My Housesitting Guide, Part 2
If you missed part 1 of my housesitting tips, you can find it here. Let’s do this! Okay, so you’ve decided housesitting is for you. Time to sign up for a membership, get your profile set up, and start contacting owners. We have a discount code for Trusted House Sitters! It’s 1dad1kid. If you are joining as a sitter, you get 20% off the membership fee. Homeowners get 3 months free. [Editor’s note: We have not and will not...
My Housesitting Guide
This is part 1 of a series on housesitting and was updated on September 14, 2016. Make sure to read part 2. I have been getting a lot of questions about housesitting lately, so I figured I’d do a post with my tips, experiences, information on which sites I use, etc. Why housesit? Housesitting offers many positive benefits. Here are just some of them. “Free” accommodation. This is one of the biggest benefits. We saved a ton...
600 Days of Travel
Today marks our 600th day of travel! It’s funny, because in some ways it’s hard to believe we’ve already been gone for 600 days, and in other ways it feels like it’s been much longer. Do I have any regrets? Not a damn one. Well, maybe one—that we didn’t do this sooner. But, we had to get through some other things first, so that’s okay. Tigger’s favorite memories so far are learning to dive in...
What coming back to Mexico taught me
When we left Mexico over a year ago, I was so excited to see new places and be in a part of the world I hadn’t visited. We loved Mexico and Central America, but we loved South America even more. When we decided to return to Mexico for an interesting business venture, it was with mixed feelings. I learned some interesting things in the process. The first thing I learned, or re-learned, is to follow my gut. Everything within me...
Unique Travel with HelpX
I got to know Mike and Ashley in Utila, Honduras, when I was their scuba instructor. We had previously been in touch via Twitter. Naturally, we’ve kept in touch since they left Honduras, and I’ve enjoyed seeing some of their posts about their adventures in using the interesting volunteering site HelpX. I think it presents a unique travel opportunity, and their experiences so far have supported that. In fact, I think it...
