Spring in the UK is lambing time. So many lambs! According to National Records of Scotland, sheep outnumber Scotland’s human population by over a million. And March and April are lambing time where that population goes up substantially. We were on the Isle of Arran and… Read More »It’s Lambing Time!
It’s hard to know where to begin; Oxford is just amazing. Architecture, history, authors, movies, it’s all around you. Whether you are familiar with Oxford through the Morse TV show, Harry Potter, Narnia, Discovery of Witches or all of the above they barely scratch the… Read More »Oxford, City of Dreaming Spires
So our first stop in the UK was Slough. Known for… the location of the the fictional Wernham Hogg paper company in the UK version of The Office. It’s also the home to Sir William Herschel (1738-1822 ) who is credited with discovering the planet… Read More »Slough? Why Slough?
Iceland in January?? Yes, Iceland in January. Yes, it was cold (though it was much colder in Oxford). And, yes, it was dark; at that time of year there’s only about 5 hours of daylight. Mark and I agreed that we wanted to take this… Read More »In the Land of Ice & Fire (well, mostly ice)
We loved our time in Belize, but it was nice to be back home in Georgia for a while. We got to see friends and family, regroup, and plan for the next trip. While in Belize, we had decided that 2023 we would travel to… Read More »2023-Planning Our Year in the UK &Europe
We had our first housesitting assignment lined up for end of April through beginning of October in Teakettle, Belize. Teakettle is a tiny town in the Western part of the county in the rainforest. We knew Belize also has beautiful beaches and the world’s second-largest… Read More »Go Slow, But Keep Moving
When you have your video interview, be sure to ask the following questions. You don’t want to get into a situation that you’re unqualified or unprepared for. Pets: * Does your pet have any medical issues/ medications required? How to obtain refills, if needed? *… Read More »Questions for Home/Pet Owners
In my first post, I described how we decided to travel while working remotely, digital nomad-style. Additionally, we came across several posts that described how people were using house/pet sitting to stretch their travel dollars. One site that was very helpful is The Traveling Housesitters.… Read More »Getting Our First Housesitting Assignment
I’m still putting the list together, but here’s what I’ve got so far. Laptops Mark’s laptop Beth’s work laptop and personal laptop Portable monitors: ViewSonic 15.6 Inch 1080p Portable Monitor. Model VG1655– we had issues with the HDMI port and had to use the USB-C… Read More »Digital Nomading Packing List – Technology
OK, the house is finally ready for rentals (we went with Vacasa, contact me if you want more info). We moved all our stuff to either storage or Mark’s parents’ basement. It’s a very nice, in-law suite sort of set up and we’ve stayed mid-week… Read More »Away We Go… Just Not Too Far