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House-sitting tips – To prepare for the house-sitter
Top 10 Homeowner house-sitting tips If you are anything like me getting ready for a holiday is more about preparing the house for your absence rather than packing a holiday case not unlike cleaning before the cleaner comes! Here are…
HouseSitMatchs Lamia Walker Reveals 15 Fun Facts
For nearly a decade, Lamia Walker has been matching vetted house sitters with pet owners — priding herself in top-notch, hands-on customer service while running her boutique company, HouseSitMatch. HouseSitMatch’s Lamia Walker Reveals 15 fun things about herself — Including…
Fascinating housesitting in the Scottish Borders
As founder of Housesitmatch it has been my real pleasure to venture to new housesits in a new locations. Yet one of the greatest pleasures is venturing into Northumberland and the North East of England. Housesitting in the Scottish Borders…
House Sitting Helped Me Retire in Portugal
When Kelly Hayes-Raitt, veteran housesitter, hung up her full-time house sitting hat, she decided to retire in Portugal. Here’s how house sitting helped her relocation. Want to retire in Portugal, then read on… How housesitting helped me retire in Portugal…
Housesitter in Nottingham – A great adventure
One of the benefits of running Housesitmatch is that I can hop into housesits on occasion. It’s such a treat to become a housesitter and petsitter to care for people’s homes and pets. I love to choose new places to…
Cycling and housesitting around the world
Eric is a software engineer and latterly a digital nomad. More importantly he’s a very keen cyclist, and a housesitter with Housesitmatch. He has spent years travelling, cycling and housesitting around the world. Here are glimpses from some of his…
Sydney, Australia – Spectacular Spectacular!
There is so much to absorb on a first visit to Sydney, Australia – the views, the sunshine, the food, the stunning architecture. Fortunately, even on a short visit you can enjoy the city from many angles for free! Many…
13 Tips to Keep Track of Your Stuff When House Sitting
If you are thinking of becoming a housesitter and spending time travelling by housesitting read this blog. It can be useful to learn and prepare by understanding the etiquette when house sitting, learning how to keep track of your stuff…
Fun holiday housesitting in Lymington
Like many housesitters and petsitters I took a little break from travelling by housesitting during the recent travel restrictions. With travel returning to normal in my own country and abroad I decided to take the plunge and get back to…