Why do so many people visit Kuta Bali every year? Is it the cheap beer; the friendly service; the warm sun; the waves or are there other reasons why? T-shirts for $3 blow softly in the breeze at the local markets. Might this be the reason? Locals will haggle with you for a killer deal on […]
“Ruth Johnston, (that’s ME !!), Australian travel writer and full-time housesitter, travels around the world with her son by housesitting, volunteering, and finding new and exciting locations for travel journalism. They find that housesitting saves them money and enables them to keep traveling around the world. In this our choice for the 2015 HouseSitMatch ‘New […]
Employing Locals To Educate When Travelling Often when we travel to developing countries where the cost of living is lower, we find we can take more time, and travel at a slower pace. This gives us time to also catch up and have more dedicated time to educating Explorason as told here to Discavo. Our recent […]
22 KIDS WHOSE TRAVELS ARE SUPER INSPIRING “The common factor with all these traveling kids is the desire to experience everything our marvelous world has to offer. And the best news is that it’s never too late (or early) to start.” …. quotes Erin Bender. Read more about these incredible kids who all travel the […]
How long For exactly one year we took a very, very long road trip. A road trip that leads us along the ‘Road Less Travelled’ – which is by far my favorite way to travel as we meandered along many back roads, through lovely villages. With Explorason by my side as the perfect traveling companion, […]
Being a parent isn’t an easy job, especially when you’re doing it on 2 hours sleep and trying to navigate a foreign city! Here are a few things to think about when you want to get the most out of traveling with a ten-year-old (or any kids!). Top Ten Tips for Travelling with a Ten-Year-Old […]
Sponsored Post Why I Created Home Sitters Worldwide – by Francien Daniels-Webb If only I had a dollar for every time someone asked me, “What do you do? Why do you pet and home sit?” I’ll let you in on the answer! Because I LOVE it! I love the lifestyle. I love the people, and the […]
Sponsored Post It’s true that when you first begin nomadic travels as a family, you are bound to over pack. As the days, weeks, months (and sometimes years) go by…you more seriously evaluate how often you use each item in your pack, and how essential it is. Is it worth hauling? Is it worth packing […]
