When you look at the map on THS you can see that there are hundreds of sits in the US, but only a handful south of the border. So far we’ve been nomadic pet sitters in Europe for three years and have done around 50 sits here. We’ve figured out everything on this side of the pond, have lots of good r…

Hi My husband and I have done sits in that area a couple of times for about a few months at a stretch and we were able to find jobs that were pretty much back to back–perhaps a day or two in between at most. We were in Panama from early February through the end of July over the course of three sits…

Thank you for your insights, it sounds like this might be quite a feasible plan!

At the moment we are on a two month sit in Boca del Toras and loving it. It’s just the end of the rainy season so there are some spectacular storms going through which we are rather glad of as it is an off grid remote home on one of the tiny islands. What I would say is communication is of the utmo…

Wow! This is exactly the kind of sit that we’d love to do. In Europe real off-the-grid sits are extremely rare, perhaps because of strict regulation (and control), so we definitely need to look into that.

There are off grid sits in Europe but all very rural. We were supposed to do one in Spain but it got cancelled because of COVID. Have you any experience of living off grid? The home owners definitely want someone with experience of solar power and water and waste management. In the first week here …

Yes, we have seen sits in Portugal and I think also in Spain advertised as being off grid. But I think in Germany etc. there are too many rules in place, so I think it might not even be legal there, although we know a lady with her own compost toilet and own water source in Switzerland, but the coun…

Hi @Timmy … we lived in Bocas in Panama for 3 years before setting off on our travel / house sitting adventures, and Ian built an off-grid property on a small island. Our view was a lot like @ElsieDownie :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: Almost all of the sits we did to start with were off-grid in …

Oh, awesome! We saw the episode on Ben Fogle’s show, happy that you’re continuing your alternative lifestyle in this way! :slight_smile:

What a fabulous article. Very well done you. I have lived off grid when I was much younger out of necessity and I lived on a boat that was all solar powered. I learned so much and like you say in the article, experience is the best teacher. I have this bookmarked :wink:

We love Mexico and have vacationed there annually for many years (like 35 plus years!). I regularly check for housesitting opportunities in Mexico. One of my favorite places is San Miguel de Allende, and there are quite a few sits there. Some are in town, and some of them are “close” to town. It is …

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