Hemp for Dogs – What you need to know
There are various products available today that offer hemp for dogs. Whether or not you feel confident as a pet owner to actually use these products is another matter. It is always important to check with your vet if you are concerned. However, many pet owners find that hemp for dogs can be beneficial, especially […]
Midsomer Murder Mystery Housesit
We regularly hear lovely housesitting adventure stories of housesitters making friends with their hosts, discovering new locations and being delighted with their housesitting gigs. This story is not unlike that, with a housesitter we’ve known for a while telling us how thrilled she was with her mystery housesit. Looking after a gorgeous dog in a […]
Housesitting Adventure: Start-up Entrepreneur Reflects
Six years after beginning our housesitting adventure, we’ve taken a moment to think about our web start up HouseSit Match and all that we’ve experienced on this journey. No doubt, we’ve been fortunate to launch a business that serves a collaborative community. As a housesitting platform HouseSitMatch.com has benefited from our housesitters’ and homeowners’ contributions […]
Home maintenance – How to fix hidden problems
The home maintenance you undertake as a homeowner while you live in a house can influence not only its resale value but also how relaxed you are when you go away. There are some key areas where hidden problems can occur over the years, but regular home maintenance can help you manage your property to […]
Pet Care – What if your pet is stolen..?
Pet care in your absence is essential because the incidence of pet theft is on the rise. Moreover some breed of pets are highly sought after for their resale value so doing all you can to guard against pet theft is essential. This is where Housesitters and Petsitters can be of enormous value in protecting […]
Travel Hacks: See The World for 70% Less Than Staying at Home
We love to share the great travel tips we hear in our housesitting community. In this blog we share some extraordinary travel hacks from long term international travellers and housesitters Nat n Jodie. Travel Hacks for Affordable Long Term Travel Every year, it seriously never ceases to amaze us, that even though we travel internationally […]
International Housesitting and Tourist Visas – By Gobsmacked at Gatwick (Prt 2)
Housesitters often ask us about the need for housesitting visas or tourist visas when committing to international housesit assignments. We explain that there are no such things as ‘housesitting visas’. Instead we say they must always check with their destination country visa office regarding their entry and requirements for tourist visas. There will always be […]
Home renovation and installing cameras
Housesitting as a collaborative arrangement is based on trust, increasingly with home renovations and new constructions construction cameras and spy cameras are being introduced into a domestic environment. Housesitters and homeowners have varied feelings on the matter. We stand neutral as a housesitting platform, however, we understand the need for cameras in some instances, most […]
Housesitting Family – HouseSitChat Interview
Housesitting offers a range of fantastic opportunities for affordable travel and living like a local while you care for pets and property of your hosts. One housesitting family we’ve been following carefully for the five years they have been on the road kindly offered to talk to us in an interview. Tracey and Rob and […]
International Housesitting and Tourist Visas – By Gobsmacked at Gatwick (Prt 1)
We are often asked about international housesitting and the need for tourist visas as a housesitting network offering international housesits. As members will know we have always offered appropriate links to the latest in country visa requirements via our member pages. And while every case is individual, we would like to share the experience of […]