Travel by Pet Sitting

Expect and Enjoy the Unexpected

The sand dunes were beautiful but the car trouble was a bit frustrating. One of the things we have learned while pet sitting around the world is that things happen that we could not have possibly anticipated. We have learned to Expect and Enjoy the Unexpected. In this episode we talk about how we dealt with car trouble on a quiet Sunday in a tiny town on Cape Code, Massachusetts, when we could have been at the beach. This Cape Cod car challenge could have been a monster but went more easily because we relaxed through it. We had practice in dealing with car challenges. In this episode we candidly rap about two other unexpected car situations during pet sits in Australia and France. To see pictures of our current pet sit/adventure go to our blog at https://ontheroadwithbevandjohn.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information about us and to follow us on our travel journey please subscribe to our Facebook Page at: www.facebook.com/ontheroadwithbevandjohn For our personal Website please subscribe at: https://ontheroadwithbevandjohn.com And, to follow us on Instagram go to: https://instagram.com/ontheroadwithbev Become a Trusted House Sitter and Save 20%: https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/su/YDLSLdqqn/

Pet Sit Stories #3 -- Brimhall, Sharnbrook & Portishead, England

Rounding out 3 months of pet sitting in England, we share our hilarious last three assignments there in Brimhall, Sharnbrook and Portishead. Brimhall -the slowest walking puppy ever - AJ Pearce reads from her novel "Dear Mrs Bird" at a local bookstore ⁃ we discover the power of Pimm’s, a British gin based spirit Sharnbrook -whippets wallop muntjac deer -ethical bribe when caring for horses -meeting new lifelong friends -Dr. House’s summer manor -perfect rosé wine with strawberries, pups at our feet, ponies on our side Portishead -longest pet sit so far -two sweet pups, bedroom overlooking Wales, pool table, hot tub -birthday walk in the rain with muddy pooches -best butchers ever -yoga at neighbor’s with puff ball puppies -skeet shooting with Alf We just loved our time in England and will be returning!

The Many Moving Parts of Our Summer Travel

How does a June pet sit on Cape Cod, for homeowners that are life-long dear friends, a sweet dog, in a lovely yellow Cape Cod style home with blue shutters, walking distance from the beach sound to you? Summer can be brutally hot in Arizona with temperatures soaring over 100 degrees. We were "all-in" before they finished the request. We didn't have an inkling of a notion that it would take four pretty full days and a boat load of irritations to complete the travel plans. Lots of moving parts, reduced airline schedules, fewer rental cars available meaning higher rental costs, and lack of reasonable accommodations topped our list of obstacles. We cover it all in this episode where we describe the process we have just been through for our summer travel. As always, we had six overriding considerations to contend with: Time changes Connections The different modes of transportation Price Experience (FUN) Comfort (at our age this is high on our list) To see pictures of our current pet sit/adventure go to our blog at https://ontheroadwithbevandjohn.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information about us and to follow us on our travel journey please subscribe to our Facebook Page at: www.facebook.com/ontheroadwithbevandjohn For our personal Website please subscribe at: https://ontheroadwithbevandjohn.com And, to follow us on Instagram go to: https://instagram.com/ontheroadwithbev Become a Trusted House Sitter and Save 20%: https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/su/YDLSLdqqn/

The Ever Frustrating Necessity of Creating a Plan B

Very little goes as originally planned. If there ever was a time when we needed to have a plan B - it is now. Unexpected change abounds in our lives, travel, and definitely in Pet Sitting. Fortunately being on the road for several years, we have learned the valuable lesson of having a Plan B. It helps us from getting ruffled feathers, stressed out, or disappointed. So here we go. In this episode we discuss: * the importance of having a Plan B * having a positive mindset about embracing change * our sometimes frustrating but effective process for creating a Plan B * magical travel moments * and enjoying our very cool financial surprise. To see pictures of our current pet sit/adventure go to our blog at https://ontheroadwithbevandjohn.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information about us and to follow us on our travel journey please subscribe to our Facebook Page at: www.facebook.com/ontheroadwithbevandjohn For our personal Website please subscribe at: https://ontheroadwithbevandjohn.com And, to follow us on Instagram go to: https://instagram.com/ontheroadwithbev Become a Trusted House Sitter and Save 20%: https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/su/YDLSLdqqn/

Pet Sitting Stories #2, England

We are frequently asked if we have a favorite pet sit. The challenge is that they are all different and unique and in some way a ‘favorite’. During this episode we discuss three more sits in England— Kenninghall - our first horse pet sit, Hamble - where John had a cat breakthrough, and Aysgarth - our first pet healthcare challenge.