I stumbled upon this site and thought it might have interesting possiblities for people who want a place to stay for cheap and want to try an alternative to hosteling. Granted, you may wind up taking care of people's pets or what not......but it could be cool to have a nice, free house in Australia for instance to stay in for an extended period. Not sure how easy it would be to get a house sitting gig long distance, i.e. many people would likely want a face to face meeting?? I don't know. Maybe if your already there, and would like a nice comfy house as a change from your hostel room. Anyway...I thought this could be interesting for someone. This site is based in Australia, but has some ads in the U.S. and England as well and covers the world, apparently. I would be curious to know if anyone has used house sitting as a way to get cheap lodging while traveling.
House Sit Ads