Volunteer experience at a boutique hotel in Fethiye

Région: SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS. ARGYLL

Hi! we are a retired,married,pair of grandparents(now great grandparents) "HELP WANTED WITH BUILDING REGS!) carpentry, carpet fitting, roofers! plumbers!.decorators! elesctricians! WE LIVE IN HOPE! living in a big house on the waters edge, by the side of the Clyde ,on the Pedestrian Promenade looking south towards the Islands of Bute, Arran, and Cumbrae. We need help with getting our house in good order, including painting the outside of the house,(done now-apart from the woodwork), we have a large garden and also need help with sorting it out. Mainly cutting back weeds and bushes. It's a wild garden, full of birds but other folk don't like it, it's too wild! lots of hard work ! We need someone to help us decorate the house, and someone with painting and decorating skills, knowledge of the art of wallpapering would be most welcome, and do some small running repairs, including woodwork, some carpentry skills would be an asset, and painting, We are pensioners, and our family has flown the nest and we cannot afford to pay for this work, I am disabled, and ann is diabetic, but we live in the "gateway to the highlands" at the start of scotland's first national park, right on the shore edge. the area around here is very popular with tourists but the area is so big ,you never see the tourists. the history of scotland surrounds us, just 100 metres from the house is the memorial to the massacre of the lamonts by the campbell clan. the drive from here to glasgow airport (unless you take the ferry-which is quicker!) is probably one of the most fantastic scenic drives in the world, going past 7 lochs,including the bonnie ,bonnie banks of loch lomond. Ann is an excellent cook and plenty of food will be available,We have a large sun-deck facing south down the river(sea)(fiord) and enjoy having a weekly bar-b-que, there's enough room on the deck and in the conservatory for 20 or more to have a party. but would lke volunteers ASP. SUNSET PICTURE WAS JUST TAKEN FROM THE GARDEN DECORATORS, CARPENTERS, SHOVELERS STILL NEEDED . ALSO-------------------Anyone good at web design? and formulating a strategy for marketing the hostel to folk from outside the uk. who wish to learn english? ---------------------LATEST NEWS .....anyone out there capable of wiring a fire alarm? the above two are really important-must mustn't expect too much, we all live in hope though ! just uploaded pics of house-before and after, thanks everyone! as an extra incentive all workaways wll be able to return for free when we have the hostel open, for the same number of days they have helped. plus we are going to keep open one or 2 places for workaways even after the hostel is open ,to continue to help with ongoing maintenance. UPDATE after work we all went for a short drive, 2 spanish ladies, 2 americans, one polish guy, and david, ann stayed behind to make dinner and one of her fruit pies. we went south to Toward lighthouse,looking across the kyles to the capital of the isle of Bute, Rothsay. and round and along the shore edge of loch striven, joe p. one of the workawayers took the 4 pics. we've just downloaded went to pucks glen couple of days later, 2 spanish ladies marta and sonia,and joe P and david Mc. ladies did the circuit, guys disobeyed orders and went to the top ! pics are not of pucks glen but from the hilltop over it, naughty boys, host david stayed at the carpark. WE WANT TO TURN THE HOUSE INTO A TRAVELLERS HOSTEL WITH LANGUAGE TUITION. ALL YEAR ROUND-SO A or SOME SEMI PERMANENT volunteer POSITION/S WOULD EXIST. however we are still welcoming anyone who wants to come and help, SO CONTACT US AND TELL US WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME AND FOR HOW LONG. AND WE WLL REPLY WITH AVAILABLE DATES I HAVE ADDED BUILDING TO THE JOB LIST AS THERE ARE SOME JOBS A GENERAL BUILDER COULD DO-NOT BECAUSE WERE BUILDING ANTHING NEW, ! we are following workaway site rules, 5 days working, 5 hours, we now have 1 hour for breakfast from 8 til 9 work 9 til til 12, lunch, 12 til 1 then work 1 til 3. dinner is generaly a late dinner around 7 or 8 PM, USEFULL QUOTE FROM "workaway site- advice to hosts@ " Food is normally included in the exchange, and in most exchanges the tasks of cooking and clearing up are also SHARED. This means that you are not expected to prepare three meals a day for your volunteersers!" though we do-but appreciate help in doing so ! these hours were decided by the first workaways here, and are always subject to discussion. and are variable according to weather and mutual agreement ! we are also of the opinion that the other site guidance of "start with 5 days and then continue if both agree" is a good idea! though it's a very short time, it does allow each party to find out whether it's going to work, though if you're not a mickey taker we would envisage that a longer time would normally follow on. we don't follow folk around ,checking if they are working, as folk come here to help, and so expect them "to play the game"

Région: 60 km. north of Chiang Mai Thailand

Hi everyone! we are looking for volunteers to help us to build a mud house (and other things) from the 1st. Dec. to the 20th Dec. and then starting again in Jan 3rd. to end of March approx. This project will mean that there will probably be about 6 to 8 volunteers here ,all working together , so it should be great fun also. In the time you have off we make sure you have the opportunity to visit the waterfalls and local hill tribe villages to meet and experience the local cultures. We are jungle retreat 'Off grid' with solar power and spring fed water, establishing a project working with the Black Lahu community 60 km. north of Chiang Mai. We offer genuine opportunities to visit and interact with the Black Lahu hill tribe, to stay and trek with them in the surrounding countryside, away from the busy tourist trails and "adventure experiences" of tour groups offering elephants rides ,white water rafting etc. etc. Heading the project is Winai ,with assistance by his wife Noi and Chris from the U.K. Winai has 30 yrs. experience as a guide in the area ,numerous T.V. interviews. (History Ch., B.B.C., Nat Geo.) make him one of the sort after personalities in the north of Thailand. Limeleaf consists of Winai 's home with a few cabins for guests (not a resort more a home stay) . Here visitors conducting field work , studies, and projects often stay as well as travellers wishing to see the real Thailand. All our welcome. Workaway volunteers would be given a variety of options, working with the Lahu in the fields during harvest or in their village,maybe building mud adobe house or making repairs on some of the accom., or perhaps helping Winai & Noi in running the camp if needed. In addition to our set up in this quiet valley is a Shiva meditation dance centre.1 km. away A Maui-Thai training gym next to us. The Original and famous Sunshine massage school, all can be found as links on our website.limeleaf-thailand.com or catch us on Facebook .limeleaf eco lodge. The tourist season when we have most guest staying is from Oct. to July and then the rains come for a few months, however we have visitors all year round and the Lahu don't pack up when the rain comes therefore placements are all year, but one should be prepared for the wet & muddy conditions during the rainy season, which many visitors prefer due to the serene tranquility of this season. Internet access is available through our galaxy tablet, we do ask you to pay for what you use, it's pretty cheap here and there is no wifi. Cell phones O.K. but intermittent when heavy cloud is around, same for the internet, as it runs through a sim-card. We are not in position to offer many places at the same time unless we have a project on the go, so please check our calendar!!!! If you do come to stay with us it will be expected to give a Full 5 hours for 5 days then 2 days off . Food and Accom. is free no hidden extras. But the work is sometimes hard in the hot weather, sometimes easy!! So if your looking to find a freebie (we have had a few this season) for little effort then please don't bother contacting, we all work hard here trying to create something special, try to live life to the full, caring for each other and visitors, if your not on the same page then this maybe not for you? best wishes Chris, Winai & Noi.

Région: Nebraska

We are a family that lives and works in the Great Plains region of the United States. The community in which we live is small a with around 24,000 people. Industry here is cattle ranching and railroad. This community was also the home of Buffalo Bill and much history related to the settling of the Wild West. Our family consists of 4 kids, a small flock of chickens, a greyhound and some yellow perch in our aquaponics system. The two youngest children still live at home. We have a large intensive garden, an indoor three bed aquaponics system and a variety of fruiting trees and shrubs. Allison, the lady of the house is a teacher, my name is Tim and I am an artist, author and teacher. We look forward to meeting many people.

Région: Friuli–Venezia Giulia

Hy, I am Gianni (41) actually I built a self sufficent farming project in the mountains of north italy. From the beginnig of march I `m searching people for helping me in the garden and for work in and arround the house. I offer a small, fine room, breakfast and lunch and each week a yoga-lesson. For this I would like your workcapacity 5 days/ 6 hours or 6 days/ 5 hours. If you want to work less, you can pay 3,50 Euro for each hour you don`t work. If you dont have experience I `ll teach you. I like to hear from you. Kind regards Gianni Ich, Gianni , suche tatkräftige Unterstützung für den Aufbau eines Selbstversorger- und Seminarhofes in den norditalienischen Ausläufern der Dolomiten. Für interessierte Helfer(innen) biete ich einfache, gemütliche Zimmerchen Selbstversorger- Frühstück und warmer Mahlzeit. Pro Woche gibt es 90 Minuten Yogaunterricht. Gewünschte Arbeitszeit pro Tag ist entweder 6 Tage a 5 Std. oder 5 Tage a 6 Std. Wer weniger arbeiten möchte, kann dies tun, indem er für jede weggelassene Arbeitsstunde 3,50 Euro zahlt. Die Umgebung bietet urwüchsige Natur und Badesee vor der Haustür. Arbeit steht in unterschiedlichen handwerklichen Bereichen an (Garten, Haus, Wald). Ungelernte werden eingearbeitet. Für Erstkontakt bitte mail an mich oder anrufen unter 0039-3338880625. Ich freue mich auf Euch ! Gianni

Région: Istanbul

We are a very hard working Turkish couple running a dairy farm since 2000. Our operation is designed as a 200 head conventional dairy however we are trying to stop the monocultural,industrial way of producing.We are what we eat and we are after;economical,ecological and sociological sustainability.We there are willing to evolve our business into a more ecological farm.Our herd is the first "free of disease herd" in istanbul and we come clean since 9 years.I think having healthy certified cattle is very important if people other then your family will be participating in the daily production. We love our cows and we appreciate for the milk they produce. There is a doorstep fresh milk delivery service which we built and all of our customers feel part of the production.