As traveling housesitters, we experience the world one sit at a time. We love the idea of slow travel and the immersive experience it gives us. When we stay in real homes, we experience a destination more like locals and avoid the rush of traditional tourism.
There are many platforms to explore to begin an adventure in housesitting. Some people want to housesit just for a particular holiday. Others, like us, end up leaving our traditional homes behind to full time traveling housesitters. We primarily use TrustedHousesitters for travel exchanges where we exchange home and pet care for accommodation.
Here are some of our latest blog posts about how we experience the world through slow travel.
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In Memoriam: housesitting pets we lost in 2023
This is in memoriam of the pets we lost in 2023. There is no way you can be an animal lover and not get very attached to pets you care for while housesitting. In the 19 months we spent housesitting full-time, we met and grew to love so very many pets. We are so grateful… Read more
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Italy’s Stunning Abruzzo Region
What It’s Like to Housesit in Atri, Italy We spent 3 weeks of August, 2023 housesitting just outside the picturesque hilltop village of Atri. Atri lies in Italy’s stunning Abruzzo region east of Rome, across the mountains on the Adriatic coast. There is so much to see, do, and eat in this area, although we… Read more
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Meet the Housesitters 4:
Brad & Amber of FoleyExploring Welcome to the fourth installment of Meet the Housesitters. Once a month (or so) we talk to different housesitters we have met through our travels in real life and on social media. We get to know what types of housesitters are out there and how the travel exchange concept works… Read more
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Exploring Buckinghamshire
What it’s like to housesit in “Bucks” We spent a lot of time in England over the past two summers (2022 and 2023). As many of you know, we travel through housesitting. Purely because of the concentration of people in London and the surrounding counties, a LOT of sits pop up in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Bedfordshire,… Read more
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Meet the Housesitters 3:
Buddy the Traveling Monkey Welcome to the third installment of Meet the Housesitters. Once a month (or so) we talk to different housesitters we have met through our travels in real life and on social media. We get to know what types of housesitters are out there and how the travel exchange concept works for… Read more
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Gifts for Housesitters: Our Favorite Tokens of Appreciation
Should you get gifts for housesitters? Travel exchange websites like TrustedHousesitters are based on a mutually beneficial exchange: accommodation and use of your home exchanged for care for the home and your pets. There should be absolutely no expectation of a tip or gifts from the housesitters. However, pet parents have on a few occasions,… Read more
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The Traveling Housesitter Lifestyle
You don’t have to want to travel full time to enjoy or posts. We give our impressions and ideas for destinations whether you are going for a short trip or a full-time nomadic experience. Few people choose to housesit full-time.
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