Happy New Year From The House Sitting Couple
It’s 2012, can you believe that? We’re barely a few hours into the new year and already it’s looking to be a very exciting year ahead – and that’s before we start talking about things like the Olympics...
View ArticleLife in House Sitters in the Algarve (& Adventures with Sasha)
Note: This was a house/ pet sitting project for James’ family who live and work in the Algarve. All photos (and the contents of this post) have been posted with permission. When you offer a house &...
View ArticlePet & House Sitting Close to Home (Edinburgh)
Everyone’s pet and house sitting career has to start somewhere, so before deciding to embark on house sitting as a career we decided to do some work close to home: for my parents, Carol and Ronnie....
View ArticleNeed A Pet Sitter, William & Kate?
Although we’re not big followers of the Royals (we spent the Royal Wedding last year outside of the country) we have seen quite a few headlines about the latest Royal acquisition – a lovely cocker...
View ArticleThe House Sitting Couple go Horse Riding
I think it’s quite obvious from our posts about pet sitting that James and I love all animals: big and small. Taking some time out from our hectic work as freelance writers, we headed into the...
View Article5 Ways to Get To Know Us Better
We appreciate that before taking on a house/pet sitter, it’s always good to get to know them first Read Our About Page: If you haven’t already, take a gander at our about page. It gives a little intro...
View ArticleHouse Sitter Interview: Teresa Roberts (Finding the Gypsy in Me)
We talk about ourselves a lot on The House Sitting Couple. It’s not something that either me or Jemma are used to but it’s starting to become more natural. That said we feel like we need a break and...
View ArticleLife as House Sitters in France
We’re reaching the six month mile stone of our lives as house sitters in France, and with three months left to go I thought now would be a great time to look back on some of the awesome experiences...
View ArticleAlpaca Sitting: Guest Post for Trusted Housesitters
Although James and I both love dogs and cats, we understand that some people have “unconventional” pets too- and we’re more than happy to take the time to learn about looking after them. We love all...
View ArticleThe House Sitting Couple Save a Life!
One of the problems with travelling is that we’re not able to have pets of our own. Normally that’s fine because, as house sitters, we have other people’s dogs and cats and farm animals to hang out...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in Southern Queensland, Australia
Julie Boyd is a writer and business owner who takes on house sits in Australia. Recently she took on an unusual house sitting assignment, looking after a blind Ostrich. This was my first ever house-sit...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in Tasmania, Australia
Writer Becky Livingston has spent several years travelling around the world, using house sitting as a way to keep her costs low. One of the locations she ended up house sitting in was Tasmania. First...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in Jacou, France
First of all can you describe the house sit? Our latest housesit was for an American couple who live in the south of France just north of Montpellier. We took care of their home as well as their two...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in Bali, Indonesia
Ryan and his wife Kelli share their latest adventure house sitting in pardise, this time in Bali. First of all can you describe the house sit? We are located on a football field sized villa in...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in Bangkok, Thailand
First of all can you describe the house sit? This petsitting was in Bangkok, in a traditional Thai house, with 3 lovely cats to look after for 2 weeks. We must assure that the cats were fed twice a day...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in Saint Kitts
Charli Moore has house sat all over the world, including sereral Caribbean house sits. Here she talks about her latest adventure, house sitting on the island of Saint Kitts. First of all, can you...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in Stockholm, Sweden
First of all can you describe the house sit? Our first housesit in Stockholm, Sweden, was looking after three cats in a second floor apartment in a suburb of the city, but which was well connected by...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in Nelson, New Zealand
What a beautiful country New Zealand is and we were fortunate to be spending time in one of the prettiest areas on the South Island, Nelson. We arrived to cool temperatures and snow on the mountains,...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in St Lucia
Yvonne & Michael Bauche took some time to tell us about a recent house sitting assignment they took on in St Lucia. First of all can you describe the house sit? We are currently sitting a 4-bedroom...
View ArticleHouse Sitting in Kuala Lumpur
The Wagoners Abroad are an American family of four that decided to declutter their lives, uproot themselves and make international travel a priority. Here they discuss their latest travel adventure,...
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