I’m often asked by people whether housesitting can work for everyone. They may say “It’s fine for you two, you’ve not got any children or a pet” but I really think this mindset is narrowed and this blog post hopefully helps to dispel the myth that you can’t do housesits if you’ve got a family or a pet of your own. I believe that housesitting is a great opportunity for groups of all shapes and sizes - an opportunity to travel in a greener and financially viable way. Read this blog and let me know your thoughts!

This blog post looks at some of the pro’s and con’s of housesitting. It talks about some of the common issues we’ve experienced and other issues that we’ve heard other sitters go through, as well as how housesitting can provide incredible freedoms and joy as well as the opportunity to travel the world with very little expenditure. Like all lifestyles (especially nomadic ones) it isn’t perfect, but for Tom and I the pro’s far outweigh the con’s.

Ever wanted to traverse two continents by land? Here’s how I planned, booked and travelled solo from Marrakesh to London over 3 days by rail and ferry.

Another short blog about my adventures with anxiety - this one focuses on the importance of taking time to recover after experiencing anxiety or being in an anxiety-inducing situation/environment.

This blog post covers all of our top tips on how to be green in someone else’s home. This was something that we struggled with when we first started housesitting as we are both big on being environmentally friendly but when you’re in a space that you don’t own it’s often hard to implement eco practices. Now that we’ve been housesitting full time for 18 months we’ve found our groove - here are some of the quickest ways to boost your eco status whilst you’re housesitting.

A short blog about our most recent housesit in Yorkshire, looking after a crazy cocker spaniel and attempting not to lose the will to live.

This blog post is about the trending travel movement of slow travel: what it is, why you should consider doing it, and how housesitting fits in with the slow travel way of life.

Can spending more time around nature and animals really heal us? Can we improve our physical and mental health by housesitting? Do studies show that getting outside and caring for pets boost positive hormones in the body? I discuss these questions and more in this short blog post about the therapeutic benefits of housesitting.

This post is a deep dive into the world of international housesits - how they work, what you need to think about before and after you apply to them and how widespread housesitting has become around the world. I’ll discuss what I call “The Big Five” of international housesitting: Visas, Passports, Vaccinations, Schengen and Green travel, and I’ll also give you some top tips on how to secure sits overseas.

A blog that discusses whether you can be eco-friendly when you travel full time. Hopefully this gives some hope to those of you that love travel but also want to nurture our environment and care for the planet!

A short blog about the different housesitting websites that are out there, how to find the right one for you and also some golden rules when it comes to creating your profile!

A short blog discussing what housesitting is and whether it may work for you!

A short blog post about January and all the goodness we can get from the first month of the year.

Another short blog about my adventures with anxiety - this one focuses on the importance of exercise in calming an anxious mind.

A short blog as part of the Adventures with Anxiety series - this post is all about the feelings that anxiety can bring out in us and how to get them out of our heads and down onto the page using the power of journaling!

A fun and enjoyable way to travel, sleeper trains are one of my favourite ways of going from A-B. This one from Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan was no different, but was perhaps more modern and smooth than I would have imagined when we booked the tickets. This is a short blog about our experience on board!

A short blog about our time queuing for tickets at Wimbledon 2023 - it explains the process of the worlds’ most famous queue and will hopefully inspire you to join in with this mad British tradition one day.

Number 3 of my shorter blogs on housesits! I’ve not posted for a while for various reasons which I go into on the blog. This’ll be my last update from housesit 17 in Aracena, Spain, so until next time, housesit horizons #overandout.

Week two in Andalusia and it’s been a scorcher.. from beating the Sunday closure ban to finding out sausage dogs can float, have a read about our latest exploits at housesit number 17 here!

The first blog post in a series called Housesitting Horizons where I keep you updated with where we are and what we’re doing… these won’t be lengthy blogs just small insights into our Housesitting lifestyle!