergency medical insurance Cigna for premium healthcare and outpatient care Njuskalo is where we fou...

Let's just start by saying, we're not trying to put you off living and working abroad! It's actually the opposite. We want to give you all the downsides we've found of living and working abroad so that you can be prepared if you take the plunge. Please do give us feedback (even if it's bad!). You can find us on Instagram ( @asidewayslife ) or email asidewayslife@gmail.com.