Come and help us with our eco-guest house in the middle of the wilderness!

Latvia

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We are Toby, Ulla and our boys Alistair, Luke and Oliver in Latvia.

We live 150 m from the Baltic Sea in the middle of nature and we have built an award winning eco-guest house.

Anyone who would like to come and help out in exchange for lodgings, a chance to sit in peace with good food and company, is very welcome. We have a variety of things to do, you won't be bored!
Type of help
Gardening
Building
Babysitting / child care
Cooking / shopping
General Maintenance
Help with Eco project
Help in the house
Helping with Tourists
Art project
Teaching
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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What's this?
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
A chance to meet lots of eco-minded guests from all over Europe, spend time with a lovely family that has travelled the world, and enjoy the wonderful nature.
Help
There are lots of jobs including running the guesthouse, maintaining the land, activities with guests and doing stuff with our lovely 3 boys. We often try to set an achievable mini project which the volunteer can choose when possible and we like creativity and originality.

We would also really welcome someone who knows how to construct simple wooden structures for children. We want to develop our natural children's area more this summer.

We will try to give jobs and projects that fit the kind of work that the volunteer is interested in and we are open and flexible.

The main thing we look for is for a volunteer to be happy, positive and to have a 'can do' attitude to life

Thanks and look froward to hearing from you!
Languages spoken
English, Latvian, Estonian, Russian, Livonian
Accommodation
We have a choice of accommodation. If the guesthouse is not full, we can offer a room there, we also have a little separate house where visitors can stay. It is quite basic but fine to live in. We also have the campsite shower and toilet block. We will take care of the cooking unless you have a dish you are willing to share with us, and you will be looked after.

Anyone who wants to just sleep in a tent is also very welcome, it is the middle of nature after all.
What else ...
There are lots of things to do in nature, it is a beautiful area with different habitats, and you can walk for hours without seeing anyone. We are next to the sea so you can swim every day, run on the beach etc.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two

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10/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jeanine & Louis ) for host

Nous avons très peu vu Toby et Ulla qui ont pu prendre quelques jours de vacances sans les enfants. C’est Ingrida qui a donc été notre référente. Elle a été aux petits soins pour nous, mais notre difficulté de language ne nous a pas permis de discuter mais les gestes et l’attention suffisent parfois. La guesthouse est située dans un lieu… read more

(Excellent )

10/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Nele) for host

After almost two weeks at Ulla's and Toby's guesthouse, I had a really hard time leaving:

The location and the guesthouse itself are simply stunning: close to the beach and in such a calm environment, it's a great place to rest. Ulla and Toby (who seemed to be running mostly on coffee :P) were always super friendly and their boys are so lovely.… read more

(Excellent )

12/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Mark)

We were fortunate enough to have Mark stay with us for around a month. He is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, he worked independently and diligently and helped us out in many ways. Thanks Mark from all of us, you are welcome back any time!

(Excellent )

06/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Mark) for host

I stayed about three weeks with Ulla, Toby and their three kids at their fantastic place right at the shore of the Baltic Sea. I felt immediately welcomed and home. I got my own room and had always great and plenty food - most of the time cooked by Inga :D
I loved the work which was mostly gardening - clearing trenches, cutting branches and… read more

(Excellent )

09/10/2017

Left by Workawayer (Oleksandr) for host

Toby, Ula and other people around are cool, and the location is great. I spent a nice week with them with the main work being digging the trench:)

(Excellent )

12/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (Virginia) for host

I spent almost 3 weeks at Toby's guesthouse in the middle of nowhere, and I will say that being in the middle of nowhere is quite refreshing. Aside from how unseasonably cold it was for mid-August, there was so much beauty and tranquility to behold. And those sunsets were magnificent.

I enjoyed working with Inga in the kitchen and I may have… read more

(Very good )

01/08/2017

Left by Workawayer (Jeremiah & Danielle) for host

We had the most amazing time in Latvia with Toby, Ulla and co. The kids were so sweet and our two boys had a blast playing with them. The place is beautiful and Anderis and Inge were great to work with. We hope to go back someday and will definitely stay in touch. Thanks for everything, guys.

(Excellent )

25/07/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Jeremiah & Danielle)

Jeremiah, Danielle and their boys stayed with us for about a week, and immediately fit in and were very helpful indeed. The two boys are lovely and got on with our sons very well, which was lovely for all of us. Thanks guys, enjoy the rest of your trip and stay in touch!

(Excellent )

25/07/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Veronika)

Veronika was an absolute dream to have around. Always helpful, smiley, looking for things to do. She brought an incredible energy to our place and was fantastic with the children. We all wish Veronika every success in the future and lots of wonderful experiences, and she is very welcome to return to us any time for as long as she likes. Take care… read more

(Excellent )

05/07/2017

Left by Workawayer (Veronika) for host

I can't find right words to explain how lucky I was to have this lovely family as my first workaway experience. The very first day they told me to feel like at home and in fact they made me feel like I was at home. Such a beautiful place with amasing nature and my passion-the sea in 150 m from home. I spent three weeks there and it was kind of… read more

(Excellent )

05/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (Emilia) for host

Last summer me and my friend stayed with Toby, Ulla, Alistair and Luke for about two weeks. Their guest house is awesome and it is located near beautiful, isolated beach and forest full of mushrooms and berries. During my stay I had to clean up rooms in guest house, do some gardening and sometimes cook . They provided us amazing and unforgettable… read more

(Very good )

25/10/2016

Left by Workawayer (Julio) for host

This was my very first experience at workaway! I stayed around 3 weeks with Toby, Ulla, Allistair and Luke in their beautiful and cozy home surrounded by a peaceful atmosphere full of nature and just few meters away from miles of beach coast! Working was relaxing and about having fun; every single day I made something different mostly around the… read more

(Excellent )

17/08/2016

Left by Workawayer (Lydia) for host

I had a wonderful time with Ulla, Toby, Alistair and little Luke. They really made me feel like part of the family which made my stay very nice and relaxed.
There was always something to do around the gueshouse, garden or just playing with the children but it never felt like hard work and I still had penty of time to myself and to explore the… read more

(Excellent )

08/08/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Lydia)

Lydia was an absolute dream to have around. She worked independently and always found something to do, we never had to ask her to do anything and she felt like one of the family straight away. Lydia is a wonderful young lady with the world at her feet. Charming, funny and absolutely amazing with children.

Lydia, I wish you every success in… read more

(Excellent )

01/09/2015

Left by Workawayer (Ollie) for host

Tommy and I spent 3 weeks with Toby, Ulla and Alistair back in May. We had such a great time and felt thoroughly involved throughout.

Toby needed a lot of work doing around the land, i.e cutting wood, trimming grass and de-weeding of the pond etc etc
It was fantastic and we were given so much freedom to work and felt inclined and part of the… read more

(Excellent )

08/08/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Ollie)

Ollie and Tommy were absolute stars. They helped doing a range of things, worked independently, were fantastic with my boy and are always full of positive energy. Thanks guys, you are welcome here anytime.

I'm sure you're having a banging summer, enjoy!

(Excellent )

05/10/2013

Left by Workawayer (Helge & Lilli) for host

Ulla´s and Toby ´s place is wonderfull.
we enjoyed our time there and our little project. they tusted us and we work very independent. It´s a great place to have a workaway time.
We wish you a fantastic time in India and all the best for the future and your nice plans!

(Excellent )

14/09/2013

Left by host for Workawayer (Helge & Lilli)

Helge and Lilly did a great job.

We set them a project to build a tree house and the did really well creating a bespoke piece of functional art to be enjoyed by children and adult guests for years to come.

Thanks guys!

(Very good )

14/09/2013

Left by host for Workawayer (Claire)

Claire was fantastic. Lovely, bubbly girl and helped in all kinds of ways.

We wish you all the best Claire!

(Excellent )

02/09/2013

Left by host for Workawayer (Johannes)

Johannes is an amazing guy, very hard working, positive and creative person. We absolutely loved having him in our place and really felt like he was part of our family. He is very independent, we could completely trust everything he was doing and didn't need to worry about anything. He has made some amazing changes to our place that would have… read more

(Excellent )

26/07/2013

Left by Workawayer (Johannes) for host

In July 2013, I worked at Toby's and Ulla's place and had a wonderful time there. The camp site is beautifully situated close to a very remote village, Mikeltornis, right by a wonderful beach and surrounded by forest. My work mainly consisted of reconquering an abandoned field by cutting bushes and trees in order to make it usable for camping.… read more

(Excellent )

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