Category: Australia
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Birds Anyone?
The two most outstanding aspects of our newest location so far, is the sunsets and the birds. Being on the west coast, of course, pretty well guarantees a number of gorgeous sunsets every week. One of our favourite evening activities is to take the dog for a walk along the waterfront and enjoy the setting…
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Welcome to Perth
This is a quick hello and introduction from our newest housesit here in Perth, Western Australia. During our previous trip to Australia we never made it to Perth or any of WA. So the next three months are checking a big box for us as far as destinations go. Our first house sit here has…
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Autumn in Albury
As we huddle down under our blankets and enjoy the brilliance of the fall colours outside the windows here in Albury, NSW it is a great time for reflection. We have had a very relaxing and enjoyable 5 week house sit here in Albury. As well as taking part in the weekly 5km Park Run…
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House Sitting Serendipity
As we return to Australia for another year we are incredibly excited to be house sitting across this amazing nation. Our first house sit is a repeat sitting in the beautiful city of Albury, and we love it. One of the many serendipities of this nomadic lifestyle is you are allowed the opportunity to try…
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House Sitting Australia
To be honest it should be called pet sitting. I understand once in a while people just watch over a house, but for us it has always involved animals. And I’m glad it has. In our 12 months in Australia we have completed 11 house sits in 10 different homes. This included 10 dogs, 4…
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Working and Diving on the Great Barrier Reef
In mid August we were fortunate enough to be able to return to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef to spend a week on the live aboard “Reef Encounter” The company has an awesome program where once you have been a paying customer on the vessel you can either stay on, or return later to…
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Lake Macquarie
We have spent the last couple of months enjoying a life in suburbia in the City of Lake Macquarie. Located just south of Newcastle and a couple of hours north of Sydney in New South Wales. To be honest, we are very appreciative that we had access to a vehicle for this house sitting gig.…
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Sydney and Area
Karen and I were so fortunate to have six days off between house sits to enjoy the beauty of Sydney and area. The first 3 days we got to know Karen’s cousins and were toured around north Sydney and area. If you are ever in the Sydney area and have more then two days, you have to…
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Albury Road Trips
As we enter our final few days in the beautiful Albury area I thought it a good time to highlight some of the day trips we enjoyed in the area. With this second house sit in Albury we were incredibly fortunate to have the use of a vehicle which allowed us to vastly increase our…
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Diving South Australia
On a recent road trip between Melbourne and Adelaide we took the opportunity to do a couple of days of diving. In Geelong, just outside of Melbourne we went out for a single tank dive and a snorkel. To be honest, not the best diving we have done in a while. The operators were good…