by Kathy & Mike Barfield | Aug 14, 2022 | Accommodations, Housesitting, Trip Stuff, Uncategorized
Highlights:
- Join TrustedHousesitters.com and pay annual fee
- Create Profile
- Gather 3 letters of recommendation
- Submit personal information, give permission for 3rd party background check
- Look for sits around your preferred dates
- Zoom or Skype with pet owner/homeowner for prospective sit
- Finalize details and book travel & car rental.
- Enjoy your stay
by Kathy & Mike Barfield | Jan 18, 2021 | Health & Safety, Travel in the Age of COVID
Highlights:
- Cancelled our Asia trip
- Wipes and disinfectant spray with us
- Skip middle airline seat
- Secondary airports – avoiding major hubs if possible
- Ziplock bag for remotes in hotels
- Spray disinfect carpet in rental car where feet go
- Washing hands always
by Kathy & Mike Barfield | Oct 29, 2020 | Health & Safety
Highlights:
• Always have a photocopy of the front and back of passports, debit and credit cards
• Email the photocopies to your our own email, accessible on any computer
• We also have photos on our phones of the same information
• Don’t carry all money in one place.
• Purses always go cross body with the purse on front of body (not side body).
• If using a backpack on public transportation, carry the pack in the front
• Guys consider a money belt that goes inside waistband of pants, or a money pocket you wear around your neck inside your shirt, necklace style
• Consult the maps, and have a good idea where you are headed, then put maps away.
by Kathy & Mike Barfield | Jul 29, 2020 | Packing
Highlights:
- Increase interval between washings
- Tip is from Broadway costumer
- Freshen clothes with vodka and water spray
- Ratio is half and half in spray bottle
- More vodka is not better; will stain
- Let dry overnight with good air circulation
- Ask flight attendant for single size bottle vodka, bring small spray bottle
by Kathy & Mike Barfield | Jul 29, 2020 | Travel Hacks
Highlights:
- “Extended” trips require different mindset
- TSA 3 oz or smaller in clear bag
- Can stock up “in country” , but toss half when depart
- Can buy multiple travel sizes, but take up lots of room
- Consider solids for shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, sunscreen, laundry detergent, etc.
by Kathy & Mike Barfield | Jul 29, 2020 | Accommodations, Alternative Accommodations, England, Europe, Housesitting
Highlights:
- Agree on sit via website and Skype or Zoom for introductions and expectations
- If multiple sits, allow a couple of days in between to change locations
- Ask about cars, neighbors, vets, any special requirements
- Send owners photos of pets every few days during sit
- Shorter sightseeing trips so not to leave animals for long time
- Able to cook many meals at home
- Housesitting is a slower paced way to travel
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