A NEW ADVENTURE!

Many of us dream of upping sticks to start a new life. We talk to two women who have done just that

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Dreams can come true'

Amy Frain, 41, lives with her husband Rob, 41, and their children Lily, seven, and George, three.

When I was a child, most other kids chose the USA or Africa for school geography projects, but I always chose Australia. I was fascinated by this far-off land that had incredible wildlife and barbecues on a sunny beach at Christmas.

I often returned to that image during my hour-long commute from my home in Southport to work in Manchester, in the cold and dark at 7am.

As high school teachers, Rob and I were spending increasingly less time with our own children. We were arriving home at 6.30pm and spending 30 minutes with the kids before putting them to bed. We were also working at home in the evening and at weekends, and had no work-life balance.

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