Category Top Tips – House-Sitters

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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…

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Fede holding Riley at our petsitting in Aix-en-Provence

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…

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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…

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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…

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International Housesitter Visa Requirements: Top Guide to Stress‑Free Travel Across Borders

Many sitters dream of affordable travel abroad and housesitting assignments make that dream possible. International housesitter visa requirements are therefore essential to research and prepare for before you travel. As the founder of HouseSit Match, with more than a decade…

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A 10-Year Nomadic Lifestyle: How Housesitting Helped 2 Nomads Travel France

What does it really take to live a nomadic lifestyle for 10 years? For Linda and Mark, the answer has included becoming housesitters, remote work, slow travel and a determination to experience life beyond the traditional home base. After years…

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