How Great is Britain

The first year of an international move is challenging, but we have found a few everyday things that make it a bit easier to manage. In this episode we are looking at ten things about England and the UK that we currently love. As featured on BBC Points West, we’re a British-American couple sharing our experience of leaving the USA and moving to the UK with our two little girls and two rescue pups...

In this episode, we reflect on what it was like experiencing a record-setting heat wave (our second since moving to England) and how it revealed some larger truths about ourselves—and what it really takes to build a new life abroad. As featured on BBC Points West, we’re a British-American couple sharing our experience of leaving the USA and moving to the UK with our two little girls and two rescue...

In this episode, we answer a question from a viewer about what has surprised Gemma since moving back to England after more than 20 years away. Stay tuned for the end, though, where Brett reveals the one thing he has struggled with since leaving America! As featured on BBC Points West, we’re a British-American couple sharing our experience of leaving the USA and moving to the UK with our two little...

Whether you’re a lifelong supporter or have never watched a match, this episode is about something much bigger than football itself. We explore why British football feels different, and what it reveals about the people in the UK - even non-supporters. From family traditions and local pride to national identity, we discover how the sport has become woven into British culture. Along the way, we comp...

As featured on BBC Points West, we’re a British-American couple sharing our experience of leaving the USA and moving to the UK with our two little girls and two rescue pups while celebrating everyday British life. In this episode, we explore five common stereotypes about the UK - where they came from, what they get wrong, and the surprising truths that might be hiding behind them. Get your own HGi...

As featured on BBC Points West, we’re a British-American couple sharing our experience of leaving the USA and moving to the UK with our two little girls and two rescue pups while celebrating everyday British life. In this episode, we're sharing 5 things we learned about British people during the recent heat wave; and why experiencing those high temperatures feels so different from anything we&...

As featured on BBC Points West, we’re a British-American couple sharing our experience of leaving the USA and moving to the UK with our two little girls and two rescue pups while celebrating everyday British life. In this episode, we uncover the deeper philosophy behind British driving culture. This episode goes far beyond cars — it’s really about understanding modern British culture, social behav...

As featured on BBC Points West, we’re a British-American couple sharing our experience of moving to the UK with our two little girls and two rescue pups and celebrating everyday British life. In this episode, Brett reflects on 5 British habits Gemma held onto after more than 20 years living in America—and how those small habits turned into big lessons for Brett once we arrived in the UK.📄 Downloa...

Check us out on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@HowGreatIsBritain As featured on BBC Points West, we’re a British-American couple sharing and celebrating what life in the UK is really like through our own experiences. In this episode, we watch our BBC interview and take you behind the scenes—from an unexpected first message to interviewing at home, the studio in Bristol, actually going LIVE on P...

We’re an American family sharing our experience of moving to the UK and celebrating everyday British life. In this episode, we look at 5 unwritten rules in the UK no one tells you (but that you should definitely know before coming here) Download our US → UK relocation checklist: www. HowGreatIsBritain.com/resources Website: www. HowGreatIsBritain.com Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/howgreat...

We’re an American family sharing our experience of moving to the UK and celebrating everyday British life. In this episode, we explore why slowing down doesn't come easy—and how the American grind has followed us across the Atlantic.—📄 Download our US → UK relocation checklist:www. HowGreatIsBritain.com/resources🌍 Website:www. HowGreatIsBritain.com📱 Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/ho...

Keep up with us: Website & links to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and more → 👉 www. HowGreatIsBritain.com Email: Contact@HowGreatisBritain.com Products We Used for Our US → UK Move 🌎 Full list of packing supplies, pet travel items, and arrival essentials: 👉https://howgreatisbritain.com/recommended(Contains affiliate links — we only share items we’ve used and loved.) A free PDF to help you mov...

Keep up with us:Website & links to TikTok, Instagram, podcast, and more → 👉 www. HowGreatIsBritain.comEmail: Contact@HowGreatisBritain.comProducts We Used for Our US → UK Move 🌎Full list of packing supplies, pet travel items, and arrival essentials:👉https://howgreatisbritain.com/recommended-products(Contains affiliate links — we only share items we’ve used and loved.)A free PDF to help you...

Website & links to TikTok, Instagram, podcast, and more → 👉 www. HowGreatIsBritain.comEmail: Contact@HowGreatisBritain.comProducts We Used for Our US → UK Move 🌎Full list of packing supplies, pet travel items, and arrival essentials:👉 https://howgreatisbritain.com/recomme... (Contains affiliate links — we only share items we’ve used and loved.)A free PDF to help you move internationally. 👉...

Anglophile: (noun)A person who has a deep appreciation for England — its culture, traditions, countryside, and everyday rhythms of life. For some, it’s the history and landmarks that draw them in; for others, it’s the quieter comforts — birdsong in the morning, daffodils in spring, and a bench perfectly placed to take it all in. When we imagined life in England, we thought the big things would be...

Six months ago we moved our family from the United States to the United Kingdom — with two little girls, two dogs, and no jobs waiting for us when we arrived. So how are we actually paying for it? In this episode we’re sharing the financial strategy that made the move possible, how we prepared before leaving the US, and the plan we’re using to support our family during our first year living in the...

Six months ago, we uprooted our entire lives and moved our family from the US to the UK.At first, everything felt overwhelming and unfamiliar. There were moments we genuinely wondered if we’d ever feel settled — or if this would always feel temporary. But slowly, something shifted. The routines formed (mostly). The logistics got sorted (for the most part). England has started to feel like ours. We...

American health insurance is something we lived with for years, for Brett - his WHOLE life! In this episode, we break down:• What American health insurance actually is• How deductibles, copays, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket maximums really work• Whether it’s possible to avoid surprise medical bills• And why we are so grateful to be experiencing the NHS (National Health Service) We’re not here to...

America - We built our lives there. Built careers there. Our daughters were born there. Then we moved to England. Why? This is just our perspective — two parents trying to make the best decision we could with the information and circumstances we had at the time. Sometimes life shifts in ways you didn’t plan. And when it does, it forces you to revisit the questions you’d quietly parked. We weren’t...

Some holidays make you feel like you want to stay forever. Others help you realize where home truly is. This episode closes out our time in Florida. We move from the Orlando Science Center to Hollywood Studios and EPCOT, letting the moments unfold as they did — familiar places, good friends, a few stories from our past professional lives, and unexpected Brett Facts that reveal just how big of a ne...

Come with us as we travel from England to Orlando, Florida — from Heathrow to Magic Kingdom — sharing the small moments and familiar places that now feel a little… different. In this episode, we bring you along as the journey unfolds: from the airport, onto the plane, and into our first moments back in Orlando. You’ll go where we go as we drink fizzy drinks at 8:30 in the morning (thanks, jet lag)...

New Episodes EVERY Monday! We recently went back to America expecting nostalgia, homesickness, and a bit of uncertainty about our decision to move to England. Instead, we were surprised... Not by what we missed, but by how we felt. In this episode, we talk about the days leading up to the trip, what we thought revisiting our recent past might stir up, and the moment halfway through the week when o...

New Episodes EVERY Monday! It's our first family Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day in the UK — and honestly, what an amazing experience! We left our food shopping until very nearly the last minute- only to be pleasantly surprised by Aldi- fully stocked and shockingly affordable (the true Christmas miracle may, in fact, be their vegetable prices). Aldi, if you’re listening, we’re ope...

New Episodes EVERY Monday! As the year comes to a close, we wanted to pause for a moment and take stock of how far we’ve come — not just where we are now, but everything it took to get here. Making an international move while raising two young girls and two dogs has felt like living in the "sticky middle" of where we were and where we hope to be. During this time of moving and settling,...

New Episodes EVERY Monday! This week, we’re sitting down for a cosy chat about Christmas — and realising that even though we both thought we grew up celebrating like everyone else, it turns out our childhood Christmas experiences could be quite different. From subtle British Christmas lights to full-blown American neighbourhood light fights, stockings on the bed versus stockings on the fireplace,...