How to House Sit and Travel the World for Longer
House sitting is when you look after other people’s homes and/or pets while they’re away. In this house sitting guide, we explain how to find your first house sit and travel the world for longer.
Category House Sitting
Dreaming of slow travel, taking it easy and living more like a local than a backpacker? House sitting could be for you. We’ve been house sitting since 2014, looking after homes and pets at house sits in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Guatemala. Learn how to become a house sitter and what house sitting really entails.
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11 Tips To Find Your First House Sit
You’ve read about how to become a house sitter and now you’re ready to find your first house sit and make sure it’s a success? We’re here to help.
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If like me you are feverish with wanderlust but also keen to be as eco-friendly as possible while travelling, then you might want to look into making eco-friendly accommodation choices. You don’t need to spend a fortune to be an…
What is House Sitting in Costa Rica Really Like?
We travelled Central America for one year and a large portion of that time was spent in Costa Rica. Why? Not just because Costa Rica is beautiful, but because there’s a lot of house sitting work out there. Though it’s…
How We Went from Rookies to Long-Term Travellers
When we set off on our indefinite travel adventure to Costa Rica, we didn’t know what to expect. Eight months later and we’re long-term travellers. So how did it happen? When we left the UK in May last year, we didn’t…
Why Quepos is the Ideal Place to House Sit for Travellers
We had an inkling that Quepos would be an ideal house sitting location for travellers, and it turns out we were right. During our first house sit in Costa Rica, we were living well for less up in a small…
6 Cute Pets that Will Make You Want to House Sit
We’ve been living well for less in Costa Rica, house sitting in the mountains surrounding San Jose. One of the best things about this house sit has been the animals: 10 dogs and a cat. It sure is a lot of…
Living Well for Less in Costa Rica
We came to Costa Rica by chance. Open to house sitting anywhere in the world, Luke and I were fortunate enough to find a temporary home in the mountains overlooking San José. We don’t have much – a close to empty…