Area: Mugla

WANTED: Volunteers for April - May 2013 We are a small family consisting of my husband, me and our baby who was born on the 2nd December 2011. I am an English tarot reader and writer, who used to live in London working in the film industry. My boyfriend is a Turkish accountant with a love for çay and raki! We are keen to bring a community vibe into our little flat; music, good food, laughter, dancing, group meditation... whatever, we'll see what talents and energies you bring. We are open to people from all backgrounds to share stories and mealtimes with. Bring your yoga mat and musical instrument if you have them! Please note: We are not a guest house and we're looking for volunteers to mainly do child minding/au pair-type work. We particularly need someone for April/May at the moment. The town of Fethiye and the surrounding villages along the turquoise coast is a beautiful area with endless things to do. We can recommend the best markets, boat trips, scuba dives and absails, or walking routes and beaches if you are just looking for a relaxing way to spend your free time. We have internet access if you have your own laptop, there is a dolmus (minibus - 3 mins walk) to take you into the centre of Fethiye, or you can walk in about 20-25 mins and lots of clubs and bars, shops and restaurants about 10 mins ride from our house.

Area: Gers

Bruce and Jenny (a retired engineer and an English language teacher) have travelled extensively during their lives and 20 years ago decided to retire to South West France. It has taken all this time to restore a 200 year old ‘Maison de Maitre’ which is now a comfortable 'Bed and Breakfast'. The house is situated in a tiny medieval, once fortified or ‘Bastide’, village facing South with a stunning view of the Pyrenees. The accommodation we would offer is a comfortable, well furnished, twin or double room with it’s own bathroom/shower. There is WiFi and TV. We are non smokers. Our place is in a medieval village of just 6 houses surrounded by farms and rolling countryside .The population of our commune is 150. We are in ‘La France Profonde’, Marciac (1200 inhabitants), our nearest village is 6 kms away and offers the shops and everyday facilities that you would require, including a cinema and a theatre. The Pyrénées are 1hr30 from here, with Biarritz and the Atlantic coast 2hrs. Toulouse is 1hr50, the Mediterranean coast 3hrs30 away. We have two bicycles you are welcome to borrow and we are happy to drop you off at a bus stop about 15 mins away which connects with the train station in Tarbes, some 45 minutes. We are looking for help from early April to mid July. The winter and early spring is really too early for any work outside in the garden or on the house. From the end of July and through August, we are very booked up and busy and cannot accept any workawayers. The latter part of September is possible. We really enjoy meeting 'Workaways' and can suggest walks/hikes from the door. We have a small swimming pool and there are yoga sessions in Marciac plus golf, and tennis 6 kms away. There are also opportunities to meet up with other workaways in the area.

Area: Catalonia

Hi, we are Henry, Casuarina and Bella with a mixture of European cultural traits (Italy, Germany, Belgian, Catalan). Bella our beautiful dog was born in Catalunya. We have lived in Spain for over 13 years after emigrating from the UK where we lived almost 15 years. Professionally we work as Artists, Movement therapist and Social researcher. We love cultural encounters with people from all over the world to exchange and enrich each other. We are passionate about good and healthy food, and whenever possible we eat outdoors and love starlight dinners.