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We are Brittnay & Jayden The Travelling House Sitters, a professional house sitting couple from Australian and New Zealand respectively. We met in the Australian Alps and quickly discovered each other's passion for travel. We were eyeing off South America as our next trip. However, one snowy Sunday afternoon we came across flights to London for $300 AUD ($220 USD).

Your yard is an extension of your household. The way it appears does not only reflect on the way your overall home looks, but it also serves as a first-time impression for guests and an aesthetic ambassador for your neighborhood. If you think your hedges are in dire need of trimming and your porch and backyard need some thorough cleaning, here are some tips on how to upgrade your outdoor spaces.

Your bathroom is one of the best places where you can go green. Just a couple of simple changes might help you reduce your carbon footprint. What’s so great about going green is that besides helping the planet, you’ll also be saving money. So, if you’ve decided to renovate your home, making your bathroom as green as possible might be a good idea. And that’s why we’ve come up with 5 tips that are g

If you’re planning to leave home for a longer period of time, you want to make sure your home is safe and that you come back to it looking exactly as you left it. The best way to do so and have a peaceful trip is to hire a house sitter. However, before you leave your home to someone else’s care, there are some things you need to take care of.

You don’t need a complete remodeling in order to upgrade your home style. Follow these simple tips and create a functional, stylish and stress-free home.

No matter how old we are, what we do, or what our tastes are, at the end of the day, everybody wants to go home and rest in their bed. Here are some of the hottest trends this year.

Building a new home is one of the most important things you can do. It’s quite logical then that the experience is both exciting and scary. If you don’t even know where to start, take a look at this useful advice.

A while ago we published a blog post on how to keep your home clean with pets. It was great advice and something every pet owner or pet sitter should check out. That article did a great job of providing pre-emptive strategies for keeping the home clean. What it didn't cover is what to do in the event of an 'accident' occurring.

The impossible dream might be possible after all. If you’ve read a newspaper in the past 10 years or so, chances are you’ll have seen an alarming headline or two about how property prices are going to continue to climb and if you don’t get into the market now, you may never own your own home. It’s true, of course— house prices have skyrocketed in Australia over the past decade.

?An unoccupied house is an easy target for burglars, unfortunate news for frequent travellers. Whether you’re taking off for a pleasurable holiday or travelling for business reasons, there are several tips to keep in mind that can help keep your home safe while you’re away.