Lauri & Pam
Lauri & Pam
Reliable, trustworthy, quiet and respectful non-smoking couple in 50's looking to travel the world....love animals and the great outdoors.
About Lauri & Pam
Hi, we are Lauri and Pam, a fit and healthy (non smoking) Australian couple in our fifties; our children have now all left home and we recently retired, and we are now ready for our big adventure traveling the world. We have done quite a bit of traveling in the past few years, mainly to South East Asia, but also to the USA and Europe. We are l...
Hi, we are Lauri and Pam, a fit and healthy (non smoking) Australian couple in our fifties; our children have now all left home and we recently retired, and we are now ready for our big adventure traveling the world. We have done quite a bit of traveling in the past few years, mainly to South East Asia, but also to the USA and Europe. We are looking forward to meeting new people and caring for their beautiful pets and homes in all corners of the world.
We had a very successful house sit in Europe in 2013, where we house sat in a beautiful villa in Tuscany, Italy, caring for the owners' lovely dog and cat and large garden and pool. We enjoyed it so much, and always planned on house sitting again once we retired. In 2018 we decide to put our plan into action, and have had many wonderful and enjoyable housesits in both Europe and also in Penang, Malaysia. We have been caring for both dogs and cats. We have recently moved to a new house on the coast, and so next year we plan to travel again. Next year(2019) we would love to travel for a few months over June, July, August, and September in any European country; UK, Italy, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece among many others, and also will happily consider other parts of the world. Lauri is from an Italian background and can speak Italian.
We would also be especially interested in sitting in Thailand, Malaysia or Bali. But open to all offers anywhere in South East Asia or the Pacific anytime of the year, especially from late February to May.
Why we want to house sit
We love to house sit as we are very keen to experience the real life and culture of the places we are visiting. As keen animal lovers, we love to spend time walking and giving them the love and attention they deserve while their owners are away.
We love to relax, but holidays just lying on the beach somewhere are not for us, as we also love to get out to more remote, out of the way places, and get to know the locals. On our recent holidays we have tried to avoid the big flash hotel resorts and stay in quieter places, and we have also trekked and stayed in home stays in places such as Vietnam, Thailand and Borneo. We have also during the past few years spent our holidays in more remote villas in Thailand, including some of the smaller islands there.
Our experience
We have our own lovely home, so we are very aware of the maintenance home ownership requires. We have always been pet owners, and we love both dogs and cats. We have mainly had large dogs, so we are very experienced with handling large dogs. Our most recent dog, Mischa, was a German Shepherd x Malamute, she was one of the family. Sadly she passed away just recently from an inoperable cancer, and we miss her dearly. This is one of the reasons we would love to house sit for others, as we very much miss sharing our home and walks with her.
We have also had a lot of experience with many other animals as we lived for 10 years on a farmlet of 20 acres, where we not only had dogs, cats, and chickens, but also cattle and a couple of horses. We loved living the country life and caring for the animals.
Although our garden is not huge, we take great pride in it, and love to spend as much time as we can in it. We have a Balinese influenced garden, complete with Balinese day beds inspired by our travels there. We understand the demands of maintaining beautiful gardens, whether it be watering, mowing, trimming etc.
Up until a couple of years ago we were also proprietors of two holiday villas in the country, and we also now operate our own Airbnb here on the coast, so we know of the meticulous care and presentation required when guests arrive.
We have previously house sat in a beautiful Tuscan villa, looking after the owners' lovely dog and cat and large garden and pool. The villa was very large (3 storeys) and the maintenance included lawn mowing, strimming and hedge trimming, as well as cleaning and readying the downstairs holiday apartment for a future booking. We also enjoyed taking their dog, Bengy for long walks every day. We have now also completed many wonderful housesits in Europe and also in Penang, Malaysia.
Last year we used Trustedhousesitters to find a wonderful couple to housesit our home and take care of Mischa while we travelled for a few weeks. They were amazing, caring people who took such great care of our home and Mischa was very happy and comfortable with them. It was such a relief to know that everything back home was being so well looked after, and we look forward to providing exactly the same care and excellent attention to your home and much loved pets.
We are a very energetic, easy going couple, love to walk everyday, and love life. Lauri has experience with all kinds of maintenance issues and is mechanically minded, so can turn his hand at most things that need attention. We are very meticulous in our own home and would treat your home with the same care and respect as our own. If you choose us you can be confident that you have chosen people who will love your pets and look after your property like we would our own.
Reviews (6)
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Justin - Schaffhausen, Switzerland
23 July - 05 August 2018
Pam and Laurie were an absolutely fantastic couple who we'd recommend without hesitation. They took amazing care of our home and two dogs, and given that it was our first time using the Trusted Housesitters service, they really made us feel at ease using the service again. I won't list the dozen...
Pam and Laurie were an absolutely fantastic couple who we'd recommend without hesitation. They took amazing care of our home and two dogs, and given that it was our first time using the Trusted Housesitters service, they really made us feel at ease using the service again. I won't list the dozens of ways that they exceeded our expectations, lest they become expectations for future House Sits. I'd rather simply tell you that your home/garden may literally be in better shape than when you left it. This was certainly true for us. Pam and Laurie are clearly genuine animal lovers, and they are completely charming. We had two occasions to enjoy their company over wine and food and they left us as friends. We hope they can come back and visit us again soon. If they are available to you, they are the sitters to select.
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Steve And Kathy - Basel, Switzerland
16 July - 20 July 2018
Lauri and Pam were wonderful sitters for our cat Simon. They're fun to talk to and hang out with, they're experienced sitters and love animals. Our cat took to them right away and they took great care of him, sending us pictures every day.
Because of their excellent care, we didn't have to worry...Lauri and Pam were wonderful sitters for our cat Simon. They're fun to talk to and hang out with, they're experienced sitters and love animals. Our cat took to them right away and they took great care of him, sending us pictures every day.
Because of their excellent care, we didn't have to worry about our cat, the state of our apartment, or anything. We hope to have Lauri and Pam sit for us in the future!- Organised
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Tara - Manfredonia, Italy
27 June - 03 July 2018
Lauri and Pam were a joy to have stay here in our humble little Italian town. Not only are they great conversationalist but they also are so helpful. They go above and beyond beyond what is required. When Lauri describes himself as a tinker...he definitely is! He fixed some of our cabinets in th...
Lauri and Pam were a joy to have stay here in our humble little Italian town. Not only are they great conversationalist but they also are so helpful. They go above and beyond beyond what is required. When Lauri describes himself as a tinker...he definitely is! He fixed some of our cabinets in the kitchen and I'm pretty sure they replaced one of our shower heads in the bathroom which was a complete suprise and so thoughtful. Our cat immediately attached herself to both of them and she seemed right at home when we returned. They sent us pictures and updates every couple days which was nice because I tend to worry. They also we're super self sufficient, we didn't have a ton of time to show them around and they didnt need any help while we were gone so that was a relief. The house was left practically spotless as well which we appreciated greatly. All this to say, we were happy with the expierance!
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About Lauri & Pam
Hi, we are Lauri and Pam, a fit and healthy (non smoking) Australian couple in our fifties; our children have now all left home and we recently retired, and we are now ready for our big adventure traveling the world. We have done quite a bit of traveling in the past few years, mainly to South East Asia, but also to the USA and Europe. We are looking forward to meeting new people and caring for their beautiful pets and homes in all corners of the world.
We had a very successful house sit in Europe in 2013, where we house sat in a beautiful villa in Tuscany, Italy, caring for the owners' lovely dog and cat and large garden and pool. We enjoyed it so much, and always planned on house sitting again once we retired. In 2018 we decide to put our plan into action, and have had many wonderful and enjoyable housesits in both Europe and also in Penang, Malaysia. We have been caring for......
Hi, we are Lauri and Pam, a fit and healthy (non smoking) Australian couple in our fifties; our children have now all left home and we recently retired, and we are now ready for our big adventure traveling the world. We have done quite a bit of traveling in the past few years, mainly to South East Asia, but also to the USA and Europe. We are looking forward to meeting new people and caring for their beautiful pets and homes in all corners of the world.
We had a very successful house sit in Europe in 2013, where we house sat in a beautiful villa in Tuscany, Italy, caring for the owners' lovely dog and cat and large garden and pool. We enjoyed it so much, and always planned on house sitting again once we retired. In 2018 we decide to put our plan into action, and have had many wonderful and enjoyable housesits in both Europe and also in Penang, Malaysia. We have been caring for both dogs and cats. We have recently moved to a new house on the coast, and so next year we plan to travel again. Next year(2019) we would love to travel for a few months over June, July, August, and September in any European country; UK, Italy, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece among many others, and also will happily consider other parts of the world. Lauri is from an Italian background and can speak Italian.
We would also be especially interested in sitting in Thailand, Malaysia or Bali. But open to all offers anywhere in South East Asia or the Pacific anytime of the year, especially from late February to May.
Why we want to house sit
We love to house sit as we are very keen to experience the real life and culture of the places we are visiting. As keen animal lovers, we love to spend time walking and giving them the love and attention they deserve while their owners are away.
We love to relax, but holidays just lying on the beach somewhere are not for us, as we also love to get out to more remote, out of the way places, and get to know the locals. On our recent holidays we have tried to avoid the big flash hotel resorts and stay in quieter places, and we have also trekked and stayed in home stays in places such as Vietnam, Thailand and Borneo. We have also during the past few years spent our holidays in more remote villas in Thailand, including some of the smaller islands there.
Our experience
We have our own lovely home, so we are very aware of the maintenance home ownership requires. We have always been pet owners, and we love both dogs and cats. We have mainly had large dogs, so we are very experienced with handling large dogs. Our most recent dog, Mischa, was a German Shepherd x Malamute, she was one of the family. Sadly she passed away just recently from an inoperable cancer, and we miss her dearly. This is one of the reasons we would love to house sit for others, as we very much miss sharing our home and walks with her.
We have also had a lot of experience with many other animals as we lived for 10 years on a farmlet of 20 acres, where we not only had dogs, cats, and chickens, but also cattle and a couple of horses. We loved living the country life and caring for the animals.
Although our garden is not huge, we take great pride in it, and love to spend as much time as we can in it. We have a Balinese influenced garden, complete with Balinese day beds inspired by our travels there. We understand the demands of maintaining beautiful gardens, whether it be watering, mowing, trimming etc.
Up until a couple of years ago we were also proprietors of two holiday villas in the country, and we also now operate our own Airbnb here on the coast, so we know of the meticulous care and presentation required when guests arrive.
We have previously house sat in a beautiful Tuscan villa, looking after the owners' lovely dog and cat and large garden and pool. The villa was very large (3 storeys) and the maintenance included lawn mowing, strimming and hedge trimming, as well as cleaning and readying the downstairs holiday apartment for a future booking. We also enjoyed taking their dog, Bengy for long walks every day. We have now also completed many wonderful housesits in Europe and also in Penang, Malaysia.
Last year we used Trustedhousesitters to find a wonderful couple to housesit our home and take care of Mischa while we travelled for a few weeks. They were amazing, caring people who took such great care of our home and Mischa was very happy and comfortable with them. It was such a relief to know that everything back home was being so well looked after, and we look forward to providing exactly the same care and excellent attention to your home and much loved pets.
We are a very energetic, easy going couple, love to walk everyday, and love life. Lauri has experience with all kinds of maintenance issues and is mechanically minded, so can turn his hand at most things that need attention. We are very meticulous in our own home and would treat your home with the same care and respect as our own. If you choose us you can be confident that you have chosen people who will love your pets and look after your property like we would our own.
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House & pet sitting timeline
Lauri and Pam have done 7 house sits since 2012
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SchaffhausenSwitzerlandJul - Aug 2018 -
BaselSwitzerlandJul 2018 -
Les Contamines-MontjoieFranceJul 2018 -
ManfredoniaItalyJun - Jul 2018 -
FumelFranceJun 2018 -
Le BugueFranceJun 2018 -
George TownMalaysiaMay - Jun 2018
