Bed & breakfast and restaurant run by a gay male couple, France

Area: Rajasthan

I am priest of world famous temple of Rats, Deshnoke, in Thar Desert (Western Rajasthan) of India. This 600-year old unique temple is dedicated to Goddess Karni, the incarnation of power (Goddess of sect of power). We are the decendents of the Goddess. We derive our sirname 'Depawat' from the Goddess's husband Depa. Interestingly the temple is full of rats, spiritual ferver and unparalled beauty of sclupture. We have a beautiful museum where big pictures depicting the wholesome philosophy of the temple are displayed. Our temple of Rats and Fort Dashnoke have been the center of tourist attraction from all over the world. It has been featured by different media outlets around the world. It is also a research center for students and scholars from all over the world.The temple is visited by over eighty thousand foreign tourists every year. It's an attraction mentioned by Trip advisor.

Area: northern california

We are a family owned business. We run a 20-acre Horse farm in Northern California. We live a ten minute drive from downtown Davis (Davis is a university town and home to 30,000 college students). It js considered to be one if 3 bike capitals in the USA. Our place is an hour from San Francisco, and two-hours from Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Right next door to us is SKY DIVING/hot air ballooning. Outside of a love of horses and other animals, we are avid motorcycle racing enthusiasts as well. Needless to say, there is an abundance of things to choose from, and always something to do, go or see!! On Wed/Saturdays is the farmer's market in Davis featuring local farmers selling their produce, stands featuring meals from local restaurants, as well as live music in the park. There are Coffee shops and Pubs as it is a college town. We have 3 bikes you can use to get around town. Our children (now in college) used to ride into town --- a beautiful 7 miles through the country on well-paved bike paths (Davis Ca was named bike town USA in 2008 and has an intricate, well-designed bike path system throughout the county).

Area: Utah

TRAVELING TO THE STATES? TRADE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN AMERICA'S PLAYGROUND, UTAH!!! ***ESPECIALLY LOOKING SOMEONE WITH VIDEO EDITING EXPERIENCE *** Hello! My name is Austin Earley (25 yr old). I am an entertainer, educator, world traveler, aspiring musician, and avid language enthusiast. I graduated last May with my bachelors in Foreign Language and will be looking for opportunities to practice my languages of study and start to learn new ones before grad school. This year I may be applying to a school in Europe, Uppsala, and would like to learn a bit of Swedish and/or Norwegian. I dabbled in both but haven't committed to one or the other. I also have a brother who speaks French and is looking for practice and a younger sister who is learning Chinese. I also have interest in Spanish or Portuguese (Brazilian). I have done a few studies abroad and love to travel! During these trips I have had the opportunity to meet many wonderful people. I value the international experience and want to share it with others. I even did Workaway in Ireland so I know how wonderful an experience this can be and will do my best to pay it forward. I love animals and also have a degree in Zoology. I work for a very interesting local company that deals with education, outreach, and entertainment using large, exotic reptiles, scorpions, tarantulas, alligators, tortoises, birds and other fun creatures! We visit schools, libraries, birthday parties, state and county fairs, you name it! everyday is a party! If you want to tag along once in a while all you need to do is ask! ***DON'T WORRY THE ANIMALS LIVE IN THE COMPANY BUILDING, NOT IN MY HOME*** If you decide to stay with me then you will have the opportunity to accompany me to my place of work and interact with some of these amazing animals and learn how to handle them and how to hug a giant snake! This is only an offer, if you are not interested in that sort of thing no worries! However the option is there! For the really enthusiastic workawayers you may have the chance to assist me on one or two of my performances! My company wants to branch out and start doing videos for youtube and other similar video projects. We want to put together a series of fun instructional animal care videos, etc sooooo.... VIDEO EXPERIENCE IS A HUGE PLUS!! :) I live with my brother in the green, relaxing suburbs of South Ogden City Utah just a 40 minute drive North from Salt Lake City. We are at a higher altitude so the air is fresh and invigorating! My home is situated at the base of a beautiful mountain range and there are plenty of places to hike and camp nearby. I have my own car and can take you where you need to go (depending on distance I may ask for a little gas money but locally I would be more than happy to take you no problem at all!). It is the college part of town so there is a very relaxed atmosphere, tons of cafes and restaurants and I can show you around some of the neighboring cities and take you to some of the interesting things to do. I also know the manager of a local movie theater so needless to say movies will always be free during your stay! If you want to pick up a bit of English, cinema can be good practice. I also visit my family in Syracuse on occasion during the weekends. It is located only 15 minutes away; there, you can see acres of marshlands and one of the world's largest migratory bird refuges. Depending on the time of the year you can witness wild swans, hawks, red-faced ibiss, and even the national bird, the bald eagle among dozens of rare and exotic species! On the way you will notice the wide variety of landscapes in such a close proximity, a few more hours south and you will see red, sandy desert and sandstone cliffs. Should you decide to visit during the winter months we are surrounded by top notch ski resorts! If you are into Winter sports this is the place to visit, Snow Basin ski resort is located only 30 minutes away and hosted some events for the 2002 winter Olympics! Summer visitors can enjoy outings on the lake with my family and our boat, great opportunity if you want to learn how to wake board! for days you want to relax we have almost every videogame console under the sun and an entertainment center so you may be asked to join a round or two of Mario Kart, Call of Duty, or Halo! Welcome to the family! To summarize, there is lots to see and do year round and I want to share these experiences with you and learn more about world language and culture.

Area: Quebec

Hi! We are Alain and Rémi. We own a beautiful 1932 log home on a mountaintop near the touristic village of Montebello, Quebec. The home was built by the same architects and craftsmen who constructed Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello, the largest log building in the world. The village is located between Montreal and Ottawa, and is only 50 minutes to Mont-Tremblant. There are also daily buses traveling to Ottawa and Montreal. The Omega Park (a safari-like zoo of Canadian wildlife) is only a few minutes drive from our place. And at walking distance from our property, you'll find the Papineau Manor, a National Historic Site (near the Chateau Montebello), where lived one of the last Lords (Seigneur) of New France. We have 3 purebred Siberian huskies, who sleep in their private cabin and play in their gated playground. We are easy going, enjoy nature and like meeting people from around the world. We also own a tourist attraction business, which provides mystery safaris on an electric ATVs.

Area: Pintag, Pichincha

We are looking for active, independent, hard working and responsible people to stay in a really stunning historic hacienda and work outdoors surrounded by mountains, forests, horses and wildlife. Volunteers can either help with general work on the hacienda, or we have opportunities for volunteers to work with our horses if very experienced and able to commit for a longer stay. We are a large colonial hacienda in the Andes an hour from Quito near the village of Pintag. Originally a Jesuit Mission, the property has majestic buildings dating from 1618 including an old chapel. The hacienda is now a horse breeding and boarding farm run by Alvaro (Ecuadorian) and Hannah (English). Alvaro owns 40 horses, mainly youngsters and breeding stock, which live in herds on the hacienda and are bred, raised and trained for jumping and dressage careers. Hannah runs a horse boarding business for horse owners without their own land, with 35 horses currently boarding, including horses owned by Ecuador's most successful specialist trail riding company. We are undertaking major projects to re-fence the farm, re-open disused fields and improve facilities for riding, and in our 'spare time' are gradually restoring the old hacienda buildings and gardens. We employ 3 local workers on the farm, who speak only Spanish, but we live on the property and both speak English and Spanish. The hacienda is secluded and has a large mountainous area with fields, forests and some wonderful hiking routes.