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15 Apr 2024
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Description
Looking for someone with some level of building skill, carpentry, brickwork, mechanical etc to help building / landscaping etc.
We have purchased an amazingly beautiful piece of land on a lake that we now live at :)
We have built our own completely self sustainable tiny house on wheels and lots of infrastructure on our land...
We're an extreme sports couple that has been living off grid for about 12 years now and we want to transfer our knowledge of solar and wind energy into making our own home. We used to run our kitesurfing school in the summer in Turkey and move to Bulgaria in the winter for the beautiful snowy mountains that allow us to snowboard, snowkite and speedfly but now we're kinda full time in Bulgaria.
I'm British and I used to work for many years as a professional builder / carpenter all over the world and with the experience of living in a motorhome and a caravan we built our own eco off-grid tiny house on wheels.
My wife is Bulgarian and she works as a php developer remotely from home and occasionally makes trips to the capital (Sofia).
We have a very happy 6 yo boy.
We're a very easy going family that loves cooking food from all over the world.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workawayers will learn top end carpentry / engineering / electrical / building, solar and many other skills that I have acquired from working in all of these industries for the last 30 years.
Help
Someone with basic carpentry skills or all round general building skills with an eye for detail. Someone to help me with the construction of our tiny house and landscaping ready to move our house to its final position.
We offer food, beer, superb organic Cabernet Sauvignon made here along with accommodation and if you're skilled then also a wage on top of this.
Languages spoken
Bulgarian: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Clean equipped caravan with shower, sink, hot and cold running water, stove and toilet with 230v solar electric.
What else ...
On the days I cannot build I usually go speedflying / paragliding (I'd be happy to teach you) 30 minutes away from where we live at the beautiful Bulgarian mountain ranges. In the other direction 30 min away is the second biggest city in Bulgaria - Plovdiv which has just been voted European city of Culture 2019. Right next to us is the town of Hisarya that is a hot mineral spa resort perfect for a relaxing day out or you can just relax and chill in the tranquillity of where we live.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
any size
Can possibly accept pets
any pets
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5 days pw 5 hours per day
Feedback (9)
Extremely helpful in every aspect, kind and considerable and absolutely amazing with our young child and absolutely lovely to have around :)
Highly recommended if she contacts you.
Extremely helpful in any tasks given to him, prepared to help out with anything, happy to just dig in and work alone also.
Lovely company over dinner and in general.
Highly recommended if he contacts you :)
He is extremely skilled and knowledgeable with anything mechanical and has many other skills to offer also.
Lovely conversation, super easy to get along with, willing to help out no matter what and amazing with our 3 year old also.
Highly recommend this lovely guy if he… read more
Thanks you for your confidence to let me work on your Land Rover, unfortunately the valve was bended😟
Your land is the perfect place to get all the wild energy, and I think it's the best place to grow up your son !
I wish you the… read more
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Extremely helpful in every aspect, kind and considerable and absolutely amazing with our young child and absolutely lovely to have around :)
Highly recommended if she contacts you.
Extremely helpful in any tasks given to him, prepared to help out with anything, happy to just dig in and work alone also.
Lovely company over dinner and in general.
Highly recommended if he contacts you :)
He is extremely skilled and knowledgeable with anything mechanical and has many other skills to offer also.
Lovely conversation, super easy to get along with, willing to help out no matter what and amazing with our 3 year old also.
Highly recommend this lovely guy if he… read more
Thanks you for your confidence to let me work on your Land Rover, unfortunately the valve was bended😟
Your land is the perfect place to get all the wild energy, and I think it's the best place to grow up your son !
I wish you the… read more
I might should notice, that they eat asian food 90% of the time, but that was fine for me.
I wish you all the best for the tiny house and that you get it… read more
Great company to have around and totally respectful of giving us space also.
Highly recommended if he asks to come to you and you are welcome back any time dude :)
Neil is a very skillful lad and has build himself a beautiful tiny house (amazing welding skills: really unbelieveable!)
Kai is a really joyful kid who loves bubbles and Vanny is… read more
They spent almost 10 weeks helping us to get towards our goals and were superb in every aspect of everything and anything ;)
Mature, capable,… read more
Scotty has kindly been to help us twice in the last two years and we cant wait to see him again ;)
The first time 2 years ago Scott stayed with us for 3 months and was an invaluable help timber framing our tiny house to an immaculate finish, He has very good carpentry skills among others.
The second… read more
Neil knows his stuff and anyone willing to pay attention and work hard… read more
Highly recommend to all genuine hosts ;)
We had the pleasure of Ali's superb company for 3 week's and we were both very sad to see him go but hopefully he will return to finish the project with me when he can :)
Ali is an intelligent, conversational, occasionally funny all round great guy capable of working to a high standard and fast… read more
He and his wife are treating me as their best friends. I can not say how much they are… read more
