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Hi I'm Frances, a British woman just finishing renovating an old farm, surrounded by natural beauty, peace and quiet and starry nights, in the Triglav National Park in Slovenia. The area is popular with hikers, and tourists visiting the stunning lakes of Bled and Bohinj which are each just 30, and 20 mins drive away.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
You'll experience living quietly, simply, in nature, semi off grid, getting eggs from my chickens. I know the local area and will take you out to do fun stuff in your time off if you'd like. I'm a native English speaker so I'm happy to help anyone with practising their English.
Aide
There are lots of things to do ! Good for a fit enough person who enjoys being outdoors in the sun and the fresh air! For example moving wood around, garden landscaping, moving earth, and some digging, weeding. Clearing and cleaning out the barn, stacking boxes. Wood and branches to be moved and stacked and burned.
Also easy rough style plastering of the stone walls in the inside and outside of the barn, with natural lime render. Also some repointing of the stonework. Easy and quite relaxing when you get used to it, and you get a nice sense of achievement.
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Langues parlées
Anglais: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
Hébergement
If there are no tourist guests in the downstairs apartment you will stay in the apartment which has a 5 start rating online ... a lovely large double bedroom room , en suite bathroom.
If the apartment is occupied with tourists (which is most of the summer) , then the option is to share the upstairs apartment with me, which is where I live, which is also lovely with fantastic views. There is a mezzanine loft style guest bedroom (with restricted headroom). It has a fence around it but it doesn't have solid walls. So it's visually private but it is not sound private if you see what I mean.
Autres infos...
You can walk/ hike in any direction and its gorgeous! There are waterfalls rivers and mountains! But I imagine you'd like to spend most of your time enjoying the lakes. (Bled and Bohinj). I have a SUP you can borrow (which takes two people!) And I have a car you can borrow. Public transport to my village from the valley is only a few times a day. Proper shops are 15 minutes away. The lake is 20 minutes away.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
The internet connection is slow. You can stream a movie but uploading large files takes a long time.
Espace pour garer des vans
I accomodate a camper van! There is also electricity access if you'd like it.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
I have a dog who gets on with other dogs but not cats! If you bring dog it would need to get on with free range chickens
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (17)
She explained all the tasks clearly and patiently, even when we were unexperienced beforehand. She really gives… read more
Evelien en Marjolein are very can do and very capable and learn new skills very fast. In fact they embrace every task and make it their own, and totally seem to have fun with it. And most importantly do everything really well! I just let them… read more
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Exactitude du profil:
(4.9)
Échange culturel:
(4.8)
Communication:
(4.8)
She explained all the tasks clearly and patiently, even when we were unexperienced beforehand. She really gives… read more
Evelien en Marjolein are very can do and very capable and learn new skills very fast. In fact they embrace every task and make it their own, and totally seem to have fun with it. And most importantly do everything really well! I just let them… read more
The people were extremely welcoming and I learned so much about British and Slovenian culture.
Frances also is a Wim Hof Method instructor so I especially loved the Icebaths we did almost everyday and… read more
Frances is energy, happy, enthusiastic and wonderful human being. She taught me plastering and we did it together :) It was very nice experience. Frances knows all beautiful places around and gladly advise you something.
If you… read more
We spent a week at Frances place, and oh boy, it was a splendid one for sure! She is one of the most interesting person, we ever met. Her home is beautiful, daring, and stylish. The property is in a breathtaking location whit a view on the Alps. Everything was just great!
The work was good, mainly property… read more
Our day started with the sun rise, the first rays of sun came in through the big window and I woke up every day with an incredible feeling of… read more
Since the moment she picked me up at the train station everything was fun. Knowleagble and generous woman, with a full of energy soul and an admirable lifestyle.
The mountains, lakes and surrondings are amazing. I still can’t believe that I lived three weeks in that paradise. I had my private room in a super cozzy and… read more
That sums it up. Basically don't read this review further... just click 'yes' to JP...See how easy I just made that for you! But I suppose you'd like me to expand. OK I will. I chose JP because he said he had skills. And that was true. But skills… read more
But the highlight of… read more
Joe already loved Slovenia and so during his stay introduced me to as many things Slovenian as I did him ! A true cultural exchange . Not only that but he was full of great stories, haikus, music and Bon viveur- ness ! More cultural exchange. Not only that he was a strong master wood chopper , and learnt new skills…… read more
She has a slice of Slovenian paradise, if you appreciate nature and it’s ever changing landscape, then you’ll love a Workaway here….you can’t tire of the drive down to Lake Bohinj, it’s just wonderful...
You’ll work hard but be rewarded with a lot of insight & outdoor fun ~ we… read more
Her small farm is located between the mountains. It's a quiet and peaceful place to stay with a lot of possibilities for outdoor activities.
I was helping her with different small jobs: painting, wood constructions… read more
Oh and by the way... Max is BRILLIANT!
He built a small traditional looking wooden roof for a pump
He mended and painted garden furnture.
He's very handy and knows his way around DIY tools.
He can problem solve and work alone on a project very happily, and quickly. He seemed enthusiastic about the potential of making my house… read more
Experienced workawayers! Feels so good to give over a 'troublesome' task or something that needs problem solving / a bit of thinking and a few hours later its done!
They know their way around tools, and DIY and basic construction. They are creative ! They made me two stone steps (for the two front doors), which required… read more
The life Frances has created for herself up there in the Triglav National Park is inspiring. Not only is her home beautiful, but the area surrounding it is unbelievable. I was constantly surrounded by mountains and nature, free to explore by foot or… read more
He was happy to learn new skills and built a super little stone wall round my water pump.
He seemed more than happy to quietly work away to his podcasts doing strenous/ monotonous task of chipping off old plaster from the house, which I'd been only achieving slowly over many… read more
The work was strenuous but satisfying and we were happy to learn new skills (lime rendering and repointing) taught well by a patient Frances!
The house is a beautiful, picturesque renovation set in the Koprivnik Plateau. The food was delicious and… read more
But luckily for the Workaway community they are shining their light on other hosts' projects! Basically if you get these guys you hit the jackpot. Anything I asked them to do they embraced it and seemed to really enjoy it becasue they were always smiling and laughing. They had a great… read more
Frances is super lovely and has a very nice humor. When we finished work we had Gin Tonic and we ate quite often tasty Wraps:)
Frances also gave us lifts for hikes, we went on small trips together or we could take her car and… read more
