An introduction to international house sitting If you’ve been house sitting locally, you might now be keen to broaden your horizons, but perhaps aren’t quite sure how to get started in the international house sitting scene (international in as much…

As full-time house sitters, the most common question we are asked by home owners and new house sitters is “What house sitting website is best?” and which house sitting websites do we recommend as the most effective when starting out.…

This is the first in a series of in-depth house sitting website reviews that cover the user experience, and highlight the pros, cons and usability of each site.Aussie House Sitters are part of a group of country-based house sit platforms.  The…

I remember being a little bit beside myself when friends first suggested we might like a referral, house sitting in the Caribbean! Three months in Barbados with a lovely black and white cat called Heidi, a swimming pool and use…

In 2017 we ended our careers and sold our home in Sydney, deciding we wanted to travel more in early retirement. We really enjoyed our travel vacations, but we wanted more than the four weeks of holidays that we were…

On the road in Australia – Living in a Campervan People think I’m crazy… At the age of 24, when I decided to leave the UK with no mortgage, no kids and no degree to fall back on, my family…

Have you ever been on walks where you can’t stop a dog pulling on the lead? It can be tiring and extremely frustrating, especially with larger dogs. Why do some dogs pull on the lead, while others are happy to…

How do we, as a group, refer to house sitting in general? Is it an industry? A community? A business? A lifestyle? An occupation? Or a profession? All of these terms come with particular definitions, and a Google search can…