31st May 2016 / House-sitting, Save money / 10 comments

When I explain to people how I spend weeks in foreign cities, living like a local in a nice house or apartment without spending a dime for accommodation, most want to know more. It’s actually pretty easy […]

16th February 2016 / Australia, Destinations, Oceania, On the road / 2 comments

Bunbury, Herentals, Wolfville, Tamborine Mountain. These places probably don’t ring a bell to most people, including seasoned travellers. What do they have in common? They’re all places that I discovered through house-sitting! Discovering new destinations […]

18th August 2015 / House-sitting, Save money / 3 comments

If you’ve been reading the blog and newsletter for a while, you know that I use house-sitting as a way to reduce my accommodation costs on some of my trips. In this post I’ve decided […]

24th April 2015 / Accommodation, Save money / 2 comments

Last week, I discussed how to find affordable accommodation wherever you go by using web sites such as Booking.com and Airbnb.com. Today we look at possibilities for staying somewhere free of charge! (Not to worry, […]

5th September 2014 / Destinations, House-sitting, North America, Save money, United States / 4 comments

Alex, Amelia and I share a two-bedroom condo apartment in Pacific Heights, an upscale neighbourhood of San Francisco. Alex is the explorer, while Amelia is more shy and quiet. But they both stare at me […]

28th July 2014 / Plan, Planning tips / 4 comments

A little while ago I talked about how to get more time to travel. For the keen traveller who plans early, getting a month off to travel shouldn’t be too much of a hardship. You […]

1st June 2014 / Belgium, Destinations, Europe, House-sitting, Save money / 5 comments

Herentals is a small town (less than 30000 people) about 40 kms to the east of Antwerp. It’s located in the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium, and has few tourists. I arrived here last Tuesday for […]