Janet Drummond

 

After so many couchsurfing experiences, it would seem like it might get a bit hard to reference people with originality, but with Janet and Rod it was easy. They're who we want to be when we grow up (not that they're grown up, or that we're not, anyway, they're wicked cool).

Janet and Rod are exceptional people and we enjoyed being with them. Janet is a radiant person and always looks happy. Rod is a very good man and has a very funny English humor. The house is a very nice place in the world. We feel your home like our home.

Had a lovely time with Janet at St. Marys. She's an inspiring friendly person, that I enjoyed very much to make acquaintance with.Take care Janet.

We want to thank you very much for the opportunity to stay for one night in your wonderfull house in the middle of the forests near St. Marys. We're sad, but we could'nt stay for your offered second ;-( After we left you, we climbed succesfull the St. Patrics Head!
We want to thank you for the "fried potato pizza" ;-)) and the tassie-language lesson - Hooroo! - See you in Dresden! Best greetings to the wallabies ( and the garden-possum ;-)))
Peter and Evelyn

We met thanks to a lad's fixed phone close to her place in Tasmania in a cultural cafe. It'd have been a pleasure to stay longer and have a dinner there but the call of the wild camping in the bay of Fires - which turned out to be a great moment - was irresistible.

Janet has a great experience of life and much to tell about that in general. We got into a meandering conversation that fatally stopped due to a shortness of time but I'm quite sure we'll continue it one day again in Tasmania!

Janet and Rod are a lovely couple. We (me and a travelmate) had a good conversation with them and discovered one of the most awesome places on earth;)
Thanks for everything, we really enjoyed our stay:)
Hopefully we meet again sometime!

I only slept one night in theyr lovely house, i would like to spend more days for lern from them the love for the nature, how live out of the busy life, and how give a warm hospitality how i recived.
thanks Janet & Rod

Janet and her husband Rod are absolutely nice,caring and helpful people who seemed to be really interested in getting to know the people that stay with them better.
we had a great evening including good conversations, their favourite tv show and really nice food.
Unfortunately we had only one night at their beautiful BRIGHT BLUE house which I enjoyed a lot.Thanks for all that!

 

It was very sweet of Jan and Rod to drive down from St. Mary's to find us after we struggled with phone and internet connections. We had a relaxing 2 nights, recharging our batteries (and our thigh muscles!), chatting up a storm about all kinds of topics, and absorbing the peaceful energy of their home, quietly nestled in the trees with great views and entertaining wildlife. Jan's a great cook and made great coffee, too. Thanks so much for letting us stay with you.

I spent a relaxing evening with janet and rod at their beautiful place outside st. mary's. janet made myself and two other couch surfers delicious indian food, and we all had lots to talk about. she also hooked me up with a local yoga class. very accommodating and lovely people - thanks, janet!

We spent one night in Janet and Rod's place. Such a beautiful place. We were talking and talking all the afternoon and evening and enjoying the landscape and the wallabies. We played with their cats called Ted and Bella.

 

Rod and Janet are the epitome of "a good host." They fed us, watered us, graciously offered us a very cushy bed in a well-lit room (the sun and stars through big windows), showed us around the lovely little town of St. Mary's, introduced us to the locals (including one particularly cute puppy), and regaled us with good stories and insightful conversation. Not once did we turn on anything electronic that first night, opting instead to enjoy each other's company. I dare say Yan and I learned more about Tasmania and Australia in only a few hours of chit-chat than we ever learned in either the Chinese or American public school systems.

Overall, it was a very comfortable and inspiring visit and an excellent first couch-surfing experience for me and Yan. Our only regret is that we couldn't stay longer.

We had a truly wonderful time with the Drummonds, and we hope that this is the beginning of a long and fruitful friendship. Highly, highly recommended for any traveler to Tasmania!

Janet is a very nice,open and friendly person. We had good conversations, she and her husband tell us where to go and what to do. They live at a very nice spot, with wonderful nature all around.

Janet hosted us for one night and shared her experiences with us, which was very interesting (and i loved to hear more, but in the end i was too tired!)! She and her husband told us lots about what we can do and whats good to see. Thanks for that and for the opportunity to stay at your lovely place!

Really good experience for a me and my friends! I have always wondered what it was like to travel around and never settle down. I got a pretty rough idea of what it is like as Janet and Rod have been travelling around for some time, and have been to so so many places!

Enjoyed my stay there. Sitting with the couples in front of the beautiful fireplace and the wallaby "conference" outside, it reminded me of what it feels like to be home.

Janet and Rod are both amazing and easygoing people! They taught us how to admire and appreciate living amongst nature (it doesn't get any better than having 4 wallabies basking in the spot light outside the window in the cold night!)

Janet helped us plan our route up the east coast and I think we did pretty well to include whatever we could (we managed to see the sunrise at the bay of fires! Completely magical) and it would not have been possible without the detailed and in depth information that Janet drew for us.

The meal was far from satisfactory but I hope we will have the chance to cook you a real and nice Malaysian meal some time in future ;)

Found out about Janet from a page I opened when I entered Tasmania, quickly deciding I'd like to meet up once I hit the east coast, even if it was for only 1 day. She was well worth visit, the area of her home is fantastic, peaceful and overall a beautiful area to be in, as well as Janet and Robby being great hosts. More than welcome to my house whenever they are in my area, great to meet you both.

Janet is awesome!! She assisted me with my plan to walk the Overland Track and she did it excellently. She even offered me a place to stay. Thanks!

Janet loves peace and a natural life. To stay with her is really pleasant. And I do like her and his husband. And Janet treat us with a big feast, that's really nice for a hungry traveller...:P

Janet is very nice for us. The two days that we stayed in her place made us to feel like "home away from home". We had a great time with Janet and her husband, they treated us very generous and kind. They had travelled many countries before, and it's very pleasent to share and discuss about our travelling experience and interesting things for each other. Their house is so fantastic. In daytime, it's really funny to observe the native hens chasing each other around her backyard. And in nighttime, just through their big windows, we can see 2-3 pademelons jumping everywhere. It's a paradise for wild animals. Therefore, we did not have to go outside to be frozen for watching animals. That's really nice for people interesting animals but lazy to search.:P We bet if we get any chance back to St. Mary, we would like to visit them again.

 

Janet is one of those people I felt immediate warmth from even though I have only ever chatted with her on-line. We met through Scrabble on Facebook last year but also chat on line on a frequent basis. She has so much knowledge and so much to offer. I believe to stay with Janet and her partner would be a truly enriching experience.

 

janet and i have had great discussion about everything! while playing online scrabble together.. if i ever get the funds together i would love to make her country my first overseas vacation! can i couchsurf with you and rod?? pretty please? lol

janet and i have skyped together a few times, so i feel like i know her and have met her.. dammit.. i'm going to say i have met her.. what's the difference between skype and in the literal flesh?? we have talked about almost everything on skype!!