After our amazing adventures around the Marlborough Sounds (see Part 1 & Part 2), it was time to start heading towards Blenheim. We were booked in for a 5-week house sitting assignment in Burleigh, Blenheim. Caring for Aston in Blenheim We were looking forward to caring for a wee blind cocker spaniel called Aston. We […]
Our expedition around the West Coast and the surrounding area continued. See Our Top Picks for the West Coast – Part One. We found out fast that the West Coast offers more than what we thought and in between House Sitting the BnB, looking after Roxy (our foster fur baby) and caring for the property, […]
We’ve Found Ourselves on the West Coast After finishing our House Sitting Assignment in Martinborough in the Wairarapa, North Island, we found ourselves on the wild West Coast. We’ve had 3 epic weeks exploring ‘small town NZ’ around the top part of the South Island. See a list of our blogs and links at the […]
Plenty of Temples and Stupas to Choose From Our housesitting assignment in Kathmandu was for 5 weeks. There was plenty of time to look around this great city. This included some great Temples and Stupas in the city. We were based in the town of Budhanilkantha. There was plenty to see every time we stepped […]
How We Got to do House Sitting in Kathmandu There are quite a few house sitting websites available. We are registered with Trustedhousesitters.com. Out of all the other sites, they seem to have the most that come up in Asia. We receive e-mails twice a day to keep us up-to-date with the new listings that come […]
So Where is Busan? With over 3.6 million people, Busan is South Korea’s second largest city and has the largest seaport. It was formerly known as Pusan but had a name change to Busan in 2000. People visit Busan to seek a more laid-back atmosphere than the capital city of Seoul. It is located at […]
First Year Anniversary Our first year anniversary has ticked over. It is so hard to believe that a year ago we made the biggest move of our lives. Life as we knew it had changed forever. With no home and all our worldly belongings packed away in a 7×3 metre storage unit we set off […]
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. […]
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 […]