Freedom and Four Paws

Sarah Blinco & Cooper Dawson
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Freedom and Four Paws

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, house sitters and also home owners who are avid travellers and users of sites like TrustedHousesitters. Tune in for the hottest topics in this space, and find out how you can embrace freedom and four paws (or more) yourself. If you’re an open-minded life-adventurer embracing the desire for change, then you’ve found your tribe here. Freedom and Four Paws is brought to you by TravelLiveLearn.com

  1. House Sitting NEW + TRENDING in 2024 | Trust My Pet Sitter

    FEB 13 · VIDEO

    House Sitting NEW + TRENDING in 2024 | Trust My Pet Sitter

    Welcome to a very special episode of Freedom and Four Paws, where we explore the fascinating world of house and pet sitting with a twist of adventure. In this episode, we're thrilled to sit down with Angela Fagan, the pioneering founder of Trust My Pet Sitter (TMP). Angela, with her profound experience in recruitment and investment in the house and pet sitting world, shares her journey to establishing TMP, driven by a passion to connect pet parents with the most reliable and caring pet sitters worldwide. Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast

    26 min
  2. Travel FAQ 2023 - 6 nomad + house sitting questions you want answers to!

    07/12/2023

    Travel FAQ 2023 - 6 nomad + house sitting questions you want answers to!

    In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we cover the results from a two-month survey of our Facebook Group of 16,000+ nomads, remote workers and digital nomads. We share the top 6 most frequently asked questions in the group, and cover answers to these burning questions. Highlights include how to take control of motivation and loneliness should you experience it; and whether or not house and pet sitters should get paid. Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast

    39 min
  3. 5 ways to make the most of off grid house sitting and travel

    04/12/2023

    5 ways to make the most of off grid house sitting and travel

    In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we meet Annemarie, an Australian traveller who has been travelling through Central and South America for a few years now. This versatile and swashbuckling adventurer has spent time living in the jungle, including taking on some very remote house sits. Annemarie offers excellent advice on what it takes to survive and thrive living off the grid.  Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast

    32 min
  4. Solo travel and house sitting for women: insight from the travel frontline

    03/29/2023

    Solo travel and house sitting for women: insight from the travel frontline

    In this episode we discuss solo travel and house sitting for women: insight from the travel frontline, with special guest Beth Wilkinson. If you're interested in exploring the world on your own, but you're worried about being safe and secure while you're away, then this ep is for you! We'll discuss the benefits of solo travel and house sitting for women in 2023, and share advice on how to make the most of your travels. In this episode of Freedom and Four Paws, we chat with solo female traveller Beth Wilkinson who is roaming the globe looking for her second home, house and pet sitting along the way. Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast

    31 min
  5. How to travel on a budget: top tip, house sitting

    03/07/2023

    How to travel on a budget: top tip, house sitting

    In this episode, 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 to travel the world on a budget. Mandy and Lee share fantastic advice on how to get the most out of your money while exploring the world. Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast

    32 min
  6. Flying a dog from Australia to the UK in 5 steps

    02/02/2023

    Flying a dog from Australia to the UK in 5 steps

    Looking to travel with your dog overseas? Check out our guide on how to travel with your dog internationally! From finding the right pet carrier to managing anxiety, we'll help make the process as smooth as possible. 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. Whether you are flying the same route as us or not, we have some advice to share based on our personal experience arranging for our beloved pup to travel from one side of the world to another... Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast

    18 min
  7. UK work visa application: personal experiences

    01/26/2023

    UK work visa application: personal experiences

    In this podcast, we're going to show you how to live and work in the UK using a work visa. We'll cover everything you need to know about two major visa routes, from the application process to the legal requirements. Find out if your UK work visa route might be made possible via a UK Ancestry visa. Or, if you need to apply for a dependent or partner visa to live and work in the UK with family, watch to find out how we did it. We are Aussies applying to UK immigration to live and work there, but much of our experience is valid whether you are applying from Australia or as an Australian or not. If you're from another country a lot of this information may be helpful to you also. Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast

    19 min
  8. How to house sit in a foreign language destination

    01/07/2023

    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, for us, a place where English is not the first language spoken. Listen to find out about some of our favourite resources, tips and tricks for learning the language, experiencing the culture, facing embarrassment, and importantly, surviving in an emergency or crisis situation. Show notes, important tips, fun stuff, discounts and more at bit.ly/freedom-four-paws-podcast

    23 min
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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, house sitters and also home owners who are avid travellers and users of sites like TrustedHousesitters. Tune in for the hottest topics in this space, and find out how you can embrace freedom and four paws (or more) yourself. If you’re an open-minded life-adventurer embracing the desire for change, then you’ve found your tribe here. Freedom and Four Paws is brought to you by TravelLiveLearn.com

Information

  • Creator
    Sarah Blinco & Cooper Dawson
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Freedom and Four Paws is produced by Sarah Blinco and Cooper Dawson from travellivelearn.com, all rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Freedom and Four Paws

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