Affordable gap year destinations
If you are a keen traveller and looking for affordable gap year destinations then read on. In this article we offer a range of fascinating places around the world where you might want to visit on your gap year between school, college and work. We offer opportunities to save money like choosing countries with a […]
Fascinating housesitting in the Scottish Borders
As founder of Housesitmatch it has been my real pleasure to venture to new housesits in a new locations. Yet one of the greatest pleasures is venturing into Northumberland and the North East of England. Housesitting in the Scottish Borders has been one of the most surprising and delightful experiences of running this business. I […]
Housesitter in Nottingham – A great adventure
One of the benefits of running Housesitmatch is that I can hop into housesits on occasion. It’s such a treat to become a housesitter and petsitter to care for people’s homes and pets. I love to choose new places to discover, where I have never been before. Recently I became a housesitter in Nottingham, which […]
Housesitting in Buckinghamshire UK
As a local to the town of High Wycombe I did not expect to find myself housesitting in Buckinghamshire. It’s my home county! However, when a client has an urgent request I try to help. I should explain that I am Lamia Walker the founder of Housesitmatch.com the online housesitting and petsitting network. And from […]
Cycling and housesitting around the world
Eric is a software engineer and latterly a digital nomad. More importantly he’s a very keen cyclist, and a housesitter with Housesitmatch. He has spent years travelling, cycling and housesitting around the world. Here are glimpses from some of his expeditions across the globe and some excerpts from an interview he gave Lamia our Founder […]
Tidying up tips for house sitters
When you start housesitting you need to remember you are staying in someone’s home. With that in mind we have prepared a short article with some tidying up tips for house sitters. Knowing what to bring when house sitting can be a puzzle. But remembering to tidy up and take all your things home can […]
Fun holiday housesitting in Lymington
Like many housesitters and petsitters I took a little break from travelling by housesitting during the recent travel restrictions. With travel returning to normal in my own country and abroad I decided to take the plunge and get back to it. Here is a short article about my short holiday housesitting in Lymington Hampshire. Holiday […]
Best practice home cleaning and maintenance for Sitters
The best practice experience of home cleaning and maintenance from the perspective of a housesitter is worth noting. Housesitters and petsitters have a vast amount of experience in home care. Here are some top tips you should know if you are considering being either a professional or an amateur housesitter through a platform like Housesitmatch.com. […]
Where to retire and what to do
Whether you are based in one place or a digital nomad there may come a point to consider retirement. And with that notion of retirement comes the idea of where to retire? Do you want to move somewhere special for retirement, or are you happy travelling a little more, perhaps by housesitting to discover where […]
Housesitting retiree Bragi lives in other people’s homes
From time to time we are fortunate to secure some press exposure for our housesitting service in the media. We are delighted to share this press interview with our housesitting retiree Bragi Jónsson who has been housesitting with us for some years now. Read on to capture the spirit of the article in our translation […]