Welcome to our first bonus episode! On International Women's Day 2021 we take the opportunity to tell you a bit more about us, where we live, and what we hope to do in the future. Hope you enjoy this little insight into our lives! Find out more about us on our website and feel free to follow us on our social networks: Facebook Instagram YouTube If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support us, you can buy us a coffee or become a member here Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-life-differently/donations ..read more

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, a ..read more

In this episode, we talk to Helen who is 50,000km into her epic worldwide cycling adventures. She is aged 42 and talks to us from her current base in North Macedonia whilst she waits for pandemic travel restrictions to be lifted. Helen talks about how she got into cycle touring, how she finances her travels and how she overcomes shyness on the road. You can follow Helen's adventures here: Facebook Instagram YouTube We also mention the Warmshowers website in this episode - a site dedicated to matching cycle tourers with hosts who can put them up for the night for free, all over the world. I ..read more

Ever thought about packing up and moving abroad to start a new life? Listen to Ellie's story - after some huge financial pressures, she bought an ex-builders van for £400, packed it to the roof and set off to the French Alps. She went to France with very basic French language skills and took a huge drop in salary. It was a big gamble. Did it pay off? Listen to find out! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so that you don't miss an episode and feel free to follow our own adventures by using the links below: Website Facebook Insta YouTube If you enjoy our podcast and would like to support ..read more

Join us in this episode as we speak with Phillipa Alexandre who left the island of Jersey with her husband Callum and their cat Theodore after realising that they both needed to change their lives for the better. Phillipa talks about how and why they decided to leave Jersey and how their vanlife adventure went across Europe. Their adventure didn't end with vanlife, as through a twist of fate, they decided to buy a static caravan in southern Portugal. Follow Phillipa via her blog and her social media channels below: Blog: https://rvmanvyi.com Social Links Instagram Facebook YouTube If you ..read more

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 gap year from work. Follow Siobhan's motorhome adventures on the following social media channels: Twitter - https://twitter.com/SiobhanDaniels ..read more

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 par ..read more

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: https://www.instagram.com/BRISATHEBUS/ You can also check out their ebooks and other social links here: https://linktr.ee/brisathe ..read more

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 Ir ..read more

If you've ever thought of putting your life on hold to do an incredible, life-changing adventure then this is the episode for you! We speak with Tricia and Cathie who competed in the BBC hit series, Race Across the World. Tricia and Cathie were both in their 40s at the time that they applied for the show and were very settled in life with full time jobs and family ties. Little did they know that their application would be successful and that it would result in a whirlwind 2-month race across Canada, competing against four other teams. Tricia and Cathie talk in depth about the challenge of paus ..read more