It is with sadness that we learned today of the passing of our beloved Ms. Mavis cat, after Mavis’ owner emailed us late last evening. Mavis was our very first pet sit in Europe. We were fortunate enough to pet sit Mavis in London on three separate occasions over the past two years. Adding it …
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In this guide to house sitting I will walk you through the basics of how to house sit around the world. Drawing on real house sitting experiences, I present a 10 step process that easily shows you how you can live rent free in France, Italy, Spain, Australia, and many other countries. The Nomad Newlyweds …
The Definition of Vacation vs Travel Lifestyle The terms vacation and travel are two distinct terms. Many people have wrongly assumed that Meredith and I are on an extended vacation. Not so much. A vacation has a finite end. Travel lifestyle is finished when you decide it is finished. A vacation involves doing what you …
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Meredith and I are roughing it for a few weeks while we are between house sits. We flew to Faro, Portugal and have been inhabiting a well situated studio apartment in Portimao, located a short 5 minute walk to one of the local malls called Continente Centro Comercial. Since it would be near impossible to …
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I want to share with you how we saved money while traveling, and how you can do the same for your next vacation. I will get right to the point: we saved over $18,000 in travel accommodation costs, while living like a local in countries around the world … through pet sitting! What was once …
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After a long hiatus from Nomad Newlyweds I decided to write a Happy Thanskgiving 2015 from Ireland post. It is becoming a bit of a running joke that I offer my sincere apologies to Heather – super stalker fan – for not updating the travel blog. A Nomad Thanksgiving in Ireland, 2015 Ahh, Thanksgiving. I …
Fitting that the Nomad Newlyweds were able to spend a couple weeks in Stony Stratford – a once important stop on the road to Ireland – before they boarded the train and headed for the Holyhead ferry terminal. In the stage coach era of the 17th and early 18th centuries, Stony Stratford was a major …
Nomads may have the best job in the world: walking, chatting, exploring, and taking photographs just for the sake of a warm sunny spring afternoon. You never know what you will stumble upon or who you will end up meeting. Our second day in Stony Stratford turned warm, so we stowed our jackets in the …
