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The Downs & Ups of Traveling by Pet Sitting
Even when I am traveling the world by pet sitting, I have down times. They don’t come on because I am frustrated with travel stuff or disappointed with a place or situation. They generally just happen and I become restless and bored. It seems illogical that this would happen when I am surrounded by everything new, and wonderful and…
An Elephant’s Smooch
A Valentine’s Story I was sprawled out on the paper thin bed mattress. Not in luxury, but in an effort to avoid any flesh from touching any other flesh in the afternoon heat and humidity that is Thailand. My four limbs spread to the four corners of the earth to maximize the surface area in…
2 Saboteurs That Will Clutter Up Your Suitcase
I like clothes almost as much as John does, but we were reinventing our lives and daily musing over what to wear each day is not on the daily agenda. Instead, we have to make all our clothing decisions at once and there is no going back. Cue doom music. In 2016 we began the process…
All Things Slithery
“Pusa, whatcha doing there? Pusa?” She meowed back to me over her shoulder keeping one eye on the prize. I hoped she would lose interest in the prize behind the credenza so I could continue my relaxing afternoon. Cats are not known to be particularly considerate, this was no exception. I was deeply involved in…
Pizza Surprise
“You can’t judge a book by its cover”…we know that. And it’s been confirmed over and over again as we travel the world. We were traveling in Florida for a couple of months. It was during the Covid era and people were hesitant to travel, so we had very few pet sits lined up. This…
OMG I am Pet Sitting and I Lost the Dog!
I was on a the first two-days of a two-week pet sit in Hampstead Norreys England (through Trusted House Sitters) for two dogs, Zula and Domino, and two big beautiful kunekune pigs, Hamish and Greta. John was finishing up a lovely pet sit we had in Swanick, England, just outside of Southampton. He was about…
2021 Summer in Colorado
Colorado: the land for famous ski slopes, epic views, and mountain air. The most famous of Colorado towns include Aspen, Vail, and Breckenridge. Many people have heard of these places and may secretly desire to visit them, if not to live there. But how many of us have heard of Frisco? No, not the Frisco…
We’re Back and More Excited Than Ever: Traveling After the Pandemic Lockdown
It has been a while since we last updated you on our journey. The truth is we have been having so much fun exploring Charleston, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; a lot of Florida (especially the Everglades and Cedar Key); Big Canoe, Georgia (again); Nashville & Memphis, Tennessee taking and editing a zillion photos, there has…
Christmas on the Road, 2015-2020 John’s reflections
When we first set out on our On The Road Journey, our mission was to learn what it was like to actually live in other cultures, rather than just visit. We wanted to become travelers, not just tourists. We wanted to assimilate and absorb, not just exist and borrow. At the start, we could not…
Big Surprise in Big Canoe
We had heard from friends Pam and Robert Cardone, formerly of Georgia, that Big Canoe was very nice. Little did we know that “very nice” did not even begin to describe this lovely community. Big Canoe is a paradise built on 8000 acres of mountainside in Northern Georgia. Big Canoe is a little over an…
A New Love Affair for Bev and John
Bev and I have fallen in love… again! The last time was thirty one years ago and we renewed our commitment to each other in Paris in 2018. What we mean is that we have fallen head over heels in love with Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston has been on our “Bucket List” for as long…
Thanksgiving Road Trip Through Texas
We love Texas. No one is more surprised than Bev and I that we would like Texas. We expected to not like it at all. With the exception of a couple of short business trips, we had spent very little time in Texas. Nevertheless, we had developed a strong negative opinion. Maybe because so many…
Travel by Pet Sitting 