One single man chatted up young ladies on Facebook in any country he hoped to visit. He got offered a free night's stay in half a dozen cities, with the chance of a romance as well.
As a heckler said at a recent meeting I attended, "How do you know they are young ladies!"
You could travel as a nanny, but you could be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You can holiday for free, house-sitting. Ideal for retired couples.
What would you need to offer:
1 References - from people who have known you for longer than five years, such as employers.
2 Experience with looking after animals would be an advantage as many homes require dog-sitters and dog-walkers as well as house-sitters.
3 You need to be available during the evening - not out for more than an hour. So you can watch TV at their place.
4 Check your insurance - how long you can leave your own home unoccupied.
It would help to clarify:
Your use of microwaves and ovens and washing machines and dishwashers and waste disposal and instructions.
Household insurance in case you have an accident.
The vet and insurance in case their animal is taken ill.
Spare keys or who locally has spare keys in case you get locked out.
Under what circumstances do they wish to be woken at night time, their time, eg for pet illness, burglary.
Numbers of all emergency services for gas leak, electricity failure, burst pipes, flooding, broken locks or lost keys.
Who if anybody might arrive claiming to be:
the gardener,
window cleaner,
parents,
in-laws,
children home from college.
Should you allow in the meter readers?
Who if anybody might borrow the family car - such as teenage son, home for the weekend or home early from college.
Who, if anybody, can park on the driveway, such as neighbours, window cleaners, gardeners.
Who is likely to call for the annual check, such as boilers, water softeners?
How do you turn off the burglar alarm and the car alarm?
Useful Websites
https://homestayfinder.com
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/pensions/article-6801511/Holiday-homes-paid-cash-stay-House-sitters-earn-500-month.html
https://www.airbnb.com
https://www.couchsurfing.com/
https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2018/07/coach-surfing-in-edinburgh-and.html
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts.
BIOGRAPHY
Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5
The Author of several books including Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.
Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com
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Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President
Join BHA 1st Wednesday 7pm and 3rd Saturday 2 pm Singapore time on bha.learncool.sg
Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;
Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;
Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.
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Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.
Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.
Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.
Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.
Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.
Language and speech workshops in Singapore.
Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.
Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.
Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.
Angela is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter. She would be delighted to link up with new friends.
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