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Long term house-sitting near Kiev
House-sitter and independent traveler Edward accepts a Long term house-sitting near Kiev. The owner is selling her home and emigrating to Montenegro, she needed someone to live in the house until it is sold. This blog describes Edward’s journey from…
Top tip for affordable travel and free accommodation – Try house-sitting!
Ellie our student intern, now graduated, reflects on her impending traveling adventure and offers some top tips for others considering a long term trip and needing affordable travel. Affordable travel and free accommodation through house-sitting and pet-sitting Becoming a new graduate…
Housesitters and Expats – A language coach can optimise your travel!
Language coach optimises travel – Listen up Housesitters and Ex-pats! When travelling abroad for extended periods, as in the case of housesitters and ex-pats, a little language coaching can go a long way.  A language coach gives you the tools…
House-sitting Intern Discovers Affordable Travel
House-sitting as a means of Affordable Travel I have travelled the world as a student, camping, back-packing and youth hosteling, latterly discovering house-sitting as a green and affordable way to travel.Then in my final year at Uni I joined HouseSitMatch.com…
My Personal House-Sitting Situation Update
K, so we had a house by the beach lined up but instead we have opted for a sit further into the hills in Darlington. The latter offered a longer period and a truly wonderful house with amazing city views.…
House-Sitters Sought By Marine Engineer To Care For Pet Dogs in Mallorca
One of our earliest members on the HouseSitMatch platform came to us because he needed housesitters. He wanted someone to stay in his home while he was travelling for work as a marine engineer to ensure there was care for…
Community-based Tourism and House-sitting
Tourism Concern, our new partner, who share similar values to us regarding sustainable, green and ethical travel, explain the advantages of community-based tourism and the benefits, through many examples of their work. We hope you enjoy this article especially written…
Meet MuttMate! For dogs, dog sitters and dog lovers all around the world…
Dogs, dog sitters and dog lovers around the world meet online for walkies! It’s estimated that there are over 9 million dogs in the UK alone, with 24% of all UK households owning one of these lovable pooches. But wouldn’t…
House-Sitting or House-Swapping: The BBC Asks If You Want To Try ‘Swapping’
Live Like A Local With the BBC at A Home Away From Home … Whether you have considered or indeed tried house-sitting,  pet-sitting or house swapping… you may already be a great advocate of either or both as alternative methods of…