Victoria & Gabriel
Victoria & Gabriel
Married couple seeking to live like locals do wherever we can be of use.
About Victoria & Gabriel
We are a couple in our mid and late thirties (married for 9 years now and with no kids), who have just quit our jobs to pursue the dream of travelling around the world. We have both been working for more than 10 years in my case, and 17 in his, and are tired of following routines and doing things we do not love, just to make ends meet. So we ve...
We are a couple in our mid and late thirties (married for 9 years now and with no kids), who have just quit our jobs to pursue the dream of travelling around the world. We have both been working for more than 10 years in my case, and 17 in his, and are tired of following routines and doing things we do not love, just to make ends meet. So we ve decided that we don't want to wait till we are old to live the dream of traveling and seeing the world, life is usually too short anyways, and dreams have to be pursued! But we are more into living like a local than leading a touristic life. We'd been lucky enough to travel our fair share of times in the past and our conclusion is always the same; "I wish I had more time in this place to experience life here". Having said this, I believe this opportunity of house sitting would suit us perfectly to start living our dream.
More than welcome to answer any question about us, so be free to ask.
Why we want to house sit
As I said before, my husband and I are tired of traveling like tourists; always in a hurry, short of time, and visiting places that are super crowded. So we'd like to experience and know places by living like locals do. Apart from that, our initial plan is to take a year off to travel but our budget is rather tight, so this opportunity of saving money while house sitting and taking care of someone else´s pet is excellent for us. Not only because we could save a lot of money on accommodation but also cause we are both animal lovers and will miss our pets dearly, so receiving the love from someone else´s pet will surely fill some of the void.
Our experience
We both are animal lovers and dedicated owners, we´ve have had pets (dogs and/or cats) since young age and at the moment own 2 Labrador dogs, a rescued cat and have a fish tank, all of them which we consider as part of our family and are deeply saddened to have to leave behind. But as I said earlier, life's often too short and we've recently have had some unpleasant reminders of that (cancer seems to be very fond of our family members), so with YOLO as our new motto we've decided that the time is now. You Only Live Once, right?
As you can see we're exploring our adventurous side, but our whole lives we have been very responsible and mature, and that won't change. We re healthy, tidy and extremely organized, and will treat any house as our own and take good care of it, especially its pets.
Reviews (11)
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Christine - Ostuni, Italy
22 August - 07 September 2018
We cannot praise Victoria and Gabriel enough. The dogs and cats loved their attention, they certainly have a winning way with animals, even the shyest. Our house in southern Italy is a little more complicated than say, in the UK, but they coped well with its idiosyncracies and it was spotless o...
We cannot praise Victoria and Gabriel enough. The dogs and cats loved their attention, they certainly have a winning way with animals, even the shyest. Our house in southern Italy is a little more complicated than say, in the UK, but they coped well with its idiosyncracies and it was spotless on our return. They even attended to the garden, as it was a bit of a dry spell. Our absence was in two parts and when we returned briefly after the the first 4 days, they had a meal ready for us, definitely over and above their remit, but so thoughtful of them. We heartily recommend them to all potential hosts.
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Response from Victoria & Gabriel
Christine and John are definitely the coolest hosts we’ve met. As Christine says, they came back home and then leave again so we ended up spending quite some time together and we really enjoyed their company. They are really fun and relaxed people, and, if you don’t mind my saying, you cannot tell they are English. Or at least, not like any Brits I’ve ever come across with. They must have Latin ancestors or something ;-)
Their house is a lovely comfortable countryside home in the center of beautiful Puglia region, and their gang of dogs and cats are wonderful companions and truly easy to deal with. I would most definitely recommend their house for potential sitters. -
David - Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
31 July - 17 August 2018
Amazing couple. Communication was great before during and after the sit. They arrived on time. They took great care of my two dogs and they left the house as they found it.Thats Trusted Housesitters in a nutshell! They were readily available during the sit with emails and photos. We had just had ...
Amazing couple. Communication was great before during and after the sit. They arrived on time. They took great care of my two dogs and they left the house as they found it.Thats Trusted Housesitters in a nutshell! They were readily available during the sit with emails and photos. We had just had to put to sleep our old guy(13 years) and they were very conscious of this having gone through it themselves recently. No hesitations if you get the chance and you need someone grab them!
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Kristin - Zürich, Switzerland
12 July - 30 July 2018
Victoria and Gabriel recently cared for Albie and our home for 2 1/2 weeks. They were wonderful and delightful people to have in our home. Albie was so clearly looked after carefully and lovingly. He looked like he had been on a Health Retreat when we got home...shed a couple of extra Kilos and v...
Victoria and Gabriel recently cared for Albie and our home for 2 1/2 weeks. They were wonderful and delightful people to have in our home. Albie was so clearly looked after carefully and lovingly. He looked like he had been on a Health Retreat when we got home...shed a couple of extra Kilos and very shiny and happy. Victoria kept in touch while we were away, and I felt very comfortable that all was well. The house was left in immaculate order and the plants survived a very hot two weeks thanks to Gabriel's attention.
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About Victoria & Gabriel
We are a couple in our mid and late thirties (married for 9 years now and with no kids), who have just quit our jobs to pursue the dream of travelling around the world. We have both been working for more than 10 years in my case, and 17 in his, and are tired of following routines and doing things we do not love, just to make ends meet. So we ve decided that we don't want to wait till we are old to live the dream of traveling and seeing the world, life is usually too short anyways, and dreams have to be pursued! But we are more into living like a local than leading a touristic life. We'd been lucky enough to travel our fair share of times in the past and our conclusion is always the same; "I wish I had more time in this place to experience life here". Having said this, I believe this opportunity of house sitting would suit us perfectly to start living our dream.
More than welcome t......
We are a couple in our mid and late thirties (married for 9 years now and with no kids), who have just quit our jobs to pursue the dream of travelling around the world. We have both been working for more than 10 years in my case, and 17 in his, and are tired of following routines and doing things we do not love, just to make ends meet. So we ve decided that we don't want to wait till we are old to live the dream of traveling and seeing the world, life is usually too short anyways, and dreams have to be pursued! But we are more into living like a local than leading a touristic life. We'd been lucky enough to travel our fair share of times in the past and our conclusion is always the same; "I wish I had more time in this place to experience life here". Having said this, I believe this opportunity of house sitting would suit us perfectly to start living our dream.
More than welcome to answer any question about us, so be free to ask.
Why we want to house sit
As I said before, my husband and I are tired of traveling like tourists; always in a hurry, short of time, and visiting places that are super crowded. So we'd like to experience and know places by living like locals do. Apart from that, our initial plan is to take a year off to travel but our budget is rather tight, so this opportunity of saving money while house sitting and taking care of someone else´s pet is excellent for us. Not only because we could save a lot of money on accommodation but also cause we are both animal lovers and will miss our pets dearly, so receiving the love from someone else´s pet will surely fill some of the void.
Our experience
We both are animal lovers and dedicated owners, we´ve have had pets (dogs and/or cats) since young age and at the moment own 2 Labrador dogs, a rescued cat and have a fish tank, all of them which we consider as part of our family and are deeply saddened to have to leave behind. But as I said earlier, life's often too short and we've recently have had some unpleasant reminders of that (cancer seems to be very fond of our family members), so with YOLO as our new motto we've decided that the time is now. You Only Live Once, right?
As you can see we're exploring our adventurous side, but our whole lives we have been very responsible and mature, and that won't change. We re healthy, tidy and extremely organized, and will treat any house as our own and take good care of it, especially its pets.
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Email Address, Phone Number, External references (2), Identity & Document Check, Criminal Background Check (issue date: 19 Jan 2017)
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Fish
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House & pet sitting timeline
Victoria and Gabriel have done 13 house sits since 2016
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OstuniItalyAug - Sep 2018 -
Castelfranco VenetoItalyJul - Aug 2018
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ZürichSwitzerlandJul 2018 -
BarcelonaSpainJul 2018 -
GentBelgiumDec 2017 - Jan 2018 -
BerlinGermanyNov 2017 -
LiverpoolUnited KingdomOct - Nov 2017 -
BaselSwitzerlandAug 2017 -
City of LondonUnited KingdomAug 2017 -
BrightonUnited KingdomJul - Aug 2017 -
BarcelonaSpainJul 2017 -
Sarlat-la-CanédaFranceJun - Jul 2017 -
Alcalá de los GazulesSpainMay 2017
