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Pet Friendly House-Sitters enjoy holiday in Spain
Need house-sitters? We have a large selection of experienced and trustworthy pet friendly house-sitters registered on HouseSitMatch, the friendly network for homeowners and housesitters. Read about one family who travel as part time pet-sitters as a way to see the…

Travelling Solo: A housesitter’s guide
At HouseSitMatch we find we are increasingly attracting more professionals and semi-retired professionals travelling solo or as couples and housesitters. Many want to pursue a long nurtured dream to travel. As is our want when we meet someone with an…

Retired couple housesits in Spain
More and more retired couple s are choosing to travel by housesitting. One such couple, Mary and Ray chose to travel by housesitting with HousesitMatch. In this article they tell us of their housesitting adventures in Spain. Read on to…

Long term travel and the leap of faith!
Housesitting provides the greatest opportunity to live like locals, and to savour the local atmosphere and the way of life. Here they tell us about the final practical steps to preparing to leave, getting on the road to fulfil their…

Housesitters: Keep your holiday home safe
Owning a holiday home has many homeowner benefits. One of the best things about keeping a second home in a place where you love to visit, is being able to holiday with all your home comforts in a much-loved location.…

Dog Minding Tips: Ensuring Wellbeing of Canine Companions
Dog minding the term focuses on caring for a pet dog or dogs on a temporary basis. You do this on behalf of the dog owner. There are many other ways of describing dog minding as an activity. The term…

House-sitting Enables our Travel Lifestyle – Here’s how
There are increasing numbers of people and families who try house sitting to enable their travel lifestyle. Read on to learn about Rob, Tracey and Makai’s travel lifestyle as a family of housesitters. House-sitting enables a travel lifestyle for House-sitters…

Best of Two Worlds – Alarm System and Housesitters
At Housesitmatch.com we have long been exponents for home security through the presence of housesitters keeping the home occupied. We also believe in the ideal combination of having an alarm system and housesitters together. When you leave your home for…

What is housesitting? Q&A with Founder of HouseSitMatch
Occasionally, Lamia Walker our founder is asked to take part in an interview about how and why she founded HouseSitMatch.com and to explain ‘ What is Housesitting ‘. Recently, Lamia was asked to take part in her first Twitter Q&A…

