Just because you thoroughly prepared for your trip and helped make it affordable with the purchase of cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms or cheap vacation packages does not mean that you dont miss the pet(s) you left at home.
A recent survey conducted by IndependentTraveler found that the one thing travelers miss most about home while away on a trip is their pets.
If you happen to be in the neighborhood, the following are places to stop by to scratch your pet itch:
The worlds largest beagle can be found at the Dog Bark Park Inn, a charming bed and breakfast guesthouse in Cottonwood, Idaho. Guests enter the body of the beagle from a private 2nd story deck. There are many dog decorative furnishings and on the secondlevel you can access the head of the dog where a loft room offers additional sleeping space plus a cozy alcove in the muzzle.
Amsterdams Cat Boat offers a houseboat cat sanctuary that is open for tours. The houseboat is quite small and is filled with cats.
Cat cafes have become quite popular in Tokyo with dozens of resident felines weaving between coffee drinking cat lovers. Patrons pay hourly fees to pet cats while enjoying their coffee. There are about 100 cat cafes now open in Japan.
Cunards Queen Mary 2 is the only cruise ship that allows pet owners to bring their pets onboard. This luxury cruiser offers an onboard pet kennel as well as a Pets on Deck program that makes fresh biscuits, beds and blankets, pet toys and more available to pets.
Farm Sanctuary is a shelter for farm animals rescued from stockyards and slaughterhouses. It offers a delightful bed and breakfast at its Watkins Glen shelter in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Private cabins are available with vegan breakfasts included. Guests are encouraged to help out with farm chores and walk around the Sanctuary grounds. www.cheapfares.com