Man Quits Job Takes Pet Cat On Vacation

There’s been cows, sheep and alpacas in the news of late, so it’s only fair cats get a shout out, too – right?

Meet Richard East and his lovely pet cat, Willow.
A post shared by Rich & Willow – travelling cat (@vancatmeow) on Aug 23, 2015 at 6:50pm PDT
They hail from the wonderful land of Tasmania – a place synonymous with crazy cat men and ladies (it’s just because that’s the way things are over there). And by golly, isn’t Tassi so pretty!

After deciding to give the finger to the corporate snobs at work, he sold his house and thought it was about time he got to know his homeland a bit more.
A post shared by Rich & Willow – travelling cat (@vancatmeow) on Apr 9, 2016 at 12:46am PDT
So naturally, Richard gets a little VW and all sorts of gear to travel straight through the Red Centre with… wait for it…Willow, his BFF of a cat.
A post shared by Rich & Willow – travelling cat (@vancatmeow) on Mar 14, 2017 at 8:38pm PDT
Together, it’s quite obvious they make quite the adorable duo.
A post shared by Rich & Willow – travelling cat (@vancatmeow) on Jul 14, 2017 at 6:00pm PDT
Living the simple life, they’ve seen some of Oz’s most spectacular sites together, including the likes of the ever so magical, Great Barrier Reef and Whitsunday Islands.
A post shared by Rich & Willow – travelling cat (@vancatmeow) on May 27, 2017 at 5:16am PDT
And what’s even more spectacular about this whole story is that they aren’t the only two travelling cat owners on the open road. Here’s proof:
A post shared by Rich & Willow – travelling cat (@vancatmeow) on Aug 5, 2015 at 9:00pm PDT
Let’s all just quit our jobs and travel the world with our pets, shall we?
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Luke Abrahams

Luke Abrahams is a born and bred Londoner and is proud to call the capital his home. He mostly writes about popular culture trends and pugs but isn’t afraid to tackle food, art and style from time-to-time.