How housesitting across 35+ countries became Jessica Holmes’ lifestyle while cutting carbon footprint by 80% – proving slow travel beats traditional tourism on cost, connection, and cultural immersion
CHELTENHAM, UK – 10-19 October 2025 – What if waking up in a cosy Somerset cottage with spaniels at your feet, then finding yourself weeks later cuddling a cat in South Africa, could cost you less than GBP£1 per night? That’s not fantasy – it’s the reality of housesitting, and it could be yours too.
10 October marks the launch of The Housesitter’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Essential Edition by Jessica Holmes (Arena Books, GBP£18.99), a completely updated roadmap to freedom that’s capturing attention at a time when traditional travel feels increasingly unsustainable, unaffordable, and unfulfilling.
Holmes, who will be speaking at the Cheltenham Literary Festival on 15 October at 12:30pm on the Huddle Stage (free event), has lived what most...
