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Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Our next destination:
Tasmania, Australia - from Jul 2025 until Sep 2025 View all
Description
Our current status:
04.09. landed in New Zealand -
1st project in new plymouth confirmed,.. looking for more since mid sept till end of november
Finally time to pack all our stuff into boxes and start our journey around the world for the 3rd time! We've already discovered Emirates, Oman and Sri Lanka and somehow have been teleported back to Sweden. After 6 months there, traveling, working and hiking we are back on the road - from Turkey to Mongolia, South Korea, Japan, Hongkong, China, Laos, Vietnam and Tasmania,..
Slovak couple, Pavel (45) and Daniela (39) together for more than 18 years (or is it 100 ? who knows:) and since beginning traveling as much as possible, walking, visiting remote places, and trying to meet and know local people and understand more about life in different countries. We are not party animals, prefer quiet evenings with deep talks about nothing. A book in hand is a must. We are also active sports (wo)man (yoga/ running/ bike/hike/swimming), and Pavel's main obsession is fishing (even he's hopeless, he doesn't give up).
Both of us are non smokers and in recent years we decreased our consumption of alcohol to minimum. But sure with proper people a glass of wine or a can of cold beer (or two) is no harm to us :)
By now we have done multiple workaways in Peru (2014), New Zealand (2015&2025), Malaysia (2016), Canada (2018), Mexico, Costa Rica (2019), Sweden (2023 + 2024), Ireland (2023), Sri Lanka (2024), Japan, Vietnam (2025), Tasmania (2025) We've found it as one of the best ways to travel, to learn new skills, meet people and help out in any way we can. Our interest include construction, recycling, permaculture, sustainable living, zero waste lifestyle, gardening, eco building. Chopping and stacking wood is our obsession. And we would like to get some practical knowledge about sustainability and permaculture while traveling.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Slovak: Fluent
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
DIY and building projects
Eco Projects
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
House sitting
More details about your skills
Although we both have comfortable 9-5 office jobs, we decided to changed our lives and to travel the world doing some work exchange/paid jobs.
For example we spent one year in New Zealand and Canada with working holiday visa where we gained some experience in orchard work, hospitality, Pavel became part of the beekeeping team. Plus we did lot of manual jobs as working in restaurants, did volunteering in movie and theatre festivals, helping with park renovations, landscaping, painting the boat or a house, lot of work with firewood as well.
One of our biggest adventure was building our own house in countryside (digging foundations, general work, paintings, gardening,etc.) and also renovations works of our flat (everything you can imagine:).
Even we are not specialist in any area regarding to manual work we would be extremely keen to help with gardening, on farm and with maintenance, cooking/baking, house caring, cleaning, don´t have problem to have our hands dirty and looking forward to learn new things and do everything what would be necessary.
Age
45 & 39
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Vegetarian (Daniela), eat fish
Feedback
1 Sep 2025
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(Help us on our property in ...)
From day one, Susie and Peter welcomed us like a family members. They introduced us to so many of their friends,.. so we had great opportunity to learn more about local life from local people. We got invited for visits, borrowed an e-bike to ride around, and I even got a short adventure ride in super cool vintage car.
We have been together on so… read more
We have been together on so… read more
(Excellent
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11 Aug 2025
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(Help with our friendly ...)
We spent 19 days with Tom and his wonderful collection of animals — and it was absolutely great! It’s not every day you get the chance to brush highland cows or be entertained by the funniest little pygmy goats.
The property itself is stunning, and walking around is a joy — you’ll often find dogs, goats, or chickens tagging along. A unique… read more
The property itself is stunning, and walking around is a joy — you’ll often find dogs, goats, or chickens tagging along. A unique… read more
(Excellent
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5 Aug 2025
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Pavel and Daniela… what amazing people! I thoroughly enjoyed their stay with me and truly appreciated all the help they provided. Over the nearly three weeks they were here, they pitched in with painting, gardening, housework, environmental restoration, wood chopping, and so much more. Their energy and work ethic were incredible—I was exhausted… read more
(Excellent
)
17 Jul 2025
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help us regenerate and ...)
What an incredible Workaway project! Our 23rd project, by the way, and it instantly jumped to our top three (which shows the fierce competition up there).
The warm welcome (with a pizza night) was followed by plenty of days filled with joy and happiness. And I’m not only talking about the work, which was truly rewarding: building rock walls,… read more
The warm welcome (with a pizza night) was followed by plenty of days filled with joy and happiness. And I’m not only talking about the work, which was truly rewarding: building rock walls,… read more
(Excellent
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17 Jul 2025
Left by host (Help us regenerate and ...) for Workawayer ()
Pavel and Daniela were absolutely amazing! Such a pleasure to host. Really funny, interesting and full of stories we thoroughly enjoyed our nightly chats with these guys. They are also incredibly hard working and show initiative. Had no hesitation in setting a task and leaving them to it knowing it would be perfectly completed. Miss them already… read more
(Excellent
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1 Sep 2025
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help us on our property in ...)
From day one, Susie and Peter welcomed us like a family members. They introduced us to so many of their friends,.. so we had great opportunity to learn more about local life from local people. We got invited for visits, borrowed an e-bike to ride around, and I even got a short adventure ride in super cool vintage car.
We have been together on so… read more
We have been together on so… read more
(Excellent)
11 Aug 2025
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help with our friendly ...)
We spent 19 days with Tom and his wonderful collection of animals — and it was absolutely great! It’s not every day you get the chance to brush highland cows or be entertained by the funniest little pygmy goats.
The property itself is stunning, and walking around is a joy — you’ll often find dogs, goats, or chickens tagging along. A unique… read more
The property itself is stunning, and walking around is a joy — you’ll often find dogs, goats, or chickens tagging along. A unique… read more
(Excellent)
5 Aug 2025
Left by host (Help with our friendly ...) for Workawayer ()
Pavel and Daniela… what amazing people! I thoroughly enjoyed their stay with me and truly appreciated all the help they provided. Over the nearly three weeks they were here, they pitched in with painting, gardening, housework, environmental restoration, wood chopping, and so much more. Their energy and work ethic were incredible—I was exhausted… read more
(Excellent)
17 Jul 2025
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help us regenerate and ...)
What an incredible Workaway project! Our 23rd project, by the way, and it instantly jumped to our top three (which shows the fierce competition up there).
The warm welcome (with a pizza night) was followed by plenty of days filled with joy and happiness. And I’m not only talking about the work, which was truly rewarding: building rock walls,… read more
The warm welcome (with a pizza night) was followed by plenty of days filled with joy and happiness. And I’m not only talking about the work, which was truly rewarding: building rock walls,… read more
(Excellent)
17 Jul 2025
Left by host (Help us regenerate and ...) for Workawayer ()
Pavel and Daniela were absolutely amazing! Such a pleasure to host. Really funny, interesting and full of stories we thoroughly enjoyed our nightly chats with these guys. They are also incredibly hard working and show initiative. Had no hesitation in setting a task and leaving them to it knowing it would be perfectly completed. Miss them already… read more
(Excellent)
20 Jun 2025
Left by host (Help with gardening by the ...) for Workawayer ()
Pavel and Daniella were hardworking and thorough, not to mention both having a great sense of humor. We had fun... so, yes they come with a high recommendation from my end.
(Excellent)
17 Jun 2025
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help with gardening by the ...)
From Sunday to Sunday. A short, but very nice stay at Mark's place (Hai was traveling abroad during our stay, we missed her even though we've never met her,..). We didn't applied for this project, Mark has invited us.
We usually woke up at 5 in the morning to see a stunning sunrise, directly from our bed, as we faced east,.. normally I'm not a… read more
We usually woke up at 5 in the morning to see a stunning sunrise, directly from our bed, as we faced east,.. normally I'm not a… read more
(Excellent)
12 Apr 2025
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Pavel and Daniela were great help around the lodge and nice people too! They quickly tended to any task that they were assigned and could be depended upon to support our operations in a number of capacities from being the barista (Daniela) to clearing the heavy snow (Pavel) and doing an exceptionally good job of changing rooms over and keeping the… read more
(Excellent)
21 Mar 2025
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(Join at a coffee roastery ...)
Spent exactly 11 weeks and 2 days here and it was a great experience. We stayed during the peak season (end of December to mid-March), and as you might guess, it was quite busy. With plenty of guests, plenty of snow, and plenty of work, our days were full of various activities. But as work started early and we worked around 4-5 hours a day, we had… read more
(Excellent)
28 Oct 2024
Left by host (Help with artistic family on ...) for Workawayer ()
Such a great Workaway couple!
Pavel and Daniela are very helpful at work, ready to put in the effort when needed, enthusiastic and very pleasant to work with. Pavel, you definitely earned your first degree in demolition. Let us know when you'll start working on your ”stuga” (Swedish cottage).
They are also nice people to spend time with. They… read more
Pavel and Daniela are very helpful at work, ready to put in the effort when needed, enthusiastic and very pleasant to work with. Pavel, you definitely earned your first degree in demolition. Let us know when you'll start working on your ”stuga” (Swedish cottage).
They are also nice people to spend time with. They… read more
(Excellent)
18 Aug 2024
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(Help with artistic family on ...)
Yep, this was a good one!
We spent almost the whole summer at Jeremy and Nina's place... okay, okay, it was a Swedish summer, so in the end, it was only 11 days :). But it wasn't enough for sure
My job was almost perfect; I spent 90% of my working time with Jeremy trying to save the old barn—moving huge concrete blocks, making space for new… read more
We spent almost the whole summer at Jeremy and Nina's place... okay, okay, it was a Swedish summer, so in the end, it was only 11 days :). But it wasn't enough for sure
My job was almost perfect; I spent 90% of my working time with Jeremy trying to save the old barn—moving huge concrete blocks, making space for new… read more
(Excellent)
24 Sep 2024
Left by host (Help with a ...) for Workawayer ()
We loved having Pavel & Daniela as Workaways. They are both really lovely people and very funny and made a great contribution to our group of volunteers. They were very hardworking and willing to get stuck in to any kind of work. Pavel was quite handy and had a go at a number of different jobs. Would really recommend them as Workaways and would… read more
(Excellent)
28 Jul 2024
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(Help with a ...)
Oh man, not bad not bad!!
Our second longest Workaway project, and our 19th, by the way. We spent 31 nights at this beautiful place, and it was definitely not enough. Working 4 to 5 hours daily according to your skills with free weekends means plenty of free time to explore the nature around: lakes, forest, and gravel roads all around. If you're… read more
Our second longest Workaway project, and our 19th, by the way. We spent 31 nights at this beautiful place, and it was definitely not enough. Working 4 to 5 hours daily according to your skills with free weekends means plenty of free time to explore the nature around: lakes, forest, and gravel roads all around. If you're… read more
(Excellent)
22 Jun 2024
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(Forest and lake loving ...)
Yup, another superb project behind us! Three weeks at Thorsten's place were nothing but wonderful—the perfect combination of accommodation, food, work, location, and, last but not least, company!
Thorsten is a nice guy, even though he is Norwegian :) and vegan as well. But do not worry, he will take care of you. There will always be plenty of… read more
Thorsten is a nice guy, even though he is Norwegian :) and vegan as well. But do not worry, he will take care of you. There will always be plenty of… read more
(Excellent)
22 Jun 2024
Left by host (Forest and lake loving ...) for Workawayer ()
And the gold medals for the cutest and most lovable couple go to Daniela & Pavel. Not only did they bring a great sense of humour, but also a strong sense of duty, with the ability to do everything needed to be done, exactly how it needed to be done. It was a pleasure and a gift learning to know you. Thank you and welcome back.
(Excellent)
5 Apr 2024
Left by host (Experience life in a remote ...) for Workawayer ()
We need hard work from Workawayers, but Pavel and Daniela exceeded our expectations! They were certainly not "clock watchers" and Pavel in particular always wanted to finish the task in hand, even if it meant missing out on a tea break! They made a visible difference to our garden with swimming ponds: Pavel laid part of path, consisting of rubble… read more
(Excellent)
3 Apr 2024
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(Experience life in a remote ...)
Our short but very interesting Workaway experience was memorable. Five working days proved to be challenging, but rewarding. I created a new path connecting the upper and lower levels of the pool (which is a total blast by the way). Meanwhile, Daniela tirelessly cleared the garden of tons of unwanted weeds (ok, maybe a bit less). Our efforts were… read more
(Excellent)
17 Dec 2023
Left by host (Join us and enjoy the ...) for Workawayer ()
Pavel is a creme de la creme as a workawayer. We were so unprepared! Even we struggled a bit after many previous workawayers. He is simply twice faster than others. I brought a full lorry of big and thick spruce logs to chop and stock into the barn. I hoped that it would keep him busy for two weeks and the rest of his stay to recover. But that´s… read more
(Excellent)
12 Sep 2023
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(Join us and enjoy the ...)
My body hurts, I can feel every muscle, chopping and stacking wood is a hard job,.. digging old trees out of the ground is super hard as well,.. I choose hard work because I like it,.. it makes me happy, it makes me feel alive.. (sure there will be plenty of options for people who dont prefer challenging yourself in that way – painting, gardening,… read more
(Excellent)
19 Nov 2023
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(Christmas tree harvest with a ...)
Well, this won´t be your usual workaway project,.. it is a serious, hard physical job,.. and, of course, you will be paid accordingly,..
dragging trees, netting them, and loading them to the palletizer or trailer,.. all this is done during wet and cold conditions,..
sure you will be tired, and desperate and asking yourself "what the hell I am… read more
dragging trees, netting them, and loading them to the palletizer or trailer,.. all this is done during wet and cold conditions,..
sure you will be tired, and desperate and asking yourself "what the hell I am… read more
(Excellent)
17 Oct 2023
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Dear Pavel,
I have to say that you are a very interesting man, not only that but from the moment you arrive you were ready and every time I thought to myself... I wonder whatever you think before you walk, but you prove me to be a thinker and intelligent man and that you can put your hands in any creation and job.
Then when you decide, even if… read more
I have to say that you are a very interesting man, not only that but from the moment you arrive you were ready and every time I thought to myself... I wonder whatever you think before you walk, but you prove me to be a thinker and intelligent man and that you can put your hands in any creation and job.
Then when you decide, even if… read more
(Excellent)
12 Oct 2023
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Explore nature, cultural ...)
Thomas, you are an unicorn, a legend,.. i have never met anybody like you,. You are a man with a vision, a goal and clear direction.. man with plenty of professions, skills, experience and knowledge,..
My brain is still in recovery mode,.. in two weeks it went through so many interesting things, new ideas, now I am thinking a lot about the world… read more
My brain is still in recovery mode,.. in two weeks it went through so many interesting things, new ideas, now I am thinking a lot about the world… read more
(Excellent)
4 Sep 2019
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help at our rural place near ...)
We've stayed at this place for a little more than a week and it was such a great experience! We were greeted by Tom and immediately he made us feel like a home. Working on different projects like fixing the fence, painting the house and windows, some gardening and the most crucial- cleaning fallen leaves from the pool. And the free time divided… read more
(Excellent)
22 Aug 2019
Left by host (Help at our rural place near ...) for Workawayer ()
Pavel & Daniella are fantastic! If you want responsible, intelligent, thoughtful, hard-working, interesting volunteers who have great initiative and are always full of energy then look no further. They worked with me on numerous projects including painting, carpentry, artwork, gardening and landscaping. Daniella is also a great cook (sorry… read more
(Excellent)
7 Jun 2019
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(Help with a little rancho ...)
We spent two weeks in Teopisca with Francisco (and Manuel and Samuel) and you can be sure we had wonderful time. Accommodated in cozy house, guarded whole night with 5 dogs, having plenty of time for ourself and for exploring Teopisca town (which is quite cool actually). And the most important, the work, was so interesting- we learnt a great deal… read more
(Excellent)
21 May 2019
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Come and chill in a beautiful ...)
This was our tenth project and again it was an excellent one. We spent in rancho 11 days. The work was hard (specially because of the hot weather), but only 2-3 hours/day, mostly cleaning different areas, painting stones, your machete skills will improve for sure :) Accommodation was simple but nice with superb view. Location is also perfect- just… read more
(Excellent)
27 Apr 2019
Left by host (Off-the-grid ranch deep ...) for Workawayer ()
Pavel is very attentive with a lot of enthusiam and willing to colaborate and learn! He is open to different people and ways of living and working. He stay for sevaral weeks and we appreciate his help and company all days!! His sense of humor is very clever, unique, cool and acid jajaja its was fun to watch him solve mental challeges, he has… read more
(Very good)
5 Mar 2019
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Off-the-grid ranch deep ...)
Yeah, there are few things you have to know about this project: and it is "increible!!",.. place of hundreds of hugs, and thousends of moments,..
I remember most of the evenings,.. lying in hammock, reading book or trying to solve rubic cube, watching around and just feeling the magic moment. In the courner few people had played small jam… read more
I remember most of the evenings,.. lying in hammock, reading book or trying to solve rubic cube, watching around and just feeling the magic moment. In the courner few people had played small jam… read more
(Excellent)
7 Apr 2019
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Explore the authentic Mexico ...)
Without any hesitation, this is a 5 stars project!! It was my ninth project so far, but I've never felt such a good energy and connection in the moment I've arrived. And after three weeks I left with the same feeling. I can definitely say that now I am more a friend than a volunteer.
"Bosses" - both Blanca and Andres are super cool guys, full of… read more
"Bosses" - both Blanca and Andres are super cool guys, full of… read more
(Excellent)
2 Apr 2019
Left by host for Workawayer ()
Thanks Pavel for all your work and friendship!
Pavel is a really hardworker, always motivated to “build your future”! Always happy to help in different tasks, he can work alone or in team. We were also very happy to see that he was enjoying the area so much and sharing moments with us. We hope to see you again soon… read more
Pavel is a really hardworker, always motivated to “build your future”! Always happy to help in different tasks, he can work alone or in team. We were also very happy to see that he was enjoying the area so much and sharing moments with us. We hope to see you again soon… read more
(Excellent)
1 Apr 2019
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help us with build our new ...)
I am giving 4 stars to this project even I think it deserves less,.. still there is a small chance that mistake is on my side,.. (i was here alone, without Daniela),..
Everything was nice, from Monday to Friday we were working hard - mixing concrete, carrying heavy sand bags, building new platform,.. i enjoyed work a lot,.. Friday was a bit… read more
Everything was nice, from Monday to Friday we were working hard - mixing concrete, carrying heavy sand bags, building new platform,.. i enjoyed work a lot,.. Friday was a bit… read more
(Very good)
9 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Join us and get a rare ...)
it is a great honor and real pleasure to write first reference about this place,.. I spent here 40 days,.. if you are "work hard, play harder" kind of person, this is the place you are looking for,.. regarding work I was lucky, mostly painting, little bit area cleaning, some wood work, blackberry picking,.. I felt very usefull,.. the best thing… read more
(Excellent)
6 Sep 2018
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Pavel stayed with us for a little over a month and in that time he transformed our place with his meticulous painting, cleaning and yardwork every day. He wasn't afraid to get up on the roof and paint the flashing 2 stories up or spend time labouriously digging out feral blackberry bushes, thistles and other bushes, picking up and piling old wood,… read more
(Excellent)
30 Jul 2018
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(Find yourself in paradise on ...)
Prepare to be amazed! It is a perfect spot to disconnect from the world. Work isn't so hard - lawn mowing, gardening, lot of things around pub, a bit of housekeeping and plenty more, and you will be reward by beautiful view, relaxing atmosphere and super nice people. Plus cold beer, delicious food and playing with the dogs (that's the must).… read more
(Excellent)
17 Jul 2018
Left by host (Find yourself in paradise on ...) for Workawayer ()
We feel so fortunate and thankful to have had Daniella and Pavel stay with us for awhile. They were both so incredibly helpful and thorough in every way. We miss them already!! Best wishes you two! Xoxo
(Excellent)
17 Jul 2018
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Swanson Island, Canada just ...)
Swanson fishing lodge is a real gem between volunteering projects! Daily duties were very simple - helping with the starting season in fishing lodge, chopping wood, gardening, cleaning forest area and lot of more never too difficult or boring working tasks. We were lucky to stay in one of the cabin, cosy place where after day of work you can just… read more
(Excellent)
24 Jun 2018
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Daniella and Pavel were a great addition to the team.
We had many projects that we got a super contribution to complete. Always a offer to assist with meals and clean up.
Hope you guys have a great time in Canada
Cheers!!!
We had many projects that we got a super contribution to complete. Always a offer to assist with meals and clean up.
Hope you guys have a great time in Canada
Cheers!!!
(Excellent)
24 Aug 2016
Left by Workawayer () for host
(Help at our river lodge and ...)
This is much more than a normal volunteering project! For almost 3 weeks we became part of that magic world where you could spend hours alone, just listening to the sea, looking for lizards ( and monsters! ), or brainstorming (haha) with great people and having those deep conversations about everything and nothing. Working time, coconut time,… read more
(Excellent)
18 May 2015
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(Help with gardening, ...)
From the very first moment we felt very welcome in Marilyn's place, more family members than random volunteers. We've got super-nice house with ocean view as our accomodation. The garden work was sometimes challenging, but not extremely hard, we enjoyed gardening with such a beautiful view and liked all the small or big jobs that Marilyn prepared… read more
(Excellent)
28 Dec 2014
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(Join us on our small farm and ...)
More than extremely positive experience! Originally we planned to spend only one week in this unique and beautiful farm, but finally we left after more than 3 weeks. Combination of different working tasks, cute animals, nice accomodation, amazing area, challenging cold sea, excelent food and last but not least atmosphere and company of special… read more
(Excellent)
