People often ask me how I was able to afford to travel the world for four years straight, across five continents. The answer is easy: house sitting . And it turns out, like most things, house sitting is improved by veganism. This is a long house sitting blog post, split up into these sections: What is house sitting? What is vegan house sitting? Why is house sitting perfect for vegans Are there any downsides to vegan house sitting? Dream vegan house sits How to start house sitting 1. What is House Sitting? First things first, what is house sitting? House sitting is where you live in and look after a house while its owner is away. In exchange for caring for the house (and more often than not the odd pet or three), house sitters receive free accommodation, free bills, free wifi and often free car rental and sometimes free food. What does this mean? At its minimum, house sitters can suddenly live at a fraction of the cost of before – think for a minute how much you spend on rent/mortgage,