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We are a retired couple who have an older house in Salhus. Salhus is located in the western part of Norway and about 20 km outside Bergen city and by one of the beautiful fjords of western Norway. It is only about 60 meters to the bus stop where you can take a bus to Bergen city.
We have had good help from workaway people for several years now and met many incredibly nice people. This year we hope to meet new ones, and it would be nice if someone could help us with some painting and maintenance of the house and garden, and some tidying and cleaning.
We have cats in the house, so it may be a problem if you are allergic.
We also have some chickens. The chickens are on our farm in the summer, but in the winter we have them in a small chicken coop behind our house in Salhus.
You will be served a selection of Norwegian food, but we will of course try to cook food that you also like.
We usually eat the main meals together with our guests, but you are free to cook your own food if you prefer. And we appreciate it if you make your own breakfast and evening meals as it makes it much easier for us.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Gardening
Sailing / Boating
Pets
DIY & crafts
Drawing & painting
Writing
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
There is the possibility of hiking in mountains and nature.
Bathe in the sea (if the weather and the temperature is nice).
There is a bathing place 100 meters below the house, or you can go to a sea bath in the city.
And there is the possibility of fishing.
Salhus is located on the outskirts of Bergen city, which is the second largest city in Norway.
So you have the opportunity to see the city if you want.
Bergen is an old city and therefore a much-visited tourist destination.
Help
We have an older house and a minimal garden that would be nice to get some help with.
Languages
Languages spoken
Norwegian: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
Norwegian.
Accommodation
You will have your own room. And you will be given a key so you can come and go as you wish.
What else ...
Bergen is located on the west coast of Norway with fjords and mountains.
Salhus is located by the fjord about 20 km outside Bergen. It is about 60 meters to the bus stop where the bus leaves about every half hour to Åsane shopping mall and also to Bergen town.
Bergen have restaurants and cinemas and other things that you may find interesting.
Bergen is known for its attractions with old buildings, museums and aquarium.
Bryggen in Bergen, which was built around 1070 and was the central hub of the Hanseatic trading community.
Bryggen is the third most visited tourist attraction in Norway.
Hanseatenes Bryggen og Schøtstuene. Here you can gain insight into the Hanseatic story from Schøtstuene and Bryggen.
Håkonshallen. The main building in Norway's first palace complex, built between 1247 and 1261 by King Håkon Håkonsson as royal residence and banquet hall.
The Rosenkrantz Tower at Bradbenken in Bergen is considered Norway's main architectural work from the 1500s. With its strategic location in the south wing, the tower has been a cornerstone of the castle system at Bergenhus Fortress.
At the Bergen Aquarium, you can study a coloful and exciting range of fish, watch the otters and other animals get food and watch 360-degree film in Domen.
The fish market in Bergen has a charming location right in the heart of the city between the fjords of Western Norway and the seven mountains. Ever since the 1200s, the iconic Fish Market has been a meeting place for locals and visitors. The Fish Market sells fresh fish and seafood, locally produced farm food such as fruit, berries and vegetables.
If you are interested in classical music, you can also visit Trollhaugen. Troldhaugen is one of Edvard Hagerup Grieg's homes. He was a Norwegian national romantic composer. He is the Norwegian composer who has had the greatest international impact
In Bergen you can also take the cable car up to Bergen's highest mountains Ulriken or the railway up to Fløyen, which is the most famous mountain. There you can also go hiking into the inland mountain plateau on marked trails.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have Wifi connection. So it is possible to work online.
Space for parking camper vans
There is no parking space outside the house for a big whan, but it is possible to park approximately 300 meters away at a disused ferry quay (see photo)
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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She was easy to have in the house and grateful and easy to cook for.
She cooked breakfast and evening meal herself, and otherwise ate everything she was served.
She enjoyed taking walks in the area and exploring the mountains… read more
You two were our very first Workaway hosts and we couldn’t have asked for a better start! Staying with you in beautiful Salhus was awesome. The place, with its great nature, peaceful views, the sea, and easy bus rides to beautiful Bergen, felt like home from day one. The work was always fair, flexible with the weather, and… read more
She was a nice and helpful girl who helped with several incidental things that we needed help with.
We really appreciated her and the help she provided.
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She was easy to have in the house and grateful and easy to cook for.
She cooked breakfast and evening meal herself, and otherwise ate everything she was served.
She enjoyed taking walks in the area and exploring the mountains… read more
You two were our very first Workaway hosts and we couldn’t have asked for a better start! Staying with you in beautiful Salhus was awesome. The place, with its great nature, peaceful views, the sea, and easy bus rides to beautiful Bergen, felt like home from day one. The work was always fair, flexible with the weather, and… read more
She was a nice and helpful girl who helped with several incidental things that we needed help with.
We really appreciated her and the help she provided.
In particular, she helped with heavy lifting, cleaning and washing.
She is a polite and careful girl who did not expect much from the host in terms of food or accommodation.
A very nice person to have in the house.
She is welcome… read more
Then didn't travel home for Christmas, but took the Christmas holiday and New Years with us.
Luigi is very kind, quiet and calm, keeps to himself a lot, or is out on various trips.
He liked to take trips and eagerly traveled around the areas around Bergen by bus, boat and… read more
Beside work I was able to spend a few days in Bergen which is a beautiful city.
In total my stay was really good and Jorunn and Martin are nice… read more
Who gave us good help with what we needed.
An amazing girl who wasn't afraid to use her strength or get her hands dirty.
She helped with various things, cooked and she baked some delicious Christmas cakes.
She also had knowledge of chickens, so she arranged the hen house well.
A… read more
He helped us with several different things and painting.
He also helped build a small hen house, and there he came up with many good solutions.
Jan is a nice and calm boy who likes nature and fishing.
He is a sportsman with strength which we were able to… read more
An organization and solution-oriented lady who was not afraid to get her hands dirty or take on a tougher job.
She took working in the wind and rain as a challenge rather than a difficulty.
She helped build a small henhouse and put up a fence in typical Norwegian autumn weather, which… read more
A calm and polite guy who loves fishing and who has provided us with many good dinners this summer.
He has helped us with painting, heavy lifting and incidental work, which has been a great help to us.
He was a great man, helpful and reliable.
He helped with clean-up after building projects, painting and cleaning.
A calm and balanced man who was a great help to us.
We really needed help digging out rock and crushing and removing rocks from the basement.
And this young man really stepped in to help.
With a courage that even the most eager can only envy him, he set about the task.
For several months he stood in the basement drilling and digging.
It was… read more
We just had a great time together.
The rain poured down, but they got on with the work anyway.
So helpful and conscientious.
We are very grateful for the help we received.
These people were just absolutely amazing!
Hope we see them again sometime.
They were responsible, helpful and reliable and we could safely entrust the tasks to them.
They helped us with some gardening work as well as exterior painting and some arrangement after construction work.
Otherwise, there was a lot of cleaning and washing which they carried out.
We… read more
Jan especially helped us with painting and grouting tiles on a floor.
He was incredibly helpful and accurate in his work.
Cleaned up after himself and was very foresight so that nothing would be soiled when he painted.
We really appreciated his help. Then if you get him to… read more
