Pete & Teresa
About Pete & Teresa
Pete is a semi-retired IT professional who only needs internet access to work anywhere. He is British with acquired US citizenship. Teresa is Portuguese, a retired professor and published writer. We have homes of our own in Porto, Portugal and Virginia, USA. We speak English, Portuguese, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
We are a caring, we...
Pete is a semi-retired IT professional who only needs internet access to work anywhere. He is British with acquired US citizenship. Teresa is Portuguese, a retired professor and published writer. We have homes of our own in Porto, Portugal and Virginia, USA. We speak English, Portuguese, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
We are a caring, well organized, tidy, responsible, home-loving, pet-loving, calm, mature couple, enjoying good health and fitness. We are flexible, reliable and totally respectful of your privacy and assignment instructions.
Among other things, we love nature, going for walks, cooking and looking after our garden.
Why we want to house sit
We are very well traveled – our eagerness to know the world and/or our professional activities have led us into different countries, continents and cultures. Nowadays we prefer to experience other environments by immersing in them temporarily. Our present lifestyle does not reasonably allow us to have pets and we miss this life component of caring, companionship and affection. We hope to re-encounter some moments of this by nurturing other people’s cherished pets.
Our experience
Pete has had several pet birds and a pet monkey, as a boy in Nigeria, and has also lived with several cats and dogs. Teresa has not only lived with pet dogs most of her life but has even bred Lab-retrievers for a while, to make sure each of her “nest-leaving” daughters would have one of their own. At some points in life she had as many as 5 different pets at home (dogs, cats, a hamster, parakeets and a parrot), not to mention a long-necked turtle, a rabbit and a baby sheep she was given as a young child.
Pete has lived in the UK, Nigeria, USA, Canada and Portugal, and has visited 45 other countries on six continents. Teresa speaks six languages: Portuguese, English, French, German, Spanish and Italian (some more fluently than others). She has lived in Portugal, USA, Canada and Sweden and has visited many other countries. This enables us to easily feel at home in diverse cultures and environments.
We own homes in different countries and continents, in both city and countryside, where we live when we are not traveling, so we have experience in keeping a well organized, tidy and clean abode and in dealing with the house problems that may arise. Also it makes us well placed to especially understand how important one’s home&garden are and appreciate that entrusting one's treasured home and pets to strangers is a hard decision, and one that requires lots of reassurance.
We would make sure and be glad to look after your house as we do our own homes.
Still, for your peace of mind, we are well equipped and skillful with long-distance communication and we will be keen to keep you consistently informed while you are away.
Also, we would be ready to look after your mail and follow-up procedures, if required. On the other hand, we are equally happy if you really wish to leave everything behind and just relax, while your home and pets are in good hands (as long as we have an emergency contact).
We meet unexpected /potentially upsetting circumstances and events with calm, a sense of humour and lots of common-sense.
We are experienced and safe drivers. We hold fully clean driving licenses for Europe and the US. Pete acquired his first driving license in the UK and left-hand driving poses no problem for us.
Depending on our previous engagements, we can make commitments for long term sits.
Please contact us at any time. We will be happy to hear from you!
Reviews (11)
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Sally - Paris, France
17 August - 24 August 2018
Pete and Teresa took care of our Bengal cat,Mimi- our two goldfish and our numerous plants without a hitch. They sent us super updates and photos of Mimi, which reassured us of her well being. We were very happy they came to stay. We highly recommended them. Our communication was also seamless.
Pete and Teresa took care of our Bengal cat,Mimi- our two goldfish and our numerous plants without a hitch. They sent us super updates and photos of Mimi, which reassured us of her well being. We were very happy they came to stay. We highly recommended them. Our communication was also seamless.
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Anne - Inverloch, Victoria, Australia
04 June - 19 June 2018
Pete and Teresa spent two weeks at our home with our two Labrador dogs . We had inherited our sins chocolate lab not long before we were due to head off on our trip and Pete and Teresa graciously agreed to care for two rather than one dog.
We enjoyed their company and felt totally confident that...Pete and Teresa spent two weeks at our home with our two Labrador dogs . We had inherited our sins chocolate lab not long before we were due to head off on our trip and Pete and Teresa graciously agreed to care for two rather than one dog.
We enjoyed their company and felt totally confident that all would be well with their sit- they were wonderful and I can highly recommend them to others . Thank you Pete and Teresa for being there for us.- Organised
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Paul And Karen - Jerusalem, Israel
29 June - 20 July 2017
Conscientious sitters. It was clear that Pete and Teresa were experienced sitters who took time to ensure they understood all that was required. House was cleaned nicely when we returned and the offer of a cooked meal was much appreciated and we were sad to decline due to our late arrival. Pet...
Conscientious sitters. It was clear that Pete and Teresa were experienced sitters who took time to ensure they understood all that was required. House was cleaned nicely when we returned and the offer of a cooked meal was much appreciated and we were sad to decline due to our late arrival. Pete and Teresa responded quickly to keep us up to date and reassured and sought our opinions on the best approaches to take on issues that arose. Recommended as sitters.
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About Pete & Teresa
Pete is a semi-retired IT professional who only needs internet access to work anywhere. He is British with acquired US citizenship. Teresa is Portuguese, a retired professor and published writer. We have homes of our own in Porto, Portugal and Virginia, USA. We speak English, Portuguese, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
We are a caring, well organized, tidy, responsible, home-loving, pet-loving, calm, mature couple, enjoying good health and fitness. We are flexible, reliable and totally respectful of your privacy and assignment instructions.
Among other things, we love nature, going for walks, cooking and looking after our garden.
Pete is a semi-retired IT professional who only needs internet access to work anywhere. He is British with acquired US citizenship. Teresa is Portuguese, a retired professor and published writer. We have homes of our own in Porto, Portugal and Virginia, USA. We speak English, Portuguese, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
We are a caring, well organized, tidy, responsible, home-loving, pet-loving, calm, mature couple, enjoying good health and fitness. We are flexible, reliable and totally respectful of your privacy and assignment instructions.
Among other things, we love nature, going for walks, cooking and looking after our garden.
Why we want to house sit
We are very well traveled – our eagerness to know the world and/or our professional activities have led us into different countries, continents and cultures. Nowadays we prefer to experience other environments by immersing in them temporarily. Our present lifestyle does not reasonably allow us to have pets and we miss this life component of caring, companionship and affection. We hope to re-encounter some moments of this by nurturing other people’s cherished pets.
Our experience
Pete has had several pet birds and a pet monkey, as a boy in Nigeria, and has also lived with several cats and dogs. Teresa has not only lived with pet dogs most of her life but has even bred Lab-retrievers for a while, to make sure each of her “nest-leaving” daughters would have one of their own. At some points in life she had as many as 5 different pets at home (dogs, cats, a hamster, parakeets and a parrot), not to mention a long-necked turtle, a rabbit and a baby sheep she was given as a young child.
Pete has lived in the UK, Nigeria, USA, Canada and Portugal, and has visited 45 other countries on six continents. Teresa speaks six languages: Portuguese, English, French, German, Spanish and Italian (some more fluently than others). She has lived in Portugal, USA, Canada and Sweden and has visited many other countries. This enables us to easily feel at home in diverse cultures and environments.
We own homes in different countries and continents, in both city and countryside, where we live when we are not traveling, so we have experience in keeping a well organized, tidy and clean abode and in dealing with the house problems that may arise. Also it makes us well placed to especially understand how important one’s home&garden are and appreciate that entrusting one's treasured home and pets to strangers is a hard decision, and one that requires lots of reassurance.
We would make sure and be glad to look after your house as we do our own homes.
Still, for your peace of mind, we are well equipped and skillful with long-distance communication and we will be keen to keep you consistently informed while you are away.
Also, we would be ready to look after your mail and follow-up procedures, if required. On the other hand, we are equally happy if you really wish to leave everything behind and just relax, while your home and pets are in good hands (as long as we have an emergency contact).
We meet unexpected /potentially upsetting circumstances and events with calm, a sense of humour and lots of common-sense.
We are experienced and safe drivers. We hold fully clean driving licenses for Europe and the US. Pete acquired his first driving license in the UK and left-hand driving poses no problem for us.
Depending on our previous engagements, we can make commitments for long term sits.
Please contact us at any time. We will be happy to hear from you!
Verifications
Verification level
Enhanced level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (1), Identity & Document Check, Criminal Background Check (issue date: 3 Nov 2016)
All Standard and Enhanced 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
Availability
Preferred Countries
- Brazil
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Aland Islands
- Albania
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Profile Details
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Travelling as a
Previous house sitting experience
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House & pet sitting timeline
Pete and Teresa have done 14 house sits since 2015
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BrightonUnited KingdomSep 2018 -
ParisFranceAug 2018 -
InverlochAustraliaJun 2018 -
JerusalemIsraelJun - Jul 2017 -
LouléPortugalFeb - Mar 2017 -
LouléPortugalJan - Feb 2017
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UlgueiraPortugalJan 2017 -
HoletownBarbadosSep 2016 -
HoletownBarbadosSep 2016
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CojaPortugalSep 2016 -
Alcalá la RealSpainAug 2016 -
SherborneUnited KingdomJun 2016 -
KoróniGreeceMar 2016 -
KoróniGreeceJan - Feb 2016
