Tim & Helen
Tim & Helen
Professional couple in their 40's taking some time out to travel and enjoy the world
About Tim & Helen
Hi, we are Tim and Helen from the UK. We are in our 40's and have been together for 19 years, we have spent the last 20+ years sitting behind desks carving out careers for ourselves, but also realising that life is passing us by. So we decided to save up and take some time off and travel, take some time out to enjoy the world and get to see all ...
Hi, we are Tim and Helen from the UK. We are in our 40's and have been together for 19 years, we have spent the last 20+ years sitting behind desks carving out careers for ourselves, but also realising that life is passing us by. So we decided to save up and take some time off and travel, take some time out to enjoy the world and get to see all the places that we have missed this far.
Why we want to house sit
We want to be able to enjoy new countries without constantly travelling from one beauty spot to another or choosing places to visit based on a book's recommendations. We would like to be able to spend some time at each stop enjoying the local area, and feel like we have taken the time to explore properly. We both love the outdoors and animals and would love to be able to combine staying at some great destinations along with caring for your pets.
Our experience
We are reliable, responsible and caring. We have our own house in the UK that we have rented out and understand the importance of leaving your house in capable hands. We love animals and have had our own much loved dog, as well as always having family dogs and cats from childhood.
We started our travels in Canada mid July 2016 and since then we have been on 3 workaway positions, staying with families and working in exchange for food and accommodation, the first was on an organic vegetable farm in New Brunswick, along with 4 dogs, 6 cats, cows and chickens, we then moved on to help a gentleman renovate his house for a week on Prince Edward Island. On our next workaway we spent a week on a sheep farm in the Saskatoon area with 10 incredible dogs (and their awesome human family), we have references from all of these that we can supply.
We have also completed 15 housesits. We have looked after lots of cats and dogs, and even chickens whilst their owners were on holiday. We have cared for indoor and outdoor cats and lively active dogs to older more sedate dogs and even super shy sensitive types. Our own dog suffered from cancer for 5 years and incontinence in her last year with us and was on lots of tablets so we are comfortable giving medication, extra care and cleaning up. Your pets are always our priority and we ensure they are well looked after whilst you are away.
Again we have references from each of our housesit hosts that we can supply.
We spent an amazing 7 months in Canada and travelled over to USA at the beginning of February 2017 for 2 months during which we drove along the beautiful west coast and visited some of the stunning National Parks. In Mid April 2017 we left USA bound for the Caribbean and spent 5 weeks volunteering at a dog shelter in Nevis. We then completed a 2 month housesit on the beautiful island of Bequia where we looked after 3 more fabulous dogs and then moved on to Grenada when we kept the very handsome and easy going Rufus (also a dog!) company for 6 weeks. We arrived back in Nevis at the dog shelter early October 2017 where we had over 30 dogs for company, so we were never short on exercise or cuddles. We finally managed to tear ourselves away after 7 months and flew back to USA taking 4 of the shelter dogs with us where they found new homes. After that it was onto Central and then South America combining travelling and hiking and 2 further housesits in Panama. We are currently in Peru exploring this stunning country.
Neither of us eat meat and only very little fish, however we are more than happy to prepare, cook and handle meat for your pet. Helen has type 1 diabetes, but all that means is that we need a fridge to store insulin in, it makes very little difference to the rest of our travels.
We have been so lucky to have met so many amazing people and their wonderful pets this far, we are doing lots of travelling and sightseeing between placements and housesitting gives us the opportunity to unpack and spend quality time with pets, it gives us chance to experience the home environment that we miss whilst travelling. We are very open and honest so if there is anything else that you would like to know then please just ask.
Reviews (11)
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Kathy - Los Santos, Panama
16 June - 23 August 2018
Tim and Helen were wonderful to Cairo. Our home was clean and tidy when we returned and we highly recommend them!
Tim and Helen were wonderful to Cairo. Our home was clean and tidy when we returned and we highly recommend them!
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Katie - Puerto Mariato, Panama
02 June - 20 June 2018
Oh my goodness, Tim and Helen were amazing. We live in a VERY rural part of Panama and they had no problems solving all the little things that life threw at them. Power outages, water shortage, EARTHQUAKE...I felt so bad all this stuff happened while they were there. But they took everything in s...
Oh my goodness, Tim and Helen were amazing. We live in a VERY rural part of Panama and they had no problems solving all the little things that life threw at them. Power outages, water shortage, EARTHQUAKE...I felt so bad all this stuff happened while they were there. But they took everything in stride and took EXCELLENT care of our two fur babies. Tim and Helen sent updates and pictures and there was not one moment that I felt worried or uncertain. My husband and I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this couple for house/pet sitting. Thank you guys again so much for looking after Dobby and Amato!! Keep in touch :)
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Alison - Saint George's, Grenada
20 July - 06 September 2017
Tim and Helen did a great job looking after our dog and house for the 6 weeks we were away. They are definitely "dog people" and Rufus (the dog) obviously had a great time and missed them totally when they left. It was nice to come back to beautifully mowed lawns and weeded flower beds, which i...
Tim and Helen did a great job looking after our dog and house for the 6 weeks we were away. They are definitely "dog people" and Rufus (the dog) obviously had a great time and missed them totally when they left. It was nice to come back to beautifully mowed lawns and weeded flower beds, which in the Caribbean is no mean feat. In addition the house was clean, neat, tidy and just as we left it.
After their time with us they stayed on island. Rufus was poorly so they willingly came back and dog sat one evening whilst we were out. Tim also came around and helped with a garden project that we had been meaning to do for months and is now working great.
If the opportunity presented itself we would definitely have them back to sit in the future and would have no qualms recommending them as sitters.- Organised
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Response from Tim & Helen
Thank you Ron and Alison for such a nice review, we had an amazing time and it was a pleasure to look after Rufus and your home for the 6 weeks you were away. Rufus is an absolute star and was such good company and you have a truly beautiful home and pool. We were very lucky to have been chosen to sit for you and we are very grateful that you gave us that opportunity.
About Tim & Helen
Hi, we are Tim and Helen from the UK. We are in our 40's and have been together for 19 years, we have spent the last 20+ years sitting behind desks carving out careers for ourselves, but also realising that life is passing us by. So we decided to save up and take some time off and travel, take some time out to enjoy the world and get to see all the places that we have missed this far.
Hi, we are Tim and Helen from the UK. We are in our 40's and have been together for 19 years, we have spent the last 20+ years sitting behind desks carving out careers for ourselves, but also realising that life is passing us by. So we decided to save up and take some time off and travel, take some time out to enjoy the world and get to see all the places that we have missed this far.
Why we want to house sit
We want to be able to enjoy new countries without constantly travelling from one beauty spot to another or choosing places to visit based on a book's recommendations. We would like to be able to spend some time at each stop enjoying the local area, and feel like we have taken the time to explore properly. We both love the outdoors and animals and would love to be able to combine staying at some great destinations along with caring for your pets.
Our experience
We are reliable, responsible and caring. We have our own house in the UK that we have rented out and understand the importance of leaving your house in capable hands. We love animals and have had our own much loved dog, as well as always having family dogs and cats from childhood.
We started our travels in Canada mid July 2016 and since then we have been on 3 workaway positions, staying with families and working in exchange for food and accommodation, the first was on an organic vegetable farm in New Brunswick, along with 4 dogs, 6 cats, cows and chickens, we then moved on to help a gentleman renovate his house for a week on Prince Edward Island. On our next workaway we spent a week on a sheep farm in the Saskatoon area with 10 incredible dogs (and their awesome human family), we have references from all of these that we can supply.
We have also completed 15 housesits. We have looked after lots of cats and dogs, and even chickens whilst their owners were on holiday. We have cared for indoor and outdoor cats and lively active dogs to older more sedate dogs and even super shy sensitive types. Our own dog suffered from cancer for 5 years and incontinence in her last year with us and was on lots of tablets so we are comfortable giving medication, extra care and cleaning up. Your pets are always our priority and we ensure they are well looked after whilst you are away.
Again we have references from each of our housesit hosts that we can supply.
We spent an amazing 7 months in Canada and travelled over to USA at the beginning of February 2017 for 2 months during which we drove along the beautiful west coast and visited some of the stunning National Parks. In Mid April 2017 we left USA bound for the Caribbean and spent 5 weeks volunteering at a dog shelter in Nevis. We then completed a 2 month housesit on the beautiful island of Bequia where we looked after 3 more fabulous dogs and then moved on to Grenada when we kept the very handsome and easy going Rufus (also a dog!) company for 6 weeks. We arrived back in Nevis at the dog shelter early October 2017 where we had over 30 dogs for company, so we were never short on exercise or cuddles. We finally managed to tear ourselves away after 7 months and flew back to USA taking 4 of the shelter dogs with us where they found new homes. After that it was onto Central and then South America combining travelling and hiking and 2 further housesits in Panama. We are currently in Peru exploring this stunning country.
Neither of us eat meat and only very little fish, however we are more than happy to prepare, cook and handle meat for your pet. Helen has type 1 diabetes, but all that means is that we need a fridge to store insulin in, it makes very little difference to the rest of our travels.
We have been so lucky to have met so many amazing people and their wonderful pets this far, we are doing lots of travelling and sightseeing between placements and housesitting gives us the opportunity to unpack and spend quality time with pets, it gives us chance to experience the home environment that we miss whilst travelling. We are very open and honest so if there is anything else that you would like to know then please just ask.
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House & pet sitting timeline
Tim and Helen have done 11 house sits since 2016
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Los SantosPanamaJun - Aug 2018 -
Puerto MariatoPanamaJun 2018 -
Saint George'sGrenadaJul - Sep 2017 -
Port ElizabethSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesMay - Jul 2017 -
Salt Lake CityUnited StatesMar 2017 -
VenturaUnited StatesMar 2017 -
ConcordUnited StatesFeb 2017 -
OliverCanadaJan 2017 -
SummerlandCanadaDec 2016 - Jan 2017 -
AbbotsfordCanadaDec 2016 -
CalgaryCanadaNov 2016
