From Three Bedrooms To Two Backpacks: The Life of a Global House Sitter

From Colorado homeowner to full-time house sitter, Alicia shows how one rental, remote work, and a stack of five-star reviews can add up to a sustainable life on the move.

Alicia and Wes taking in a sunrise in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Alicia and her husband traded a three-bedroom life in Colorado for two backpacks and a world map, building a slow-travel life funded by remote work, a rental house back home, and an almost comically minimalist approach to bills. Over the last two and a half years, they have stitched together a life that moves from Costa Rica to Cambodia, from house sits in South Korea to rainy weeks in Wales, with spreadsheets, pet cuddles, and the occasional blown fuse holding it all together.

From Suburbs To Suitcases

Their story starts with a decision most people only daydream about: sell nearly everything, keep one house as a rental, and leave. Once Alicia’s child became an adult and moved out, she and her husband spent about six months dismantling “normal life” so they could travel full-time with no car, no insurance payments, and almost no overhead beyond flights and food. The spark was part wanderlust, part wake-up call: after her husband…