We chat to Kelly Lloyd from AUREC Migration and Mobility (our podcast sponsor) about visas to Australia. This episode includes many mind-blowing things we never knew about applying for a visa to Australia. If you are thinking about emigrating to Australia, this episode is for you. This is an amazing episode full of so many tips and advice, Kelly truly shares amazing insights which you shouldn't miss if you're thinking of applying to an Australian visa. She has been the only migration agent...

We loved recording this episode as we dive into the other side of expat life, a side that is often overlooked. While moving abroad can feel like a fresh start, we discuss whether expats are generally happier leading an expat life, as grief and guilt leaving loved ones behind often catches up with us over time. We chat about what some of our followers told us about their current dilemmas as expats in Australia, and we also discuss how our love for travel has shaped our path for trying to fit...

We chat to Amy Butters, a British expat who feels like the ‘guiltiest expat’ alive. When you become an expat, it’s not unheard of to feel a sense of guilt and grief when leaving loved ones back home. Over the years, we all have to learn how to accept our new lives living in another country, while learning that life is continuing on without us back home. So, in this episode, we chat to Amy who just returned back from UK after a whirlwind trip home. Fresh off the plane, Amy explains what it...

In this episode we chat to Emma Edwards from The Broke Generation, a super popular Instagram, Tik Tok, weekly newsletter and popular podcast. She creates content, classes and courses that leverage the fields of money psychology and human behaviour to help us feel more financially confident. Emma is originally from UK and moved to Melbourne 7 years ago to be with her now Australian husband. In this episode, we chat all about her move to Australia, the psychology around money and how being an...

Meet Emma Weir, a British woman from Brighton, who ended up moving to Australia with her family after her husband’s work relocated them to Sydney in 2017. She shares all the details from visiting Sydney, to moving over six months later, how she moved her cat over and what it was like living in Sydney. When Covid hit, Emma’s husband lost his job and so they decided to take their kids out of school and embark on the famous Big Lap of Australia, travelling around the entire country in their...

Read our Brutally Honest Tips For Visiting Bali here: https://londonerinsydney.com/honest-tips-for-visiting-bali-for-first-timers/  Having recently visited Bali for the first time, we’re going to share what our experience was like, what perceptions we had before visiting and how did they match up for visiting one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. In this travel guide for Bali, learn about how Bali belly is a real thing, how Steve sprained his ankle and what happened at...

We welcome Caroline Mc Kenna from A County Down Under in this week’s episode of The Expat Reality Podcast! As Irelands biggest export to Australia, Caroline sits down with us to share her moving to Australia story, how she’s become a big social media star, and how she’s a mental health advocate for expats and young people all around the world. As a high school teacher, she also runs Sunrise Socials to build a community for people as they get together to watch the sunrise in various parts of...

In this episode of The Expat Reality Podcast, we discuss the questions you might like to talk about before marrying an Australian as an expat, what our wedding day looked like and why it wasn’t the best day of our lives. We also chat about our adoption in Australia story as well as why Annie can’t have children. Read more about the topics we talk about in our blog posts below: How Much Our Elopement Wedding Cost Us I didn’t see infertility coming my way Why Bert Jewellery in Sydney is the...

In this episode we’ll dive right in and tell you all of the goss about what it was like being on House Hunters International TV show. This American TV show shares an expat’s story moving abroad as they try to find a house to live in. We were approached to do this reality show after we started our expat site called Londoner In Sydney. You’ll find out the logistics of filming, what characters we were moulded into and even the falling out we had with the producers! It was such an interesting...

We’re super excited to have our first guest on The Expat Reality Podcast, Jordana Grace aka That British Girl. Jordana is very well-known on TikTok and Instagram for creating viral comedy videos about ‘Things They Should Tell You Before Coming To Australia’. Her TikTok currently stands at over 9 million likes and some of her Instagram reels have seen over 10 million views each! Expect to hear about why milk in Australia is so complicated, why a washing machine has its own room and hear...

Suffer from terrible gut issues too? We both suffer from extreme gut issues in Australia and weirdly, it seems to settle down whenever we leave the country (which again happened recently when we visited Italy & Greece). In this episode we’re going to share our personal experiences of getting gut problems and what we’ve done to try and fix it. It’s been a long, long battle as we’ve tried pretty much everything to get over the extreme bloating and gut pain we’ve been experiencing for...

In this episode we’re going to talk all about the random things we love about living in Australia. Expect to hear about everything from Kmart, Bunnings, choc tops, Easter show bags and of course the practical things like having space, and access to rainforests, mountains, skiing, beaches and so much more. We hope you find this episode entertaining and reassuring for anyone who is especially missing home right now. If you’re thinking of moving to Australia, this podcast might help you prepare...

Welcome back to The Expat Reality Podcast! We absolutely loved making this episode, which is our favourite yet! Expect us to tell you loads of funny stories about different situations we were faced within in both England and Australia! We’re sharing loads of random stories about things we miss about England! We’ll start off by talking about the thought of never having to deal with dangerous animals in England, unlike Australia! Hear about our funny story about how a huntsman nearly made us...

In this episode we talk about what it was like when we moved back to England after living in Australia for 7 years. We’ll share why we only lasted 6 months before we decided to move back to Australia. As an expat in Australia, I know only too well how difficult it can be to live so far from home. While we miss all of the good things about home, it’s easy to forget how it can be challenging too. When I moved back to England, due to unforeseen circumstances, it just didn’t work out for us and...

In this expat podcast episode we’re taking it right back and we’re sharing why Annie left England and how she met Steve on her travels around the world in story that almost feels like a scene from a movie which could have been from Eat Pray Love. We’re going to share all the details about how we’ve been coming and going from Australia since 2011 and we’ll bring you right up to date about what we’re up to now. Find out how our travels around Africa totally changed our lives, learn about some...

In our very first episode we’ll explain what The Expat Reality Podcast is all about. After running a successful expat site, we felt it’s time to dig deeper and share insights and our thoughts about being an expat in Australia. We’ll share why we started Londoner In Sydney, what it’s like living in Australia and how it’s not like being on a permanent holiday. We’ll also talk about what it’s like trying to fit into Australian life while navigating a new life and making friends in the...