The Travelling Millburys

About this sitter

Hello, we're Michele n cj - The Travelling Millburys!

We are retired healthcare workers and are enjoying our new lives by travelling and house/pet-sitting. We're new to this site, but have been on others and are experienced, having started in the summer of 2022. We have several testimonials and reviews that we'll try to bring over to this site.

EDIT to say: Our Facebook page now has a dedicated photo album of screenshots of our reviews, open to anyone who wants to peruse, titled "References and Reviews." And anyone can follow us, as well!

We are nearing the end of our first year of our long-stay visas for France and are hoping our application for renewal is granted. The process to get these to begin with is rather in-depth, including fingerprints and, we are clean!

EDIT: Our visa renewals have been granted!

We've had gigs in Canada (where we started as we are Canucks), England, Spain, Italy, and of course, France. A few of these are repeats as those we've sat for are satisfied and we so enjoyed them, as well.

We like long-ish sits because it helps us better learn about the area, culture, meeting people, and so on. And, we believe it's a more economically AND ecologically sound way to travel.

Why they want to house sit

What better way to explore the world and help people out at the same time?! And, as there is usually a pet or two involved, get to have companions!

Their experience

We are experienced pet owners, having had cats and dogs over the years. There have been bouts of poultry and swine ownership, too. In terms of pet-sitting, we've looked after geriatric cats, young cats, older dogs, young dogs, fish, pet birds and pea fowl, even.

We've administered oral meds, taken a cat to the vet for an infected wound that the Dr thought was from a cat bite (cone of shame, oral antibiotics and wound care), and most recently, dressing a dog's paw post-op of a toe amputation.

In terms of housing, we've been home owners and renters, had houses with wells and septic systems, wood stoves and fireplaces, are pro-recycling, and can affect small repairs around the place, too.

What can they bring to the assignment

Seems to have been mostly said above.

We both have our French driving permits, but don't have a vehicle. We depend on trains and ferries, and for remote sits, the owners have always been happy to pick us up or bring us back to the station, for which we are always grateful.

Et, monsieur est bilingue!