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Freedom and Four Paws
by Sarah Blinco & Cooper Dawson
A delightful podcast about travel, creative living, house and pet sitting. Vibrant Aussie media personalities, Sarah Blinco and Cooper Dawson, offer inspirational conversations and stories about how to make travel and remote working a way of life. They explore pet friendly experiences as well as house sitting and pet sitting as a way of enabling a freedom filled lifestyle. The pair have lived and worked around the world and made pet sitting and house sitting their primary mode of 'slow travel'. They got into the house and pet sitting gig because of their love of animals, particularly dogs. Now, this pair of trusted house sitters, Sarah and Cooper, host a popular Facebook Group community for travel and animals lovers, 'Pet + House Sitting, Travel and Digital Nomads', where thousands of members talk each day about how to enhance your life for the better through travel and pet and house sitting. In this podcast Sarah and Cooper interview pet sitters, hou
Episodes
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13 Things House and Pet Sitters Must Know [Updated 2025]
We have had the chance to house and pet sit in the UK and Europe, for over 20 dogs, two horses and a cat! We’ve learnt a few good things on our travels. Here, we want to share 13 things that you must know if you’re house sitting and pet sitting. Especially important if you’re planning long term...
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House Sitting NEW + TRENDING in 2024: Trust My Pet Sitter!
In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, meet Angela Fagan founder of Trust My Pet Sitter. Tune in for an inspiring chat about what’s new in the world of house sitting. You’ll learn how to stand out from the crowd! And, discover a new platform that’s matching experienced house sitters with great...
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House Sitting NEW + TRENDING in 2024 for Trusted House & Pet Sitters
In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, meet Angela Fagan founder of Trust My Pet Sitter. Tune in for an inspiring chat about what’s new in the world of house sitting. You’ll learn how to stand out from the crowd! And, discover a new platform that’s matching experienced house sitters with great...
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Travel FAQ 2025 – nomad and house sitting questions you want answers to!
We surveyed our 20,000+ strong community and here are the top 6 nomad and house sitting questions you want answers to now! Over the past months, we’ve surveyed our popular nomad and house sitting Facebook Group, and have garnered insight into 6 BIG questions on everyone’s minds. Given this…
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5 ways to make the most of off grid travel + house sitting
Off grid house sitting and travel is becoming a popular way of life for many. Let’s face it, most of us want to switch off from the craziness of the world today. Living off grid is also an opportunity to practice a more sustainable way of living. When we had the chance to chat to Annemarie – an...
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Solo travel and house sitting for women: insight from the travel frontline
In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, tune in for an inspiring chat about solo travel and house sitting for women. We meet Aussie Beth Wilkinson who’s been house sitting her around the globe looking for a second home. Four years later, she is still searching – but in a beautiful way! Finding…
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How to travel on a budget (cheap or for FREE) in 2024!
Are you looking for how to travel on a budget, cheap or for free around the world? In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we meet Frugal Travellers Mandy and Lee. They have been travelling the world on a budget for over 30 years and over 100 countries. These avid adventurers have mastered how…
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International pet travel: how to transport your dog overseas in 5 steps
Overseas pet travel isn’t as easy as we’d like it to be, particularly when you’re flying a route like Australia to England. But, we’re about to head off on another adventure to the UK, and we will take our little Westie, London, with us. To find out about the visas we secured to live and work in...
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Applying for the UK Ancestry visa (personal experiences)
As an Aussie – and member of the Commonwealth – you may be eligible for a UK Ancestry visa. Cooper is, and he’s just received his UK Ancestry visa for a third time. This allows us to move back to the UK to pursue a work opportunity in 2023. As his partner, I can apply to go too. In this post…
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How to house sit in a foreign language destination
Discover important info on how to house sit in a foreign language destination: be prepared with safety tips for you and the pets in your care! In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we share our experience around preparing for house and pet sitting in a foreign language destination – that is,...
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Make the most of a pet sitting and digital nomad community
In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we share some insight on how to make the most of a house and pet sitting and digital nomad community. Your digital nomad community and house sitting friends! We cover three key aspects: the people you meet along the way; networking in like-minded online...
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House sitting tips: how to score the perfect stay (and get paid!)
Are you looking for house sitting tips? In this video, our inspiring guest, Lisa, shares awesome advice on how to score the perfect house sit and get paid to care for pets! After stepping away from her life as she knew it to care for her elderly and sick parents, Lisa felt entirely lost on what…
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How to House Sit With Your Own Pet in 2025
If you’re keen to get back on the travel trail, but don’t want to leave your best mate behind, here, find out exactly how to house sit with your own pet! Nicky and her husband Andy travels full-time in their campervan around the UK and Europe, and their beautiful Spanish rescue dog, Gus, tags…
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Family house sitting
From homeless to worldwide travel, world schooling, and family house sitting. Meet Laura and her family from ‘Forever Family Forever Free’. They’ve been travelling, house and pet-sitting as a family of four for six years. This inspiring family has also published a book about their experience…
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House sitting and retirement – 9 years of freedom
Dave and Kate share an inspired story with us about house sitting and retirement. They actually retired early and for 9 years have been living a travelling life. These two discovered house and pet sitting a year into their travels. Since that time they’ve done more than 40 house sits! Their house...
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7 digital nomad tips for balance and routine
A remote work lifestyle for many of us means travelling and working, and we’ve gathered digital nomad tips along the way in our own experience. It all sounds fun, and yeah the lifestyle it is. But it’s easy to fall into ‘holiday mode’, which means no (or less) income! Which led us to thinking…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A delightful podcast about travel, creative living, house and pet sitting.
Vibrant Aussie media personalities, Sarah Blinco and Cooper Dawson, offer inspirational conversations and stories about how to make travel and remote working a way of life. They explore pet friendly experiences as well as house sitting and pet sitting as a way of enabling a freedom filled lifestyle.
The pair have lived and worked around the world and made pet sitting and house sitting their primary mode of 'slow travel'. They got into the house and pet sitting gig because of their love of animals, particularly dogs. Now, this pair of trusted house sitters, Sarah and Cooper, host a popular Facebook Group community for travel and animals lovers, 'Pet + House Sitting, Travel and Digital Nomads', where thousands of members talk each day about how to enhance your life for the better through travel and pet and house sitting.
In this podcast Sarah and Cooper interview pet sitters, hou
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Sarah Blinco & Cooper Dawson
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A delightful podcast about travel, creative living, house and pet sitting. Vibrant Aussie media personalities, Sarah Blinco and Cooper Dawson, offer inspirational conversations and stories about how to make travel and remote working a way of life. They explore pet friendly experiences as well as...
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Freedom and Four Paws is created and hosted by Sarah Blinco & Cooper Dawson.
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