Paolo & Bianca: Full-Time Sitters Since 2016

NOTE: While we're new to Nomador, we've earned 47 5-star reviews on TrustedHousesitters over the past 7 years of full-time house/pet sitting, which you can read here:

https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/house-and-pet-sitters/spain/andalusia/almunecar/l/4509/

You can also watch a short petsitting video we put together here: https://bit.ly/paoloandbianca

ABOUT US:
We're full-time international sitters and experienced slow travelers who will care for your pets and home as if they were our own.

We've been together since 2012 and got married in 2014 before becoming full-time pet sitters in 2016. Since then we've taken care of over 50 cats, dogs, fish, chickens, and turkeys during 30+ house sits in Thailand, Malaysia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Malta, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the United States.

Our top priority is to ensure that your home and pets are safe and secure and that you have peace of mind while you're away.

From maintaining a 15,000-square-meter boutique hostel in Santorini to caring for 5 cats and 3 dogs in Penang to doing a 1-year sit in Salobreña, we've easily adapted to every new situation we've found ourselves in.

We care a lot about the environment and animals and do our best to reflect these values in our daily choices, including mostly following a plant-based diet. We both try to live as sustainably and low-waste as possible, so we are also mindful of our energy consumption during our sits.

If you choose us, your pets will get all of the love, care, and attention they deserve.

A little about us…
(Paolo) Before starting our trip, I was a floor manager at a 4-star hotel in Sardinia, Italy. Since graduating from hospitality school, I've gained 20 years' worth of management experience for luxury villas, hotels, resorts, and restaurants throughout Italy, England, France, and Spain, all while improving my language skills and getting to know the local cultures.

Cooking is one of my passions, so I'll definitely cook you an authentic Italian meal when we meet and will welcome you back home with a warm, home-cooked meal!

(Bianca) I'm originally from Upstate New York and graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University in 2010. Before moving to Sardinia to teach English, I worked in the community relations and charitable giving department at Southwest Airlines in Dallas and as the Public Relations Manager for Off Track Planet, a Brooklyn-based travel start-up company.

I now work online as an English language coach. Since travel hacking and sustainable living are my areas of expertise, I would be happy to help you find the best travel deals for your trip or offer you advice on zero-waste and low-impact living.

OUR EXPERIENCE:
We're experienced house/pet sitters who take this role seriously, so rest assured that your home, pets, plants, car, and property will be safe while under our care.

We feel comfortable giving animals medication, running errands, fixing minor issues around the house, sprucing up gardens, maintaining pools, managing properties and workers, driving in foreign countries, following recycling rules, and keeping your house impeccably clean.

We'll always communicate openly and honestly and can give you updates with photos of your home and pets as often as you'd like.

We've rescued 3 stray cats, Kimba, Oxford, and Portland, and 1 stray dog, Rocky. They were all ill when we found them, and we nursed them back to health, gave them all of our love and care, and proudly watched them grow into happy, spoiled, and loving pets. We also fostered 3 one-month-old puppies during the COVID-19 lockdown until they were each adopted.

Paolo is trained and certified in CPR, First Aid, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), and High-Risk Fire Prevention and Safety, and he has an International Driving Permit. He has 20 years of experience working in the hospitality industry. He also successfully ran his own café and lounge for two years.

Paolo has an exquisite eye for detail, displays the utmost professionalism, and is fluent in Italian, English, and Sardinian. He also speaks Spanish well and has a basic knowledge of French. He was a Boy Scout and Eagle Scout for many years and is also highly resourceful. Paolo has rented houses in 4 different countries and has always had positive experiences and reviews from his flatmates and landlords.

Bianca is an easy-going person with an enthusiastic and adventurous spirit. Before meeting Paolo, she house and pet sat in New York and New Jersey, walked dogs in Brooklyn, studied in Florence, lifeguarded in Upstate New York, au paired in Italy, and rented apartments in Brooklyn, Syracuse, and Dallas. She speaks Italian and Spanish well and can understand a bit of Portuguese, Greek, Hebrew, and American Sign Language.

Bianca has served as a blood drive coordinator for the American Red Cross, as a volunteer for charity: water, and as a fundraiser for Save the Children. She has also been responsible for organizing some of Southwest Airlines’ employee volunteer events and improving and expanding the company’s social responsibility initiatives.

WHY WE WANT TO HOUSE/PET SIT:
We see housesitting as an incredible opportunity to create long-lasting friendships with wonderful homeowners and pets from all around the world. We're still regularly in touch with many of the homeowners and have done several repeat sits in Greece, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Italy, and the United States.

We're an open-minded, curious, and friendly couple who enjoys meeting new people, spending time with animals, trying new food, learning languages, challenging ourselves, and exploring new ways of living.

We love that house sitting allows us to immerse ourselves into the local community and culture through slow travel while also offering the companionship of pets and a home base to work online.

We look forward to meeting you and your pets!

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