My book about House & Pet Sitting:

The Housesitter’s Guide to the Galaxy

Housesitting is the ultimate green, slow-travel experience for those culturally curious travellers who want more than a quick beach holiday. Want to stay in a beautiful rural location? Look after adorable dogs? Maybe you fancy a city break, parrot-sitting in a city-centre apartment? Or perhaps you are a homeowner looking for a low-stress, low-cost alternative to kennels for your beloved pet. Would you like the reassurance of knowing that your home is occupied and looked after whilst you are away? Housesitting can provide you with all this and more.

The Housesitter's Guide to the Galaxy is the ultimate guide to the life-expanding, adventure-enabling phenomenon of housesitting. It covers everything you could ever need to know from what it is, how to do it, and where it could take you - all in the most sustainable, eco-friendly way possible! This book provides all the necessary information and inspiration you need to begin your housesitting journey.

What was to stop us doing housesitting full time? We discussed this brainwave at length, like children huddled in a corner planning to run away from home.
— The Housesitter's Guide to the Galaxy, Jessica Holmes
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