Garden help in the Ria Formosa, Portugal

Portugal

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15
Last activity
26/01/2022
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76.5 %
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within 21 days
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2022

Min stay requested: at least a week

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Description
I’m Cedric, a Belgian 33 years old engineer who turned into the tourism industry to host guests in rental houses that my grandparents renovated. The place is located near the beach, with lots of sun, in the south of Portugal.
I’m looking for company and help during the lockdown and I’m happy to let you discover a new region inside a fabulous natural park: the Ria Formosa.
If you’re interested to get some new experiences and like gardening, this could be your next stop!
The volunteers will not be working for the business but help me maintain my personal house in exchange of accommodation.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I’m Belgian working in Portugal since 3 years now. mechanical engineer with a complete career change into tourism. We can talk and exchange about life and work experiences. I traveled 50+ countries and lived in different places such as Cairo, Indonesia, Sweden, France, Belgium, Portugal.
Help
The garden maintenance is the main request for help: take care of the garden, trim bushes and trees, prepare the land to Grow fruits and vegetables, maintain the irrigation system, collect fruits and vegetables, keep the garden clean.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
This host offers a language exchange
I can help you with some of the languages I speak and I’m happy to improve my Portuguese
Accommodation
Shared House with double and single beds, we will try to match as possible.
The kitchen is available to cook in the morning and lunch.
In the evening we cook on turns, share meals and food expenses.
I'm a good cook and food lover who enjoys making people discover new tastes. Get to know New food, new cuisine, lots of seafood and fresh fish available here.
What else ...
Enjoy the sun 300 days a year.
You can go for hikes in the neighborhood, go to the beach by bike.
We have one shared bike available for the volunteers.
We can arrange kayaks / bikes rental.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
parking space available
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
15 per week

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(4.8)

Cultural exchange:
(4.7)

Communication:
(5.0)

05/12/2021

Left by Workawayer (Rahel & Julia) for host

We spend one week at Cedrics beautiful place and in was a very nice experience . He wrote us very spontaneously and luckily we had the time to come ! The house is really idyllic and close to the sea . We did some renovation work and helped cleaning the garden . Cedric is a very friendly and caring guy and we felt really comfortable at his place .… read more

(Excellent )

19/07/2021

Left by Workawayer (Timon) for host

Cedric was my first Workaway host. He is a really spontaneous and friendly guy and really helped me out in a bad situation in which I stumbled in. Even though I only stayed 10 days with Cedric I highly appreciate the opportunity to work for him and that he gave me the trust and the chance to stay in one of his houses completely by myself (and also… read more

(Excellent )

20/06/2021

Left by Workawayer (Laura) for host

sorry for the late feedback!
Cedric was an amazing host and I felt really lucky to of had the opportunity to volunteer at his beautiful properties in the Algarve. I made friends through this project which I'm sure will be friends for life. the work was very relaxed, painting, sanding, cleaning and helping to cook daily meals. Meal times were… read more

(Excellent )

05/06/2021

Left by Workawayer (Sebastiaan) for host

It is a great location to be.
The jobs are various and interesting.
Cedric and Nilton are nice and friendly guys.

Thanks for taking me on, on short notice!
Take care and maybe till next time!

(Excellent )

17/05/2021

Left by Workawayer (Roberto) for host

I arrived at Cedric's house after a weird Workaway experience. I've to say that he totally respects what he offers. He's a very interesting person, really polite and incredibly welcoming. I spent there just one week but it was amazing, I would recommend him to everyone.
I've never painted in my life before but he's super helpful and happy to… read more

(Excellent )

02/04/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Victorien )

Victorien was the first volunteer to be recommended through another workawayer and we've been matching along really well. We're both into the DJ scene, love music although a bit different genres we had a lot of fun during the "aways". He has been recommending the experience to other volunteers and we've had a great crew at the place thanks to him.… read more

(Excellent )

01/04/2021

Left by Workawayer (Victorien ) for host

First of all, Cedric is really nice person to stay with.Really helpfull, attentive, open minded and really fun. These traits are reflecting on the team which was here. Indeed, people from all around the world, age and background mixed, which is really enriching. So, on the personal aspect, I loved the experience, a great place to have fun.
The… read more

(Excellent )

21/03/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Rafael & Flávia Fernanda)

Very nice, motivated and proactive couple that did a great job. We haven’t had a lot of contact but I’m sure we will meet again shortly. Thank you!

(Excellent )

21/03/2021

Left by Workawayer (Rafael & Flávia Fernanda) for host

Cedric was an excellent host, very polite and from the beginning always very attentive, we express our thanks for the hospitality and for leaving the doors open for us to return, for two weeks we had the possibility to learn to work with paintings in one of his houses for vacation rental in the beautiful Ria Formosa region. Good luck and see you… read more

(Excellent )

23/02/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Alicia & Romain)

Alicia and her boyfriend Romain were exceptional volunteers. Very fun, very flexible. Enjoying the work and sharing good moments with the other volunteers in the house. Alicia makes great crepes! Romain likes to be challenged. He enjoys to try forbidden food (he has problems with dairy products and nuts but still likes to try them sometimes). I… read more

(Excellent )

22/02/2021

Left by Workawayer (Alicia & Romain) for host

This workaway was not a simple job it was a real family. We passed 3 weeks (my boyfriend and me) with Cedric and other volunteers.
The mood of the project was so friendly and we made real friends. We met together after the project.
Cedric is a flexible person, who like to discuss about a lot of subjects. He has WONDERFUL houses (but the jacuzzis… read more

(Excellent )

20/01/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Norbert & Rita)

Exactly the reason why I love workaway! To discover persons you would not hang out with by chance. Norbert is a rock and roll artist, a guitarist and a drummer with a completely different music taste than me, has a very funny character and a lot of personality. We matched on the artistic energy level and had good times laughing about art, girls,… read more

(Excellent )

20/01/2021

Left by Workawayer (Norbert & Rita) for host

It was a great opportunity to use my artistic skills,and work easily together in a megical atmosphere. For me its always a great moment to meet with a person from another place,with another lifestyle,and found the same rythm. Cedric is very welcoming, and a person with the youth energie. We crossed the natural parks,the city and the beach with… read more

(Excellent )

15/01/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Cormac)

Cormac was my first workawayer, a very positive experience, and i can only recommend him which I already did successfully after he left from my place. We had a very good energy working and living together. We had amazing meals cooking together, had some great talks, shared interesting life experiences. I enjoyed it a lot and it certainly motivates… read more

(Excellent )

14/01/2021

Left by Workawayer (Cormac) for host

Cedric is a great host with beautiful properties in a wonderful part of the Algarve. I stayed for a couple of weeks before Christmas and I was very lucky to do so! The work was varied, relating to all aspects of rental property maintenance. Cedric is a intelligent, busy and hard working guy who is very passionate about his business! He is a… read more

(Very good )

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