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Welcome to the HouseSit Match Blog
Our blogs are stories shared by our housesitting team, and members who have benefited from the affordable travel, home and pet care made possible through our membership network. We hope you enjoy the blogs. Please take a moment to leave your feedback.
House-sitting Intern Discovers Affordable Travel
House-sitting as a means of Affordable Travel I have travelled the world as a student, camping, back-packing and youth hosteling, latterly discovering house-sitting as a green and affordable way to travel.Then in my final year at Uni I joined HouseSitMatch.com…
My Personal House-Sitting Situation Update
K, so we had a house by the beach lined up but instead we have opted for a sit further into the hills in Darlington. The latter offered a longer period and a truly wonderful house with amazing city views.…
House-Sitters Sought By Marine Engineer To Care For Pet Dogs in Mallorca
One of our earliest members on the HouseSitMatch platform came to us because he needed housesitters. He wanted someone to stay in his home while he was travelling for work as a marine engineer to ensure there was care for…
Community-based Tourism and House-sitting
Tourism Concern, our new partner, who share similar values to us regarding sustainable, green and ethical travel, explain the advantages of community-based tourism and the benefits, through many examples of their work. We hope you enjoy this article especially written…
Meet MuttMate! For dogs, dog sitters and dog lovers all around the world…
Dogs, dog sitters and dog lovers around the world meet online for walkies! It’s estimated that there are over 9 million dogs in the UK alone, with 24% of all UK households owning one of these lovable pooches. But wouldn’t…
House-Sitting or House-Swapping: The BBC Asks If You Want To Try ‘Swapping’
Live Like A Local With the BBC at A Home Away From Home … Whether you have considered or indeed tried house-sitting, pet-sitting or house swapping… you may already be a great advocate of either or both as alternative methods of…
House-Sitting Pastime: The Top Five Guide
The Top Five Gide to House-Sitting Pastimes For many of us who house-sit, it can be something of a working holiday. A change of scene and location, a break from our standard routines, and the chance to live another life,…
Sun Loving Cat-Sitter Sought by Scubababe
From time to time we like to interview our homeowners to find out about how they came to the idea of house-sitting as a solution for their home and pet care challenges. Recently we registered SCUBABABE who is looking for…
Pet-Sit Around the World for a Leisurely, Affordable Tour
From time to time we love to bring you our house-sitter ‘pet-sit’ stories, to find out how the sitters began their journey, what they particularly enjoy about house and pet-sitting. Laurie and Keith’s story is fascinating, as they have worked…