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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
12 Oct 2022
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11
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Description
from half february till May 2022
We are a married, dutch couple, 55+ university studies nursing and engineering.
We live for 10 years at a quinta (formerly an old bakery) with 3 red cats and a black one, and lots of land around the house with a pond.
But the garden walls falling apart and weeds is growing to high, also we like to cultivate parts with tracks, and the house needs some general maintenance. .
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Things of interest: conversation about filosofy/orchids/nature/arts/books/electronics and humor/food/drinks.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
we can show you in the portugese way of living on the campo and in a small town. Teach portugues,
And we can show you around in the area and can show you the art of nullity. :)
Help
We need help with the garden (mowing, fixing some walls, cleaning the pond etc..)
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Accommodation
a small luxuriously separated wooden house (near to the main house) with kitchen, living and bathroom, bedroom. (see last tree foto's).
What else ...
Lagos da Beira is a Portuguese Eden in the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (6)
The land is stunning and we had a wonderful ‘little house’ to stay in with a fire and big windows to admire the amazing view.
We fell in love with the four cats and looked after them as if they were our own, all… read more
They cut the grass and chopped wood and spoiled the cats rotten😊
They had some problems to solve and did it creative.
They are very enthousiastly workawayers.
We wanted them to take care for our 4 cats for 5 weeks,
but they also cut the grass cut trees cleaned up all the quinta!! excellent!! we where very happy with whem.
They are great workers , flexible, when there are problems they solve the problem themselves.
The time we spend together was good fun ,… read more
It was our second workaway experience and we stayed at their beautiful wooden home with huge windows overlooking the gorgeous scenery.
We stayed for about 3 months and our experience was very useful in many ways. We learnt much about the culture in Portugal (pros and cons) and we also gained experience of what it… read more
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The land is stunning and we had a wonderful ‘little house’ to stay in with a fire and big windows to admire the amazing view.
We fell in love with the four cats and looked after them as if they were our own, all… read more
They cut the grass and chopped wood and spoiled the cats rotten😊
They had some problems to solve and did it creative.
They are very enthousiastly workawayers.
We wanted them to take care for our 4 cats for 5 weeks,
but they also cut the grass cut trees cleaned up all the quinta!! excellent!! we where very happy with whem.
They are great workers , flexible, when there are problems they solve the problem themselves.
The time we spend together was good fun ,… read more
It was our second workaway experience and we stayed at their beautiful wooden home with huge windows overlooking the gorgeous scenery.
We stayed for about 3 months and our experience was very useful in many ways. We learnt much about the culture in Portugal (pros and cons) and we also gained experience of what it… read more
His works is good, he is punctual and is willing to help with anything
He made us a real "churrasco brasileiro" :)
Perhaps we meet again!!
Angela and Nico
Hard working with excellent skills and a big sense of responsibility.
They did a good job with wood harvesting and Morgan " got her first tree"....
They both had a good sense of humor, so we had good conversations.
We really enjoyed their company!!!!.
We spent 6 weeks with Angela and Nico. What a surprising and pleasant place! What a great host!
Angela and Nico are open-minded people, as well as a great general culture, which offers beautiful conversations.
They also know how to deal with each other's skills and shortcomings, and in this way they made sure that we felt at ease in our… read more
It was good fun and a pleasure to have you with us for many weeks.
You where a big help with all the work we had to do and you also showed initiative. The things you did where great .
The walls look beautiful , the road with bricks very nice and all the plants are very happy with the electronical water system.
You have a… read more
Nico and Angela live in a house which they converted from an old community bakery with a very beautiful private guest house which we stayed in.… read more
