Helen & John
About Helen & John
We are a recently retired couple living in Darwin, Australia. John was a school principal and I was teaching in a special school. We have current police checks, and are fit and healthy. After 39 years of teaching, we are really enjoying the chance to explore the world, and have travelled in New Zealand, Europe, Japan and Canada. We have complete...
We are a recently retired couple living in Darwin, Australia. John was a school principal and I was teaching in a special school. We have current police checks, and are fit and healthy. After 39 years of teaching, we are really enjoying the chance to explore the world, and have travelled in New Zealand, Europe, Japan and Canada. We have completed several house sits (on this site and another). We would love the chance to look after your house and pets!
Why we want to house sit
We love to travel, but feel that hotels are very impersonal. We like to really experience the lifestyle of a place and feel like we belong, if only for a few weeks.
We also like to stay somewhere self-contained with some privacy. While we are away we miss our dog, and our garden, so it's nice to borrow other people's!
Our experience
We lived in a rural setting on a small farm for 15 years, farming beef cattle. We have owned cats, dogs, chickens and ducks, fish and the odd rabbit.
We have done several house sits, caring for dogs, cats, chickens, cattle, and even deer. We are tidy, clean and quiet.
We are both keen gardeners. John loves cricket and fishing, and I am a quilter and knitter. We both enjoy bike riding.
Recent reviews from completed house sits : "Helen and John looked after our home and precious animals for over five weeks. They were fantastic! So thoughtful and caring and our home looked wonderful when we returned. The animals adored them. Helen had a meal waiting for us and John had done lots of extras around the property. I would thoroughly recommend them and wished they lived closer. Lovely friends"
"John and Helen were wonderful house sitters. They took care of everything!! They were such warm, friendly people who I would love to have come back again. I highly recommend them as house sitters."
Recent reviews from Airbnb : "Hosting Helen and John was a real pleasure. I very much enjoyed accommodating such an easy going, open minded and positive couple. I would be more than happy to welcome them back into my home any time!"
"Helen and John - WOW - just like family (that you love) coming to stay. What an amazing couple, a genuinely wonderful pair who are just awesome to have around. Thoroughly recommend these guys to other Airbnb hosts. (Roxy the dog loved all the spoiling too!)"
"I am so happy to be the host of Helen and John in Kyoto. They are polite, easygoing and also left the apartment in a good condition. Highly recommended!"
Reviews (2)
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Sallyanne - North Luffenham, United Kingdom
03 August - 11 August 2018
Unfortunately we didn’t get to meet Helen as a family emergency meant she wasn’t able to travel overseas with her husband. However we were so pleased that John was still going to honour the bookings they had (1 prior to us). We couldn’t recommend John highly enough & felt so happy leaving the dog...
Unfortunately we didn’t get to meet Helen as a family emergency meant she wasn’t able to travel overseas with her husband. However we were so pleased that John was still going to honour the bookings they had (1 prior to us). We couldn’t recommend John highly enough & felt so happy leaving the dogs & house in his care. We spoke with John several times during our holiday to keep him updated on our travels!
Upon returning home John had cooked us a lovely meal. Due to circumstances with Helen back home John decided to cut short his Uk stay and in fact stayed with us for a few days before his return flight home. A very welcome guest & really enjoyed his company! We hope to see John (& meet Helen) again if they are ever in this part of the UK & would have no quarms booking them again if the need arose. We have recommended them to others. Thank you!- Organised
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Beth - North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
22 September - 14 October 2017
Helen and John were dream house/dog sitters. Pax was looked after beautifully -- thanks Helen for the brushing and washing, and keeping his allergies under control! The house and car were clean and tidy when I returned, and they cooked me a lovely dinner as well! As if that wasn't enough, J...
Helen and John were dream house/dog sitters. Pax was looked after beautifully -- thanks Helen for the brushing and washing, and keeping his allergies under control! The house and car were clean and tidy when I returned, and they cooked me a lovely dinner as well! As if that wasn't enough, John had gone above and beyond during my absence-- he cleaned out the gutters on my house and whipped my sorely neglected yard into shape! Anyone would be lucky to have them, and they are welcome back here any time!!
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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- Pet care
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Response from Helen & John
Thankyou, Beth.
I am just applying for another house sit in New Zealand, and thought I'd better check what we had in the way of reviews. I didn't realise this was here. Thankyou so much for your kind words!
Helen
External references (1)
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Catherine - House / Pet sitting Reference
21 September 2016
Very trustworthy and reliable. Great with animals, treats a house as if it was their own, mature and considerate.
Very trustworthy and reliable. Great with animals, treats a house as if it was their own, mature and considerate.
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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- Pet care
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About Helen & John
We are a recently retired couple living in Darwin, Australia. John was a school principal and I was teaching in a special school. We have current police checks, and are fit and healthy. After 39 years of teaching, we are really enjoying the chance to explore the world, and have travelled in New Zealand, Europe, Japan and Canada. We have completed several house sits (on this site and another). We would love the chance to look after your house and pets!
We are a recently retired couple living in Darwin, Australia. John was a school principal and I was teaching in a special school. We have current police checks, and are fit and healthy. After 39 years of teaching, we are really enjoying the chance to explore the world, and have travelled in New Zealand, Europe, Japan and Canada. We have completed several house sits (on this site and another). We would love the chance to look after your house and pets!
Why we want to house sit
We love to travel, but feel that hotels are very impersonal. We like to really experience the lifestyle of a place and feel like we belong, if only for a few weeks.
We also like to stay somewhere self-contained with some privacy. While we are away we miss our dog, and our garden, so it's nice to borrow other people's!
Our experience
We lived in a rural setting on a small farm for 15 years, farming beef cattle. We have owned cats, dogs, chickens and ducks, fish and the odd rabbit.
We have done several house sits, caring for dogs, cats, chickens, cattle, and even deer. We are tidy, clean and quiet.
We are both keen gardeners. John loves cricket and fishing, and I am a quilter and knitter. We both enjoy bike riding.
Recent reviews from completed house sits : "Helen and John looked after our home and precious animals for over five weeks. They were fantastic! So thoughtful and caring and our home looked wonderful when we returned. The animals adored them. Helen had a meal waiting for us and John had done lots of extras around the property. I would thoroughly recommend them and wished they lived closer. Lovely friends"
"John and Helen were wonderful house sitters. They took care of everything!! They were such warm, friendly people who I would love to have come back again. I highly recommend them as house sitters."
Recent reviews from Airbnb : "Hosting Helen and John was a real pleasure. I very much enjoyed accommodating such an easy going, open minded and positive couple. I would be more than happy to welcome them back into my home any time!"
"Helen and John - WOW - just like family (that you love) coming to stay. What an amazing couple, a genuinely wonderful pair who are just awesome to have around. Thoroughly recommend these guys to other Airbnb hosts. (Roxy the dog loved all the spoiling too!)"
"I am so happy to be the host of Helen and John in Kyoto. They are polite, easygoing and also left the apartment in a good condition. Highly recommended!"
Verifications
Verification level
Standard level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (1), Identity & Document Check
All Standard Verification checks are carried out by a specialist 3rd Party
Animal Care Experience
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Dogs
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Cats
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Fish
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Poultry
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Farm animals
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Bird
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Small pet
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Profile Details
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Previous house sitting experience
Member benefits
Member since
House & pet sitting timeline
Helen and John have done 3 house sits since 2016
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North LuffenhamUnited KingdomAug 2018 -
LauncestonUnited KingdomJul - Aug 2018 -
North SaanichCanadaSep - Oct 2017
