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  • 13 things house and pet sitters MUST know

    13 things house and pet sitters MUST know
    2024/12/30

    We have had the chance to house and pet sit in the UK and Europe, for over 20 dogs, two horses and a cat! We’ve learnt a few good things on our travels. Here, we want to share 13 things that you must know if you’re house sitting and pet sitting. Especially important if you’re planning long term travel in this way. Among our 13 things house and pet sitters MUST know: Communication with home and pet owners; House rules; Action plan if you or your pet are unwell (especially if you are house and pet sitting overseas); Emergency plan for if you get locked out – are all contacts and information stored on your phone… can you access it?; Commit to what you’ve agreed to: can you invite friends over; how long should you leave your pets alone for?; What to do if you break something, and the best approach to house care; Find out about special care measures for anxious, older and rescue dogs; The best way to discover the people and place around you. Click here to subscribe on your favourite podcast service Freedom and Four Paws Join us on our podcasting adventures as we hear inspiring stories from amazing people travelling the world and living their best life, often with their pets in tow. Subscribe now and never miss an episode featuring excellent tips on how to slow travel, successfully work remotely or as a digital nomad, and house + pet sit. We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. Search ‘Freedom and Four Paws’ As a valued audience member, enjoy 10% OFF at our affiliate partner Cloudy – relieve stress throughout the day straight to a soothing sleep at night, visit trycloudy.com and use the code FREEDOM10. And if you’re a fellow traveller and pet lover who is keen to share your story and inspire the world, visit exhalemediagroup.com and mention FREEDOM20 for 20% OFF any purchased service including personalised storytelling coaching. WATCH: Find out more about house sitting while you travel, view the playlist on YouTube SIGN UP: TO TRUSTED HOUSE SITTERS HERE AND ENJOY 25% OFF! It’s on our VIP mailing list, including other freebies. SUBSCRIBE: on YouTube for more adventures youtube.com/travellivelearn

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    36 分
  • Travel FAQ 2023 - 6 nomad + house sitting questions you want answers to!

    Travel FAQ 2023 - 6 nomad + house sitting questions you want answers to!
    2023/07/12
    In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we cover the results from a two-month survey of our Facebook Group of 16,000+ nomads, remote workers and digital nomads. We share the top 6 most frequently asked questions in the group, and cover answers to these burning questions. Highlights include how to take control of motivation and loneliness should you experience it; and whether or not house and pet sitters should get paid. Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast
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    39 分
  • 5 ways to make the most of off grid house sitting and travel

    5 ways to make the most of off grid house sitting and travel
    2023/04/12
    Off grid house sitting and travel is becoming a popular way of life for many. Let’s face it, most of us want to switch off from the craziness of the world today. Living off grid is also an opportunity to practice a more sustainable way of living. When we had the chance to chat to Annemarie – an Aussie based in South America and living this lifestyle, we jumped at the chance. Off grid house sitting and travel – living the dream? In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we meet Annemarie, an Australian who has been slow travelling through Central and South America for the past few years. Annemarie offers wonderful tales of travels and friends made along the way. And, she shares excellent advice on what it takes to survive and thrive living off the grid. If you’re wondering what the off-grid lifestyle looks like, Annemarie says it is a dream for her. BUT it’s probably not for everyone. That’s where house sitting is a great chance to dip your toes in to see if it is for you. Getting into off-grid living Annemarie’s initiation to off the grid living came about by chance. A friend asked her to come to Costa Rica to help him set up an off the grid art eco events centre on his permaculture farm. Her off-grid experience there lasted seven months where she quickly learned what it takes to survive. By definition, off-grid living usually means you’re relying on your own energy and water supplies. It also comes with nurturing your own food and learning to truly appreciate all living things around you. An attractive proposition for many of us! To become accustomed to jungle life, like in Annemarie’s case, you need to be able to cope with isolation, be good with your hands, calm and adaptable. “You are off grid. There’s no shop, there’s no letter box, there isn’t anything,” explains Annemarie. Find out more by watching her interview – click to play above How to find house sits while travelling off-grid Annemarie uses TrustedHousesitters, but like some of our other Freedom and Four Paws guests including Nicky who travels with her dog, and this family of four house sitters, has also built a reputation and now has people contacting her for sits. Annemarie shares that it’s important to continue to develop and foster relationships with locals where you live too – often leads come in that way. Additionally, join community groups in your area, on and offline. Let people know what you do – tell them you do house sitting and people will soon reach out to you. “House sitters are in demand everywhere,” Annemarie tells us. Annemarie’s top house sitting and off-grid travel tips Anne Marie’s biggest tip to finding work and getting involved in the community is through WhatsApp. She tells us that in many countries, including South and Central America, many businesses don’t have a website, they utilise WhatsApp. A few key ways to finding work on the road: Join community groups in the region – network and get to know people Groups (including online like Facebook, or offline in networks) are the best way to find out anything Tell people what you do – you can’t sell a secret Engage, develop relationships and opportunities open up! Click here to subscribe to Freedom and Four Paws on your favourite podcast service Freedom and Four Paws Join us on our podcasting adventures as we hear inspiring stories from amazing people traveling the world. They’re living their best life, often with their pets in tow! More advice from Freedom and Four Paws: House Sitting in a Foreign Language Destination, and Slow Travel: 9 Years on the Road House Sitting Subscribe now and never miss an episode featuring excellent tips on how to slow travel, successfully work remotely or as a digital nomad, and house + pet sit. We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. Search ‘Freedom and Four Paws’ Freedom and Four Paws is brought to you by Travel Live Learn.com. As a valued audience member, enjoy 10% OFF at our affiliate partner Cloudy – relieve stress throughout the day straight to a soothing sleep at night, visit trycloudy.com and use the code FREEDOM10. And if you’re a fellow traveller and pet lover who is keen to share your story and inspire the world, visit exhalemediagroup.com and mention FREEDOM20 for 20% OFF any purchased service including personalised storytelling coaching. WATCH: Find out more about house sitting while you travel, view the playlist on YouTube SIGN UP: TO TRUSTED HOUSE SITTERS HERE AND ENJOY 25% OFF! It’s on our VIP mailing list, including other freebies. SUBSCRIBE: on YouTube for more adventures youtube.com/travellivelearn The post 5 ways to make the most of off grid travel + house sitting appeared first on Travel Live Learn. Related posts:Furnish a flat FAST in England & how to rent guide!How to House Sit With Your Own Pet in 2025House sitting tips: how to score the perfect stay (and get paid!)
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    32 分
  • Solo travel and house sitting for women: insight from the travel frontline

    Solo travel and house sitting for women: insight from the travel frontline
    2023/03/29
    In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, tune in for an inspiring chat about solo travel and house sitting for women. We meet Aussie Beth Wilkinson who’s been house sitting her around the globe looking for a second home. Four years later, she is still searching – but in a beautiful way! Finding a way into solo travel and house sitting for women After 18 months being stuck in North America due to COVID, Canada finally lifted restrictions on international travel. As a result, Beth quickly discovered on Facebook groups that: Australians she knew there were eager to visit family and friends back home; Many of these expats needed someone to look after their pets – this is how Beth fell into house sitting! She quickly developed a positive reputation and people started reaching out for her to house and pet sit. It was actually Beth’s Mum who suggested she use house sitting as way to travel outside of Canada. In the past four years, she has now visited Europe, America and South America. This is a fantastic example of how house sitting opens up the world for travellers. We hear similar tales from the likes of Lisa who now makes money from pet care and house sitting; and the Frugal Travellers who have a successful YouTube channel about the topic too! What we learn from travel Through her solo adventures Beth has been able to push through her fears and any limitations which may have subconsciously restricted her. The experience she has created means she’s able to apply this confidence to many social and business situations; it’s not just limited to travelling. After, backpacking solo around Mexico, Beth realised that she could adapt and in fact thrive in foreign countries where cultures and languages are very different. Find out more, watch the interview here: How to have the ‘remote work’ conversation with your boss Beth works remotely full time for an employer, and this means she can live and work from anywhere she pleases. For anyone considering this option, it’s important to have open conversations with your employer to discuss what works best for you, the business you work for, and what you can bring to your role as a remote worker and digital nomad. Beth highlights that finding a balance with work and your wellbeing is important and vital for happiness., The greatest benefit of solo travel as a remote worker and house sitter is being able to do what you want, wherever you want, whenever you want and not having to rely on other people’s timelines. Beth’s best advice Beth discovered that there is a niche for solo house sitters. In order to stand out in a competitive house and pet sitting market though, her advice is: Treat your application like a job Sell yourself and what you uniquely have to offer Talk about your specific experiences Get involved with Facebook community groups. PS you can find Beth here on Instagram 🐕Click here to subscribe on your favourite podcast service Freedom and Four Paws Join us on our podcasting adventures as we hear inspiring stories from amazing people like Beth, traveling the world. They’re living their best life, often with their pets in tow! In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we know you’ll find Beth’s advice is invaluable. More advice from other Freedom and Four Paws guests: How to travel with your own pet! And how to house sit as a family :) 👉🏻Subscribe now and never miss an episode featuring excellent tips on how to slow travel, successfully work remotely or as a digital nomad, and house + pet sit. We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. Search ‘Freedom and Four Paws’ Freedom and Four Paws is brought to you by Travel Live Learn.com. As a valued audience member, enjoy 10% OFF at our affiliate partner Cloudy – relieve stress throughout the day straight to a soothing sleep at night, visit trycloudy.com and use the code FREEDOM10. And if you’re a fellow traveller and pet lover who is keen to share your story and inspire the world, visit exhalemediagroup.com and mention FREEDOM20 for 20% OFF any purchased service including personalised storytelling coaching. WATCH: Find out more about house sitting while you travel, view the playlist on YouTube SIGN UP: TO TRUSTED HOUSE SITTERS HERE AND ENJOY 25% OFF! It’s on our VIP mailing list, including other freebies. SUBSCRIBE: on YouTube for more adventures youtube.com/travellivelearn The post Solo travel and house sitting for women: insight from the travel frontline appeared first on Travel Live Learn. Related posts:How to House Sit With Your Own Pet in 2025Family house sittingFurnish a flat FAST in England & how to rent guide!
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    31 分
  • How to travel on a budget: top tip, house sitting

    How to travel on a budget: top tip, house sitting
    2023/03/07

    Are you looking for how to travel on a budget, cheap or for free around the world? In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we meet Frugal Travellers Mandy and Lee. They have been travelling the world on a budget for over 30 years and over 100 countries. These avid adventurers have mastered how to travel the world on a budget. Mandy and Lee share fantastic advice on how to get the most out of your money while exploring the world. The Frugal Travellers were recently featured on CNN Chance Encounters, a show which highlights real life stories of couples who met while travelling. How to travel on a budget: top tip, house sitting One of the most popular topics on this website is house and pet sitting. Lee and Mandy lean on house sitting as a way to travel cheaply. Their introduction to this mode of travel came about by chance while living in Australia. At first, friends asked them to look after their pets. Word quickly spread that they were lovely and trustworthy and then referrals started to flow in. In the years to come, Mandy and Lee joined several paid and free services that also enabled them to secure house sits. They now house sit full time. How to travel cheap and keep costs down One of the couple’s success tips is to make a game out of sticking to a slim daily budget. These are a few key ways they save money while travelling: Localised entertainment booklets which offer discount vouchers e.g. 2-for-1 deals Buy Me Coffee House and pet sitting Workaway Following where locals in any destination buy cheap food, services and goods International travel is available to everyone – you don’t have to be rich! Through Lee and Mandy’s YouTube channel, their intention is to prove that you do not need to be a millionaire to enjoy a life of travel. The pair themselves embrace slow travel and the freedom it brings, and their inspiring content shows how anyone can do it. Click here to subscribe on your favourite podcast service Freedom and Four Paws Join us on our podcasting adventures as we hear inspiring stories from amazing people travelling the world and living their best life. Subscribe now and never miss an episode. Each includes excellent tips on how to slow travel, and successfully work remotely. Search ‘Freedom and Four Paws’ on your favourite podcast service. As a valued audience member, enjoy 10% OFF at our affiliate partner Cloudy. Relieve stress throughout the day straight to a soothing sleep at night. Visit trycloudy.com and use the code FREEDOM10. If you’re a fellow traveller and pet lover who is keen to share your story and inspire the world, visit exhalemediagroup.com. Mention FREEDOM20 for 20% OFF any purchased service. WATCH: Find out more about house sitting while you travel, view the playlist on YouTube SIGN UP: TO TRUSTED HOUSE SITTERS HERE AND ENJOY 25% OFF! It’s on our VIP mailing list, including other freebies. SUBSCRIBE: on YouTube for more adventures youtube.com/travellivelearn

    The post How to travel on a budget and house sit for free! appeared first on Travel Live Learn.

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    32 分
  • Flying a dog from Australia to the UK in 5 steps

    Flying a dog from Australia to the UK in 5 steps
    2023/02/02
    Looking to travel with your dog overseas? Check out our guide on how to travel with your dog internationally! From finding the right pet carrier to managing anxiety, we'll help make the process as smooth as possible. Overseas pet travel isn't as easy as we'd like it to be, particularly when you're flying a route like Australia to England. But, we're about to head off on another adventure to the UK, and we will take our little Westie, London, with us. Whether you are flying the same route as us or not, we have some advice to share based on our personal experience arranging for our beloved pup to travel from one side of the world to another... Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast
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    18 分
  • UK work visa application: how to live and work in the UK

    UK work visa application: how to live and work in the UK
    2023/01/26
    In this podcast, we're going to show you how to live and work in the UK using a work visa. We'll cover everything you need to know about two major visa routes, from the application process to the legal requirements. Find out if your UK work visa route might be made possible via a UK Ancestry visa. Or, if you need to apply for a dependent or partner visa to live and work in the UK with family, watch to find out how we did it. We are Aussies applying to UK immigration to live and work there, but much of our experience is valid whether you are applying from Australia or as an Australian or not. If you're from another country a lot of this information may be helpful to you also. Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast
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    19 分
  • How to house sit in a foreign language destination

    How to house sit in a foreign language destination
    2023/01/07

    Discover important info on how to house sit in a foreign language destination: be prepared with safety tips for you and the pets in your care! In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we share our experience around preparing for house and pet sitting in a foreign language destination – that is, for us, a place where English is not the first language spoken. Watch on and discover some of our favourite resources, tips and tricks for learning the language, experiencing the culture, facing embarrassment, and importantly, surviving in an emergency or crisis situation. How to house sit in a foreign language destination Ultimately, our top five critical tips for house and pet sitting in a foreign language destination are: Know where you’re staying. Make sure you have the address written down and with you both on your phone and on your person. This is important in case you you lose your phone or the battery dies. Make sure you know what the emergency services number is in the country where you’re staying, e.g. 000, 111, 999. Download key apps before you head off so they’re ready to go on the ground. For example, Google Translate, and your favourite language app. Always ask what you should do if you get locked out, and what to do if the pet gets sick. Make sure you know what the plan is! Also that there are emergency contacts who will be able to communicate with you. Just practice: give it a go, say hello, or hola, as the case may be. We’d love to know what your tips and experience is in this space – let us know in the comments Click here to subscribe on your favourite podcast service Freedom and Four Paws Join us on our podcasting adventures as we hear inspiring stories from amazing people travelling the world. They’re living their best life, often with their pets in tow! More advice from Freedom and Four Paws: How to travel with your own pet! And how to house sit as a family :) Subscribe now and never miss an episode featuring excellent tips on how to slow travel, successfully work remotely or as a digital nomad, and house + pet sit. We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. Search ‘Freedom and Four Paws’ Freedom and Four Paws is brought to you by Travel Live Learn.com. As a valued audience member, enjoy 10% OFF at our affiliate partner Cloudy – relieve stress throughout the day straight to a soothing sleep at night, visit trycloudy.com and use the code FREEDOM10. And if you’re a fellow traveller and pet lover who is keen to share your story and inspire the world, visit exhalemediagroup.com and mention FREEDOM20 for 20% OFF any purchased service including personalised storytelling coaching. WATCH: Find out more about house sitting while you travel, view the playlist on YouTube SIGN UP: TO TRUSTED HOUSE SITTERS HERE AND ENJOY 25% OFF! It’s on our VIP mailing list, including other freebies. SUBSCRIBE: on YouTube for more adventures youtube.com/travellivelearn

    The post How to house sit in a foreign language destination appeared first on Travel Live Learn.

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    23 分