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The Top Eight Websites to Help You Travel & Live for Free

by Strip Steak on 19/02/08 at 10:32 am

Have you ever wanted to just get up and go? Now you can. These sites give you a friend/connection anywhere in the world. Go surfing for the summer and house sit as a job. Go backpack Europe and sleep on people’s couches rent-free.

You can pull it off. you just have to have the guts. And, of course, the connections, which are here!

This newsletter has been in operation since 1983, and with only a subscription, it hooks you up with some of the sweetest house sitting opportunities around the world.

“You can enjoy rent-free living as a property caretaker in desirable locations. Positions on estates, mansions, farms, ranches, resort homes, retreat centers, camps, hunting and fishing lodges, vacation homes, private islands, and any other kind of property imaginable are listed in The Gazette.”

Learn how to be a real hardworking hippie. Receive world wide opportunities on organic farms with the help of WWOOF. While volunteering your time, you will get all of your rent and meals for free.

Like Caretaker Gazette, but for free and not as big-time. You make a profile and someone in need of a house sitter makes a profile, and then the website sends you to them. It’s much like an online dating service, except for houses and people.

This is a network of people who open up their homes to travelers in need of a comfy series of pillows while on the road of adventure.

Like couch surfing…. I mean, Exactly like couch surfing. To be a part of this you have to be a host as well. If you don’t offer your hospitality up within six months you get the boot.

This is an online listing of host organic farms, non-organic farms, farmstays, homestays, ranches, lodges, B&B, inns, backpackers hostels and even sailing boats who invite volunteer helpers to stay with them short-term in exchange for food and accommodation (board and lodging).

Their main locations are in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Canada, USA, and others like Zimbabwe.

This is a smaller version of Help index but has several opportunities for pay in Australia and Europe. It is free and has a easy way to find postings.

This is the largest organization of work travel or free loading on the web. Or so they claim.

Just Do It

Alright, get off the couch and transfer your hind end to another couch across the world. Life is an adventure right?

“With every true friendship we build the basis for world peace…”

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Shawny Nevill

Feb 19th, 2008

awesome! i like it.

/i’ma go get kidnapped now
//just kidding, awesome list

Billy Goff

Feb 19th, 2008

Cool stuff, can’t wait to be a couch surfer!

Jim Smith

Feb 20th, 2008

Can you please explain how Workaway.info is free – because when I click on Workaway.info they have a fee:

This is a smaller version of Help index but has several opportunities for pay in Australia and Europe. It is free and has a easy way to find postings.

Strip Steak

Feb 21st, 2008

Woops… Meant for it to be under Hospitality Club. I’ll fix it.

Margaret

Feb 21st, 2008

Thanks to the Caretaker Gazette, I am spending this winter house sitting a property in the Caribbean!

Beth

Jul 28th, 2008

House Carers sort of free… it actually requires a $45 fee from potential housesitters who want to respond to posts by home owners or to post an ad on the site. But it’s still free to the home owners…

Johnny Fuel

Oct 8th, 2008

Ouesh c’est dla bombe

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