A love letter to culture, responsible tourism and slow travel
The Cotswolds, with its honey-coloured villages and rolling hills, is quintessential England at its best. Hard to believe the region is just 2 hours away from London; it truly feels like you’ve stepped back in time. With its traditional tearooms and cosy pubs, it’s a pretty magical place to visit. Continue Reading
The Dordogne is a majestic region, packed with magnificent castles, a generous gastronomy and charming villages, nestled in the most beautiful surroundings. Visiting the most beautiful villages of the Dordogne is like stepping back in time. We had the chance to house- and petsit in the Dordogne for 4 months, Continue Reading
The Dordogne seems like a country on its own. From the dry limestone plateaus of the Périgord Blanc to the oaks of the Périgord Noir, from the Bergerac vineyards in the Périgord Pourpre to the rolling pastures of the Périgord Vert, there is one river that unifies everything: the mighty Continue Reading
Málaga is one of my favourite Spanish cities. It’s so much more than an airport, so much more than an easy access to the Costa Del Sol! I visited the city on several occasions and even had the chance to live nearby for 4 months, while house-and petsitting in Cártama. Continue Reading
It’s February. Where I come from this means dull and miserable weather, cold temperatures and basically waiting till Spring comes around. Not this year though! This year, February means rooftop aperitivo’s, reading by the pool and sunny countryside walks. We’re spending winter in Andalucía, taking care of 2 lovely doggies, Continue Reading
Ah Valencia! Oranges, beaches and the Fallas! A vibrant city on the east coast of Spain. Back in July 2020, we spent six weeks in the small town of Náquera, 25km north of Valencia. It was the start of our international housesitting adventure. Six weeks of pure bliss in a Continue Reading
I arrived in Béziers on the 31st of October 2020. I had never really planned on visiting, not in the near future anyway. But as we all know, 2020 had its own plans! We were house- and petsitting in the beautiful Dordogne region when President Macron announced a new lockdown Continue Reading
The 16th of April 2020: the start of our new life. A date that had been engraved in our minds and our agendas for nearly a year. Detailed plans were made and by the beginning of March we had started the countdown: 5 weeks to go, 4 weeks, 3 weeks, Continue Reading
Ah Scotland: the highlands, the whisky, the midges and the glens! So many clichés, so many truths! When we walked the West Highland Way from Glasgow to Fort William last year, we came across all of them. But an hour drive from Edinburgh, there is another Scotland, a Scotland of Continue Reading
If there is one country I am familiar with, then it would have to be Spain. From the white villages of Andalucia to the bigger cities of Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia, it’s a country I have visited over and over again. But there are still many corners I haven’t discovered Continue Reading