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Housesitting in Zafferana Etnea: A Wild Autumn Adventure
Housesitting in Zafferana Etnea is a dream come true for any adventurous Europhile — especially one who adores Italy in all its flavours, rhythms, and glorious contradictions. Our housesitter arrived on the slopes of Mount Etna with a love of…
Learn About HouseSit Match Vet’s 24/7 Pet Safety Net for Total Peace of Mind
As a petowner, ensuring your pets receive seamless care while you are away is a top priority. With our Vet’s 24/7 Advice Line if you sign up for HouseSitMatch.com’s Choice Membership, you gain immediate access to a dedicated support from…
How to Manage Small Home Problems: House Sitter’s Guide
Learning how to manage small home problems in the owner’s absence is core to being a good housesitter. And when starting out every housesitter fears the day they hear a gurgling in the plumbing or a storm blocks the drains.…
Top Outdoor Home Maintenance Checklist for Housesitters
Preparing for a housesitter’s arrival homeowners could prepare an outdoor home maintenance checklist. This is a practical way to ensure they have a documented list of key routines to ensure your home is maintained to the standard you have set…
Keep a Home Pest Free While on Holiday
Many homeowners learn by experience what they need to do in order to keep a home pest free while they are away on holiday. In this article we offer you some top tips on how you can prepare your home…
How to Prepare a Home for Extended Absence – Top Tips
Any homeowner planning a long holiday needs to prepare a home for extended absence with some care whether you have a housesitter resident or now. In this article we offer some top tips on how you prepare your home for…
Petsitting in Aix-en-Provence: A Magical 3-Week Christmas Housesit
Petsitting in Aix‑en‑Provence gave long‑time HouseSit Match member Kemkem and husband Fede one of their most memorable Christmases — a three‑week stay in the old town caring for a tiny dog named Riley. In her personal account of how as…
Housesitting on the Isle of Mull Scotland, a Personal Story
Housesitting on the Isle of Mull isn’t your typical Scottish holiday — it’s stone cottages on single-track roads, lochside sunsets, and neighbours who treat you like family. In this story, housesitter Doug Murray shares how one dog-sitting listing on Mull…
Housesitters Guide to Buckinghamshire UK – The Best Walks, Pubs & Local Secrets
In this housesitters guide to Buckinghamshire I’ve shared some of my favourite places to explore while caring for pets in this leafy county. After many housesits across southern England, Buckinghamshire has become one of my favourite counties. With its rolling…