🖋️Feature: Our family HouseSitting adventure Part I | #101
We run an experiment to find out if HouseSitting can work for Nomad Families.
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🇪🇸 Edition #101 is coming from Aragón, Spain.
How are you lovely readers? This week I am busy travel planning, one of my very favourite things to do.
If you are a regular reader, I have written before about how I use the two popular accommodation booking apps, sharing some of my hacks to find the best deals.
But coming soon, a new and possibly cheaper and climate friendly solution, may get added to my toolbox for finding decent Nomad-ready family lodging.
🍅 Spoiler! Finding a test housesit happened much faster than I expected and my Part II on this HouseSitting experiment with tips will be ready next week!
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The Rising Cost of Accommodation
As I am on sabbatical, as I needed a rest, so my income is tight and I am watching the pounds and the pence, also I have become aware of how much the prices of lodging have increased in recent years.
So I am always curious about reducing my travel costs, if I can, with the aim of then I can afford to travel more, on less money.
One sure way, is to be more long-term in perspective during my bookings, reserving for a month or longer to qualify for discounts, where and when I can.
This approach worked recently in the Pyrenees, costing less than €50 per day:
Last year in particular, the concept of House and Pet Sitting as a way of finding Nomadic friendly accommodation came up in various conversations.
On the idea of PetSitting, I was enthusiastic, I love animals, growing up with lots of dogs, cats, horses and hamsters on a small farm-type rural property in the west of Ireland.
I had heard of some Nomad’s doing this, but I did not know of any families who had done this.
An internet search, turned up a couple of blog articles, claiming that yes it was possible and that House Owners (HO’s) do often welcome families.
I was intrigued. I was motivated.
I went from piqued interest, to serious intention to explore.
Next step: Sign up to the biggest HouseSitting provider platform to get going!
This would come at a monetary cost, but anything that is worth doing, is done better with some sort of financial commitment in my experience.
Then, could I find a suitable house sit offer?
Also, I had doubts, I had NO experience, so how could I get my first gig?!
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