Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
Thailand - from Oct 2025 until Dec 2025 View all
Description
After a transformative summer this year I am now switching careers to work primarily with dogs. I have become fascinated with the work of Cesar Milan, but so too animal psychology more broadly!
I am solely focused now during my travels to spend as much time as I can with not only dogs but all animals. I love the slow travel experience of voluteering and seeing life through the eyes of locals and their animals!
Over the last 15 years my primary vocation has been working in the outdoors in various positions such as: a kayak guide in Spain; a hiking/watersports guide in United Arab Emirates; a surf instructor in England; and a glacier guide in Iceland. (3 of the 4 years I spent in Iceland was in a managerial role).
In my spare time I love to practice yoga, go hiking, play chess or relax with a good book or movie.
Interests
Fitness
Charity work
Books
Cooking & food
Cycling
History
Hiking
Mountain
Sailing / Boating
Winter sports
Water sports
Yoga / Wellness
Hitchhiking
Nature
Outdoor activities
Camping
Animals
Adventure sports
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Being an elderly companion
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Charity Work
Languages
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
More details about your skills
Qualifications;
PADI Advanced Open Water & Dry Suit
NOLS 10 day Wilderness First Responder
Yoga Instructor 200 hour (Hatha/Ashtanga)
BCU Level 1 Coach - Kayak and Canoe
RLSS Beach Lifeguard
Higher National Diploma in Internet Technologies & Applications
Age
40
What else ...
I have travelled extensively to 80 countries, whilst undertaking many workaway and volunteering positions that include:
- Working at dog rescue sanctuaries in Thailand
- Teaching English in Indonesia, Cambodia & Vietnam
- Working at Lion sanctuary in Zimbabwe
- Building bungalows on a farm in Thailand over three weeks
- Working as a receptionist at a hostel in Guatemala
- Teaching English in Vietnam and Cambodia.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Feedback
Despite the heat, he worked incredibly hard every day and cared for all the dogs with so much patience and kindness.
Quiet and thoughtful by nature, Simon’s calm presence and strong sense of responsibility made a real difference… read more
Expect to be exhausted if you're the only volunteer, and work more than you expect, but ultimately it's all worth it due to Natsuko and her generosity of teaching and ensuring all your… read more
Work was all pretty straight forward. It consisted of cleaning rooms, changing beds, assisting at meal times when busy, mowing the lawn and generally keeping the place clean!
The area is beautiful, and Lucky might be the friendliest… read more
The work is very pleasant, the hostel is an oasis, Jennie is incredible accomodating, and overall a perfect opportunity to take dirt cheap Spanish classes. Discounts on tours/shuttles also come in handy.
If I end up travelling through Guatemala again next year I will be back.
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Feedback
Despite the heat, he worked incredibly hard every day and cared for all the dogs with so much patience and kindness.
Quiet and thoughtful by nature, Simon’s calm presence and strong sense of responsibility made a real difference… read more
Expect to be exhausted if you're the only volunteer, and work more than you expect, but ultimately it's all worth it due to Natsuko and her generosity of teaching and ensuring all your… read more
Work was all pretty straight forward. It consisted of cleaning rooms, changing beds, assisting at meal times when busy, mowing the lawn and generally keeping the place clean!
The area is beautiful, and Lucky might be the friendliest… read more
The work is very pleasant, the hostel is an oasis, Jennie is incredible accomodating, and overall a perfect opportunity to take dirt cheap Spanish classes. Discounts on tours/shuttles also come in handy.
If I end up travelling through Guatemala again next year I will be back.
What you've forgotten to tell, is that you have helped me with new… read more
Anir was a lovely host and very generous, from picking me up at Oliveira to sharing a picnic up the Serra Estrella mountains.
The jobs were simple enough and weather held out long enough to rake leaves and chop lots of wood amonist others.
Unfortunately I… read more
