Come hang out with our three dogs in Malhada do Cervo, Central Portugal

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  Description

  Hi, potential workawayer(s)!
  
  We're Ben & Louise, a young-ish Irish couple living in Central Portugal. As you may have guessed from our pictures, we're very much dog people and have three - Kacamak, Bambi, and Pippa (in descending order of size). Occasionally, we'll be looking for people to house and dog-sit for us while we're away in Ireland. These can be pretty long stints, so it'd be great to have someone around who's chill with dogs. Other times, it may be that I'll need a little help with some sort of wacky project I'm working on in the garden or on the house itself.
  
  
  About the place...
  
  
  Where we live is pretty rural. There are about 25 people in our village, and there's no shop or cafe. Fear not, though, as these are all things that can be found within a few kilometers' radius. Having a car is a bit of a necessity around here.
  
  
  The main draw of the area isn't the shopping or the nightlife, though. Around here, it's all about the nature and having an afternoon beer or 5 with the locals. If you speak Portuguese, great. If not, it's not a big deal. Plenty of people around here also speak English and/or French. There's also a vibrant immigrant community that hosts events and parties, so if you're feeling sociable, we can connect you with our network of people. For the active folks, there are ample marked trails that are great for hiking and mountain biking.
  
  
  The houses themselves are all mod cons. There's mains electricity, heating, and a pretty intricate internet setup, so if you happen to work remotely, you'll easily have the means here to do so (100-200Mbps). We also have a nice big garden full of fruit trees with an amazing view over the valley.
  
  
  If this sort of workaway appeals to you, feel free to get in touch with us and tell us a bit about yourself. Having been workawayers ourselves in the past, we'd like to think that we know what makes a good host.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Animal Care

  Light maintenance

  House & pet sitting
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  Interests

  

  Writing

  

  Music

  

  History

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Blogging

  

  Animals

  

  Mountain

  

  Events & social

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Pets

  

  Culture

  

  Self development

  

  Movies & TV
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  There's always something happening in one village or another, quite often with traditional Portuguese music, food, and drinks. We'll make sure you're in the loop

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  Help

  At the moment, it's dog-sitting over the Christmas period.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Irish: Intermediate
  Portuguese: Intermediate
  German: Beginner
  French: Beginner
  Serbo-Croatian: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Choice of own 2-bed apartment or main house if dog-sitting.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  You'll easily be able to work around us. We're both remote workers

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There's enough space to park up.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Cats probably wouldn't work. Any other pets are all good, so long as they get on well with others.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  Kacamak (9 months)

  The biggest of the three, also the youngest and most sociable. Loves everyone and everything.

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