Profile information
Host rating
60 %
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Description
Me and my wife, Lucia, moved to France nearly 3 years ago to live a simpler and more sustainable life close to the mountains where we enjoy hiking, snowboarding and cycling. Our house is a Maison Maitre with 3.5 hectares of land and situated about 40 mins north of the Pyrenees. We work remotely in the UK and, in the summer, run a Chambre D'hotes for guests. Out of season, we are busy working on our many projects both inside the house, and out in the gardens. And any moment we get, we head off to the mountains!
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
We are a truly pan European family, I am from England and my wife is from Slovakia, whilst our daughter was born in France. We live in a community that consists of locals, and other English speaking residents from UK, Holland, Denmark and more, Also, guests staying with us will experience being in one of the most rural parts of France, a rare opportunity to get away from an increasingly noisy and polluted world, a real opportunity to reconnect with nature.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Work at our place varies greatly from year to year. Examples of projects we are currently undertaking: Utility room build in the barn, patio around the swimming pool, conversion of the pig house into a gite. There is also always work to do in the gardens - pruning trees, cutting grass, fencing and working in the vegetable garden.
Accommodation
We live in a 5 bedroom Maison de Maitre with 3.5 hectares of land. Workawayers will be given one of our guest rooms with en-suite bathroom. Food can be flexible where Workawayers can sit down with us for meals, but also cook for themselves in the guest kitchen using supplied fresh and dry goods.
What else ...
Our home is quite remote but we do have markets and shops within 10-20 minute drives. Main towns are Toulouse: 1.5 hours, Pau - 50 mins, Tarbes - 40 mins. We live about 35 mins from the mountains where there are unlimited options for stunning hiking trips. There are also several ski resorts. We also have the use of some bicycles for exploring the local area. The Atlantic Coast (Biarittz) is only a couple of hours away. There is little / no public transport where we are so a car is recommended.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
