Raymond

United Kingdom
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Looking at Turkey and possibly Crete for this coming winter.
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Hi. Male 55 yrs old. Been travelling now for 9 months. Qualified Acupuncturist. Many years experience of being a Artisan handyman. Like natural designs, being organised, relaxed, respectful, and show appreciation through generosity, honesty. Have lots of positive energy. Off n on with sitting meditation.
Very passionate songwriter on guitar and piano. Play flute, harmonica and love to sing. Into cycling and maybe on this next trip into Turkey and Crete, I buy a bike and go cycling . Wanting to be more creative with natural materials and making heart felt connections. Interested in the spirit world. Love cooking nutritious tasty food. I’m quite chilled and practice mindfulness as best I can. I like to have a fun. 🕺🏾 Looking to relocate abroad and so I will keep on drifting until I find a place I feel is home. Then I set up an Acupuncture practice . Also I like to build. Into low impact self sustainable living. Very young at heart with a now mature mindset.
Ray
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Movies & TV

Politics / Social justice

Events & social

Culture

Charity work

Drawing & painting

Cooking & food

Dancing

Self development

Nature

Writing

Sustainability

Outdoor activities

Music

Gardening

Animals

Art & design

Carpentry

Cycling

Farming

DIY & crafts
Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate

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Interested in giving English lessons and I shall be taking regular classes in the native language for sure.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:

Light gardening

Light maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

Able to teach about:

Creative DIY projects

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Art Projects

Teaching
More details about your skills

Build yurts, vegetable beds, timber framed structures, use chain saw, good painter and decorator, build fences, lay flags and cement blocks, tiling and being quite artistic. love cooking, catching mackerel, play musical instruments, drive a vehicle. Into cycling. Easy to engage with, good practical organisational skills. Have 2 years of personal care looking after elderly. Kitchen cook experience. Running a Well Being Meditation Centre in Devon, England
Age

54
What else ...

I don’t drink alcohol, and so I don’t like being in the company of daily drinkers or those who like to get wasted. Not into a party vibe. Give me meditation, yoga and good clean living, out door activities with appreciation of the sacredness of life. Thank you .
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  No wheat or dairy

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13 Sep 2025

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

Had a pleasant experience here. Mark and Ayelen are welcoming and warm hearted generous souls. There long term commitment to creating a beautiful home with natural local materials and an artistic eye for detail with imagination- They have created such an impressive place with is just a joy to be living and working here. I salute you. 🙏. Surrounded … read more

(Good )

12 Sep 2025

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We had a good experience with Raymond, he been very respectful, kids loved to create new songs with him and we were delighted to hear them.

(Very good )

7 Aug 2025

Left by host (Animal lover welcome to care ...) for Workawayer ()

I was originally going to be away for 2 months, and Raymond expressed his interest in looking after the house and my four kittens while I was away. My travel plans changed, but Raymond looked after the house & cats while I was in Europe for a new visa. Raymond is a calm, reliable and responsible guy, tidy and open with craftsman qualities. We … read more

(Excellent )

29 Jul 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Animal lover welcome to care ...)

Unor was meant to have been going away for 2 months but had a change of mind but still invited me to come and stay , and so I did. And it was a very easy relaxing enjoyable shared experience with him. He is very welcoming and warm hearted. Generous with a kind caring heart. The Riad is so cosy and I just loved sitting out in the mini courtyard and … read more

(Excellent )

10 Jul 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help our family land and ...)

Had a fantastic experience living at Ferdi & França’s place . Tucked away along a dirt track on a hill with breath taking views of the Malaga Mountain range. I stayed in the most luxurious Yurt and had a choice of 4 fabulous yurts to choose from. I did lots of DIY work which I thoroughly enjoyed because they had all tools and equipment. The best … read more

(Excellent )

3 Jul 2025

Left by host (Help our family land and ...) for Workawayer ()

Raymond stayed with us for a few weeks in one of our yurts. He is a trustworthy, friendly, handy, and positive person to have as a guest. We were very happy to have him on our Andalusian hill. Raymond helped us a lot with the renovation of our pergola and the tiling of our pond. We had a great time exploring the surrounding area together and … read more

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13 Sep 2025

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(Good)

12 Sep 2025

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We had a good experience with Raymond, he been very respectful, kids loved to create new songs with him and we were delighted to hear them.

(Very good)

7 Aug 2025

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(Excellent)

29 Jul 2025

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(Excellent)

10 Jul 2025

Left by Workawayer for host (Help our family land and ...)

(Excellent)

3 Jul 2025

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20 Apr 2025

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Raymond est arrivé pour deux semaines, il est resté un mois c'est tout dire. Raymond a très vite tissé des liens d'amitié avec moi et son entourage. Il est une personne très joyeuse, ouverte, attentionné, à l'écoute et un excellent musicien. Il connaît très bien le côté pratique des choses et le bricolage parfois d'une manière très artistique. … read more

(Excellent)

28 Mar 2025

Left by Workawayer for host (Help with gardening, house ...)

Had such a relaxing , fun and a sincere warm hearted connection with Rosie. Her place is just magical . You have your own earth brick Adobe room with a very comfortable bed. and your own cosy little chill out space - patio. There are 5 adorable cats. One cat -Panda , broke his leg and Rosie had to make a long drive for Panda to have surgery , and … read more

(Excellent)

25 Mar 2025

Left by Workawayer for host (Join us and enjoy the natural ...)

Had a wonderful experience staying with Katja and her very bright engaging creative daughter Naila. It was just a a short stay at short notice , so I am very thankful to Katja for letting me stay over the Christmas period and making me very welcome and feel at home. We. Began building a compost toilet and it was great just to chill in the comfy … read more

(Excellent)

26 Dec 2024

Left by host (Join us and enjoy the natural ...) for Workawayer

Muchas Gracias Ray!! ✨👏🏼 He built us a nice structure for the outside toilet with all the materials we could find. It’s almost finished and we are very pleased!
Ray is practical, precise and very creative. Our house and garden is still a work in process and I am so happy he came with all his skills and was part of our project!
Apart from Ray’s … read more

(Excellent)

22 Mar 2025

Left by Workawayer for host (Help us in creating a yoga ...)

Aminda’s place is incredible. An authentic. Canarian village house thats been turned into the most amazing artisan space with local natural materials . The stone work is just on another level. A terrace back garden of plants and flowers and bespoke structures, surrounded by a Mountain range that’s just jaw dropping. Aminda is incredibly talented … read more

(Excellent)

28 Dec 2024

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Having Raymond around was absolutely wonderful. It was a pleasure to work together, we did an incredible dry stone wall, had a lot of fun and shared music and conversation. Raymond is a very skilled worker that keeps the energy high. He did a great job with these big and heavy stones, and also build a wall below the wall, a job for experts. He is … read more

(Excellent)

21 Mar 2025

Left by Workawayer for host (Enjoy staying with our family ...)

Had a warm hearted connection with Odile and her two sons. They made me so welcome and at home at their little oasis . Had many good chats also with their friends who visited and we chilled in the garden of Paradise . Thankyou Odile, Arthure and Stan for being so kind and good fun. Odile has much knowledge on natural herbs and medicine. And you … read more

(Excellent)

17 Feb 2025

Left by host (Enjoy staying with our family ...) for Workawayer

I had a very pleasant time with our artist Raymond. Very peaceful, he helped me a lot in the daily tasks of the house et he especially finalized some projects that I had in mind and that were pending. DIY, renovation and painting. He also prepared some good meals for us and enchanted our house with his melodies and his beautiful voice, throughout … read more

(Excellent)

20 Mar 2025

Left by host (Help us create an oasis close ...) for Workawayer

Oh Raymond,
Now this is another level of workawayer, he helps in everything but most importantly he opens his heart wide to the experience 🥰
Ray is a poet, a beauty catcher, an incredible singer and musician, we had sacred moments together that I will never forget, thank you again "mate" 💕

(Excellent)

8 Feb 2025

Left by Workawayer for host (Help us create an oasis close ...)

Couldn’t have wished for a better first post in Morocco. Kal and Zayneb are fantastic and their little boy Issa is just such fun to hang out with . I stayed one month at their small Eco- farm in the countryside . Their place is warm and there are no neighbours except for the small village near by. You are surrounded by hills which you can reach in … read more

(Excellent)

20 Jan 2025

Left by host for Workawayer

Ray immediately showed himself open to dialogue and exchange of ideas, each chat together proved interesting and enriching.
Ray is also a hard worker, and thanks to him and his building skills we were able to make a project that had been on hold for several months, a woodshed built from recycled materials that is large and solid.
In addition to … read more

(Excellent)