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Podcast Check-In: Updating Our Top Places to Move + Upcoming Trips & Life Lately

Brittany and Josh do a long-overdue podcast check-in, talking about how busy life has been, how the show is evolving, and refreshing their “top three” places they could see themselves living. Brittany keeps Portree (Scotland), Aveiro (Portugal), and Stockholm (Sweden), while considering Massachusetts as a potential U.S. move. Josh keeps Ghent (Belgium) and Portree, and swaps Toronto for Japan (possibly Osaka), discussing why walkability, transit, and lifestyle matter more than proximity to home. They reflect on recent travel (Vegas, Nashville), a tornado in their area, lessons about mindset, spontaneity, and being present, and discuss moving motivations including U.S. politics and using the East Coast as a stepping stone. They share tentative upcoming plans including Minnesota, California, possible Canada/Thunder Bay, Ireland, Finland, and a honeymoon in Italy.

00:00 Welcome and Check In
00:51 For the Pod Banter
02:12 Top Three Places Update
02:47 Brittany Top Picks
03:55 Josh Top Picks
05:36 Why Japan Over Canada
07:12 What Grounds Brittany List
09:37 Nordic Life and Finland Plans
11:14 What Grounds Josh List
14:39 How the Podcast Is Going
16:02 Travel Pace and Winter Ideas
17:26 What They Would Change
18:38 Thunder Bay and Trip Lengths
20:40 Suitcase Living Stress
21:27 Tornado Aftermath Lessons
22:21 Mindset Shift for Vegas
23:37 Go With the Flow Travel
25:32 Take In the Moment
26:38 Ancestry Travel Connections
28:48 Next Destinations Wishlist
31:46 Moving Plans and Politics
37:40 Podcast Evolves With Us
38:39 Upcoming Trips and Wrap

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