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We're Mairin and Todd, a midlife couple who has lived abroad for ten years. We house-sat our way through eight countries, learned to cook in a few of them, and these days keep a base in Thailand between housesits. We write honest, unhurried guides for fellow midlife travelers who want depth over speed and meaning over miles.
A few more unhurried reads to wander into next.
We left the US in our forties to travel, then spent our first months trying to see everything and burning out doing it. This is why we switched to slow travel, what actually changed, and how we make depth-over-speed work in real life.
Malaga is the town in southern Spain we keep coming back to housesit, and we have learned to spend a week here at the pace it deserves. This is how we would lay out seven slow days: the food, the neighborhoods, the market, and the day trips worth leaving for.
We’ve house-sat in eight countries since 2018, more than two years of free stays and around six summers in Spain. Here’s how housesitting actually works, what it really costs, and whether the trade is right for you.
A first hello from the road, and a taste of the slow-travel stories and guides to come.
Our short, practical guide to planning a slower trip: how to pick a base, how long to stay, and how to travel deeper without the overwhelm.
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