picture_girl

Reposted with correct title. Apologies.

I am exploring the world of house/pet sitting. I am interested in Germany and other countries, but will post in each designated area of the site.

Can you tell me which cities in Germany are the safest/nicest?

Things I am considering are:

Safety
Proximity to public transport
Proximity to restaurants, shopping
Ambiance
Noise - prefer quiet

If you live in Germany or have traveled extensively there, I would really appreciate your input.

Thank you in advance!

picture_girl

PalenQ

Every city in Germany IME fits your criteria, assuming you are not of Turkish ethnic extraction - if so skinheads are prevalent in some old East German cities, like Cotbus, and may cause problems perhaps but unlikely if you watch your step

picture_girl

Thanks PalenQ!

I am actually German, Spanish and Polish. What does IME refer to?

PalenQ

In My Experience but i should have said IMO in my opinion as i have not experienced every city - just judging on the zillions of German cities i have been to and what i've heard and read

nytraveler

It seems that you're asking for a lot but ofering very little.

Why would strangers be willing to allow youto live in their houses/take are of their pets - esp if yuo're a stranger to the area yourself?

Unless you have some training, experience and a lot of checkable references I can't imagine anyone would just turn their house over to a complete stranger. How do they know there would be anything left when they got back?

quokka

You'll be safe in any German city if you use common sense and the normal precautions.

picture_girl

ny_traveler -

There are numerous companies that offer the service of connecting house sitters and people in need of a sitter. FYI - I have house sat for numerous people in the U.S. and I have references. If you do not have any information about the posted question, don't bother answering.

Thanks.

PatrickLondon

There may also be implications in terms of immigration: if you're not an EU citizen, you'd be expected to support yourself from your own resources. If you expect to support yourself from payment for house-sitting, they might see that as employment, and expect you to have applied for a work permit.

picture_girl

PatrickLondon-

I wouldn't be doing it for hire, and each job would probably be 1 month or less, but that is good information to consider.

Thanks for your input!