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Koh Samui, Thailand

Maria's beautiful well appointed villa was an absolute pleasure for us to stay in, we were extremely comfortable and very spoilt with our large comfy bed, quality shower, A/C, large screen TV and swimming pool. It was a real treat and felt more like a holiday.Maria's two dogs were a couple of great little characters, both quiet loveable dogs, Mickey was more out going and laid back and if you walked towards him he would roll on his back waiting for a tummy rub. He loved being groomed. Chang was ...

Phuket, Thailand

A great stay in Phuket with 3 rescue dogs, Diego, Indie and Toto in an area called Cherngtalay.Our daily routine for these lovely rescues was an early wake up at 5am, and a drive to the beach or the water dam where they could run and play at their leisure before the sun got too hot for them. Great fun to be with on the walks, especially where water was concerned.....Diego and Indie could not resist lying in or rolling over in puddles or leaping into the sea. Toto was more reserved, kept himseslf...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We stayed in a very vibrant area about 1hr from the city looking after 2 dogs, Maya, Leo with 4 cats, Jack, Jill, Harry and Hermione. ...

Langkawi, Malaysia

Looking after Jurgen and Michelle's pets -Thomas the goat, ...

Al Bada'a, Dubai

We spent two very hot weeks in Dubai looking after Cookie while the home owners, Shannon and Natalie enjoyed a scuba diving trip in Egypt.We took Cookie out for her walks very early in the morning and in the evening as it was much cooler and we could all enjoy our time out in the neighbourhood. Cookie loved to play fetch in the garden and dig in the sand pit, she was such a lovely dog and just happy to be by our sides keeping us company.Dubai was a joy to visit and experience the ...

Cold Aston, nr Bourton on Water, Cotswolds

Life on Martin and Yvonne's farm was great fun, while they took a short break, we enjoyed the daily routine of feeding, cleaning and taking care of the general well being of all the animals. We enjoyed the walks around the fields checking on the flock of sheep. Collecting fresh eggs from the chickens and looking after Dylan and Martha the lovable donkeys. We tended to the vegetable patch and kept the farmhouse tidy.We were blessed with fantastic weather in this beautiful ...

Indian Rocks Beach, Florida

We were so excited to be asked back to look after this lovely family once again. Each day started with a car journey to the Dog Park and a walk along the lake in Walsingham Park....

Queretaro, Mexico

We enjoyed looking after 3 lovely, mischievuos dogsValentina, Daisi and Choco over Christmas and New year....

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

We house sat here in a residential part of the city, it had a huge variety of  local  shops and places to eat traditional Mexican food. ...

West Bay, Grand Cayman

We really enjoyed looking after Tank (another rescue dog) in his home on 7 mile beach. He loved being taken out in the car for a drive and absolutely adored swimming in the sea and bounding into the waves chasing stones!...

Chicago, Illinois

We looked after a not so mini mansion in a beautiful historical area of Chicago called Wicker Park and 3 pit bull terriers, Chloe, Roxy and Augie. ...

Niagara Falls, Canada

Maguite and Ernie's beautiful farm in the forest.  We helped with the day to day running of the farm using the tractor and zero turn mower to keep the forest floor, meadows and lawns clear, neat and tidy. We carried out small maintenance projects inside the house and outside on the barn, pool house, making steps for the trailer, and planters for the vegetable garden. ...

Indian Rocks, Florida

Airbnb - Volunteering and Holiday relief for owner Tzcha Tzcha,Cho oui, Lil bit  - Mother son and daughter what a lovely trio.Tzcha  Tzcha suffers with a heart complaint and has a skin allergy and needs eye drops but  she still keeps her offspring in check!Although an older lady she still enjoyed her visits to the dog park each morning and her walks out in the evening in Indian Rocks....

Bonita Springs, Florida

Janet was such a generous and  kind host and she invited us to her lovely home to look after Tiny their elderly Chihuahua and help with re-landscaping/cultivating her gardens, demolishing and removal of some of their garden structures and laying of a life proof flooring in the upper bedroom and landing. ...

Crayfish Bay, Grenada

We helped out on an Organic Cocoa farm for Kim and Lylette, with the company of their lovely dogs Ratty and Rover. ...

Castara, Tobago

We had a great time at Toad Hall, with the incredibily hostpitable Steve and Rita, the time flew by - too short a time was spent with them.We helped with painting, lots of sanding re-varnishing and minor repairs to keep their AirBnb cabins up to scratch on the sunshine island of Tobago overlooking the village of Castara....

Harmony Apartments, Aruba

Hostel and Airbnb - Volunteering and Holiday Relief for the owner on this beautiful island. We were staying in the middle of the island and enjoyed our free time on the whitest sandy beaches I have seen to date....

Panama City

We were invited to look after Gary's black labrador, Maimie and his apartment.This was our first house sit and it was marvelous. Maimie was a loveable old lady that enjoyed lots of cuddles and her walks to the park. We stayed in a beautiful apartment on the 16th floor overlooking the City where we spent Christmas and New Year. It was in a great location and we got to see the area by tour bus and there were loads of places to eat and drink in the neighbourhood. ...

Chitre, Panama

We arrived in Chitre, Panama by bus.We were here to hold the fort at Miami Mike's hostel and we ran it for him for 2 weeks. We really enjoyed the day to day running of the hostel, meeting so many interesting traveller's passing through and listening to their stories....

Bocas del Toro, Panama

Cabin life in the Rainforest in Bocas del Toro was a great experience....

Ensendada Baja California, Mexico

We spent 2 months on the Pacific Aurora helping the owners Boris and Shirley with various tasks on board ship.  Our jobs varied from rust treatment/painting on the decks and railings, cleaning/polishing brass, decks and cabins to Ged helping in the engine room and repairing wooden hand rail s and myself cooking in the galley. We had such a great time . We started off our sea adventure moored in the bay until Boris and Shirley arranged a semi permanent mooring on a working shi...