Housesitting works for both sides of the travel equation but in Episode 89 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I talk to four travellers who have used housesitting as a great way to get free accommodation and to see parts of the world they wouldn't otherwise see.Pam Lynch has been house-sitting for about eight months now around Perth, Western Australia - spoiler alert, she's my housesitter! - and chats to me about all of the reasons she loves this lifestyle and intends to continue it for some time to come.I then chat with Becky Livingston who spent over two years wandering the globe doing many various housesits, some in particularly gorgeous locations too. She does touch on some of the perils of housesitting though, particularly the risks involved of being responsible for people's beloved pets ...Finally, I talk to Matt and Marilyn from Words with Winos about their recent housesitting experience in Italy.Links:
Our great sponsor Career China
Pam Lynch’s site Travelling Bag
Pam’s new book, How the Hell Did I Get Here?
Becky’s Facebook community Joyful Mourning
Becky’s website
Matt and Marilyn's site Words with Winos
Words with Winos podcast
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers
Tweet me @amandakendle
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/89

<div>Housesitting works for both sides of the travel equation but in Episode 89 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I talk to four travellers who have used housesitting as a great way to get free accommodation and to see parts of the world they wouldn't otherwise see.</div>
<div>Pam Lynch has been house-sitting for about eight months now around Perth, Western Australia - spoiler alert, she's my housesitter! - and chats to me about all of the reasons she loves this lifestyle and intends to continue it for some time to come.</div>
<div>I then chat with Becky Livingston who spent over two years wandering the globe doing many various housesits, some in particularly gorgeous locations too. She does touch on some of the perils of housesitting though, particularly the risks involved of being responsible for people's beloved pets ...</div>
<div>Finally, I talk to Matt and Marilyn from Words with Winos about their recent housesitting experience in Italy.</div>
<div>Links:</div>
<ul>
<li>Our great sponsor <a href="https://www.careerchina.com/">Career China</a></li>
<li>Pam Lynch&rsquo;s site <a href="http://travellingbag.com.au">Travelling Bag</a></li>
<li>Pam&rsquo;s new book, <a href="http://amzn.to/2Gs4QzJ">How the Hell Did I Get Here?</a></li>
<li>Becky&rsquo;s Facebook community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blivingrock/">Joyful Mourning</a></li>
<li>Becky&rsquo;s <a href="http://blivingrock.com">website</a></li>
<li>Matt and Marilyn's site <a href="http://wordswithwinos.com">Words with Winos</a></li>
<li>Words with Winos <a href="http://soundcloud.com/wordswithwinos">podcast</a></li>
<li>Join our Facebook group for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">Thoughtful Travellers</a></li>
<li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li>
<li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li>
<li>Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/89</li>
</ul>

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics like using foreign languages, meeting the locals, getting lost and what we learn from our travels.

Tales from travel-lovers about why we travel and what we learn from it.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.

<p>The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.</p>