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Off Grid Eco Lodge - natural building, gardening, cooking, cleaning, maintenance - foothills of the Serra da Estrela Mountains, Portugal

Portugal
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Última actividad: 5 dic 2023

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Hello, and thanks for your interest in reading more about us:)!

We're a sustainably built & off grid retreat centre, on the River Seia. We sit in a valley where 2 rivers, the Mondego and Seia meet and are not far from the Serra da Estrela Mountains (the highest point of mainland Portugal) which makes for dramatic beauty in nature.

We’ve been here since 2017, and open for business since 2019. Ashley - yoga teacher with background as a nurse and originally from the US, and Rory - Civil Engineer who specializes in natural building & timber frames and originally from Ireland.

Together we moved to Portugal and bought this river front property. With the help of many volunteers we cleared invasive trees, planted native ones, and built from natural materials.

Since being open, we've hosted a variety of retreats, workshops and Yoga Teacher Trainings.

Our aim is to provide a place for wellness in wild nature for retreats.

In the garden, building, and how we run the space we use many permaculture based principles from what Rory learned in a Permaculture Design. Together we trial, learn, and grow!

What you can expect from us:
-accommodation (shared dormitory style or private tent)
-shower
-2 full days off to explore the area or relax here
-access to yoga classes (offered on a weekly (sometimes more) basis)
-Time off can be spent swimming in the rivers and hiking the local trails as well as the use of paddle boards.

Volunteers co-live at a place 5 minutes walking up river from the retreat centre. They cook meals together and maintain the volunteer living space. It's a gorgeous place to be in nature during your time off work. Volunteers often play games together and enjoy the surrounding areas on their time off.

What we expect from you:
-20 to 25 hours per week, with 2 consecutive days off per week. (avg. 4-5 hours/day)
-Outside of those hours we all pitch in to keep our shared spaces clean and share the cooking duties.
-fluent in English and/or Portuguese.

Winter time workers (Nov-Mar)
Our low season for retreats etc… Tasks may include planting trees, developing our garden, building/expanding, land cleaning, preparing firewood, and maintaining facilities like our biological swimming pool, sauna, and hot tub. We will have the occasional retreat when we’ll need help in the kitchen, cleaning and accommodating guests. A 2 week minimum commitment during these months is essential.

Summer time workers (Apr-Oct)
Our busy season for retreats etc… Tasks may include cleaning spaces (room change overs, communal spaces used by the guests, toilets & showers), pool maintenance, help in the kitchen, gardening, building/expanding, preparing firewood. The main focus is around keeping the space clean & nice for the retreats.
There is a lead volunteer plus 4-6 additional volunteers. A 4 week minimum commitment during these months is essential.

If you have any questions about our project, us, the work, the living or anything... please ask!

*As a business, workers from Workaway are paid the minimum hourly wage in Portugal but do not get meals included in the exchange
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
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¿Que es esto?
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
The area is rich in Portuguese culture. The weekly market in Tabua is a great place to meet people in the area, both Portuguese and estrangeiros (foreigners). There's a unique hospitality and way of life in Central Portugal that's refreshing and fulfilling, which Rory and Ashley have fallen in love with, and hope that workawayers will enjoy as much as we do.

Ashley and other yoga teachers have regularly scheduled yoga classes. There is a river beach on site and a deep creek for swimming in. Workawayers will have the opportunity to learn about off grid living, building with natural materials, gardening, and helping host retreats.
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Ayuda
Helping on various projects and maintainence. 5 hours of help per day, 5 days per week. We expect help with cooking and keeping the volunteer hub clean and nice.
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Portugués: Intermedio
Español: Principiante
Alojamiento
Private house (lead volunteer) Dorm house or Private Tent
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The property and area around it is ideal for free outdoor activities such as swimming, kayaking, hiking and cycling. There are plenty of river beaches in the area, and we have paddle boards available for use. With the Serra de Estrela mountain range nearby, there are plenty of breath-taking hikes. But if you want a break from the country side there's a train just 15 minutes from the project that connects to Lisbon, Porto, and anywhere else you'd like to discover on time off.
Un poco más de información
- Acceso a Internet
- Acceso a Internet limitado
- Tenemos animales
- Somos fumadores
- Puede alojar familias
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Parking and electric hook up available.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 126873719456

Comentarios (20)

25 sept 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Erin) para el anfitrión

I couldn't have been more fortunate in my choice of hosts for my first Workaway experience. Ashley and Rory, from the moment they picked me up at the train station, extended their warmth and hospitality. They've created a truly beautiful home for themselves, and I felt truly fortunate to be immersed in their way of life.

The work wasn't difficult… read more

(Excelente )

1 jul 2023

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Natasha & Solwyn)

Tash and Sol were an absolute pleasure to host. They went with the flow of the place and the work. We are so grateful for their hard work in clearing a river walk path where our guests can now wander along the river front barefoot. They were open minded and willing to help with any tasks we asked of them. It's always nice when it's so enjoyable to… read more

(Excelente )

5 may 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Natasha & Solwyn) para el anfitrión

Excellent workaway experience, beautiful location and loving people. Very warm and homely atmosphere and felt welcomed right away. Plenty of space to walk, reflect and spend time doing whatever you need to do. Ashley teaches Yoga at the Eco lodge and there are workshops where you can participate while there I learnt all about homeopathy which was… read more

(Excelente )

16 feb 2022

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Viola)

Viola was such a pleasure to host. Hard working, cooperative, and happy to help and contribute in any way possible. She has bright energy and I would highly recommend her!

(Excelente )

15 feb 2022

Dejado por el workawayer (Viola) para el anfitrión

The place welcomed me for my first volunteer experience. It was much more than I could have expected. I learned so many things in a short time and Ashley and Rory have always been very patient and helpful with me.
Thank you very much for everything! See you soon :)

(Excelente )

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25 sept 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Erin) para el anfitrión

(Excelente )

1 jul 2023

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Natasha & Solwyn)

(Excelente )

5 may 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Natasha & Solwyn) para el anfitrión

(Excelente )

16 feb 2022

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Viola)

Viola was such a pleasure to host. Hard working, cooperative, and happy to help and contribute in any way possible. She has bright energy and I would highly recommend her!

(Excelente )

15 feb 2022

Dejado por el workawayer (Viola) para el anfitrión

(Excelente )

26 feb 2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Edoardo) para el anfitrión

I spent 4 nights at Rory and Ashley's offgrid eco lodge, then I left. This was my first workaway experience, so it could be arguable my feedback and that's why I selected neutral. I prefer that after reading it you could conclude by yourselves which should be the rating. I'm not sure anymore on the utility of the feedback system since apparently… read more anyone previously hosted had noticed what I'm going to say. Moreover, now I can understand why there are no images of the building site on the profile. Nevertheless, I will describe my experience adding only feelings and thoughts I had at that time, no personal comment, since I've been accused to judge without any experience on the matter. Just take in mind throughout all the reading that the place should become an eco lodge for tourists.

I arrived on Saturday evening, already dark, I had a very nice welcoming, Rory and Ashley were friendly and easygoing. We had dinner in a local pub in Ervedal da Beira with their Portuguese and Brasilian friends, I tasted francesinha, a typical dish from Porto. I enjoyed those moments, there was a very nice, familiar, and relaxing atmosphere at the pub.
Once back to the lodge they briefly showed me the basics like where the toilet and kitchen were, as well as the shower, my tent, and how the stove worked. Even if I'm not a builder or engineer, I found all the buildings well built, the ones with ecobuilding principles too.
First night, and the followings, first problem, despite I was prepared to sleep in a tent and to extreme cold. I wore integral termic ski clothes, a double sleeping bag and blankets provided by the hosts (with hair and fur on them). I was forced to leave a small window open because the stove is old and doesn't work properly, because it has a defective ventilation, so that few smoke could going out. I didn't want the smoke saturated the inner of the tent with me inside, and even if it wasn't enough to saturate the room till morning, sleeping inhaling smoke every night is not healthy. That's why the cold and the impossibility to sleep in the last hours of the night. Rory had told me that I had to clean the chimney once a week, but I encountered the problem right the first night.

The day after, Sunday, was the day off. I could see now how the place was with daylight: Trash, broken styrofoam, packagings, cardboard, building materials, hazardous building chemicals (I studied at university R phrases because of working in a research laboratory, I can state "hazardous" more like cancerogenic, toxic, and threatening acquatic life than simply skin irritating), roof tiles, a mattress, plastic bottles, screws, luggages and backpacks, tools, and whatever you can think of left everywhere or in well defined spots within the property. If bags containing building material, opened and exposed to rain.
I was shocked since I thought to be in an eco lodge. I mean, I've worked at and I've already seen building sites in Italy, but I've never seen something like that. I was relieved that they weren't already completely offgrid but still buying groceries and drinkable water at the supermarket, because I wouldn't have eaten something grown or farmed on that land.
In the morning Ashley showed me how to feed the animals. Dogs, piglets, chicken and goats are free, even free to walk on screws and building materials all around the property risking to be injured: just in three days I saw a goat eating lime and cardboard directly from the bag, and dogs playing with plastic.
So here the second concern about my safety during working ours, and towards animals and nature too.

Once in the kitchen I was shocked again: really dirty and a mess. I started seriously thinking to leave the place. No clean surfaces. Dogs could reach every dish, pot, or cup used to eat and drink. That morning was raining, and they shaked off water from their bodies several times in the kitchen right on the dishes. I saw one of the dogs licking the grill used for toasting the bread. Nothing briefly washed before using it, if already cleaned with dish soap and the stagnant green water accumulated in the pool (no running water). The water from the pool was used for showering too, but this latter usage wasn't a problem to me.
Anyway, they have a lot to eat, from bread, pasta, potatoes and honey, to cheese, meat, fruit and vegetables, so you won't starve at all. All the scraps to the piglets (tea bags included...). The food cooked was good and tasty.
Since day off, according to Rory well specified on the profile, I spent all the day alone at the lodge since they had some appointments, except for lunch. They didn't ask me if I would have liked to join them. No car or bicycle available until Monday when we went to pick it up, no tips on what to do or go. So I put in order some firewood in the woodshed to keep me busy.
That day I almost put on fire the tent in an accident, but they were very kind and comprehensive, they didn't become upset at all. So I can't understand very well these guys still now, because they are kind, comprehensive and warm sometimes but also too indifferent and as if they don't care in other moments.
As I said it was raining in the morning, there were no small wood to start the fire because they don't prepare bag or faggot for starting fire but simply picking up small sticks from the ground. Everything was wet, then at evening I asked Rory how I could start the stove. He simply put in it about ten to fifteen pieces of kerosene based starter just for one time. They use only the kerosene based starter to light the stoves. I could do that too, but of course I didn't want since it is not an eco move. He also put the starter into the stove still wrapped in the packaging made of plastic. I can understand that the plastic was burned regularly into the stoves, since the following days I found the one used to make hot water for the shower already prepared with plastic in it.

Monday and Tuesday, working days, for most of the hours I worked with Spike, a very nice and interesting guy from Scotland, one of their paid employees. I must say I had much more cultural exchange with him than with Rory and Ashley. Spike and I received instructions from Rory, planning all the working week since both Rory and Ashley would have left the lodge on Monday/Tuesday for several days (Ashley was going to come back on Thursday and Rory on Saturday). This implied I had to spend an afternoon and a night alone at the lodge, and the following days and nights with the workers. Before Ashley left, she gave me some telephone numbers of some of their friends in case of needs or emergency, and before Rory left he brought me to the supermarket to buy what I liked for my following meals.
So, I worked basically always with Spike. I worked a little or almost nothing with Ashley or Rory. Our cultural exchange was mainly limited to lunch, dinner, and car trips to the supermarket/shops, reduced to the bare minimum.
Concerning the tasks, I built some stairs made out of logs, I helped with the building of a new stone foundation for the shower stove, and finally to lift and secure some beams. Some carriage of materials as well and I fed the animals once, the same morning I left because no one apart from me was at the property. Nothing too hard and satisfying.
Nevertheless, the third concern about my safety came with some of their employees. ##text redacted#. The problem was that they used tools and materials as well as the rest of us, plus driving a bulldozer. So that was the final clue that drove me leaving the place.

When I left, I went to a quinta, not very far from Rory and Ashley's place, where a couple is living with offgrid and ecoprinciples too, real ones this time. They were hit by the great fire in 2017, so in this case I can understand the mess and the remnants in their property (always less than trash on Rory and Ashley's one, though, despite they were not hit by the fire). There I had a real cultural exchange, wonderful times, and I spent the following two weeks with them. I prefer considering the second one my first workaway experience. Moreover, the host I'm referring to has less and less good rated reviews than Ashley and Rory. That's why I think that this system is not foolproof.

Concluding, since I can compare the two experiences, I think that it is very unlikely that I found the worst and the best workaway hosts in just one trip. About me, I was the same in both the experiences of course. Then, I think that it is more likely that Rory and Ashley are simply trying to start their eco business as soon as they can, paradoxically without respect for nature and interest in a real cultural exchange with volunteers. I'm saying this because before leaving Rory told me that as a cultural exchange they provide just the means to, like bycicle and food, because the rest is up to us. I thought this was called rental and restaurant, but I must clearly misunderstood the workaway principles according to him.

(Neutral )

23 nov 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Fabio) para el anfitrión

We really enjoyed our stay with Rory and Ashley. They are friendly, fun and generous people and the location by the river is beautiful.

There are a lot of things happening at the lodge, and we were impressed to hear how well they had thought through the design of their land, like irrigation and fire prevention systems. We really enjoyed… read more

(Excelente )

30 oct 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Fabio)

Fabulous volunteers! Fabio and Sofia are both exceptional in their work ethic. Easy-going, helpful with keeping site tidy and contributing to cooking on their off-hours, and nice company as well.
They joined us at a bit of a difficult time as we were dealing with our ill dog who we then had to put down a few days after their arrival. They were so… read more

(Excelente )

17 nov 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Zdeněk) para el anfitrión

Hi Ashley and Rory!
Sorry that my feedback took too long to response.
I just want to thank you for the possibility to stay and work at your place Eco Lodge. It were a remarkable tree weeks there. I feel really gratefull for all the time a could spend there, doing many kinds of work on the site, exploring the river and beautifull pure nature… read more

(Excelente )

30 oct 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Zdeněk)

Zetty was kind and respectful as well as creative and self-motivated when it came to work. All the best in your future experiences.

(Excelente )

2 nov 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Lewis) para el anfitrión

I had an awesome time staying at Ash and Rory's eco-lodge! I stayed for just over 4 weeks with them and had an incredible experience. Both Rory and Ashley are very kind, genuine and welcoming people and they're friends are equally great - I left feeling like part of the family.

During my time here I helped on all sorts of jobs. The tasks were… read more

(Excelente )

30 oct 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Lewis)

Lewis stayed with us for over a month. He really became part of the family and was an absolute pleasure to have work wise and living together wise.
He's handy and skilled in carpentry, and often worked above and beyond both expectations and hours. He helped on projects at our eco lodge in the making with building a deck, repointing stone with… read more

(Excelente )

2 sept 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Alex & Joana) para el anfitrión

Where should we start?

First of all, so sorry for the delay of the feedback, it was a technicality!

Ok, so we were supposed to stay three weeks and we ended up staying almost four months. For the first 'real' experience in Workaway, it couldn't have been better.

The place is beautiful and Ash and Rory are great people, funny, kind and open to… read more

(Excelente )

11 jul 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Alex & Joana)

Alex and Jo stayed with us for just about 4 months. They became part of our family quickly, as they are so easy to get along with and wonderful to have around. We have them to thank for building our garden area fencing from mimosa branches, which came out absolutely gorgeous. Their work is meticulous and tidy for any task they do.
They welcomed… read more

(Excelente )

29 jul 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Michael) para el anfitrión

I had a wonderful time with Ash and Rory at the Eco Lodge!

I stayed there about 2-3 weeks, working 5 days a week about 4 hours a day! Work is various, interesting, and physical. I worked on various projects (clearing the land, building a geo-dome, patching old stone wall, etc... There is a lot to do over there always so you won't get bored! Ash… read more

(Excelente )

21 jul 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Michael)

Michael stayed with us for a few weeks helping with a variety of projects. He is a fabulous worker and super nice to have around the place. He's friendly, open-minded, and outgoing -- making friends all along his way. Without fail he made me laugh every single day. Michael worked on a geodesic dome green house project for a few weeks and it came… read more

(Excelente )

21 jul 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Kevin )

Can't say a bad thing about Kevin! He came to stay with us and help on our project for a few weeks, and was an absolute pleasure to have. Great worker, and also kind and friendly to all the other volunteers. He's very easy going and goes with the flow of things. Kevin helped on a variety of projects and is both a fast learner and adaptable, as… read more

(Excelente )

21 jul 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Bonnie)

Bonnie boo!! Seriously such a pleasure!
Bonnie is a great worker -- self-motivated and creative. Whether it was digging, or clearing wood, or building a little fence around the garden independently she likes to keep busy and is always happy go lucky when it comes to work. Bonnie also cooked for the whole volunteer group for one of the weeks she… read more

(Excelente )

23 jun 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Aurélie & Jeroen) para el anfitrión

Super hosts. Rory and Ashley are such generous and good-hearted people. We are on our way to start our own project in Portugal and we couldn’t have asked for a more helpful host. They pointed us in the right direction for every next step, shared their experience and advice and helped us to get to the administrative offices. Rory is a very good… read more

(Excelente )

4 jun 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Aurélie & Jeroen)

Aurélie and Jeroen are not only very hardworking, but also great company too:). They stayed with us for a total of about 3 weeks in total and worked on a few different projects. They're innovative and independent, and work well both together as a couple and separate. We really appreciated their efforts with our spiral shower made from cob. The two… read more

(Excelente )

19 jun 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Ksenia) para el anfitrión

I've stayed with Ashley and Rory over a month, helping them in the initial stage of the construction of their eco lodge.
They are excellent hosts, from so many points of view!
I had the chance to put a lot of creative input and was free to experiment and do my thing. Rory was always willing to explain, listen to my opinion and find a good way of… read more

(Excelente )

19 jun 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Ksenia)

Ksenia stayed with us for over a month. She is laid back and a very hard worker. We are in the early stages of building an eco lodge using only natural building materials and methods. Ksenia came with some fabulous experience and knowledge from previous projects that she worked on, which she was happy to share. She is a fast learner and natural… read more

(Excelente )

2 jun 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Adrianna & Kevin ) para el anfitrión

great place to be at!, I spent a month in this lovely place and loved it, work is very nice and you get the change to learn different skills like natural building, land clearing, work with wood etc. they've got 3 beautiful dogs, all volunteers are wonderful to be around and the owners of the project are a beautiful couple with a lot of knowledge… read more

(Excelente )

19 may 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Adrianna & Kevin )

Adrianna is a calming, sweet, and kind soul who is a pleasure to have around. She stayed with us for one month helping clear land and natural building (specifically working with limecrete and cob).
She is happy to work hard at any project, and is very creative. We will miss having her here and wish her the very best at future workaway hosts, who… read more

(Excelente )

14 may 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Benjamin & Jenny) para el anfitrión

Ashley and Rory are doing such a wonderful thing at their place in Portugal. When the project is finished the place will really be beautiful - eco accommodation with individual gardens and wood burning fires, yoga studios (indoor and outdoors), eco pools, permaculture gardens and sensory walks. We really admire what they're doing and wish them all… read more

(Excelente )

2 may 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Benjamin & Jenny)

Jenny and Ben (aka Benny and Jenny aka Benji ;)) were a pleasure to host for 3 weeks! They're really nice company, and very helpful with chores and cooking around the project. We especially loved their specialty curry dish and chili! They are hardworking, and willing to help out around the site in any way. They were troopers with helping us clear… read more

(Excelente )

25 feb 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Johann) para el anfitrión

I had an amazing three weeks with Ashley and Rory and the other volunteers that stayed with me.
It's a great place in a very beautiful area of Portugal wich was perfect for little trips by bike or walks through the nature.
I enjoyed working for the project and so nice people:) I really learned a lot.
Also thank you very much that you let me built… read more

(Excelente )

21 feb 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Johann)

Yoo-hoo Johann;-)! What a please to host you for the last 3 weeks. We're all going to miss you so much!
We would highly recommend Johann for any project as he is sweet, caring and gets along well with everyone, not to mention he's an extremely skilled carpenter in the making! He built us a new kitchen table, new shelving, and an improved… read more

(Excelente )

24 feb 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Jose David) para el anfitrión

I had a great time with Ashley, Rory, the rest of the volunteers and three lovely dogs :)

The work was a focus on building and clearing the land from and invasive-species tree. The work was not hard, usually 4 hours per day with a break in between. Rory not just gave instructions on how to do the tasks, but also explained their background and how… read more

(Excelente )

23 feb 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Jose David)

What a pleasure to host you over the last couple of weeks! You are so kind and considerate of everyone around you. Thank you for working at clearing the trees, and taking on the stone repointing, you worked so well at it! You are welcome back any time!

We would highly recommend Jose to any project he wishes to be a part of. He’s a very hard… read more

(Excelente )

19 feb 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Johannes) para el anfitrión

Dear Ashley, Rory, Hank, Harvey and Hugo (her majesty) !

A big THANK YOU for your feedback and these amazing 2 weeks I stayed on your site. I enjoyed every day on your property, grateful to experience the simplicity of life in a wonderful place with great company. Working with the chainsaw was fine for me and I was happy to help the ruin to… read more

(Excelente )

19 feb 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Johannes)

Thank you for being such an awesome addition to our volunteer team! We'll miss your positive energy, great skills, and hard work around here. Anyone who has the opportunity to host you is very lucky! Please come back anytime. We'd love to have you again. Best of luck on all your future travels and workaway adventures.

(Excelente )

8 feb 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Ruby) para el anfitrión

I had a short but sweet stay on Ashley and Rory's beautiful property! They were both very warm and welcoming and it was a pleasure to work in such a lovely place! Wishing you guys all the luck for the future :)

(Excelente )

5 feb 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Ruby)

Ruby is a lovely young woman and was a pleasure to host. She's hard working, and helpful with every maintenance around the project. She's welcome back anytime.

(Excelente )

5 feb 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (GABRIEL )

Gabrial stayed with us for a few nights, but unfortunately had to cut it short because he came down with a cold. He is a really nice guy and was a great worker. I would recommend him, and he's welcome back anytime.

(Excelente )

16 ene 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Charlotta) para el anfitrión

When my two friends and me arrived at Ashleys and Rorys place it felt pretty magical -I love woods-, the air was awesome and there was just that feeling of being in the middle of nature. We walked along a path sourrounded by all these invasively growing trees with this really positive green nuance and the sound of a river flowing beside their… read more

(Excelente )

30 dic 2017

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Charlotta)

Charly and her 2 friends were a pleasure to have. Hard workers and automatically fit into routine of helping with tidying up after meals. They’d be welcome back anytime. Thanks for your help!!

(Excelente )

30 dic 2017

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Alexander)

Alex is just wonderful! An interesting and authentic person, a great worker, polite, and has become a friend as he has come to stay a couple of times now. Always welcome!! Thank you!

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28 dic 2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Alexander) para el anfitrión

Had an awesome time with Rory and Ashley. Loved the dogs, the nature and the overall vibe of the place and their project. If you like working outside and getting your hands dirty, you at the right place. Working with Rory is fun, he is eager to share all his knowledge and explains things great. Looking forward to be back! Thanks for the great time… read more

(Excelente )

24 ago 2017

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Tiago & Marco )

Tiago and his friend were amazing volunteers to host! They looked after our dogs as if they were there own and took care of our place. They're really laid back and easy going. I'd highly recommend them! Thanks again for your stay!!

(Excelente )

21 ago 2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Tiago & Marco ) para el anfitrión

Ashley and Rory are the best ! We couldnt have a better first experience at workaway!
Thank you so much ! And we will miss Hank Harvey and Hugo!

(Excelente )

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