Yup. Only expenses are your transport costs to and from the location, and normal living expenses when you're there. You have to be an animal lover though.
Trusted Housesitters website or app. You look after someone's house and pets while they go away on holiday. The host gets to leave their pet in its familiar environment, and have their property cared for while they're away.
Our most recent sit was looking after two cats in a mansion in Prestbury, January this year, for 9 days. We were free to do whatever we liked, so long as the cats were safely looked after. We had a lot of free time to explore the area.
Our first sit was in a lovely large house in Harrow. At the same time, we settled our son into his rented accommodation, for his first teaching job there. We had a wonderful time walking their two energetic dogs.
Another great sit was on the 25,000 acre Holkham Estate in Norfolk, looking after a couple of dogs again. Beautiful setting, lovely dogs, comfortable house, close to loads of beaches and historic towns and villages.
A great, inexpensive way of visiting new places. A friend of ours recently spent a month in Australia. £100 per year registration, covering membership fees and insurance - money well spent, and great for healthy retirees.
