House Sitting

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House Sitting in France – Our Experience House Sitting Through France

The middle of this post is our experience house siting in France (spoiler we loved it!) If you are looking for house sitting opportunities in France please see below At the start of 2019, we came up with a plan. That plan was to house sit our way through Europe for the summer. I was house-sitting in …

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House Sitting In Italy – Our Experience House Sitting in Rome and Lake Como

If you are looking for house sitting opportunities in Italy please jump straight to the bottom of this post by clicking the green button. We recently had the pleasure of house sitting in Italy. Previous to house sitting in Italy, we had looked after homes in the UK, France and Spain. At the start of April we had …

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Your Trusted House Sitters in Melbourne

Hi, we are Brittnay and Jay – professional house sitters based in Melbourne. We have spent the past three years house sitting both internationally and locally here in Melbourne. We provide long term house sitting in Melbourne as well as short term. We are now booked out for 2023. If you want to find a …

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First Hand Experience – House Sitting Portugal

This article is first hand experience from Karyll Browne. It outlines what it is like to house sit in Almocageme, Portugal – This article is for those who are interested in retiring or house sitting in Portugal. We hope this gives you an insight to what your experience could be like!  If house sitting sounds …

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How to Start International House Sitting in 2023 (Updated February 2023)

Do you want to be an international house sitter? I’m sure we are not the only ones out there who wanted to start house-sitting to see the world. Well, not just to see the world, but to see the world as it is meant to be seen – like a local. International house sitting gives …

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Pet Sitting Tips: Picking the Service That’s Right for You

We’ve traveled the world as house and pet sitters and we’ve tried a number of services to maximise our chances of securing positions. But signing up to lots of house and pet sitting services doesn’t always mean that you’re getting the best exposure as a sitter, and it can prove quite costly. There are a …

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Why Should You Hire A Pet Sitter? (Is It Better for Your Pets?)

We all need a holiday, and sadly sometimes we can’t take our pets with us. One of the issues many pet owners face is where to leave their pets. Do you leave your dog in kennels or your cat at a cattery? Do you ask a friend to mind them for you or leave them …

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6 Potential Maintenance Tasks For House Sitters (What Can They Do?)

When you sign up for a house-sitting job, you’re committing to take care of a person’s house. For some house sitters, they can be unsure of what tasks are expected from them. Each homeowner likely has different needs and expectations so much sure you have a conversation with them about it. Some the owner may …

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Why We Love House Sitting and How It Has Allowed Us to Travel The World

House sitting, to some it’s is a new and quite strange concept. More often or not it’s a stranger staying in your house, looking after all of your things and on most occasions your most prized possessions, your pets. It’s an idea that is rapidly gaining momentum and is becoming the preferred method of having …

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