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1 week stay for a couple (no single travellers)
Once exciting young backpackers who travelled the world for 8 years, we are now settled in Cairns in a lovely green leafy suburb close to the city. We are 54 & 46 yo and have 2 young kids and a lovable dog called Chester. We like eating, travelling, swimming, cycling, nature and generally exploring. We are noisy, our kids are crazy and it is never a dull moment. Lots of laughing, screeching and conversation! Big non smokers, non party animals and don't mind a few drinks on the weekend but party central we are not (well not anymore! :🙏.. We prefer workawayers who have experience cleaning and cooking please. Tammy works full time and Phil is studying. (Note we do not host smokers at all) 😞
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Traveller will experience living in Cairns with a local family who love to travel and share all the best tips and tricks of where to go and stay whilst here.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We basically just need help keeping the house together!
Jobs involve:
Cooking
Cleaning
Laundry
Gardening
Help with some DIY projects
We have some jobs around the house we need done and just can't find the time.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Beginner
Accommodation
1 private room Netflix access and unlimited free wifi. Share bathroom. The room has private tv and has 1 single bed and 1single mattress.
House is modern with open plan kitchen, large swimming pool and mountain views in a quiet close. We have bikes to use.
What else ...
Cairns is one of the most popular tourist spots in australia right on the Great Barrier Reef and surrounded by stunning rainforest and scenery. It's tropical paradise! It is a very relaxed town with a huge free outdoor lagoon for swimming, lots of free stuff on all the time. We live in Brinsmead which is a green and leafy neighbourbood with some great cycle paths to waterfalls and the city all within 30-40 minutes bike ride. Bikes are provided, the bus is at the end of the street. You can cycle into city in 45 minutes.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We sometimes work from home and study. We have a very large desk area (5 m wide) where you could setup a laptop easily.
Space for parking camper vans
They could park in our driveway but would better suit a small car or campervan (not a big motor home).
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours per person per day
Feedback (6)
Although they are really busy, you can count on their full attention, they are always there to share thoughts or do everything to help with any little detail that really shouldn't be their… read more
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Although they are really busy, you can count on their full attention, they are always there to share thoughts or do everything to help with any little detail that really shouldn't be their… read more
We enjoyed it to be a part of the family and to live in this unique house in the middle of the rainforest.
Because of the diversified tasks and the good mix of freetime, worktime and familytime we never felt bored or stressed.
It was a nice feeling to wake up in the morning , come in the living room and catch… read more
They are more than hospitable, curious, open mind and interested in sharing different cultures and travelling experiences; Give them some help it was more than… read more
