Area: Co Kildare

We run a comfortable family farmhouse B and B - Especially suited to artistic friendly guests seeking solace, walking, open spaces, painting holidays, pet friendly B&B, music, horses, dogs and gardens. Animal lovers will feel "at home here.

Area: Tuscany

I am an English sculptress looking to start a gallery with other artists out here. I need duplicates of my work. I live in a big, restored, stone villa in Tuscany, part of which is used for summer rental, and look after my very elderly mother. This is a beautiful, rural area which offers escape from the pressures of modern life. It is central and well-placed for trips to famous historic centres, but use of public transport is risky. You need to have special skills or be Italian to master the bus timetable. Apart from a sculpture technician it is a good workaway situation for retired couples or a self -sufficient, handy man -type person from Europe, travelling by car. It is really not a comfortable place for student backpackers. The restoration of the farm buildings and the making of a garden on a steep slope, has been a 20 yr project, so , while there is still work to do, the maintenance is piling up. During the winter months it is good to have helpful friends around with plenty of interests and skills to share. A retired architect couple stayed here from Jan to June 2009 and we had a great exchange. They liked the area so much that they are now working to move here so are unavailable for 2010.

Area: Alpujarra, Sierra Nevada, Granda, Andalucia, Spain

An established retreat centre offering Yoga and Detox courses in one of the most enchanting regions in Andalucia, surrounded by the wilderness of the Sierra Nevada and only half an hour by car to the Mediterranean. Our farmhouse location is a home-from-home for people who love beauty, yoga, tranquility, and above all, a place to find peace, laughter and simplicity. This is an excellent work exchange opportunity for people with an interest in yoga and who would enjoy listening to our guests, without necessarily needing to be the centre of attention. If you are open-hearted, generous, humourous, grounded and stable and are able to receive and give in equal measure, we'd like to hear from you. Self-motivation and genuine self-confidence is very important, as you will be in daily contact with staff and guests. This summer 2010 we now have a few dates of availabilty again. The person's job includes assisting in the kitchen, laying/clearing table, washing up, chatting with guests, keeping the house tidy after the cleaner goes home. Also mid-week washing & drying (mostly towels). This position suits someone with a cheerful character and an interest in people and yoga. From November to April there are fewer retreats and this is when we rebuild and upgrade. Opportunities are available for people with skills in carpentry, upholstery, general maintenance, painting, and gardening. Accommodation: Teepi Meals: delicious, plentiful Yoga classes: yes! please commit yourself to a class every day WIFI Internet: yes (bring your own laptop) Bicycle: yes Sauna: yes Jacuzzi: yes Free time: 1.5 days (Wednesday and every other Saturday) Work time: Approx 30 hours per week, working alternate mornings and evenings on a 2 weekly rota which allows plenty of time to explore or just chill out inbetween.

Area: Province of cadiz

We offer a volunteer job for people who would like to work and live in Spain we offer a house on an outside farm with a very special and nice environment, learning to milk goats, having fresh eggs from free roaming chicken, riding horses, drinking water from a very healthy well, full accommodation thats what we offer to you! We need honest people who like to experience a special life for some month. We do not need people who are experienced in horseriding, as this is our job, But you are welcome to ride if everything works out

Area: Bundaberg

We are always looking for helpers at our backpackers in QL. Our hostel style tourist retreat is more of an eco-resort than a backpackers, this excellent retreat is set on 6.5 hectares of bushland 1.5km out of town. Only minutes away from pristine beaches and National Parks. We provide double rooms and four bedroom dorms in clean, airy timber cabins , there's an open-air meditation area, swiming pool, an ultra cool communal chill-out zone as well as own own private lake. We have planted hundreds of plants and trees which are always in need of attention. And of course, lots of cleaning work to be done.