Vladimir & Hsin-I

Czech Republic & Taiwan
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We are currently
Travelling
Our next destination:
Canada
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Description
Vlady and Tako are on their way again.

Living in Canada, originally from Czechia and Taiwan. The common language is English, and then we each have our own, Czech and Mandarin.

We both love to travel, interested in different cultures and meeting people. We lived in Banff for a long time and enjoyed the beautiful mountain scenery, and have recently moved east and would like to explore Ontario.

Vlady comes from a small village, with a large family home, farm and vineyard and still prefers to stay in more remote areas. I've experienced life on large farms and orchards in New Zealand, also small farming in Central America. Staying in mountain lodges in remote areas, but also the busy life in a top tourist resort; cleaning, maintenance, customer service. Experienced with tools, happy to help with minor construction and carpentry.

Tako also has lots of experience farming in other countries. But also deeply service oriented, having managed a family motel in New Zealand, a coffee shop, and been a housekeeping assistant manager at very busy hotels in Taiwan and Canada.

We both enjoy outdoor activities, winter sports, camping and hiking. Trying local dishes and desserts. Travelling and workaway is fun.
Interests
Gardening
Photography
Carpentry
Mountain
Sailing / Boating
Animals
Winter sports
Camping
Hiking
Languages spoken
Czech: Fluent
English: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): Fluent
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
DIY and building projects
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Being an elderly companion
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
pruning of fruit trees, grapevine
farming (poultry, pigs)
gardening
PC servis / internet
graphic design - Adobe Photoshop, Corel Drawbasic
painting
medic course
masonry
basic carpentry / drywall
Age
47 & 40
What else ...
Enjoy outdoor activity. Swimming or kayaking, hiking and camping, skating, snowboarding
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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20 Sep 2024

Left by host (Help on a non-profit farm and ...) for Workawayer ()

Vladimir and his partner Tako came to the farm for a few days this summer. They were very helpful in the hard work of putting my gardens to bed for the winter. They were friendly and I really enjoyed talking about their cultures with them!

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25 Dec 2016

Left by host (Help out at our hot springs ...) for Workawayer ()

For well over the past week here on the farm things have been really optimum, because of the assistance of one remarkable Workaway volunteer named Vladimir, who has performed every single task asked of him, with uncommon humility and dedication.
He loves nature and hiking and is even willing to do far more work that I ask of him. I hope to… read more

(Excellent )

25 Dec 2016

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help out at our hot springs ...)

I have spent at Gordon's place almost 2 weeks and I had a great time. It was end of December and not too much work in the garden. Simple maintenance around the house/garden. It is coldest part of the year and hot pool every night was pretty good. In US is a car almost necessary but here it was OK without it. Gordon loves hiking and he knows this… read more

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