Victoria

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My name is Victoria Rose. I am an Australian Woman who started solo travel at 18 years old and continues to do so at 75 years old. Why? Because it offers freedom, freedom to choose where to go, how long to stay and what to do whilst you're in that place.

I may be 75 years old but I'm not obsolete.

75 years of learning, making mistakes then finding better ways, always curious and focusing on what matters in my life.

Which is why, as the author of an Amazon best-selling book 'How to Make The Rest of Your Life The Best of Your Life' I could write with lived experience. Such as the following:

23 years as a soldier in the Australian Army Reserve, rising to the rank of WO2

2019 taught CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH to 64 classes of Italian middle school students.

Australian Academy of Leadership: For two decades, I prepared and presented Leadership training to over 15,000 adult participants in workshops and seminars.

In 2018/2019, I backpacked solo through Europe, Turkey and Asia Pacific for 16 months to prove it's possible to travel and live overseas on an Australian Aged Pension ... mission accomplished :)

My Youtube channel @victoriarosetravel showcases all Live videos from each of the 10 countries.

Taking a break from Workaway, since April 2025 I've travelled Vietnam returning to Australia in May 2026.

Now I'm back :)

PLEASE KNOW: I will not accept any Workaway placing if the Host has not agreed to a video chat. Thank you :)
Interests
Videography
Pets
Beach
Technology
Writing
Photography
Drawing & painting
Sustainability
Self development
Books
Nature
Culture
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Able to teach about:
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
More details about your skills
Leadership Trainer. Conversational English trainer.
YouTube: Create your YouTube Channel and learn from my experience of what not to do :)
How to write a book. Time management Skills. Well experienced in creating promotional videos for businesses - intros and outros my speciality.
Age
75
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
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  None

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2 Aug 2020

Left by Workawayer () for host (Welcome Travellers, explore ...)

This Workaway gig offered an opportunity to help create an environment that allowed the Host to pursue her many projects of passion and expertise. It was an eye-opening experience to catalogue the Host’s library of educational, diverse and quite extra-ordinary books. I enjoyed finding out about them and made notes to include in future… read more

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31 Jul 2020

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Victoria was a wonderful working guest and a great communicator. She completed tasks cheerfully, efficiently and effectively. In less than 2 weeks she made a spreadsheet of nearly 1000 books and scanned 21 years of family photographs. She completed and broadcasted 2 live shows and performed on line training. Victoria is a powerhouse of ideas and… read more

(Excellent )

12 Aug 2019

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Hosting Victoria has been wonderful, she is a great person and now a lifelong friend! Her help in my business is invaluable but her lessons in travel, life and experience top it off.
Victoria is accepting of anyone and has been a delight to host. We’d welcome her back anyime and suggest you do the same!

(Excellent )

12 Aug 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Dog sitter required in the ...)

Without a doubt, this has been my most favourite Workaway experience. The Hosts are faultless in their care and consideration of you as a volunteer. They are excellent at communicating expectations and fair in deciding task workloads.

My special skills are in social media, promoting businesses on Facebook through Livestreaming and creating… read more

(Excellent )

29 May 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Learn about life in Shkoder, ...)

Previous feedback states "The work we did for Ela ended up being quite different to what was mentioned on the workaway website." and this was my experience too. Below is an excerpt from their listing on Workaway:

"First and foremost we need help learning the English language so we can better communicate with tourists and customers that we come… read more into contact with. You also will be needed to help with our online presence in English, such as Facebook and trip adviser.
Second, we will need help with odd jobs. This can include helping the women, setting up tourists with their rooms, maintenance, English translation of documents, and many many more small tasks around the site."

The work I did in the first week was covered under the "and many many more small tasks around the site." Kitchen Hand is not mentioned and was not mentioned on the video call with Ela's brother Florian.

It's not that I'm above Kitchen Hand work, oh no! Done that type of work for decades. But that's not why I travelled to Shkoder, Albania. I travelled to Shkoder Albania to do this: '"First and foremost we need help learning the English language so we can better communicate with tourists and customers that we come into contact with. You also will be needed to help with our online presence in English, such as Facebook and trip adviser."

After the first week of peeling, mopping, washing, chopping, dicing, slicing, drying and sweeping, I saw this was not just for the first week. This was how it would be for the whole month. I was not happy.

So I took action to change that and do what I travelled to Albania to do. But it was awkward.

Even so, the work I eventually did for them proved to be much more valuable to the Women's Centre.

For example, the restaurant address was wrong on Facebook, Google Maps and Trip Advisor ... corrected.

I upgraded the business page and created interesting posts about the restaurant. Also created a cooking video and a promotional video. Work needed to be done on their logo and the cover pic. I became a roving reporter taking photos and videos to highlight the social business aspect of the restaurant. This led to a massive increase in the pages views, comments, likes, shares and visits to the page. During my last week, I also noticed more customers through the door.

I asked Ela to change the Workaway listing to reflect the true nature of work required but notice this has not been done. My advice is to be very, very clear about what you agree you will be doing as a volunteer.

My accommodation in the Woman's Centre was excellent plus in a great central location.

The food in the restaurant is repetitive with the same offering for lunch and dinner, sometimes days in a row.
Luckily, food in Albania is cheap.

The President and staff at the Women's Centre are kind and caring and it was a joy to be a small part of their lives for a few weeks. Good luck.

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2 Aug 2020

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31 Jul 2020

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12 Aug 2019

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12 Aug 2019

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29 May 2019

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25 Apr 2019

Left by host (Help in a finca just outside ...) for Workawayer ()

It was a real pleasure hosting Victoria.
She was a breath of fresh air in my home. Her professional approach, knowledge of the subject and ability to teach 'old dog new tricks' along with her sense of humor, made her stay a very productive and enjoyable experience.
Victoria oozes vitality, energy and zest for life.
She will be a great asset to any… read more

(Excellent)

23 Apr 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help in a finca just outside ...)

If I had 10 stars to give, I'd give this host all 10 of them. Ewa holds her Cooking Holiday in Spain courses in her home in one of the most beautiful parts of Spain. Having sampled her care, generosity, humour and excellent cooking it was easy to showcase those qualities in the assets I created to grow her business profile on social media.

Ewa… read more

(Excellent)

25 Apr 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Be part of our international ...)

Joelle is an amazing woman with an incredible life story and a strong desire to share her wisdom with the world.
I stayed in her home for 5 weeks and during that time we worked on launching her new business on social media and Youtube. We looked at her brand colours, business personality and vision. From there I designed and created her Facebook… read more

(Very good)

8 Mar 2019

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Victoria taught English in a middle school in Italy. She did an Amazing job and had all the Teachers she helped out were extremely happy with her help and support. She had a lot to share with the Italian kids and also brought her experience to the Teachers with whom she shared her culture. Thanks for your help Victoria.

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1 Mar 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Volunteer with an Italian ...)

What an incredible month's experience assisting Italian school teachers with their English classes. Yes, Italian school kids are noisy! But can also be endearing and very excited to learn about Australian culture. We had lively, fun sessions supported by my customised slide shows. I also enjoyed the encouragement and support of the Italian school… read more

(Excellent)

31 Jan 2019

Left by host (Looking for some help in ...) for Workawayer ()

Victoria, was here only for a week.
She is fun, easy going, very easy to chat about many subjects.
Mostly I was busy with my job on my computer, and she was busy with her work.
We had good meals together either at home and outside.
She had a turkish bath experience for the first time with me, it was another nice thing we shared; so as the sea… read more

(Very good)

29 Jan 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Looking for some help in ...)

Although I've been in Turkey for almost 3 months, I'd not experienced the richness, generosity and kindness of the Turkish people (and their way of life) until I stayed with Binnur.

Binnur was attentive to my comfort and attentive to showing me the culture of her country. Just what I was looking for.

Add a private bedroom with ensuite and a very… read more

(Excellent)

19 Jan 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help to an artist in Kaş, ...)

Tansek is a most caring, genuine and talented host. Her stone house in Goseki offers magnificent views out to the island of Meis (part of Greece) and the wonderful Mediterranean Sea.

Her artistic abilities with fusion glass, painting and functional art is impressive. Tansuk kindly spent some time showing me the inner magic of fusion glass,… read more

(Excellent)

19 Jan 2019

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Dear Victoria, thank you for your best help especiall during my moving the studio with all this packing period. We've spend for a week and I hope to meet again !!

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9 Oct 2018

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8 Oct 2018

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