Come and help around our old farmhouse while enjoying the countryside in Fayssac, France

Detalles

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  Descripción

  We are 2 Brits (Kevin and Phill) who bought an old farmhouse in the French countryside in 2013, and have spent the last 10 years renovating it. Kevin is cabin crew for a UK airline and is often away with work. Phill is an interior designer. We have designed our house to welcome family, friends and guests in a homely and comforting way. We have tow friendly dogs Polly (5) and Pippin (2.5 years old) and a loving cat Miel Miaow who is 13. We are located in a quiet village, surrounded by vineyards, hlll-top villages, rivers and market towns. Our areas is known as the French Tuscany. The gentle undulating hills are perfect for hiking and cycling.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general

  Cuidado de casas y mascotas
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  Intereses

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Política / justicia social

  

  Mascotas

  

  Películas y televisión

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Cultura

  

  Eventos y sociedad

  

  Libros

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Jardinería

  

  Artes escénicas

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Carpintería

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Animales

  

  Senderismo

  

  Naturaleza
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  The Tarn department in France is a relatively unknown and under-rated part of south west france. We would like to spend time introducing our Workawayers to various parts of the region, and to its gastronomic highlights. We live in the oldest wine-producing area of France, and the grapes grown here are unique. There are around 100 family-run vineyards to discover, some walking distance from the house. Our closest city, Albi, is about 20 minutes drive away and is a UNESCO world heritage site, boasting the world's largest brick-built cathedral. About a dozen medieval hilltop villages dot the landscape.

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  Ayuda

  We are looking for people who would like to help with the following
  - General gardening including: mowing lawns, strimming borders, cutting hedges, weeding etc
  - Walking our dogs Polly & Pippin
  - Some minor decorating: painting walls, floors etc
  - This spring we also need help with renovating and painting our window shutters, this work involves helping to take down/putting up the shutters, sanding them, filling in any holes, undercoating and painting them.
  
  In addition to this, we have started renovating a barn attached to the main house. It's a big job for just 2 of us, so we would like to invite anyone interested to join us to complete the project. The work is indoors, it is advisable to have old work clothes to use.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Intermedio
  Italiano: Intermedio

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  We are happy to welcome guests who have an interest in learning English or French.
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  Alojamiento

  We have 3 ensuite bedrooms to offer, either single occupancy or to be shared if a couple. Our guests can share the communal areas such as living room and kitchen. We will provide breakfast, and a light lunch, and we enjoy eating evening meals together in the dining room. We will give our guests a house key so they may come and go as they please. If you have a clean current driving licence you will be able to borrow a car to explore the local countryside and villages. We also have bikes for those interested in cycling. There are also lots of hiking routs which you can access directly from our back garden.

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  Algo más...

  We will also try our best to transport guests to local ares if they cannot drive themselves. When open, guests will have the use of the swimming pool and terrace to relax if they wish.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  We have high-speed Satellite internet, which works well. Guests can choose to work in the dining room, which is a rarely used outside of breakfast and evening meal times or in our office.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  We have a large secure car park which has been used in the past to park camper vans.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  

  Miel Miaow (12 años)

  Miel is a cross bread cat we are not quite sure what the mix is.
  She loves people and is very friendly and loves attention especially have her ears played with.
  She has a tendency to lightly bite people she likes.
  She will sleep in your opened suitcase or drawer if she makes her way into your bedroom.
  She gets on well with Polly but is ver weary of Pippin.

  

  Pippin Pickles (2 años)

  Pippin is a beagle/pointer cross, he is such a cuddly loveable dog who loves being fussed over.
  He does love to bark and as he is part pointer he loves to hunt.
  He has had a hard start to life, he was abandoned as a puppy with his brothers and was taken in by a charity. He had a problem with his throat that required an operation which means he can only eat soft food.
  Recently he has been suffering from cancer and has had two big operations on his back and a course of chemotherapy. But he has undergone all of this with gusto and a love for life.
  He and Polly are great friends and love to play together.
  He does tend to chase our cat but if ok with her when she is in our company but will bark at her if we are not there.

  

  Polly Pickles (5 años)

  Polly is a husky/border collie cross.
  She is 5 years old, she loves to chase the ball.
  She is a very friendly but quite independent dog.
  She will bark at strangers when she first meets them but once she knows you she will be your friend.

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