42 questions you must ask to avoid house sitting hell
Ask the right questions of your house sitting hosts and your travel dreams will come true. Here’s 42 questions you must ask to avoid house sitting hell.
House sitting job applications in 8 easy steps
Write an application that gets you the house sitting job you really want. These eight easy steps will set you ahead of the competition.
House sitter communication – the insider’s guide
Learn how to use essential communication skills to build your house sitting career and improve relationships with your hosts.
House sitting videos
Get the inside story on what hosts look for in house sitters, what they offer house sitters. Listen now and find out what you need to travel the world at a fraction of the cost.
5 slow travel highlights of Bruges 2019
Bruge is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. Visit Bruge anytime of year to
Discover seven top priorities of hosts
EVER wondered how to get repeat sits? What’s important to people who invite house sitters into their homes and why do they ask sitters to come back?
House sitting Staffordshire Terriers
Care for a staffie
Charlea from Cairo
In Cairo we met Charlea, originally from Vietnam. She looked part jackal but, again, was the most gentle and sweet-natured girl who loved nothing more than fetching her toys. Somehow we think the rescue animals give back more than they get.
Wahshi – the wild one
IN Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, we made fast friends with Wahshi (meaning wild one), an imposing giant who looked part doberman and was often given a wide berth by other people on the street. But he was a sweetheart who constantly had one ear cocked, the other floppy. He actually tried to get in […]
Hotel Hampshire
During one sit in the UK, we looked after six cats our hosts had rescued in Cyprus. They had little “cat bunks” in a back room and would retire of their own accord about 10 o’clock each night … although one or two might have taken some persuading.
One-eyed Cris
Of all the animals from our housesits that we have featured on social media, one-eyed Cristobel from Tenerife, on the Canary Islands, has attracted the most likes.About nine years old, he was terribly abused when used as live bait to train fighting dogs. His left eye was gouged out to put him at an even […]
Airedale terriers
AIREDALES, frequently known as the King of Terriers, can weigh up to 32kg and grow to 58cm tall. Like other members of the terrier family they are strong, courageous and exuberant. You won’t find them backing down from an encounter with other dogs but they are also make affectionate and cuddly family pets. We had […]