@Silversitters so sorry to hear this. We had something similar happen in early 2023.
@Maggie8K I would love to sit in Montreal or Quebec! I visited Montreal 7 years in a row (before the kids) to see the Formula 1 Grand Prix, and we often did a road trip afterwards. France is cheaper for us to get to, but I should look at Montreal. I always used to look at any sits there when we used to get the emails with different sits around the world!
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That sounds like fun! I hope you’ll get to visit again.
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Delightful. That’s a nice list of pet friends.
I also do not like to stay in a country for too long. The concept of permanently moving to one country has not crossed my mind. I’d like to stay in a country for a few months, then move to another while I am still capable of doing so.
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Hmmm. I don’t know how I missed this topic.
2023 was kind of a slow year for us sitting but we had some lovely sits.
Mumbai 7 nights - 2 cats
Chiswick London 4 nights - 1 cat
Battersea London 7 nights - 1 cat Repeat sit.
Oxford UK 7 nights - 1 cat
Highgate London 9 nights - 2 cats
Paris 4 nights - 2 cats
Zurich 7 nights - 1 cat
Lausanne 5 nights - 3 cats
Zurich 3 nights - 1 cat
Brussels 19 nights - 2 cats
Lewes UK 3 nights - 1 cat
Vauxhall London 5 nights - 1 cat
Rye UK 7 nights - 3 dogs (a friend and repeat sit)
Singapore 7 nights - 1 cat
Ho Chi Minh City 20 nights - 1 cat
Total = 114 nights, 8 countries 20 cats and 3 dogs.
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I’m exhausted reading all of these. 
but well done.
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Amazing!! 
I’ve only just seen this post that @Maggie8K started and can’t believe I’m so late to the party!! 
Its been great reading of everyones adventures in 2023! So many lovely stories and interesting facts & figures!
At the end of 2022 @Colin started a similar thread which I contributed to and I was looking forward to do the same in 2023 but somehow missed this thread completely! I even considered starting one myself but never got around to it…
Anyway! If anyone is still a little interested in this topic I’d love to share something of our 2023 adventures too!!
We had an another amazing year as full time nomadic travellers- one adventure after another unfolding like magic!
So here goes…2023 Sit Stats!
280 nights sitting
34 sits in 4 countries
*SINGAPORE- finishing up our 3 week Christmas sit.
(A month chilling in Bali)
*UK- 9 sits
(Easter with kids & grandkids in France)
*FRANCE- 4 sits
(Mini family trip in June to meet our 5th granchild!)
*SPAIN- 5 sits- up & down the coast & Madrid.
(More family time in France & Germany…!)
*UK- another 15 sits including Christmas.
Shortest sit- 2 nights & longest sit- 31 nights.
Animals cared for…
42 dogs
28 cats
20 chickens
15 ducks
5 alpacas
5 goats
4 horses
2 donkeys
1 tank of tropical fish
& 1 colourful singing parrot!
1 wild rabbit rescued from a swimming pool in France!
Taking care of donkeys and alpacas for the first time!
Fun learning more about horse care in France.
And a few tears shed on hearing the very sad news of one of beloved dogs crossing the rainbow bridge soon after our sit…
We’re still sitting around the UK- been here all winter! First winter here in 20 years for us tropical babes…and probably the last!
But we’ve absolutely loved all the adventures here!
Looking forward to Easter with the family again in France and then…
Heading south for some much needed sun and warmth!!
Wishing everyone- very belatedly!- many fabulous adventures in 2024 and beyond.
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Glad you joined the thread with your amazing adventures, @Lokstar!
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I loved reading all the sit stories! We’re brand new HO to THS. Just posted our first. While waiting for applicants, I started to browse the forum Already I want to sign up as a sitter!! Just gotta get my husband on board 
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125 total days with 14 dogs, 11 cats, and 3 rabbits
Dallas, TX
Carrollton, TX
Berthoud, CO
Boise, ID
Seattle, WA
Sequim, WA
The Dalles, OR
Portland, OR
Vancouver, WA
Leavenworth, WA
Lake Forest Park, WA
Edmonds, WA
Bonney Lake, WA
Olympia, WA
Mercer Island, WA
Singapore
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@IHeartAnimals Fortunately your sits were mostly in states I recognise the abbreviations for. And for some reason I know which state Boise is in. I suspect a few non US sitters will be scratching their heads!
Sadly, I bet many Americans don’t even know where Idaho is.