Until you spend some time driving from A to B, it’s hard to understand just how big the “Land Down Under” really is, let alone appreciate the difficulties you might face getting around while house sitting in Australia. My first…
Over the past year I’ve slept in 21 different beds. I’ve looked after 18 dogs, 28 cats, 54 chooks (chickens), 2 quails, a lovebird, a cockatiel, a thoroughbred, a Shetland pony, a pony, a miniature horse, 6 fish tanks/ponds, 7…
Have you come across the growing number of house sits with the pets listed as llamas or alpacas? As hobby farming increases, so do the house sitting jobs requiring someone to care for different types of hobby farm “pets”. Think…
Having a pet is not all positive. Along with your lovable fur-ball, you may also have to deal with pet dander and odors. This can be off-putting for both you and any potential house or pet sitters. It doesn’t matter…
As house sitters, we have a unique opportunity to eliminate our mortgage and utility payments while traveling the world full-time. It’s easy to treat those savings as a pay-raise, but how can we better capitalize on this to be more…
Our journey to find the right type of freedom… The desire to travel and be free of the constraints of a “normal” life has led us down some interesting paths. Although, we are currently traveling full-time as house and pet…
House Sitting Offers Enhanced Travel For The Over 50’s Back in 2009 a novel was published called “Gap Year for Adults”. It’s the story of a woman in her 50s who takes time out of her life to move to…
When you’re in an unfamiliar country, and quite possibly using a different language, how can you easily plan your route between house sits or travel adventures? For the past few years we’ve been experimenting with a journey planner app that…
What to expect when house sitting with “Jungle Dogs” It’s common for expats living in the tropics to own one or more “jungle” dogs. Dogs here are usually unwanted puppies, or older dogs that have been abandoned or abused, or…