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With visions of old stone houses, thatched cottages and friendly pubs clustered around the village green. I looked to see what opportunities I could find and found a selection of wonderful homes in need of sitters right across the United Kingdom. However as we didn't want to spend hours driving all over the country we focused on finding sits in the South.
We recently celebrated our 10th "lifestyle" anniversary in complete luxury. The spacious four-bedroom villa in St Vincent had an infinity pool with stunning views of Bequia (our current home here in the Caribbean). Our favorite spot was the airy upper balcony with its 180-degree views of the island, the ocean and some of the other islands of the Grenadines.
A question we’re often asked is “Are there enough house sitting opportunities to go around?” The answer is a resounding yes. We now have so many requests for repeat sits and referrals that we have to turn some of them down. And since we can’t clone ourselves, here are our top tips on how to become a top-rated housesitter...
Argentina is famous worldwide not only for its asado (the technique and event of having and attending a barbecue) but also for its wine, making it the ideal country for a red wine, red meat tour. Spanish colonizers brought the first vines in the early 1600s...