Profile information
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Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Our next destination:
Australia - from May 2026 until Aug 2026 View all -
Description
We are Vanessa (30) and Marco (29), an Italian couple travelling together around Australia on a Working Holiday Visa after spending the last year in New Zealand.
We are both artists and sculpture teachers who love working with our hands and learning new skills. Vanessa mainly works with clay, including wheel throwing and sculpture, while Marco is a woodcarver with experience in gardening and outdoor work. We both enjoy practical and creative projects and are confident with manual work and making things with different materials.
In our free time we enjoy reading, drawing, hiking, swimming, and spending time in nature. Marco is a very active person who loves being outdoors, and we both really enjoy living close to animals and natural environments.
We are easygoing, curious, and happy to help with different kinds of work while meeting new people and experiencing different lifestyles during our travels. -
Interests
Events & social
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Pets
Culture
Van life
Farming
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
Books
Art & design
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Writing
Drawing & painting
Carpentry
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Camping
Sailing / Boating
Mountain
Dancing
Beach
Hiking
Water sports
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate -
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Charity Work
Eco Projects
Babysitting and creative play
Some knowledge of:
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Light maintenance
House & pet sitting
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
Teaching
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More details about your skills
We are both sculptors, so we are very practical and confident working with tools and hands-on tasks. We have experience working with different materials such as clay, wood, stone, and metal, and we enjoy creative and manual projects.
We also have farm work experience, including kiwi and berry picking, and we are comfortable working outdoors in physical environments. In particular, we both have experience working with animals on dairy farms with cows and sheep.
In addition, we have worked as baristas, waiters, and gelato makers, so we are used to customer service, teamwork, and busy working environments.
Outside of work, we have done several house-sitting experiences taking care of many different animals, including dogs, cats, chickens, horses, rabbits, sheep, and even a donkey. We genuinely enjoy being around animals and caring for them. -
Age
30 & 29
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Some more information
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Smoker
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Driver's licence
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Allergies
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Special dietary requirements
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Feedback
Terrie & Dan
Janine and John are very welcoming hosts, happy to share time and chat but also they let us privacy in our space.
The tasks were easy and quick to do so we had time to enjoy the area, we could organised our time as we preferred which was perfect.
Place is beautiful, the little house where we … read more
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Terrie & Dan
Janine and John are very welcoming hosts, happy to share time and chat but also they let us privacy in our space.
The tasks were easy and quick to do so we had time to enjoy the area, we could organised our time as we preferred which was perfect.
Place is beautiful, the little house where we … read more
