[image] Hello everyone! Calling all long-term/nomadic house sitters! Which countries/cities/towns/villages would you recommend to long-term/nomadic house sitters, why (the most important part!), and how have you found using TrustedHousesitters to enable that lifestyle? Share your thoughts in th…

Hands down Southern France and Portugal. Great food, Lovely people and community, Most people speak English, Again great food, beaches, warm weather all year round an also plenty of stunning nature.

South/ South West France and Southern Spain. We’ve done lots of lovely sits in both countries- housesitting is a great way of checking out where we may potentially want to ‘settle’ …eventually! And also the Perth region of Western Australia- We’ve done 3 long stints of sitting there, over the years…

Northern California, as far as USA locations go! There is no shortage of amazing houses, many near water and beautiful outdoors–both the ocean and bay–along with unbeatable arts, culture, entertainment, daytrips, and fine dining/wine.

And ofcourse, being a Brit, housesitting around the UK is fabulous and easy for nomadic sitters. Always so many great sits everywhere. We frequently sit in the UK for months on end, back to back, & rarely need paid accomodation. We now have a few UK host- friends who invite us to stay if we do have …

@Jenny Since most countries consider house sitting—even when unpaid—to be a form of employment, there is no “best” location for everyone. The answer depends entirely on each sitter’s passport, residency status, visa conditions, and legal right to work in the country where they intend to house sit…

Welcome back @Jenny ! Hopefully the batteries are fully recharged and you’re ready to stir up more great conversations :blush: After 14+ years of full-time travel and more than 155 sits, we’ve discovered that the best locations aren’t always the most exotic. The real magic happens when the practical…

Thank you so much @WeRPAWsome - it’s great to be back and catch up on what you’ve all been chatting about! Thank you all so much for contributing. It’s been great to read through your responses so far! It’s really interesting to see how different everyone’s ideal location looks depending on their…

There are sometimes interesting longterm sits in Costa Rica and Panama we cannot apply for as our travel health insurance for countries other than Europe only covers 70 days.

Shout out for long-duration housesits in Canada. We’ve just finished multiple month long sits and have more booked later this year. Plenty listings (varying locations & styles) Canadians like long vacations (here’s looking at you, snowbirds :sun:) Often well exercised pets (extensive nature, trail…

What are the best locations for long term house sitting?

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BonnyinBrighton 9 June 2026 14:50 9

I’m about to do a sit for a HO who’s home I can see from my window….that’d be a very easy long term sit tbh

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