Tag: house sitting
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Hope
As I sit here looking out the window at a perfect New Years Day I am filled with a mixture of hope and concern. It certainly has been a hell of a year on many fronts and even though it really is just another day, the beginning of a new year does seem to bring…
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Nature on our Doorstep
Having said that, we are still making sure we have time to take in the beauty around us. Being in this beautiful valley supplies us with an abundance of nature to enjoy.
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Exciting News
For those of you who are curious about our travelling lifestyle, housesitting and how the current Covid-19 pandemic affects this type of lifestyle here is a great opportunity. Our friends at Travatical.com (the people we recently did an interview with) have done a panel discussion with several experienced travellers. Check it out at here. …
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Hello Colombia
We are so excited to be here in Colombia. It has been on our wish list for years and when the timing worked out that we were able to get a house sit just outside of Medellín immediately after our time in Panama, we jumped at it. After relaxing and enjoying the company of our…
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Life as a Voluntary Castaway
Our current situation in Panama is interesting, familiar, and yet new and exciting. In the last six years of our life this will be the longest we have stayed continually, in one place (we’ll be outdoing that next year, but you’ll have to stay tuned for that story). Four and a half months voluntarily removed…
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Time to Switch it Up
After 3.5 years exploring SE Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific we have leapt at an opportunity back in Central America. However, to reach this opportunity took a bit of work. The biggest challenge without a doubt was flying Air China and Air Canada. Air Panama turned out to be the most reliable…
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Australia….It Has Been a Blast
Here we are, nearing the end of our second 1 year stint here in Australia. Though it is safe to say we will not be retiring to Australia, it would be very safe to say we will be back. We were able to see most of the places and things on our “to do” list,…
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Local Sights
As our monsoon ended here in northern Queensland we were then treated to the very edge of cyclone Oma, off the east coast of Australia. Though some areas were hammered by winds and flooding, we were fortunate to just see a couple of blustery days and some heavy rain.
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House Sitting Ruminating
As we start to wind down our time in Australia and head north to our final house sit near Cairns in Queensland it causes me to fully appreciate what a wonderful lifestyle house sitting has provided us. Our two house sits in the Melbourne area allowed us to explore the sights of Melbourne CBD as…
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Melbourne Impressions
So, here we are, in the thriving Aussie metropolis of Melbourne. Asking anyone here we have been assured we have reached the centre of Australian culture and history. With a population in the vicinity of 4.5 million, between Melbourne and Sydney they certainly are one of the centres of humanity here. From our house sitting…