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The House Sitting Life & a Great Camino #2
A surprising number of house sitters travel full time by housesitting. And they adopt a house sitting life for various reasons. In this article one of our seasoned housesitters Tiera St Claire tells us about walking her second Camino Santiago…
A Housesitter’s Europe: 10 Top Bridges
Every housesitter‘s Europe presents a different and unique perspective. Tiera St Claire offers us her own view of Europe from the point of view of the Bridges she has see and enjoyed while housesitting all over Europe. Read on to…
Unexpected Encounters While House Sitting
Our housesitters often share some of their encounters while house sitting, and we love how their diverse professional backgrounds impact the stories they share and how they tell the stories. In this article, Kelly Hayes-Raitt a retired journalist, and one…
First Camino: Pilgrim Discovers Housesitting
Tiera St Claire one of our regular housesitters under took her first Camino de Santiago pilgrimage some 20 years ago. And through her first Camino adventure she discovered housesitting, and hasn’t looked back from what is now a lifestyle and…
Long Term House-Sitting A Smart Escape Top Tips
Ever thought of long term house-sitting? Some experienced sitters consider house-sitting a smart escape for all kinds of reasons. Whether the sitters are young digital nomads looking for long term slow travel by housesitting, or retired professionals wanting to discover…
How International Housesitters Prepare: 5 Hacks
At HouseSit Match we find that seasoned international housesitters prepare ahead of their travel to ensure their passport, visa and travel documentation meet the visitor requirements of their destination passport authorities. In this article we offer five top tips on…
Is House Sitting a Fair Exchange? 10 Powerful Points
It might not surprise you that as the founder of HouseSit Match I consider house sitting a fair exchange. However, the assignment you offer or accept, and your perspective on what you value will determine your position in that debate.…
Rural vs Urban Housesits 50 Top Joys & Trials
If like many housesitters new and experienced you wonder about rural vs urban housesits and their relative merits every time you go to apply for a new assignment, try to consider the alternative to what you are used to. There…
Traveling and Housesitting in Portugal – My Top Tips
Traveling and housesitting in Portugal is to be recommended according to one of our regular housesitters In fact Tiera loves the combination or traveling by train and on foot especially in Southern Europe. And in this article Tiera St Claire…