12 September 2026
We left Australia after buying a 12-bedroom ski lodge in Japan. From affordable cost of living to a slow-pace lifestyle - here's why our lives are so much better than before
Neil Denize and Tayler Paulsen travelled to Japan in search of a holiday home - but instead they walked away with the keys to a 12-bedroom ski lodge in Myoko.
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