Jane Thomas shares her experience of house-sitting in various countries and how it has helped her save money on accommodation.
Jane Thomas has done house-sits in Kuala Lumpur, Thailand, the Caribbean, Turkey and Budapest - here's how it works, Kuala Lumpur, Thailand, the Caribbean, Turkey, Budapest, and Croatia among others – and this Christmas I’ll be in Tunisia for a month. The first festive period I spent abroad was Sydney in 2000. I am the youngest of three children and had recently left home. We were no longerand I like the idea of starting a new year in a new place – it feels like a fresh beginning.
have been arranged through house-sits, where you stay in someone else’s home free to look after the house while the owner is away. I’ve probably saved tens of thousands of pounds over the years by not having to pay for hotels or accommodation. You even hear of people housesitting full-time, meaning they don’t pay any rent or bills, which can be a great way to save moneyOriginally my house-sits were arranged through friends or friends of friends, but now I go through an official website. There are a few websites that offer this, but I go through Trustedhousesitter
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