From the traditional boat designs of Turkish gulets and Malay sailing boats to solar powered ferries, Workaway and HelpX provide a few opportunities for messing around on the water - once you’ve got everything shipshape that is.
Sipping a mojito on a tropical veranda with a rent-a-cat trying to snuggle up onto the keyboard of their laptops, these travellers are in the know about what It takes to write a kickass profile, enjoy rent free accommodation and leave both Fido and the ficus plants alive and well when they move on to their next house sitting gig.
Rachel Martin runs Trusted Housesitters alongside her partner Andy. Running a house sitting website gives her a bird’s eye view of the world of house sitting as well as insights into what works and what doesn’t when applying for a housesit. Here’s a few of her top tips.
House sitting is a rapidly growing trend. The concept is simple: people going on holidays need someone to look after their home and often their pets as well. In return for you taking on those tasks, they’re willing to let you stay in their home and look after it while they’re away.
It is easy to slip past Puno on the way to Bolivia, the Uros Islands and the other, more conventional, islands situated in Lake Titicaca. If you do stop there though it is worth spending a little time investigating the story of the SS Yavari.
A photograph of Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia.