Manlio Celso

Italy
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I am currently
At home
Activities i am interested in:
DIY, gardening, pruning trees and vines, build fences and walls, animals care, homeworks, cooking, general maintenance... For further infos see my profile and/or contact me! Manlio
My next destination:
Ireland - from Jul 2026 until Sep 2026
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Description
MY NEXT (2026/2027) TRAVEL WISHES: Ireland (of course!) and Canada (during northern summer); New Zealand (during northern winter); Italy (all the year, on the occasion)
>>>April 2026 UPDATE
I happily ended my sabbatical hosted by Lucia and Roberto (a smart and funny couple) in the beautiful town of Breganze (VI) on the slopes of the Asiago Plateau, a place of history and great italian writers and cinematographers. With Lucia and Roberto I added new skills in my life: they taught me how to prune and tie vines and how to build dry stone walls. I've loved learning these kind of job and I really hope I can do and emprove them again. In the meantime, I built them a staircase with steps made from the old beams of their beautiful, bright house under renovation. I fixed fences, pruned hedges and fruit trees, made minor repairs, and of course walked Tuzza, their lovely dog, through the streets and paths among the beautiful hills around Breganze. I'm left wanting to build the chicken house for them, but I hope there will be an opportunity in the future!
But now I'm back at work. Luckily I can handle it quite freely: I can be a workawayer only in the summer, while for the rest of the year only for some short periods (2-3 weeks).
Dear hosts, please read my complete profile below and, if you want to offer me something I haven't done yet, much better! I'd like to learn it (especially I'd like to learn how to weld...)
>>>ONLY FOR ITALIAN HOSTS
Interests
Cycling
Cooking & food
Charity work
Sailing / Boating
Writing
Sustainability
Plant care
Outdoor activities
Pets
Movies & TV
Music
Nature
Languages
Mountain
History
Books
Architecture
Art & design
DIY & crafts
Farming
Hiking
Gardening
Culture
Carpentry
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
I'm a teacher in Italian literature: if you're interested to learn or improve your Italian language and culture et/or exchange languages, I'm more than available!
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
Gardening
Animal care
General maintenance (able to use manual, electrical, motor-driven tools)
Drive licence
Good computer skills
Age
54
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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8 Apr 2026

Left by host (Join us in a lovely place ...) for Workawayer ()

Where to start…. Manlio stayed in our place for about six months, so I would have too many things to write about this experience. I start with the most important one, whoever will have the chance to host him will be lucky, Manlio is very nice person, respectful of house habits and privacy of private spaces, he is very committed to help, especially… read more

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1 Apr 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join us in a lovely place ...)

So well with Lucia and Roberto that I stayed with them about 6 months! Excellent the accomodation, with my own bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. There were so many things to do in this beautiful country house and garden, and some of them new for me: they taught me how to prune vines and build a stone wall, things I really appreciated. How I… read more

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27 Aug 2025

Left by host (Experience a rural setting ...) for Workawayer ()

My experience with Manlio was excellent. He was a joy to have around and worked constantly and generously, always finishing jobs before he was happy to stop working. His repair work and gardening were creative, and used the resources that I had handy before raising the possibility of buying more. His intelligence, sense of humour and delightful… read more

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1 Apr 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Experience a rural setting ...)

For me Loretta is "the Fairy of Toormore": with her I discovered how to bring life and aesthetic pleasure to the man-made waste that the sea releases on the otherwise fantastic beaches of West Cork. Loretta's house is colourful and full of the strangest objects, as befits a fairy. There is also the affectionate cat, Effai, who purrs while you pet… read more

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26 Apr 2025

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Manilo….

What what can I say. You have been such great help to me at my farm as well as to Angies.

Your strength, hard work, organisation and skills were out to the test and you really performed.

While you were with us we created sheds, fences, fixed polytunnel, created new chicken house, made raised beds, planted trees & schrubs, looked after… read more

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1 Apr 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Learn how to live sustainably ...)

I spent a few fantastic days with Jack, but they were enough to have many beautiful experiences and learn many things: how to raise goats, pigs, chickens, quails, rabbits with love and respect... how to prepare the land for a lush and organic vegetable garden, how to live an off grid life without feeling the lack of comfort but rather… read more

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