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Wandering Lights

Let’s Go Wandering

We are Beth and Mark Copenhaver (aka Wandering Lights), both long-time residents of the Atlanta, GA,…

Away We Go… Just Not Too Far

OK, the house is finally ready for rentals (we went with Vacasa, contact me if you want more info). …

Digital Nomading Packing List – Technology

I’m still putting the list together, but here’s what I’ve got so far. Laptops Mark…

Getting Our First Housesitting Assignment

In my first post, I described how we decided to travel while working remotely, digital nomad-style. …

Questions for Home/Pet Owners

When you have your video interview, be sure to ask the following questions. You don’t want to …

Go Slow, But Keep Moving

We had our first housesitting assignment lined up for end of April through beginning of October in T…

2023-Planning Our Year in the UK &Europe

We loved our time in Belize, but it was nice to be back home in Georgia for a while. We got to see f…

In the Land of Ice & Fire (well, mostly ice)

Iceland in January?? Yes, Iceland in January. Yes, it was cold (though it was much colder in Oxford)…

Slough? Why Slough?

So our first stop in the UK was Slough. Known for… the location of the the fictional Wernham H…

Oxford, City of Dreaming Spires

It’s hard to know where to begin; Oxford is just amazing. Architecture, history, authors, movi…

It’s Lambing Time!

Spring in the UK is lambing time. So many lambs! According to National Records of Scotland,  sheep o…

Hardian's Wall
Really Old Things, Sheep, and Peacocks

After nearly three months in Scotland, we headed south. We had just finished a housesit in Saltcoats…

See the Løveli Lakes

After leaving the Hadrian’s wall area (https://idealcaretech.com/really-old-things-sheep-and-p…

Wonderful Wales

Cymru Fendigedig Next up, Newport, Wales, and a housesit with the most adorable German Shepherd, Fre…

Street Food Circus
Feasting in the Forest

While we were staying in Newport, Wales (https://idealcaretech.com/wonderful-wales/), Mark found a w…