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Housesitting in Bilbao: Affordable Travel
Like inexpensive travel? Read on. Tiera St Claire a seasoned housesitter shares her housesitting in Bilbao experiences and gives us a glimpse of all the fascinating sites and cultural experiences she enjoyed during her visit. Affordable travel is a great…
Twenty Years Housesitting & Camino Tips
For twenty years housesitting, Tiera St Claire has called the world home — one housesit at a time. Starting out as a housesitter and pet carer, she’s mastered the art of budget travel through caring for homes and animals across…
First Time Housesitters: New Adventure
Deb and Simon have been enjoying retirement for a few years and recently took the plunge to become first time housesitters as a way to visit more of the UK. They were delighted with their new adventure just a couple…
Back to Back Housesitting: Top Guide
Often at HouseSit Match we hear from housesitters who do ‘back to back housesitting’. It’s their lifestyle choice to move from housesit to housesit with seldom a break. They might be living a full time house sitting lifestyle for various…
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…
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…
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…
My Housesit in Scotland, in Musselburgh
One of our seasoned housesitters and regular bloggers Tiera St Claire shares her story of a recent housesit in Scotland, where she was caring for two rescue greyhound dogs. She shares some of her favourite discoveries, some stunning and many…