Housesitting Ile de France and losing myself in the country
It’s long been an ambition of mine to find the right housesitting opportunity and lose myself in the French countryside. This September I escaped home obligations for a short while and tried housesitting Ile de France. This peaceful rich agricultural landscape is in the heart of the Brie and Champagne region of North Central France. A […]
Travel to enjoy ‘the unexpected miracle of life’
The joy of travel can offer unexpected surprises, each destination with its own hidden secrets, some unexpectedly stunning, some unexpectedly affordable. Sometimes, there is nothing you read about your destination that can really prepare you for what you can discover from a country and its culture! Such unexpected surprises not only help you learn a […]
Retired professionals catsit in Palomares, Spain
Housesitting and pet-sitting are rapidly becoming very popular among Retired professionals looking for ways to enjoy retirement, discover active holidays and new locations by living in housesits within a community. Bob and Shirley Hesner are Retired professionals who have traveled for much of their professional careers moving every few years. Latterly they ran their own […]
Pet-sitting this Summer – careful in the heat!
If you are planning to become a pet sitter and have made plans to start this Summer, read this blog. Petsitting this Summer will have many advantages and challenges. Remember you are caring for someone’s beloved pet and the Summer brings danger as well as pleasure. Read on to learn more. Pet-sitting this Summer? Top […]
Not Getting the House Sits You Want? This Could be Why
Are you having trouble landing housesitting assignments? Do you feel confused because homeowners reject your applications repeatedly? Even if you feel you’re doing everything right you could be overlooking something that is a deal breaker for homeowners, a bad online reputation. It’s human nature to want to find out as much information as possible before […]
House-sitting Guide from an Experienced Hand
House-Sitting Cardinal Rules This is my House-Sitting Guide – I like to say that I have three Cardinal rules as a house-sitter : 1- Cherish the animals 2- Care for the property like it is your own 3- Clean and protect the car if you are given access to the vehicle. Best practice House-Sitting Rules […]
House-sitting in Costa Rica
House-sitting Costa Rica was one possible option discovered by accident when searching online that became a reality for a young American couple. After a strenuous commercial period in running a business Tim and Kristie decide to take time out to enjoy a belated honeymoon in a tropical paradise. Housesitting seemed like a great idea. Here’s […]
The bearable lightness of being stuff-free
A new perspective on being stuff-free It has become something of a cliche to bemoan the modern Western predilection for accumulating stuff. As Tyler Durden so eloquently puts it in Fight Club, ‘The things you own end up owning you’. We are destined to wake up one day and realise that we have a house crammed full […]
Making friends while housesitting
Making friends on a long term housesit For a number of years now I have chosen to look after property and pets (as a cost saving way) to travel the world. I’ve found that being a short term single visitor to a new country it can be a challenge when making friends, and therein lies […]
How Housesitting helped us live a dream!
My family lives a different lifestyle; we don’t own a house or a car and have very little in the way of worldly possessions. We live with less so we can travel the world full time for as long as we want to. With the help of housesitting websites like HousesitMatch.com, that bring together housesitters […]