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Ian & Geke ( Jayka )

Enjoying life while exploring the world

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Jayka and I have been homeowners for 30 years, and landlords for more than 20 years. We are a professional couple looking to explore different cultures and opportunities. My wife was born and raised on a farm in the Netherlands and moved to

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Reviews (9)

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Anne

Ian and Jayka were fantastic! They are reliable, helpful, knowledgeable dog and house sitters. They took care of and loved our young dog as we hoped they

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Wincanton, United Kingdom · 01 Apr - 30 Apr 2023
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Melanie

Ian and Jayka are absolute gems to have as petsitters. My 2 dogs absolutely adored them and were well cared for as was my house. Thank you Ian for stacking

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North Saanich, BC, Canada · 08 Mar - 31 Mar 2023
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Philip

Ian and Jayke did a wonderful job. The dogs were in great shape, house and garden also. It was a long haul, 2 months, and we had a premature ending because

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Mill Bay, BC, Canada · 15 Jan - 09 Apr 2020
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Pamela

Ian and Jayka were the best house and pet sitters we could ask for, especially considering it was our first time using Trusted Housesitters and leaving our

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Esquimalt, BC, Canada · 08 Dec 2019 - 14 Jan 2020
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Theresa

Oh my goodness, Ian and Jayka were amazing and completely lovely. Easy stuff: the house was cleaner than when we left and they even had supper ready for us

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Lake Cowichan, BC, Canada · 28 Nov - 07 Dec 2019

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Melissa

You couldn’t find a more lovely couple! I’ve known them for 20 years. I would recommend them to anyone to house/pet sit. Completely reliable, clean & Personable. These two make great friends wherever they go. Both of them love animals & treat pets like the family they are.

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16 May 2019

About Ian & Geke ( Jayka )

I (Ian) play guitar , harmonica, and Djembe and enjoy writing songs, fishing and relaxing. I am a laid back guy and very personable. My wife, Jayka and I have been together for more than 30 years, we raised two wonderful kids who are now in

Ian

Age62OccupationYouth Outreach CoordinatorLives inLangley, Canada
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Geke ( Jayka )

Age56

Why we want to house sit

We love to travel and wherever we are, we prefer to settle in for a while so that we can really get a feel for the area and befriend the locals. We also are animal lovers so house sitting is a great fit for us. :)

Preferred countries

Aland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngola