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We can’t do a Raleigh podcast without talking about our favorite Raleigh breweries. The beer scene has exploded in recent years, and if you love a craft brew, this is the episode for you. We’ve been to Asheville, Portland, Washington State, San Diego, Denver, and Raleigh has just as good craft beer as any of them! As Australians we thought American beer consisted of Budweiser, Coors, and Miller. Now we know better. You cannot beat an American craft beer and you’ll find any style you like all over Wake County and beyond! There are now at least 41 breweries in Raleigh area and it seems more popping up each week. We have yet to visit all of these breweries. We keep getting sidetracked returning to the ones we love. We’re sharing those ones in this episode. Full Show Notes: https://thisisraleigh.com/breweries-in-raleigh-podcast/

Looking for ideas about cool day trips from Raleigh? One of the things we love about living in Raleigh is its central location to so many other great places. Today we chat about 5 great getaway ideas for everyone, whether you desire a beach break, you’re a foodie, or you’re into history, the arts, or sports. They are easy to visit in a day – but there is no reason why you shouldn’t stay longer. We visit these places near Raleigh often, and will continue to do so. Be sure to join our VIP email community so you don’t miss an update. And follow our current adventures – near and far – on Instagram. For each place, we share some of the best things to do in a day, including places to eat! EP 07: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT Why we think Wrightsville Beach is the best beach in the USA What makes Wilmington – the Hollywood of the East – full of so much Southern Charm The exciting food and cultural destination of Durham and its unique Black History. The college town of Chapel Hill and how it has a very unique personality. (and of course the best basketball team!!) The surprising enjoyable rural (but moving to urban) Johnston County. Full show notes: https://thisisraleigh.com/places-near-raleigh-to-visit-hour-trip/

When in Raleigh, here are the classic Southern dishes to try to get yourself introduced to the food history of the area, and the top Raleigh restaurants to taste each dish!

We know you’re itching to break free from the confines of your homes and travel again. In this podcast episode, we use our travel expertise and insider knowledge to share how travel will look in 2021. Due to our unique position as one of the world’s top travel bloggers, we get access to information to the word on the street, through our ambassador partnerships and conversations with tourism board representatives from around the world. Full episode notes:  https://thisisraleigh.com/travel-tips-2021 The general outlook for 2021 travel that most tourism reps we've spoken to have. What will open up first and how that will roll out to international travel What the popular travel trends will be Why people are craving stories more than Instagram photo likes (and how to balance this on your travels) Why you should do your due diligence and run some practice tests before selling everything to buy an RV and hit the road Embracing the workation lifestyle - we've been doing it for 10 years and agree , it's awesome. The importance of travel insurance - how it can break your finances if you don't get it (even domestic) What can we expect from vaccinations (keep yourself updated)

What are our favorite places to eat, drink, play, and explore in Raleigh? And what are our favorite things about living in Raleigh? In this episode, we share our contrasting, and sometimes the same, opinions.   Favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner spots Favorite brewery and bar Favorite festival / event including the fun ones that had us running in flip flops and gorging on doughnuts. We share what we call flip flops in Australia and an embarrassing experience mixing it up in the USA A special concert experienced at our favorite music venue. Favorite neighborhood to explore Our dilemma - torn between two dream places to live in Raleigh Full show notes and resources here: https://thisisraleigh.com/raleigh-favorites-podcast/

How we lost $500K in assets, started blogging, and got awarded Green Cards.    This episode dives deep into our past real estate disaster that happened right here in Raleigh during the GFC, how we ended up losing everything, including two properties, our jobs, our savings, and ended up in serious credit card debt. But fortunately we were able to turn it all around. Listen in to how we did that, and how overcoming those challenges has helped us get through this current COVID crisis.   We have had quite the journey behind the scenes, and recording this episode brought back so many tough memories but powerful life lessons!   Full show notes: https://thisisraleigh.com/blogging-green-cards-podcast/

In episode 2, we share the many different reasons we love living in Raleigh. It captured us immediately, and when we returned to Australia in 2006, we missed it so much, we realized it's where we wanted our forever home to be. Listen in to hear how we came to love the community, what jobs we worked, interesting people we met, fun stories and much more! Full show notes: https://thisisraleigh.com/love-raleigh-podcast/ We talk about: How the friendliness of people in Raleigh and North Carolina drew us in The beauty of the City of Oaks Our first friend in Raleigh, Hitesh (we're still great mates) The joy of traveling like the locals The rich cultural experiences we had like: election parties jumping over the fires in Franklin St crashing a frat party Kirby Derby (before it was in Dorothea Dix The benefits of having connections to your own culture when you live in a foreign place But, why you should also branch out to meet the locals The amazing location for travel Raleigh offers Craig's jobs in Raleigh: Construction and working for Delta Airlines The work life balance of Australia compared to the US The strangeness of why Americans don't take their vacation leave!! The end of our first two-year teaching experience in the USA How our road trip across the US on the way back to Australia convinced us to come back. Thanks for listening. Remember to subscribe and leave a review!

Welcome to the first episode of This is Raleigh podcast, where we share the warm and vibrant lifestyle of a place we chose as our permanent home (after 23 years of nomadic travels) In this episode we share the first part of our story where I was randomly placed at a school in Johnston County on a cultural teaching exchange program. We knew nothing about Raleigh and instantly felt we belonged. We share: How we first heard of Raleigh and what brought us here The cultural exchange program I joined and the local Triangle company behind it (and their important mission) The very difficult application process for my teaching job (spanning 3 continents) When we first felt like Raleigh was home (like immediately) The challenges of settling into a new country + ways to overcome culture shock and make it great My teaching experience in Johnston County and working through Educational cultural shock How the people we met helped us fall in love with Raleigh Other reasons we loved living in Raleigh In the first three episodes of our This is Raleigh podcast, we're diving deep into our story of how ended up in Raleigh in 2004, moved back and forth several times since, and eventually got a green card to live permanently. Thanks for listening. Leave a review, subscribe and share us with your friends.  Full show notes: https://thisisraleigh.com/moving-to-raleigh-podcast/