Why we made this
We've Done 22 of These. Burst Pipes, Missing Cats and All.
Our family of four has completed 22 house sits in different countries, staying anywhere from a week to nine weeks at a time. We've dealt with a burst water pipe in rural France, kept an eye on construction work next door in Belgium, helped out with a home-based business in Ireland, spent an afternoon looking for a cat that had gone missing, and spent two months in France where we became genuine friends with a local château owner and winemaker.
We also spent 23 years working in training, so we know how to turn all of that into lessons you can actually use, not just stories.
House sitting isn't a free holiday. There's real work involved, and we tell you about that too.