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Kathrin stayed with us for 1 week and managed to clean up our overgrown veggie garden despite the inclement weather thrown at us! Her English is excellent which made communication very easy. She was clean and tidy around the house and very tolerant of our big puppy!
It was lucky that she was able to cook for herself as I'm not very familiar with
… read more the requirements of a vegan!! Anzac biscuits went down well!!! I'll be prepared for next time! Vern and I wish Kathrin all the best for her travels in Australia.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Olivia)
WOW!!! Olivia was an absolute pleasure to host! She is a fun, bubbly, helpful person and worked very enthusiastically in my garden. She showed initiative in the tasks that she was asked to do and I always knew where she was because of the singing 😅
I would welcome Olivia (and Emily, her friend,) back anytime and would definitely recommend her to
… read more future hosts.
Vom Workawayer (Olivia) für Host
WOW to say the least. I am extremely grateful to have had such a wonderful first workaway experience with Lyn and Vern. The work was straightforward and very enjoyable, we had spent our work days weeding, preparing garden beds and paving there walkway. When we weren’t working Lyn and Vern took us on many adventures and showed us many beautiful
… read more spots. They were both very accommodating and welcoming from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. I’d drop everything to go back, and to be able to eat Lynn’s fig cake again 😆
Vom Workawayer (Emily) für Host
Our stay with Lyn and Vern was absolutely amazing! They were happy to take us to many places around the area and taught us a lot about the native wildlife and lots about the birds! I truly can't express how grateful we are for the experiences and opportunities Lyn and Vern provided, they are very sweet and we really felt at home here. The work was
… read more fairly easy and fun to get a little dirty in the garden and then come in to a DELICIOUS meal made by Lyn in the evening, and super refreshing dips in their pool! I would love to stay with them again sometime!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Emily)
Emily and Olivia spent 1 week with us and I was an absolute pleasure! They were fun, willing and very capable! The main jobs were weeding and prepping vegetable garden and replacing about 30 pavers on a pathway! They were very easy to get on with and fitted in well with our routine. Would definitely recommend Emily and Olivia to future hosts.
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This is us enjoying a morning tea at Widecombe-in-the-Moor, UK. Vern looks like the cat that just had the cream...which he had!!
Cool off in the swimming pool after the hard work!
Kayaking and fishing on Saltwater lagoon.
Saltwater lagoon flowing into the ocean. One of our favourite local haunts.
Jimmy, one of our pet reptiles!
View to our house from the paddock.
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Kathrin stayed with us for 1 week and managed to clean up our overgrown veggie garden despite the inclement weather thrown at us! Her English is excellent which made communication very easy. She was clean and tidy around the house and very tolerant of our big puppy!
It was lucky that she was able to cook for herself as I'm not very familiar with
… read more the requirements of a vegan!! Anzac biscuits went down well!!! I'll be prepared for next time! Vern and I wish Kathrin all the best for her travels in Australia.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Olivia)
WOW!!! Olivia was an absolute pleasure to host! She is a fun, bubbly, helpful person and worked very enthusiastically in my garden. She showed initiative in the tasks that she was asked to do and I always knew where she was because of the singing 😅
I would welcome Olivia (and Emily, her friend,) back anytime and would definitely recommend her to
… read more future hosts.
Vom Workawayer (Olivia) für Host
WOW to say the least. I am extremely grateful to have had such a wonderful first workaway experience with Lyn and Vern. The work was straightforward and very enjoyable, we had spent our work days weeding, preparing garden beds and paving there walkway. When we weren’t working Lyn and Vern took us on many adventures and showed us many beautiful
… read more spots. They were both very accommodating and welcoming from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. I’d drop everything to go back, and to be able to eat Lynn’s fig cake again 😆
Vom Workawayer (Emily) für Host
Our stay with Lyn and Vern was absolutely amazing! They were happy to take us to many places around the area and taught us a lot about the native wildlife and lots about the birds! I truly can't express how grateful we are for the experiences and opportunities Lyn and Vern provided, they are very sweet and we really felt at home here. The work was
… read more fairly easy and fun to get a little dirty in the garden and then come in to a DELICIOUS meal made by Lyn in the evening, and super refreshing dips in their pool! I would love to stay with them again sometime!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Emily)
Emily and Olivia spent 1 week with us and I was an absolute pleasure! They were fun, willing and very capable! The main jobs were weeding and prepping vegetable garden and replacing about 30 pavers on a pathway! They were very easy to get on with and fitted in well with our routine. Would definitely recommend Emily and Olivia to future hosts.
Vom Workawayer (LinnaBuk) für Host
This was our first Workaway and we couldn't have gotten more lucky.
Lyn and Vern were both very kind, funny and immediately made us feel very welcome.
We stayed for a week and helped out in the garden with various tasks before cooling off in their amazing swimming pool and enjoying Lyn's delicious food!
Lyn and Vern introduced us to local
… read more animals, shared their travel experiences with us, helped out with our car equipment and took us on two very beautiful day trips.
We won't forget our time here and we are looking forward to returning one day.
Thank you Lyn and Vern!lDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (LinnaBuk)
Linna and Sarah were a pleasure to host! They fitted in really well for the week that they stayed. They were polite, respectful and fun guests. They worked very hard around the garden, completing tasks efficiently and showed plenty of initiative. Their English was very good and we had no trouble conversing with them. We wish them well in their
… read more future travels and maybe we will see them again one day!
Vom Workawayer (Rory & Charlotte) für Host
We spent a week at Lyn and Verns place and had a lovely stay. Our jobs mostly involved taking down damaged fences and clearing fallen branches. We stayed during summer so Lyn and Vern kindly made sure there was somewhere we could work in the shade. We loved playing with their very sweet dog, Dex, in our free time and cooling off in the pool after
… read more work was a luxury.
Lyn is a great cook and we loved her amazing veggie lasagne! We also enjoyed cooking for Vern when Lyn was away (particularly choosing which desert to make!). Lyn and Vern were great hosts - they gave us loads of tips for beautiful places to visit, let us paddle on their kayaks and taught us about their fruit trees and different types of bamboo. We had a great time when Vern took us to see a band play in the local tavern.
We felt so welcomed by Lyn and Vern (and of course Dex) that we were sad to leave! We'd definitely recommend them as workaway hosts add wish them all the best.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Nicole) für Host
Lyn and Vern were my first workaway hosts and I'm so glad they were. They were really nice and I had a great time. Lyn learned me everything I needed to know about gardening and took me on lovely trips after work. Vern took me on amazing bike rides and learned me a few chords on his guitar. I had an incredible time with them and of course also
… read more with their cute dog Dex! They both took me on a great trip during the weekend and I saw a lot of the area.
I'm really gonna miss them and the place I stayed. Thank you for everything!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Nicole)
It was a pleasure to have Nicole stay with us for 10 days. She confidently took on all tasks given to her and helped me out so much in the garden! It was quite hot while she was with us so really only worked a few hours in the mornings before cooling off in the swimming pool! She kindly introduced us to Stroopwafel biscuits which are now one of my
… read more favourite snacks! Vern and I wish Nicole all the best for her future travels and her future back in The Netherlands.
Vom Workawayer (Jordan Jake & Hendrik) für Host
Our stay at Lyn's and Vern's home was perfect and we would recommend everybody to come and work / live with both of them (and their lovely dog Dex(ter))! Unfortunetly, we only could stay for five days at their house and the time was running too fast, to be honest. (If we come back to Australia one day, we will sure visit them again!) Their big
… read more property is truely amazing and very well maintained. In the house we had our own big room with two beds and our own bathroom, which was great. In their organic garden Lyn is growing different kinds of fruits and vegetables, which she is also serving during lunch and dinner time. Part of our really hard work (hehe) was to remove trees, weeds and to level their footpath in the veggie garden. During the work Lyn was taking care of us and serving us "morning tea", which we enjoyed very much. After work we also jumped into their pool, which is next to their house and had (sometimes) a glass of water ^^. Lyn and Vern were very open minded people showing us the local area and introducing us to their friends during a very funny BBQ evening, so that we could feel like home from the very beginning! Durning our freetime they gave us some suggestions, what we should visit in the area and on our trip through Australia.
In general we enjoyed our stay very much and we would come back anytime!
Thank you Vern & Lyn! We hope to see ya again! - Hendrik & JordanDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Jordan Jake & Hendrik)
Jordan and Hendrik stayed on our little farm for 5 nights and were a pleasure to host!
They were enthusiastic helpers performing tasks very efficiently and thoroughly. They were great with our elderly demented dog and Jordan rolled around on the ground often with him!
They were polite and fun, made little noise and were easy to please with food
… read more requirements!
I would have no hesitation in recommending Jordan and Hendrik to other workaway hosts.
I will always remember them as my Cocopops, water-loving (hehehe) German boys!
I wish them all the best for the future. :-)
Vom Workawayer (Theresa & Julia) für Host
Lyn and Vern made our stay in Treena enjoyable. They showed us around and took us on wonderful trips. However, we wish the two of them were a bit more straightforward concerning things they didn't like, as the critisicm was unexpected for us. If we would have known earlier, we would have of course changed our behaviour. Nevertheless we learnt a
… read more lot about gardening and would highly recommend them to other workaways.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Theresa & Julia)
Theresa and Julia are 2 lovely young ladies who stayed with us for a week. They did lots of weeding, digging, mowing mulching in my veggie garden. They helped net fruit trees that flying foxes had been attacking! They fell in love with our Kelpie dog and regularly exercised him. They removed rusty barbed wire from a fence and did some pruning!
… read more They also enjoyed the excursions that we took them on. They spoke English very well but we were a little disappointed that sometimes at dinner they would talk to each other in German (which we don't understand) without translating for us. We did think this was a little naive and rude. But saying that, I would still recommend them to future hosts as they are young and inexperienced in life but willing to learn and try new things. They will benefit greatly from traveling in Australia and hopefully the experience will enrich their lives! They will always be welcome back here and we wish them all the best in their travels.
Vom Workawayer (ZHENGXIANGZI) für Host
Lyn and Vern are the most gergous couple that I've met.I stayed with them for a week and I hope we could share more time together. They are happy,interesting and handy people as well as artists.I felt very grateful that they can host me because I reached them out by last minute.And also,it is kind of furtune that they are going to China in three
… read more weeks so that I have the chance to teach them a little bit of Chinese language.They showed me around many beautiful views that only the locals have chance to see . We went to see the flooding ocean in a rainy day and it was the best experience of feeling the greatness of nature.We went to see the Manning River coming into the ocean where thousands of people witnessed the famouse whale Willy coming back to ocean home in 1994.They are both very knowledgable and willing to share what they know with me.We saw lots of Australian birds there as well as in their homeland.Just one week we had lots of fun together.They took me to friends gothering and we did rock climbing to the summit of a mountain which is said only suitable for experienced climbers.But for me it was the first time to climb and I made it with the help of them(they are definely experienced climbers).The other day I had the honor to enjoy a private concert performed by their band(Did I tell you that they are both artists not only in music but also in paiting and maybe other aspects that I don't know).They are also black-belt and I got the chance to attend their Taekwondoo class.As for the work, I don't think it can be called work.For me, it was part of fun and part of learning.I did mulching, weeding, picking up beautiful fruits, collecting manure and making Chinese dumplings as well as teaching Mandarin.They appreciated what I did and I really felt at home from the first second I met them.So many thanks to you, Lyn , Vern , and the good boy Dex.Wish you enjoy your trip in China.I will visit you back someday.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (ZHENGXIANGZI)
Sophia stayed with us for 1 week and we were very sorry to see her go. Her bright, bubbly personality and her enthusiasm for everything was infectious! Sophia worked hard and methodically and was eager to complete tasks given to her. She was polite, intuitive and had no problems fitting in with our busy lifestyle. She was able to teach us some
… read more basic Chinese words and her grasp of the English language was very good! I would have no hesitation in recommending this delightful young lady for any workaway situation. A good ambassador for her country!
Vom Workawayer (Lena & Pascale) für Host
Lynn and Vern are one of the kindest couples we stayed with. We felt really welcome at their home from the first second on. They took us around and showed us amazing views. We had a lot of nice conversations with them, so it never got boring :). All animals (except the snake) are great companions.
Thanks again for this wonderful week, we will
… read more never forget. We would definitly recommend these host for everyone.
(Don´t forget to call us, if you visit Germany)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Lena & Pascale)
Lena and Pascale stayed with us for a week on our little hobby farm. They were very willing and hardworking, nothing seemed to phase them! They fitted in with our active lifestyle even joining in with our Taekwondo classes! They were entertaining, knowledgeable and their grasp of the English language was excellent. They showed much initiative
… read more around the house and garden often doing little things without being asked. Lena even cooked dinner for us one night, a nice treat! I would have no hesitation in recommending Lena and Pascale to other workaway hosts and we wish them both well in the future.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Anne & Rebekka)
This was our first time of hosting "workawayers" and Anne and Rebekka made it a very pleasing experience. They fitted into our lives very easily and were very willing and hard workers around the property. Their grasp of the English language was incredible and they taught us a few Danish words and made dinner for us one night! It could have been
… read more awkward as they were here over the New Year period but they fitted in extremely well participating in our big New Years Eve party. The cultural exchange between us was mutual and Vern and I learnt a lot about Denmark and hope to visit Anne and Rebekka in Denmark one day. It was an absolute pleasure to host Anne and Rebekka and would have no hesitation in recommending them to any future hosts! :-)
Vom Workawayer (Anne & Rebekka) für Host
Staying with Lyn and Vern is the perfect WorkAway experience! We stayed two weeks in their amazing home surrounded by beautiful nature. We had our own big bedroom and bathroom and the food was really good.
Lyn and Vern are great at telling about the local area and Australia in general and we exchanged a lot of culture during our visit.
We were
… read more treated like friends and were invited around to their friends, and it felt like being at home.
We mostly worked in the veggie garden and a bit cleaning. We had lots of free time and we got to see a lot of the local beaches, a koala park and other attractions. The Taree and Old Bar area is beautiful and gives lots of opportunities including seeing wallabies in the back yard :D
Lyn, Vern and of cause the dog, Dex, were amazing to stay with and we would highly recommend them to any other workawayer! :)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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