House-sitting Life's Podcast

After almost a year of creating Housesitting Life podcasts this week there have been a few decisions and changes. To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.

In a week of lambs, calves and beaching seals, discover more about Australia’s lifestyle of rainwater and septic tanks. Not every house has them, but it's wise to know if you’re housesitting one that does. To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.

Housesitting in Australia? Did you know it can be more difficult to get a housesit in some states than others?  This month I’ve been discovering how getting sits in the state of Tasmania varies from getting them in Western Australia. Plus how getting them in October and November is especially different from getting them in December. To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.

Believe it or not, each Australian state's road is not the same - neither is their signage. So here are some of unexpected peculiarities that caused even a long-term local driver to smile.   To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.

Yes, my road trip across Australia, from Perth to Tasmania, has finished. The question though is, did I make the right decisions beforehand about what to take with me for a smooth and easy journey, what would I recommend for others, and what were my impressions of this vast and beautiful country. To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.

So the big question is… did our housesitting road-trip actually make it to Tasmania? To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.

Want to know what’s so special about Tasmania (Australia), and some of its fun facts? Want to know what motivated us to make the road-trip from Perth to Tassie? To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.

Yes, the adventure has finally begun. We have actually started our housesitting road-trip across Australia, driving from Perth across the Nullabor to Tasmania. Which also means that after much thought, decisions have been made about all kinds of things, including off-road tyres and coffee. To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.

There are many important aspects of housesitting, but the importance, challenges and fun of staying in touch with friends as you travel across a country not knowing when you’ll return, is not normally one of them. To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.  

Join me for my ‘almost final’ countdown for my drive across Australia. Only 17 days before we start our housesitting road-trip from Perth to Melbourne! Who’d have guessed what we’d still need to do, the challenges that appeared from nowhere, and the seemingly important things that no longer concern us. To find out more about this exciting time, why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for anecdotes, insights and light-hearted discussions about living the Housesitting Life?

Join me for the next stage of my exciting road trip, Albany (at the bottom of Western Australia) to Perth - along risky, dirt tracks at dusk, through a long forgotten rural country town before eventually arriving back on the outskirts of Perth for our next housesit. To find out more of my thoughts and adventures, why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for anecdotes, insights and light-hearted discussions about living the Housesitting Life?

Somethings in life are unavoidable, especially when you want to change the direction of your life. The events of this week have brought that clearly to my attention, and as I share this update of them please forgive a hint of self-indulgence and recognition.  To find out more, join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this week's podcast on living the Housesitting Life.

There’s no doubt that the housesitting life offers all kinds of benefits and freedoms. But what do you do when sudden family emergencies, celebrations or reunions require you to instantly be somewhere else or to have a spare room? To hear more of my thoughts and reactions on this topic, why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for anecdotes, insights and light-hearted discussions about living the Housesitting Life?  

Exploring and travelling the world is one of delights of housesitting. This week my Australian road trip brought me to an area that's not only new to me, but that's also Western Australia's oldest European settlements. To find out more of my thoughts and discoveries in this historic town, why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for anecdotes, insights and light-hearted discussions about living the Housesitting Life?

Join me in Denmark (Western Australia), for my final thoughts on the coastal tourist town before I head off for Albany - the second stop on my Aussie housesitting road-trip. Welly boots, thermals and entertainment... To find out more, why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for anecdotes, insights and light-hearted discussions about living the Housesitting Life?

Full-time housesitting might seem like being permanently on holiday to some, but not all Australian towns and housesits are as relaxing as others.  So what is it about the south-western town of Denmark, with it's scenic coastlines and spectacular forests (and wintery weather), that sparks so many memories and makes me feel like I really am on holiday? To find out more, why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for anecdotes, insights and light-hearted discussions about living the Housesitting Life?

The south-west of Western Australia is world renown for its scenic coastlines and spectacular national parks, but it's a long drive from Perth - especially during gale force winds and torrential downpours. Want to know more about my adventure down south? Why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for anecdotes, insights and light-hearted discussions about living the Housesitting Life?

You don't have to be a housesitter very long before you realise that every house is different, each difference often unexpected and sometimes challenging - just like an extreme change of weather when you're leaving on a road trip!   Interested in hearing more about this week's housesitting surprises? Why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for anecdotes, insights and light-hearted discussions about living the Housesitting Life?

Most of my life I've been terrified by animals. Yet, to be a successful housesitter you have to feel comfortable around them. It wasn't a quick adjustment, or one without it's laughs and insights, but it definitely changed my life. Want to know more (and to have a quiet chuckle at my bizarre behaviour)? Why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for this insight into the Housesitting Life?

Whether you're a housesitter or thinking of housesitting, it's important to be prepared for your travels. So here's a checklist of things to organise before you start out on your journey.  Want to know more? Why not join me, Lizzie Bezant, for anecdotes, insights and light-hearted discussions about living the Housesitting Life?