Raquel & Daniel
About Raquel & Daniel
Daniel works from home as a Freelance developing websites and applications. He loves a good challenge! When he was young, he was an expert in legos construction and strategy. He can stay hours trying to solve a problem, and he would like to improve his knowledge in carpentry.
Raquel is a life and learning lover so she has a lot of interests. S...
Daniel works from home as a Freelance developing websites and applications. He loves a good challenge! When he was young, he was an expert in legos construction and strategy. He can stay hours trying to solve a problem, and he would like to improve his knowledge in carpentry.
Raquel is a life and learning lover so she has a lot of interests. She has worked in Nonprofit Organisations since 2005 and in Tourism since 2011. She believes that experiences make us more knowledgeable and rich people, so since 2009 every year she has done international volunteering on her holidays (besides the volunteering she does all the year round in her country).
At this moment we are preparing a family house to be a rural bed and breakfast place, because we love to host, care spaces and all animals, and this kind of activity offers us flexibility and the possibility to work at home. And this is important for the lifestyle that we want for our life.
We are a non-smoking, very peaceful, clean, organised and methodical couple, in a unlimited process of discovering ourselves and the world around us.
Why we want to house sit
We love animals and being caregivers.
For many years we've received people at our house from all parts of the world, so we understood how we love to travel through the cultures and people lifes, even sometimes without going out of our house. We enjoy the outdoors, the countryside, doing trekking, discovering new places and cultures, photography, but also reading a good book, exploring local and organic food and new healthy recipes.
So, our inspiration is “Less is more”, because we are realizing that a lot of things that we used to give a big importance, they are not so important anymore. And maybe another things we were forgetting, because of the quickly days in a big and stressful city, they are now more important… So, we are building a path for ourselves, to move to the essential, to the most simply things, living with less, closer to the nature and to our essence.
Every place has things to learn and places to discover, especially inside us...
Our experience
Raquel parents house was almost a farm, with dogs, cats, ducks, goats, rabbits, peacocks, chickens. She had two horses and rode for 15 years.
Daniel parents house had dogs, cats, fishes, chickens, ducks, rabbits, a guinea pig.
Some of these animals were rescued from the street and animal associations, sometimes with irreversible injuries.
We have a house, so we are used to take this responsibility. Also travelled for over 30 countries, so we easily adapt to new situations.
We speak English, Spanish, Portuguese and we understand some French.
Raquel has the Red Cross European First Aid course, and she is very sensitive to the world humanitarian causes. She has a big background in national and international volunteering work: in social (youth, elderly, homeless people), animal (animal protected society), and environmental associations (permaculture and eco-tourism).
Also we are very interested in Sustainable Development, including Social and Solidarity Economy, Community Empowerment, Ethical and Responsible Consumption, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism, History, Permaculture, Technologies, Healthy Food and Lifestyle.
Reviews (9)
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Natalie - Tavira, Portugal
19 January - 21 January 2018
Thank you so much Raquel and Daniel. What a nice couple. It was lovely to meet you and I hope you come back.Thank you for always keeping me updated it made my weekend even better :)
Thank you so much Raquel and Daniel. What a nice couple. It was lovely to meet you and I hope you come back.Thank you for always keeping me updated it made my weekend even better :)
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Response from Raquel & Daniel
It was a pleasure to meet you Natalie, your playful dogs and your lovely cat and fishes.
We also had a nice weekend, in great company :)
See you soon! -
Wendy - Constância, Portugal
22 November - 28 November 2017
As usual Raquel and Daniel took perfect care of our 3 dogs and the new additions of 3 chickens.
The dogs are always happy with them as they are walked loved and cared for well.
I hope your foot is fully recovered now.As usual Raquel and Daniel took perfect care of our 3 dogs and the new additions of 3 chickens.
The dogs are always happy with them as they are walked loved and cared for well.
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Response from Raquel & Daniel
Hello Wendy and Roy!
Thank you so much for your kind words and confidence!
We love taking care of your precious girls! They are lovely and sweet!
Yes, my foot is fully recovered now :)
Wish you a great year!!! -
Wendy - Constância, Portugal
21 February - 01 March 2017
This is the second time this special couple have looked after my 3 most important treasured possessions.
The dogs are so relaxed with them, they gave the medication that was needed and followed instructions precisely.
I like my dogs walked so they are relaxed and happy. They even enjoyed Raquels ...This is the second time this special couple have looked after my 3 most important treasured possessions.
The dogs are so relaxed with them, they gave the medication that was needed and followed instructions precisely.
I like my dogs walked so they are relaxed and happy. They even enjoyed Raquels massage.
It is lovely to hear updates of how the dogs are doing because of course we missed them.
Highly recommend this polite, caring, reliable, tidy and energetic couple.
Will be in touch again when we go away for sure.
A big thanks from Wendy, Roy, Misti, Ziggy, Zoom.
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Response from Raquel & Daniel
Dear Wendy and Roy,
Thank you for your confidence once again!
Misti, Ziggy and Zoom are very special and are already a part of our family.
We wish you all the best!
About Raquel & Daniel
Daniel works from home as a Freelance developing websites and applications. He loves a good challenge! When he was young, he was an expert in legos construction and strategy. He can stay hours trying to solve a problem, and he would like to improve his knowledge in carpentry.
Raquel is a life and learning lover so she has a lot of interests. She has worked in Nonprofit Organisations since 2005 and in Tourism since 2011. She believes that experiences make us more knowledgeable and rich people, so since 2009 every year she has done international volunteering on her holidays (besides the volunteering she does all the year round in her country).
At this moment we are preparing a family house to be a rural bed and breakfast place, because we love to host, care spaces and all animals, and this kind of activity offers us flexibility and the possibility to work at home. And this is impo......
Daniel works from home as a Freelance developing websites and applications. He loves a good challenge! When he was young, he was an expert in legos construction and strategy. He can stay hours trying to solve a problem, and he would like to improve his knowledge in carpentry.
Raquel is a life and learning lover so she has a lot of interests. She has worked in Nonprofit Organisations since 2005 and in Tourism since 2011. She believes that experiences make us more knowledgeable and rich people, so since 2009 every year she has done international volunteering on her holidays (besides the volunteering she does all the year round in her country).
At this moment we are preparing a family house to be a rural bed and breakfast place, because we love to host, care spaces and all animals, and this kind of activity offers us flexibility and the possibility to work at home. And this is important for the lifestyle that we want for our life.
We are a non-smoking, very peaceful, clean, organised and methodical couple, in a unlimited process of discovering ourselves and the world around us.
Why we want to house sit
We love animals and being caregivers.
For many years we've received people at our house from all parts of the world, so we understood how we love to travel through the cultures and people lifes, even sometimes without going out of our house. We enjoy the outdoors, the countryside, doing trekking, discovering new places and cultures, photography, but also reading a good book, exploring local and organic food and new healthy recipes.
So, our inspiration is “Less is more”, because we are realizing that a lot of things that we used to give a big importance, they are not so important anymore. And maybe another things we were forgetting, because of the quickly days in a big and stressful city, they are now more important… So, we are building a path for ourselves, to move to the essential, to the most simply things, living with less, closer to the nature and to our essence.
Every place has things to learn and places to discover, especially inside us...
Our experience
Raquel parents house was almost a farm, with dogs, cats, ducks, goats, rabbits, peacocks, chickens. She had two horses and rode for 15 years.
Daniel parents house had dogs, cats, fishes, chickens, ducks, rabbits, a guinea pig.
Some of these animals were rescued from the street and animal associations, sometimes with irreversible injuries.
We have a house, so we are used to take this responsibility. Also travelled for over 30 countries, so we easily adapt to new situations.
We speak English, Spanish, Portuguese and we understand some French.
Raquel has the Red Cross European First Aid course, and she is very sensitive to the world humanitarian causes. She has a big background in national and international volunteering work: in social (youth, elderly, homeless people), animal (animal protected society), and environmental associations (permaculture and eco-tourism).
Also we are very interested in Sustainable Development, including Social and Solidarity Economy, Community Empowerment, Ethical and Responsible Consumption, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism, History, Permaculture, Technologies, Healthy Food and Lifestyle.
Verifications
Verification level
Standard level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (6), 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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Horses
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Poultry
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Farm animals
Availability
Profile Details
Age
Occupation
Travelling as a
Previous house sitting experience
Member benefits
Member since
House & pet sitting timeline
Raquel and Daniel have done 10 house sits since 2015
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TaviraPortugalJan 2018 -
ConstânciaPortugalNov 2017
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AmieiraPortugalJul 2017 -
ConstânciaPortugalFeb - Mar 2017
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Pedrógão PequenoPortugalJan 2017 -
ConstânciaPortugalNov 2016
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TábuaPortugalAug 2016 -
FreixiandaPortugalJun - Jul 2016 -
ColaresPortugalJun 2016 -
Pedrógão PequenoPortugalMay 2016
