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To start, Karyo and I wish you all a (very) belated Happy New Year.

Thank you for your continued support in reading our ramblings.

Have you made any New Year’s resolutions?

Mine is to keep up to date with our monthly posts.

In 2024, I hopelessly fell behind and to be honest, struggled to catch up.

I will do my very best to get all our posts out on time this year – I promise! ( Yes, I do know this one is late already – it’s a work in progress!)

2024 in a nutshell

We squeezed a lot into 2024.

In January we started the year with a couple of pet-sits in Brighton and Hove.

For February, we treated ourselves to a month-long holiday in Fuerteventura.

We spent the whole of March on one pet-sit in Horley.

Then, in April, we went to London and Winchester.

We travelled a lot in May, starting in Brighton before heading north to Birmingham and Manchester.

Karyo’s mum came to visit in June and joined us on a pet-sit by the sea in East Wittering. When she left, Karyo and I went to do a couple of pet-sits in London.

In July, it was back to Brighton and nearby Horsham. Also, Karyo Retired from work!

Three sits in Bromley, Beaconsfield, and Surbiton kept us busy through August.

We stayed in the South of England for September and managed to do four pet-sits that month! Finchley, East Ham, East Croydon and South Croydon.

Four more in October, Phew! Staines (on a narrow boat), Thames Ditton, East Sheen and Honour Oak

By November we were in need of some sunshine, so managed to book ourselves a month-long pet-sit on the Greek Island of Corfu

Finally, In December, we were still in holiday mode, so we flew to Cyprus where we had a month-long pet sit booked in Paphos.

What a year!

2024 in Numbers

• 25 House Sits
• 1 Airbnb stay
• 4 countries visited
• 20 Cats cared for
• 17 Dogs cared for
• 4 Chickens cared for

Hello 2025!

During our time in Cyprus last month, we were invited by a different host to do another pet-sit there. This one was to start in mid-January, meaning we had a two-week gap to fill.

First, we decided to join Karyo’s mum on her flight back to Greece.

When we landed at Thessaloniki airport, we went with her to the airport bus station and waved her off as she headed home on the local bus to her home town of Serres.

Karyo and I then turned around and hot-footed it immediately back into the airport departures area.

We had a flight to Athens to catch, and no time to lose – the boarding sign was already flashing!

We had decided to spend a leisurely couple of weeks in Athens before heading back to Cyprus for our first house sit of 2025.

Little did we know the trauma waiting for us at the check-in desk!

January Travel Trauma #1

After dropping Karyo’s mum off at the airport bus station, we had just two hours to catch our flight.

It was tight but the Travel Gods had been on our side.

Our Paphos – Thessaloniki flight had been bang on time and we were first off the plane.

We whizzed through passport control and our luggage came off quickly – so far, so good.

We waved his mum goodbye, then literally ran to the Aegean check-in desk.

With so little time to spare, we were relieved to see no queue, so we confidently passed our passports to the man at the check-in desk.

He tapped our names into his computer, then spoke the words no traveller ever wants to hear.

“You are not on this flight”

I looked at Karyo. He looked at me.

I knew we had received a confirmation e-mail so I scrolled to it on my phone and handed it to the man.

He glanced at my phone, then spoke more words no traveller ever wants to hear.

“Right day, wrong month”

I felt sick to the stomach.

Memories of our very first flight as nomadic travellers, back in September 2020 came flooding back.

I had made the same mistake again!

But wait! All was not lost.

The check-in desk man smiled and said not to worry. There were plenty of seats left on the flight.

He told us to go to the Aegean help desk and explain to the representative what had happened. He assured us they would be able to issue us new tickets.

Time was not on our side.

We hastily took the fifteen-step walk of shame to the Aegean help desk and explained our predicament.

The Aegean customer service representative tapped away on his computer keys,

He looked up and smiled.

“No Problem,” he said. There are plenty of spare seats on the flight so he could easily cancel our tickets and issue new ones.

A wave of relief washed over us. “Thank you so much” we gushed.

He then spoke even more words no traveller ever wants to hear.

“That will be three hundred euros”

The feeling of relief instantly dissipated. The sick to the stomach feeling returned to take its place.

With no time to consider our options, which were pay up or go away, we coughed up the cash, got our new tickets and turned to return to the check-in desk.

“Have a nice flight”, said the man at the unhelpful desk.

We didn’t answer.

I know it was my fault but have a heart.

There were plenty of seats available and the flight was about to leave.

We were expecting to be charged a transfer fee, but not an extra €300!

The original tickets had only cost us €200. It all felt a tad harsh!

€500 for a one-way, 40-minute flight – Ouch!

I definitely won’t make that mistake again.

Although I do vividly remember saying the same thing back in 2020!

Only time will tell…

Athens

Finally, after all the hassle and unexpected extra expense, we arrived in Athens.

Admittedly, Athens is not the cleanest city in the world.

Air quality here is poor, and litter is an issue.

No wall space in Athens is spared from graffiti.

The city is noisy and chaotic. The pavements offer pedestrians a new trip hazard with every step.

Don’t even think about driving here, there seem to be no road rules.

Expect to hear drivers honking their horns and screaming at each other for no apparent reason to the casual observer.

If you are mad enough to attempt to drive in Athens, don’t expect to find a parking space.

The streets are constantly lined bumper-to-bumper on both sides with parked cars.

You never see a car arrive or leave. I think once anyone finds a parking space, they never dare leave it for fear of never finding a space again!

I’m convinced some cars have stood in the same space for years. Their owners are now choosing to walk rather than risk losing their prized spot.

It is a city of gridlocked parked cars.

I’m not selling it, am I?

Why then, do we love this city so much?

Where to start?

It is home to some of the most iconic historical sites in the world.

You don’t even have to visit a museum to see much of what Athens has to offer.

It is an open-air museum! Many famous landmarks and antiquities can be seen from the street.

For party animals, there is a vibrant nightlife scene here, with plenty of bars and clubs to choose from.

Athens has the most theatrical stages in the world (148). More than London’s West End and New York’s Broadway.

The coffee culture is amazing.

Coffee shops, or ‘kafenia,’ are more than just places to grab a caffeine fix.

They play an important role in the city’s social and cultural life.

Coffee culture is ingrained in the day-to-day routine of Athens residents.

It is common to see locals spending hours in cafes, drinking coffee, playing backgammon, reading alone, socialising with friends, or simply watching the world go by.

There are many great parks in Athens, making it very easy to get away from the chaos of city life whilst remaining in the centre of the city.

..and not forgetting, Athens is located near the Mediterranean Sea.

If the sun is shining and you’re fed up with city life. Grab a towel, and head to the beach!

Why would anyone not love this amazing city?

We were very happy to be back.

Our Apartment

For this Athens trip, we found a great two-bedroom apartment. It was very close to Pedion Areos Park, a very popular area in central Athens.

The apartment was on a quiet side street, but just a few minutes walk to the bustling high street.

In the end, we stayed 12 nights, over the New Year period, and paid the princely sum of just €368 (£306)

£28 per night for a two-bedroom apartment in central Athens.

We love a bargain!

New Years Eve 2024

Although this is our blog post for January 2025, we arrived in Athens on the 29th of December 2024.

It’s been a while since we went out to celebrate the New Year, but this year, as we were in this great city, we decided we should make the effort.

Several events were happening in the city.

We chose the ‘New Year’s Eve Extravaganza’ at Pedion Areos Park. The park was within easy walking distance from our apartment, so convenient for getting home after the event.

We arrived around 11.30 pm and thousands of people were already gathered. The atmosphere was brilliant, everyone was obviously in the mood to party.

An assortment of well-known Greek personalities provided entertainment from the main stage, building the atmosphere up to a midnight countdown crescendo.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – ‘Happy New Year!!!!’

Kisses, smiles, and general merriment were in abundance, but no fireworks, which put a bit-of-a-damper on the night.

For such a big central event we had expected to see a firework display.

I can’t lie, we went home cold and disappointed.

Next year, I think we will stay home, stay warm, and crack a bottle of bubbly ourselves.

Out and About

We only had a little over a week in Athens, so not a lot of time, but we did manage to meet up with three separate friends, which was nice. Plus, we visited the Christmas market and squeezed in a couple of touristy things, so we didn’t waste the week!

Athens Christmas Market

As well as playing host to the so-called New Year’s Eve extravaganza, Pedion Areos Park was also the home of one of Athens’s Christmas markets.

I have to say, we were more impressed with the Christmas market than we were with the extravaganza.

Christmas celebrations in Athens are a whole month of celebrations. Beggining with Saint Nicholas Day on the 6th of December and ending on Epiphany, the 6th of January.

Many large public squares and parks in Athens are transformed into ‘winter wonderlands’, treating visitors to anything and everything remotely wintery, including Christmas markets, carnivals, and ice rinks.

We have been to many Christmas markets, all over the world. It is very easy to get in the mind frame of ‘you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all’

If you haven’t been to one yourself, as a rule of thumb, expect lots of people, lots of mini sheds, overpriced hot dogs and mulled wine and general, very expensive Christmas tat.

However, this was the first time we had visited a Christmas market inside a park, rather than in a city centre. It worked, we were impressed.

Christmas carols were played by hidden speakers in trees all over the park and tree-lined walks were lit with thousands of twinkly lights.

The park location was its ace card and gave the whole event a much more Christmas card, authentic experience.

Some snow would have been nice, but you can’t have it all.

Athens Street Food Markets

Anyone living in Athens is never far from an amazing street market selling mostly fresh fruit and vegetables.

Every area has one, each on a different day of the week.

As the areas are quite small if, for example, your area’s market day is Monday but you need produce on Wednesday, it likely won’t be much of a walk to the area with Wednesday as their market day.

These markets are always really busy and are a feast for your senses.

The smell of brightly coloured fresh fruit and vegetables fills the air, traders shouting out details of their produce, and the produce itself, piled high to tempt you to spend your euros.

Although fruit and vegetables are by far the most popular products on sale, other goods can also be bought.

Bread, olive oil, olives, wine, and general household goods, to name just a few.

We love the street markets. We usually wander through them, only intending to have a nosey and to soak up the atmosphere, but always end up walking back to our apartment laden with impulse-bought goods!

Lycabettus Hill

At 277 metres above sea level, Lycabettus Hill is the highest point in Central Athens and is a must-visit destination for anyone visiting Athens.

For the less mobile, there is a funicular railway that climbs the hill from a lower terminus at Kolonaki.

The journey is quick, only taking a maximum of three minutes from bottom to top, but it does come with a guarantee of great views of the sprawling city below.

Alternatively, you can do as we do, and hike to the summit. There are a few trails that wind through the pine forest, none of which are too strenuous for anyone with a moderate fitness level

At the summit of the hill is the small white-washed 19th-century Chapel of St. George. There is also a restaurant and, of course, stunning views of the city,

Lycabettus Hill is mentioned in Greek mythology.

According to legend, the goddess Athena created the hill when she dropped a limestone mountain she was carrying for the construction of the Acropolis.

The name “Lycabettus” is believed to derive from the Greek word “lycos,” meaning wolf, as wolves were said to have roamed the hill in ancient times.

If you do get to visit Lycabettus Hill, during your climb, keep an eye out for the wild tortoises that live in the surrounding grassland. We usually spot at least one on every visit here.

Meeting Friends

When in Athens we always try to catch up with an Athenian friend or two….or three as was the case on this visit!

John

We first met John during our time as Airbnb hosts. We were all using an Airbnb host Facebook group and connected there.

John has Greek roots. He speaks the language fluently and shares his time fairly equally between Brighton in the UK and Athens in Greece.

We last crossed paths in Brighton last year, and as he was currently in Athens, we agreed to meet again for a catch-up.

The best thing about having locals as friends is they often know places to go that tourists miss out on and John came up trumps by taking us to an amazing roof-top coffee shop in central Athens.

The entrance was very low-key. An ordinary door to a residential apartment block.

However, the top floor of the block was taken over by this coffee shop with amazing views over the city.

As always it was great to get to see John again and have time to catch up on each other’s news from the past twelve months.

Theodore

When Karyo and I first moved to Manchester in 2007, we were introduced to Theo by a mutual friend and instantly became good friends with him.

He is great company and always has a new, usually very funny story to share. His recollection of the time he fell asleep in a nightclub toilet and eventually woke up in the dark and silence of a closed club hours later is a particular favourite of mine!

We have really fond memories of those Manchester days and Theo was very much a part of most of the parties and shenanigans of that time of our lives.

Theo moved back to Athens in 2019 and we always try to meet up with him when we are there.

As always, we laughed through a couple of hours getting entertained by Theo with his stories. Most of which we have heard many times before, but are very funny all the same. 😂

Dimitris

We first met Dimitris on our first visit to Athens in 2020.

Since then, we have kept in touch and meet whenever possible. Whether that in Greece, or as was the case in September last year, when our paths crossed as he was visiting London at the same time we were there on a house sit.

Dimitris should have been a tour guide.

He loves, and is extremely knowledgeable about all things Greek.

He is also very kind and always goes out of his way to come up with an idea of a new place for us to visit.

This time he took us for a day out to the port city of Piraeus.

Piraeus is easily accessible from Athens by metro, bus, car, or taxi.

For us, Dimitris kindly drove and the journey took us about half an hour from the city centre.

Cruise liner enthusiasts will know Piraeus, as this is where you will end up if you are on a cruise stopover at Athens. Other than that, it is a city often overlooked by non-Greek tourists.

However, Piraeus has much more to offer than cargo ships, ferries and cruise liners.

While it is best known as a major port, it’s also a city with a vibrant retail, entertainment, and cultural scene.

With its taverna-lined harbour, local history, famed seafood, and large town centre, Piraeus is a destination well worth a visit by anyone, at any time.

Piraeus is well known for its fresh seafood. The harbour is lined with traditional tavernas, all serving the catch of the day.

From grilled octopus to fried calamari and the local speciality, sun-dried and grilled fish, known as ‘gouna.’

The port has been important to Athens since ancient times. Today, the ancient shipyards at Zea Marina and the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, display artefacts from the city’s long nautical history.

Thank you Dimitris, for the fantastic day out and introduction to Piraeus.

Whether you only have a few hours to spare before catching a ferry or want to spend a few days exploring as an add-on to your visit to Greece.

Piraeus is a city we recommend to everyone.

An unexpected trip to Crete!

Originally, we had planned to spend two weeks in Athens, but when I checked, the flights from Athens back to Paphos were not regular, not direct, and most importantly, not cheap!

However, we did notice, there were regular, direct, and, most importantly, cheap flights from Crete to Paphos.

It was a no-brainer.

We’d had a great week in Athens but made a last-minute decision to spend the second week of our two-week gap in Crete.

I booked the flights, this time paying close attention to the dates!

Crete

Crete is the largest of the Greek islands. Neither of us had been before, so we played it safe and booked an apartment in the popular tourist city of Chania, located on the northwest coast of Crete.

The Apartment

We took advantage of an offer that booking.com currently has which is a free taxi from the airport to your holiday accommodation and within half an hour pulled up outside the apartment only to be greeted by the owner of the apartment waiting to greet us on the doorstep!

This was amazing, old-school personal hospitality. She showed us around, gave us some tips on the area and a key to the apartment, then left us to it.

The apartment was in a great location, tucked down a quiet side street but only a minute from the bustling high street.

It was spotlessly clean and really spacious, with our must-have two bedrooms.

There was also a large living area, full-sized kitchen, bathroom and small, but big enough for two, balcony complete with table and chairs.

All for the bargain, out of season, price of just £42 per night.

Chania

We loved Chania.

The new town area was relatively busy with locals going about their day-to-day life.

The streets were filled with all the usual high street shops, banks, restaurants etc, you would expect to find in any high street, in any town.

A few touristy type shops were selling the usual tourist tat. Most were closed for the winter. The few open were very quiet.

They had at least until March to wait before the holidaymakers would again be milling around en masse.

Most businesses in the old town were also aimed at tourists, so a high percentage were still closed.

This, however, made wandering through the labyrinthine of cobbled streets a pleasure.

The experience couldn’t have been more different than wandering the streets of the nearby new town.

Here, around every corner was a beautiful boutique hotel, a good quality souvenir shop, an independently owned coffee shop, a hidden courtyard, or an architectural gem from the Venetian and Ottoman eras.

For us, sharing the streets with a handful of locals and stray cats was a delight.

The Venetians took control of Chania in the 13th century. They fortified the city, leaving a lasting architectural legacy, including the iconic Venetian harbour.

The picturesque Harbour is now the heart of Chania and I am sure it features on millions of photographs taken by past visitors from all over the world.

The iconic lighthouse stands tall in the background, and colourful buildings line the waterfront.

Also lining the harbour are a row of restaurants where diners can enjoy a meal of freshly caught fish or other Cretan specialities whilst enjoying the waterfront views.

The Ottoman Empire captured Chania in 1645, and, following that, the city remained under Ottoman rule for centuries.

This era also left its mark on the city’s architecture and culture, with mosques and other Ottoman structures which can still be seen in the town.

Out and About

To be honest during our week in Chania we hardly left the town.

We didn’t have a car and were enjoying the relaxing few days that Chania was giving us.

One day, however, we thought we should make an effort and took a one-hour bus to Rethymno. We were not sure what to expect but were very pleasantly surprised!

Rethymno

This city is often overlooked by foreign travellers who tend to head to its larger neighbours, Chania and Heraklion.

Similar to Chania, Rethymno is a very pretty town, consisting of a maze of narrow streets filled with Venetian and Ottoman architecture.

It has a long harbour with an assortment of fishing boats and is lined with tavernas.

Also at the harbour is Rethymno Lighthouse, which was built in the 1830s.

The jewel in Rethymno’s crown is its fortress, built by the Venetians in the 16th century.

Today, the fortress is a popular tourist attraction.

Much work has been done to restore the fortress to its former glory. Inside can be found remains of former buildings, including a church and mosque, as well as the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno

It also gave us fantastic views over Rethymno towards the snow-tipped Psiloritis Mountain, which is the highest mountain peak in Crete

Rethymno might not be on everyone’s to-do list when visiting Crete, but we would highly recommend it, and it is easily doable by bus from Chania.

January Travel Trauma #2

After our whirlwind seven-day introduction to Crete, the time soon came for us to catch our flight back to Cyprus.

We were going to be staying in the Paphos region again, and the home host had offered to collect us from the airport.

He was waiting patiently to greet us when we wandered out of the nothing-to-declare area, but looked slightly confused when he saw us walking towards him.

“I was expecting you to have luggage” were his first words to us.

I looked at Karyo. He looked at me.

Embarrassingly, it quickly dawned on us that we had forgotten to collect our luggage from the carousel on the way out!

Next came a hectic search for a member of security staff who had the authority to take us back into the airport to get our luggage.

What a malarky that turned out to be, resulting in the poor member of staff who escorted us back in, getting told off for not escorting us back out again!

The home host looked on in bewilderment.

I can only imagine what must have been going through his mind. Knowing he was about to hand over the keys to his home and care of his beloved pets to two a couple of idiots. 😂

Pet Sit Number One 2025 – Tala, Cyprus

No one was more surprised than us that our decidedly dodgy first impression didn’t seem to have worried the home hosts too much.

Once our luggage was eventually retrieved, we loaded it into his car and he took us to what was to be our home for the next three weeks.

The Home

As house and pet sitters, we have stayed in many homes, of all shapes and sizes. Part of the fun is not knowing what the next home will be like until our arrival.

It is safe to say, this one didn’t disappoint.

The home was a beautiful villa in Tala, a mountain village at an altitude of 280 metres. The villa was located in a quiet, residential cul-de-sac and had amazing sea and sunset views.

It was large, spacious, and spotlessly clean, had a pool and mini gym, was only a twenty-minute drive from Paphos town centre and came complete with two very easy to care for cats.

As pet sits go, this was as perfect as you could imagine.

Tala ‘village’

By no stretch of the imagination could Tala be referred to as a traditional Cypriot village.

That might have once been the case, but over the last thirty years new development has transformed the village.

It now has 3000 residents who live in hundreds of newly built villas.

Many of the villas in Tala are owned by foreigners, especially British, either as holiday homes or, as in the case of our home hosts, for those who have decided to settle in Cyprus permanently.

Tala has a small but pretty village centre made up of a church and a handful of tavernas and restaurants.

Surprisingly, for such a large village, what it doesn’t have, is a supermarket.

Not even a mini market.

You have to drive to other villages or Paphos town to do grocery shopping.

You definitely could not live in Tala without a car!

Thankfully, the home hosts kindly left us their car to use during our stay.

The Cats

Simba and Gismo, the two cats who lived here, are brothers. They had been found as kittens in the fields surrounding the villa.

The mother was nowhere to be seen and the kittens were on the brink of starvation.

From their precarious start in life, they are now living the life of Riley.

Well fed, totally spoilt and total freedom to explore the surrounding area as and when they please.

Who doesn’t love a happy ending!

Simba is super confident and happily sat on our lap on the first day of our stay. He was a hunter. We are used to cats bringing home the odd mouse, but I nearly fainted one morning when he brought us a ‘gift’ of one of the biggest lizards I have ever seen!

Gismo is a little more reserved and took a few days to warm to us.

He was much more playful in the house than his brother and would keep himself happy chasing and stalking the specific toy mouse he chose as his prey for that particular day.

Happy Holiday!

As soon as we arrived in Tala, we knew this would be a great sit.

We were in Sunny Cyprus, with two very low-maintenance cats, staying in a beautiful villa with a car included, just a 15-minute drive from the famous Coral Bay Beach.

We instantly slipped straight into holiday mode. 😎

Coral Bay Beach

One of Cyprus’s many gems is Coral Bay, which, luckily for us, was the nearest beach to where our pet-sit was located.

We loved this beach. With its golden sand and crystal clear shallow water, Coral Bay was the perfect place to spend our days.

Although still January, it was easily warm enough to spend time on the beach, and once you got over the initial entrance shock, the sea was warm enough to swim in.

A variety of bars, restaurants, and tavernas lined the beachfront, but as tourists were still few and far between, none were open whilst we were there.

The few people we did share the beach with were locals, enjoying the last few weeks of calm before the chaos of the tourist season kicked in for another year.

Out and About

As much as we loved spending our days on the beach, we did make the effort to tear ourselves away on the odd day or two.

The Sea Caves

A little further along the coast from Coral Bay are the sea caves.

Over centuries, continuous waves hitting the coastline have sculpted the limestone cliffs, naturally creating many tunnels, arches, and chambers.

Created solely by the power of nature, these natural phenomena have become known as ‘the sea caves’ and are now one of the most popular tourist attractions in Paphos.

Boat tours and cruises often include stops at the sea caves, allowing visitors to see them from the water.

For the adventurous, this is an ideal location for snorkelling and diving enthusiasts to explore the underwater marine life of the area.

For the not so adventurous (us!), hiking and coastal walks provide easy access to view the caves from above.

The EDRO lll Shipwreck.

Also at the Sea caves is a relatively recent maritime disaster which, a tad morbidly, has also turned into a top tourist attraction.

In 2011, the cargo ship EDRO III, was travelling from Limassol to Rhodes in Greece when it ran aground in stormy weather.

At the time of the accident, the ship had nine crew members – seven Albanians and two Egyptians. Thankfully there were no fatalities and all nine men were rescued.

Local authorities decided that any attempt to remove the ship from the rocks could be too costly and dangerous because the coastline is a protected natural park where turtles nest and native plant and animal species thrive.

I can’t imagine many shipwrecks ending up like this one, literally only a few meters from the shore.

As Paphos photo opportunities go, the wreck of the EDRO III certainly takes some beating.

Kato Paphos

Kato Paphos (which means lower Paphos) is the area next to the sea.

This area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and contains many important archaeological sites, including Paphos Archaeological Park, the tombs of the Kings and Paphos Castle.

The harbour is the heart of Kato Paphos.

Lined with restaurants, cafes, and shops, it’s the perfect place to chill out and relax.

The harbour path is flat and made a nice running track for us.

From the castle at one end, we followed the coast with the sea on our right, past all the tourist businesses and the Municipal Baths beach until we reached the main hotel area where we would have a couple of minutes rest, taking in the magnificent views before doing the route again, in reverse.

Ktima

Ktima, meaning “estate” or “farm,” is the upper, inland part of Paphos, and is very different from the coastal area of Kato Paphos below.

This is the administrative and commercial centre of the city.

It is a more traditional area with great views of Kato Paphos and the Mediterranean Sea.

Many of the historic buildings here, some with traditional wooden balconies, have taken on new identities as shops, cafes, and restaurants. Catering for both locals who live and work in the area and also for the many tourists who visit Ktima each year, to experience this more authentic side of Cyprus.

Where Next?

Our stay in Tala was great. *Spoiler alert*, we have already agreed to return to pet sit again next Christmas!. You can never get too much of a good thing!

We have done a lot in January. It may be over, but our time here is not!

We have one more pet sit to do before returning to the UK.

More on that next time. Until then, as always, thank you for taking the time to read our ramblings, we really do appreciate it!

Hugs

Colin & Karyo