How Lucky are We! We are so lucky to be able to have the opportunity to House/Pet Sit our way around SE Asia. Our travels are planned around where our next house sitting assignment is. We were elated to be accepted for a house sit in the Hoi An/Da Nang area of Vietnam. The 14 […]
Staying Put in Bangkok Our next house/cat sitting assignment is a 6 week stint in Bangkok. Staying in one place really gives us the chance to experience what it is like living in a community environment in SE Asia. It also gives us a chance to unpack the backpacks and live ‘normal’ for a while. […]
The Different Faces of George Town Our next House/Pet sitting assignment was located in George Town, Penang. The timing was perfect for us as we had always planned on travelling to Penang as we had heard good things about this island off the coast of Malaysia. The assignment was in an area called Straits Quay […]
Our 100 day anniversary has ticked over, 1 day before my 53 birthday. So much has happened and we’ve seen so much that our previous life seems an eternity ago. What have we learnt? Long term travel vs short term holiday The two couldn’t be more further apart in comparisons. We had to learn the […]
It’s all about not making a plan Our trip to Singapore certainly wasn’t on the list of countries we had intended to visit. This was for two reasons really. Firstly, we had visited Singapore about 8 years ago during a 4 day stopover and they were a very busy few days. We visited all the […]
The Final Stages Sometimes you think that you’re never going to get there. That countdown app on your phone still shows a horrendous amount of days to go. Then suddenly ‘BOOM’, D Day is nearly here. That’s right – Departure Day is only days away. How did that happen! The final stages when everything starts […]
Of course one of the first things you have to figure out if you are going to embark on such a life changing journey is ‘how can we fund this new lifestyle’. As previously mentioned, we will have to be careful with our budgeting so that we can make the most of our time away […]