Category Archives: "Green Travel"

house sitting in Greece
26 Sep, 2023

8 Tips I Learned While House Sitting in Greece on a Farm – #6 is Hilarious!

Although seasoned house sitter Silvina Lipari has had many experiences, milking a goat while house sitting in Greece was a new one for her! Read on to learn more about her remarkable experiences and her 8 top tips for how to house sit successfully on a farm in Greece! 8 Tips for House Sitting in […]

London travel bargains
6 Aug, 2023

35 Best London Travel Bargains, Part II

London house sitter and culture vulture Kelly Hayes-Raitt shares her favorite London travel bargains while house sitting! By Kelly Hayes-Raitt In Part I of this blog, I described 12 of my favorite London travel bargains that I’ve experienced during my many house sitting assignments there.  Here, I expand on some of the London vacation ideas […]

17 May, 2022

House-Sitting and Sustainable Travel

If like us you love travel and experiencing new cultures and geographies read on to learn about sustainable travel. If like us you have missed travel during the recent pandemic because of global travel restrictions this may be a chance to refocus your travel ambitions. There are so many green travel options to consider today […]

plans to travel
30 Sep, 2021

Plans to travel? Top tips to keep in mind

Whether you are a housesitter considering going further afield or an inveterate traveller lockdown has made us all dream. Travel is a great way to make memories. If your dreams have helped you make plans to travel then do some research before you set off. If you are considering how to plan a trip for […]

essential garden tools
30 May, 2021

Essential garden tools – The garden hose reel

If you’re a homeowner with a garden, or manage a plot of land like an allotment you’ll have tools. The essential garden tools can be a personal list, however, there are few items that are really helpful. The garden hose reel can be overlooked, but living without it is literally a drag. Here are some […]

uk staycation
2 May, 2021

UK Staycation – The places to search

It’s that time of year when we all start yearning for a change of scene. A little holiday some rather beckons.  This year perhaps a little more than usual we find ourselves looking for that little cottage by the sea. Some of our clients told us they’ve started booking petsitters through Housesitmatch to get ahead […]

brexit update
30 Dec, 2020

Brexit Update for Travelling Pet Owners

If you are a pet owner and want to travel either to Europe from the UK or from Europe to the UK read this Brexit update. We have gone through the government websites to ensure you have the right information. If you are a British Passport holder travelling to your second home in Eurozone then […]

travel hacks
3 Dec, 2019

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 […]

Housesitters pose with their first petsitting charges Hudson the dog and K2 the cat
5 Aug, 2019

Long term travel and the leap of faith!

Housesitting provides the greatest opportunity to live like locals, and to savour the local atmosphere and the way of life. Here they tell us about the final practical steps to preparing to leave, getting on the road to fulfil their wish to travel long term. Long term travel has always preoccupied travel agents Dianne and […]