Travel the world affordably by house sitting. Full-time sitters Rick and Colleen Ray's guide to finding the best house sits internationally, creating impressive profiles and references, successfully interviewing with a homeowner, and house sitting like a professional gives you the competitive edge. Web resources, checklists and tips for living on the road. Live your travel dreams house sitting! After years of being tourists and traveling the world, Rick and Colleen decided to add a new dimension to their travel adventures. They've stored away their belongings, leased out their home, and are exploring the world as full time house sitters. Their goal is to experience life, culture, food and people while traveling affordably. Whether it be for a week or two a year or as a full time lifestyle this book tells you all you need to know to do the same. Sharing their experience and research they show you how to find and get the perfect house sit. Their success at being selected is explained in a step-by-step process that will give you the edge at being the top contender in the competition for the hundreds of opportunities that exist all over the world. Enjoy the adventure and reap the rewards of this low cost way to fulfill your travel dreams. They explain how to: Prepare for success with any length and type of house sit with a special step-by-step action plan and timeline for those undertaking house sitting as a full time lifestyle Make the most of the on-line house sitting resources with a comparison of the top sites including how they determine which profiles are presented to homeowners first Create an attention getting profile and an impressive reference letter collection even if you've never done a house sit before Plan for international house sits and research their unique requirements Successfully interview with a homeowner to get the assignment you want and how to set yourself up to be invited back time and time again Includes forms for logging your house sitting contacts, collecting pet information, and arrival and departure checklists to keep you organized. The handbook's 10 chapters are organized to walk you through the process from total inexperience to the completion of your first housesit. The House Sitter's How-to Handbook provides all the information you'll need to become an expert house sitter so you too can begin exploring the world one house at a time - affordably! Chapter by chapter, you'll learn how to: Make the most of the benefits and opportunities that exist for house sitting worldwide. Determine which is right for you - house sitting or caretaking - and the duties and compensations of each. Select the right house sit and avoid the unsuitable house sit. Find the perfect house sit with reviews of the best house sitting websites, their services and costs. Create a profile that gets results with example profiles, guidelines for making the most of the photos you post and maximizing social media. Get the assignment you want with a step-by-step guide through the selection and interview process and all the things you need to consider before you make a commitment. Prepare for short and long-term assignments with tips on what you'll need for your house sit, travel security, and a special section and timeline for those considering a full-time life on the road. Conduct your house sits like a professional with suggestions for preventing and resolving problems. Prepare for the homeowner's return with a checklist of the steps to take before you leave to ensure that you are invited back again. About the authors: Rick and Colleen retired early with the dream of traveling the world. Their adventures have taken them to 6 continents and 35 countries. They've found living out of two suitcases each to be liberating, think house sitting is a well-kept secret, and plan to continue traveling the world one house at a time indefinitely

Written by the founders of HoneyTrek.com, this inspiring book reveals hidden-gem destinations and insider tips for unforgettable couples travel. In these informative pages, Mike and Anne Howard--officially the World's Longest Honeymooners and founders of the acclaimed travel blog HoneyTrek--whisk you away to journeys of a lifetime. Drawing on their experience traveling together across seven continents, they curate the globe and offer tested-and-approved recommendations for intrepid couples, bringing culture, adventure, and romance to any couple--no matter their age or budget. Chapters are organized by type of destination (for example, beaches, mountains, and deserts) to help travelers discover new places and experiences based on their interests. Each entry focuses on a specific region, getting to the essence of each locale and its one-of-a-kind offerings. The authors reveal the best time to visit, the best places to stay, and recommended activities--each with their own adventure rating to illustrate level of intensity. Special features include funny and insightful stories from the Howards' own adventures, expert advice from other renowned traveling couples, and tips to increase the romance and excitement at each destination. A large map shows every location covered in the book, and each entry has a locator map depicting the city and country. Both entertaining and informative, this book is an invaluable resource and inspiration for a lifetime of travel.

A combination travelogue and guidebook that tells the humorous tale of the authors' vacation in Costa Rica while also giving valuable travel tips.

House sitting is one of the fastest growing travel trends. Every month there are thousands of new house sitting opportunities all over the world. In return for looking after someone else's home, feeding their pets and walking their dogs, you could be staying rent-free in England, France, Australia, the USA, Thailand - anywhere in the world where house sitting opportunities exist. It's is the ultimate way to travel on a budget. No more staying in hostels, camping, couchsurfing on people's couches, or paying for overpriced vacation accommodation. With house sitting you get an entire house to yourself and because you're looking after someone else's home that means the kitchen is fully-equipped and the home is likely to come with those all important mod cons like internet, TV, air con, etc. Did we mention you get this for free? All in exchange for looking after the home and pets. Readers of housesittingguide.com have house sat in all over the world: in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia...the list goes on. Along with the authors' own house sitting experience, The Complete Guide to House Sitting draws upon the house sitting experience of the countless other house sitters that housesittingguide.com have interviewed. The result is a book which contains absolutely everything you need to know in order to get started in house sitting.

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

The wildly popular YouTube star behind Clean My Space presents the breakthrough solution to cleaning better with less effort Melissa Maker is beloved by fans all over the world for her completely re-engineered approach to cleaning. As the dynamic new authority on home and living, Melissa knows that to invest any of our precious time in cleaning, we need to see big, long-lasting results. So, she developed her method to help us get the most out of our effort and keep our homes fresh and welcoming every day. In her long-awaited debut book, she shares her revolutionary 3-step solution: • Identify the most important areas (MIAs) in your home that need attention • Select the proper products, tools, and techniques (PTT) for the job • Implement these new cleaning routines so that they stick Clean My Space takes the chore out of cleaning with Melissa’s incredible tips and cleaning hacks (the power of pretreating!) her lightning fast 5-10 minute “express clean” routines for every room when time is tightest, and her techniques for cleaning even the most daunting places and spaces. And a big bonus: Melissa gives guidance on the best non-toxic, eco-conscious cleaning products and offers natural cleaning solution recipes you can make at home using essential oils to soothe and refresh. With Melissa’s simple groundbreaking method you can truly live in a cleaner, more cheerful, and calming home all the time.