I like how you're grinning up at Santa, though he doesn't seem to be taking any notice!

So lovely ... 🙏✝️

This sounds amazing. Thanks for the tips for when I visit Poland.

Very interesting part of Krakow! Thank you!

I thought it might be more appropriate to have had a Portuguese Christmas song here. Do you know any? My three favourites are below (search KZbin for them): 1. 'Um Sonho de Natal', 'A Christmas Dream' by Ágata, with a lovely saxophone introduction. 2. 'É Natal', 'It's Christmas', by Marco Paulo, Zé Amaro, and Ágata, this time with a more religious vibe and beautiful lyrics. 3. 'O Natal Chegou', 'Christmas has arrived', by Márcio Pereira. Very jazzy, you'll need your disco shoes to dance around to this one!! Let us know which, if any, you like.

looks like little england with sunshine on the other side of the planet even if there is nothing to compare the 20,000km distance apart from all the poms there...all those convicts sent there and there's still zero legitimacy in any ownership claims...blatant theft occupation and theft of a continent if ever there was...not such glories of empire that one..haha....apart from that you seem like nice people having a good holiday

its awonder you can afford to leave australia with it's high fuel prices .high alcohol tax and every other tax desighned to go up every 6 months forever . ,

What I noticed was the church all lit up ... just lovely - enjoy your trip 🎄⛄️

Fabulous trip ….

With Australia gone, done and dusted, now you must focus on your next long trip. Don't put your life on hold waiting for your house to sell! You can still travel while it's on the market. I already gave you some tips about Brazil in a year's time (since it's mostly southern hemisphere, so the seasons are reversed). How about a trip to the western desert states of the US late spring/early summer? Choose only two or three so as not to spend all your time on the road. Fly to a major city like Phoenix or Las Vegas, stay a couple of days there to soak it up and visit the parks and museums, then hire a car or campervan and hit the road. Lots of quaint little towns with their dollar stores, museums, second hand bookstores, restaurants and bars. Plus, the people are amazing! Plenty of hiking trails, canyons and national parks to explore, a bit like the wild outback in Australia. What are you waiting for?!

Was a brilliant adventure and has inspired me!

Thanks to you all for following this epic journey! Made me feel a bit emotional seeing it come to an end so will have to come back! Have a great Christmas and look forward to sharing my future travels with you all xx

Wow that's beautiful 😍

The first thing I noticed was the '2024' illumination up on the hillside. I suspect everyone's waiting for that to change to 2025 - not long to go now.

If your house was in Australia and you sold it, you'd never be able to get into another property again. The price of real estate is rising so rapidly, an area I was looking at has risen by 25% since January...Have you thought about swapping properties with a person in another country for a while? There are websites for this....

You are able to hold you camera very steady. I'm not so good at that.

What a beautiful Island and good to see Blue again. Nice to travel with your siblings.

Wow, a gruelling 45-minute video, I'd have preferred if you'd split it into 2 or even 3 shorter videos, as it'd be far easier to 'consume'. I'm also impressed by how much there is to see in Funchal. I only have a vague recollection of my trip there 25 years ago, some places in the video did seem familiar, like the cathedral. 'Excuse me' is 'com licença' in Portuguese, literally translating as 'with license', as effectively you're asking another person's permission. 'The bill' is 'a conta' in Portuguese. In Spanish it's 'la cuenta', a different word with different spelling and sound. I noticed a big age gap between Blue and Madalena, at least 10 years I'd guess. She looks even younger from a distance. You are so lucky having a Portuguese sister-in-law, if that was me, I'd be yakking at her all day to perfect my Portuguese! Today I got the first oranges off my trees. I don't eat them, I squeeze the juice. There are hundreds more hanging for the taking.

Thank you for sharing. I love the Old Town, what an interesting area!

I could not believe how much there is to see in Funchal and we haven’t even looked around the Christmas Market here yet, which we will do in the next video where Madelena gives us a great explanation of the Nativity scenes in Madeira! ❤

Great trip. You and your brother did so well together. 😊

Are the locals alright?

This series has been really good …saw so many interesting places .Thank you for sharing your experiences.

Thanks again Zoe for sharing your fabulous road trip. Cheers ❤

Thank you everyone for watching our Australia Road Trip! We had a fabulous time and saw so many great sights. Will definitely plan to return to Australia and hope you enjoyed our journey! Thanks guys! Xxx

What a great adventure you have had! Where next? 😂

Really enjoyed following your road trip. Thank you for sharing!

What a lovely place!

Beautiful!

I remember liking Albany when we visited, and going to those museums. I also like museums that are about people and their lives, generally from the 19th and 20th centuries. I'm not so interested in places like natural history museums, I've been to the Natural History Museum in London and I think the building itself is stunning. But inside I turn into the petulant bored child dragging my feet, asking regularly 'Can we go?'!

I don't think I'd want to drive a manual car in a place with so many ups and downs. I had to drive one onto the ferry and was worried I'd have to do a hill start on the ramp. Luckily the car in front kept going.. So maybe you could investigate if Portugal is an economic place to retire or not, compared to the UK. I think there are videos on youtube of people buying very cheap but very rural property there.

I can't wait to see your videos on the farm and Madeira in general. What you're saying is true. Most people live their lives in a screaming mad rush and have no time for each other. That's no good. I say a rushed life can't be an enjoyable one. Portugal is a good country to enjoy what I call 'slow living'. Take the time to savour the moment and enjoy it, rather than rushing. There's always tomorrow.

Not too shabby at all and glad you are having a nice time.

That’s a long way down! Also love the choice of music!

Australia does have some truly beautiful beaches, my vote for the Best Beach in the World would be Vivonne Bay on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

Just catching up on your Australian videos. I really wanted to see Wave Rock when we did the trip across to Perth, I had seen so many photos of it. What I didn't realise is how far Hyden is off the main highway so it's quite the detour! I felt quite guilty making my boyfriend drive all the way to Hyden just because I wanted to see a big rock! Still happy I saw it though!

I’ve been there

Thank you for letting us see all these beautiful places .Quite a trip you’ve had .

Or 'Vale das Freiras' in Portuguese. That's right in the middle of the island of Madeira. Some steep drops there, be careful! 😮😅

Wow, what.a journey you have been on. Thanks for sharing your road trip with us!

What an. amazing journey this has been for you! Well done for getting through it and seeing as much as you did!

Please don’t rent it out new agents in spring time on a sort agreement terms will work. Renting it out will give you a massive headache.

Could you keep your property and rent it out to a family member, like a son or daughter who would look after it for you?

The SOUND LEVEL is terrible on this vid. Had to crank it up full to 100.

Could you turn the house into an HMO and then sorta have one room to yourself as your room to say that you live there sorta thing and avoid the CGT that way? I suppose you also have the issue of someone moving in and then claiming squatters rights.