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26 Oct 2025
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Description
We are French Malaysian couple and we are starting a guesthouse/home stay in Telavi/Kakheti. In addition, we are also doing a farm to table dinning. . We also do a lot of foraging, and we transform wild food to serve at our place.
We are also employing 2 locals who are basically help[ing to maintain the house and in any case workwayers will take the job of locals.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn principles of permaculture as as well the use of wild plants in cooking. Making flowers wines, sourdough bread and how to cook as a professional (I am professional culinary trainer). On top of that, you will have the pleasure the awake up every morning with a fantastic view on Great Caucasus. Telavi is a small city and you will fully experience the Georgian culture in the largest wine producing region.
Help
We are looking for a person/couple who can speak English (French or Spanish are also acceptable) to help us to do small things in the house and setup our garden following principles of permaculture.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Indonesian: Fluent
Lao: Fluent
Malay: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Thai: Intermediate
Chinese (Mandarin): Intermediate
Georgian: Beginner
Turkish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We can teach French or English or as well notion of Mandarin and other Chinese dialects
Accommodation
We provide hotel room standard type with private bathroom.
What else ...
Telavi is 90 minutes away from Tbilisi and budget options are available such as shared taxi or buses.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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Nous avons pris soin du jardin et de leur adorable chien MeiMei pendant qu’ils étaient en… read more
They are both great hosts and cooks, with a lovely little dog. The work was mainly outside in the garden, from seeding to cutting grass, watering and harvesting their wide variety of veg, fruits and plants before… read more
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(4.8)
Cultural exchange:
(4.7)
Communication:
(4.7)
Nous avons pris soin du jardin et de leur adorable chien MeiMei pendant qu’ils étaient en… read more
They are both great hosts and cooks, with a lovely little dog. The work was mainly outside in the garden, from seeding to cutting grass, watering and harvesting their wide variety of veg, fruits and plants before… read more
Jean Michelle is a funny, laid back guy, and is basically a walking talking encyclopedia. Especially about anything related to cooking, tourism, and botany/mycology.
Great location right in the heart of the city, and walkable distance to many shops and interesting spots. Very comfortable house with an… read more
Me and other volunteers are spoiled with amazing food everyday. We learnt new ingredients, how to cook and a lot of stories during meal time.
Work is reasonable and we had some free time to chill or explore the city. JM also brought us to forrest to… read more
These guys have the most beautiful garden, and they… read more
De la cueillette jusqu'à la cuisine, dans le jardin ou en pleine nature, Jean-Mi et Julie sont des pointures.
Que tu soit ignorante/ignorant, apprenante/apprenant… read more
Jean-Michel knows good and beautiful places to pick flowers, mushrooms and wild plant. It was such a great time to discover near by Telavi by this exploring.
Beside… read more
They are flexible hard working and independent in their work.
Cycling around the world requires efforts and they were very appreciative of what we could provide.
We highly recommend them as they can easily blend into multi-cultural environment and they give more than… read more
Unfortunately, it was not the season for gardening and foraging so we spent most of the time on renovation (walls, furnitures, sewing...). It seems there is always something to do! We were autonomous in the tasks given.
Although both… read more
In fact it was so good with him showing us all around telavi that some times I felt I wasn't offering enough back but I am grateful to him for everything that I got thanks.
I haven't met his wife since she was in Malaysia.
He is super easygoing and tells you what needs to be done and you organize and combine in order to not get bored. We loved sharing our and… read more
The room and house were lovely and comfortable and the work expected was very reasonable and enjoyable.
Jean Michel cooked… read more
However, we were more disappointed regarding the tasks. The communication about what was expected from us was quite unclear. There was no proper cultural exchange or learning. We felt that the only important… read more
