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Description
Hosting dates start at the 1st and 15th of each month.
For our hosting at our house here we rely on good weather because you are sleeping in simple huts. If the good weather returns in October we welcome you here !
Our schelude for the 2024 season...
We are hosting on: 1st of each month and the 15th of each month going through to November.
**** URGENT UPDATE 2024 : We are looking for help to clear our garden and and tidy and clean our old house which is currently for sale, (it is a one hour drive away). We will take you there and bring a supply of food and beer/ wine for you. Basically you will be on your own at the house and given a list of simple jobs to do. The house has 3 rooms, so you may be sharing the house with others, but we offer you your own private room to sleep in.
It is very basic, (although we do have a flush toilet) but water is limited and you will need to bring your own mobile data.
There is no electricity, but the house has paraffin lamps for light in the evening. This experience would suit couples who are travelling, but we are also looking for single workawayers.
The house is sitiuated in the beautiful region of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, 3.5 km from the town.
There is a tolerance of one day either side of the start dates, (so you can arrive one day earlier or one day later than the 1st or 15th of each month). The reason for specific start dates is to attract more than one workawayer in order to create a team. Careful planning is ESSENTIAL for both workawayers and hosts, so please do not waste our time...when you write to us with your start date please COMMIT to that date. We have 5 accommodations available for reservation on a first come-first serve basis. Hopefully we will manage to fill the accommodations, so you will be part of a team of 5 people !
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About us, the hosts...
We are two open minded mature guys, (66 and 74) who live in a cottage near to the Gorge du Verdon.
The National Park is one hours drive away. The spectacular Gorge itself is further away. There is so much to see and do there, (including many different sport activities) so we suggest you allow 4 - 5 days after your workaway stay and head out there to experience this stunning landscape.
We describe ourselves as intelligent, outgoing and down to earth.
We do not have a problem regarding race/skin colour or sexual orientation.
Projects:
Creating a workawayers 'village' for you to have your own special place to hang out and have fun. The project involves the following :
*Building small individual styled wooden cabins as workawayer accommodation.
*Constructing a hexagonal wooden pavillion which will be used as a communal kitchen and eating area.
*Creating a workout/gym area. I already have the weights/ bars etc, so we have to build a bench and monkey ladder.
In addition we would like help with:
*Bicycle Repairs and maintainence.
*Fitness coaching... we trying to lose weight !
The majority of the tasks on offer are cutting bushes, other basic gardening and watering the plants...
We ask for 30 minutes help per day, with general housework, (boring I know, but it's necessary). This includes sweeping and washing the floor/ cleaning the bathroom, toilette and similar daily tasks. This 30 minutes housework is part of your 4 hours work.
I ask for 4 hours help per day/ 5 days per week in exchange for your own private accommodation, (in the caravan, little stone cube hut or wooden chalet...see photo's) plus meals and moderate amounts of alcoholic drinks, (please read the later paragraph relating to alcohol).
You are responsible for preparing all your meals and doing the washing up. Please note : As you are only working 4 hours per day, (most hosts ask for 5 or 5,5 hours) these duties are not included as part of the 4 hours. The cooking is shared on a rota basis. We cook for you once a week.
The daily routine is :
Breakfast until 9:30
Work period from 9:30 - 13:30
After 13:30 you can prepare and enjoy lunch.
...the rest of the day is yours !
...explore the surrounding area or chill in one of our hammocks.
After 5 days you have 2 free days to relax and explore.
* Also, we are seeking the following skills: if you are a qualified > Welder > Specialist for dry stone wall building > Electrician > Solar and wind energy specialist > Plumber> Bricklayer > Tiler > Roofing specialist > Computer programmer, then we can offer moderate payment, (to be negotiated before you arrive).
We provide you with clean towels, bed-linen and have a large variety of work-clothes for you to wear + shower gel and shampoo...so you can travel light !
We do not provide mosquito repellent spray or sun protection so make sure you bring it with you !
Internet access is limited, (through our airbox). Please ensure you have plenty of mobile data.
We do not tolerate heavy consumption of alcohol ! This has been such an enormous problem : alcoholism and abuse of our generosity in providing it - so we now only provide moderate amounts.
To join us you need to find your way to Les Arcs/Draguignan railway station or the town of Le Muy. We will collect you from there.
We are easy going, but...if you are any of the following you will definitely not fit in here :
* Overly religious. * If you have a problem with mosquitos and bugs, or rodents, (all provence houses in the countryside have them and they even come into the kitchen area and shit too !...it's nature and you have to deal with it...)
* If you are reliant on alcohol.
* If you have a problem with food that is approaching or has reached its use-by date. We are eco-friendly and green and hate the wastage of food within the food/supermarket industry, so we always buy food that is close to its use-by date.
Please note: WE NOW ONLY ACCEPT WORKAWAYERS OVER 25 YEARS OF AGE, (we may consider someone under that age if they have several positive feedbacks). We have had too many negative experiences with younger workawayers.
Careful planning is everything for both hosts and workawayers !!!
It's your responsibility to have full medical travel insurance.
We hope to welcome you soon !
Jurgen and David.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Aide informatique/internet
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
I can help you improve your german, english and french language skills.
Aide
All types of help, from gardening to painting/ help building garden structures/ housework etc...
Flexibility is required.
Langues
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
Hébergement
You are guaranteed your own private sphere for sleeping. This may be in the form of a wooden chalet in the garden or a little stone hut. I also provide small tents, (with comfortable mattresses) in case I am oversubscribed.
In winter months it can be VERY cold and damp here. The accommodations are not heated, but there are plenty of blankets for the beds.
Autres infos...
There's lots to see in the surrounding area, including typical provencal towns and wonderful natural landscapes - including the famous Gorge du Verdon National Park which is 30 km away.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
I have space for one camper van.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
4 hours a day / 5 days a week
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He is a hard worker who always completes a task with a cheerful attitude.
Key words to describe him are : TRUSTWORTHY and RELIABLE...(maybe the most important two factors regarding workawayers from the… read more
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He is a hard worker who always completes a task with a cheerful attitude.
Key words to describe him are : TRUSTWORTHY and RELIABLE...(maybe the most important two factors regarding workawayers from the… read more
Jürgen and David are welcoming and open-minded people. I helped with constructing a website, and it was pleasant work. People often underestimate the effort needed in software work, thinking you're sitting in front of a device doing little, but that wasn’t the case with them!… read more
The day they were supposed to start… read more
They live in a beautiful spot. It’s remote with a bunch of really cute French European towns not too far away. You can walk, but they’re a hike.
The work was easy. It was very rewarding, particularly in the… read more
He has a lively personality and we enjoyed some interesting discussions, especially regarding films and comics, (two of his big passions).
He is extremely clean and tidy and did an amazing job preparing an accommodation for a fellow workawayer. Also cleaning up the… read more
He is intelligent, down-to-earth and an optimist. I consider him a good friend and have a huge respect for him. A modern thinking guy, laid back and with a great sense of humour.
He likes things clean and tidy, so our mess was a challenge for him which he… read more
There was plenty of things to do so we never ran out of ideas or tasks to complete! I felt like I really contributed to their place and I feel satisfied with the work that I and the other workawayers did!
It’s a… read more
She is friendly and intelligent and not afraid of hard work.
Tash has a lovely personality and was always willing to help, regardless of the task involved.
She is above all very attentative, which really impressed us.
Her accommodation was left spotlessly clean and tidy !
We… read more
Fred was a good worker and intergrated well with the others during his stay.
He was an allrounder who did not object to any tasks given. He has a good sense of humour and is polite, (something very rare these days for young people)... so thanks to his parents for bringing him up so well !
I reccommend him to… read more
Micolaj is a young man with a balanced character and extraordinary comprehension. He is attentive and listens. Interested and curious, he learns quickly. Bright awake, he understands what is to be done and acts independently and unerringly. Always in a good mood and positive, he masters even more complicated tasks with ease.… read more
He is not afraid of hard physical work, emptying and demolishing an outbuilding for us in 2 days with the help of another workawayer.
I would describe him as: ambitious/ confident/ trustworthy/ reliable and extremely knowledgeable.
He… read more
The feedback they’ve gotten earlier is truly spot on. From the second you meet them they will make you feel welcomed. They are so generous, helpful and always… read more
She was great fun despite the unbearable heat and always positive and upbeat. She never refused any task and did an excellent job cleaning our fridge and the workawayers kichen which had been left in a terrible mess by previous… read more
He helped us with the daily tasks of watering the garden and cooking meals and did a great job loading out trailer with items that needed transporting. He also gave our old house a good spring-clean.
Thanks Daniel. We wish you all the… read more
They are both such unique and wonderful people and the stories they tell are great, the work was never too hard and varied so you did not get bored. Food was never an issue just let them know what you don’t like in advance.
The location for… read more
He is trustworthy, reliable and hardworking....the 3 key-factors for us...
He is also intelligent and can be left on his own to complete a task.
He has a great personality and sense of humour.
We felt very comfortable with him and he did not have issues with us being 2 guys together. This meant a… read more
He was great to have as a helper and we have become very good friends.
He is easygoing and always willing to help and very observant...did not need to be told what needed to be done.
He was also very flexible and willing regarding the different tasks we gave him and has a good… read more
He has a lot of initiative and works hard until a task is finished.
He is good company in a team and plays excellent guitar !!!
He is also a great cook and we recommend him to all hosts.
We wish him the best of luck on his travels and look… read more
I really enjoyed the time at Jurgens und Davids place. It was a honor to work and live with them for two weeks. The accomondation was great, David always tries to fullfill a workawayers needs regarding comfortability and Jurgen tells beatiful stories at the evenings with a good glass of wine. I really enjoyed the time and… read more
He helped us to build a shepards hut for workawayers accommodation on an old caravan base-frame. He had really good ideas, including the use of old cupboard doors with slits in to create a cool airflow in summer.
He did excellent work while he was here and worked well on is… read more
They are so full of energy...positive energy ! and are the life and soul of the party.
They also work very hard, (even the grittiest of tasks) until they have finished the job...and still have tonnes of energy.
The Duracell bunnies have nothing on these guys ! I really miss and love this 'true… read more
With two other… read more
She helped us with a variety of tasks, including gardening and building projects and always made an effort to achieve top results.
We highly recommend her to any host. She is trustworthy and works well as part of a team.
We hope to welcome her back one day !!!
I always spoke with David and he told me all the… read more
He is a professional plumber who has a lot of experience.
It really impressed me that he even had his special plumbers workclothes/uniform for doing the work.
He fitted a new triangular bath and new shower system for us. He worked 12 hours non-stop, firstly getting the fixtures… read more
I think he would have liked more challenging work to do, but at the time we had to concentrate on clearing the garden.
He cooked some great meals including a fresh homemade pasta with lemon !
We wish him luck on his future ventures !!
Some of the tasks we gave the team were not so nice, such as cleaning an old dusty attic room, but he never complained and did a very good job.
We wish him all the very best for his future adventures !
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Italians seem to have similar humour and outlook on life to the british, so I, (David) nearly always click with italians.
In addition to his cheerful nature Simone is extremely bright and very attentive. He always… read more
No difficult tasks: me and the 3 other workawayers staying there were asked to water the plants, build a little vegetable garden, rearrange some stuff in closets, tidy the property. And we did not… read more
He is a free spirit with a very big heart !
He helped us with many different projects and always put in a lot of energy, was very reliable and capable of being left alone to get on with things.
He bonded well with our other 3 workawayers and would be very suitable to be… read more
We sent a message on the scheduled morning of his travel which was read, but we did not receive a reply.
We drove an hour to the railway station and waited there for 2 hours, then drove… read more
Uncomplicated and easy going + friendly.
A lot of her tasks were housework related as we own another property and she helped us to get it clean and tidy, ready for selling. So this was not very nice work, but she really helped us and never complained.
She was on her own, (together with another workawayer) staying at… read more
He has a great personality, is open minded and a caring and considerate human being.
He helped us with many projects and was always willing and enthusiastic.
Marco has… read more
He built a very solid wooden consturction dry/eco toilet and helped us a lot with the garden. Pierre has good knowledge regarding plants and growing/ permaculture etc...
He worked efficiently and keeps everything clean and tidy. He can be… read more
...we had just been through a terrible experience with 3 independent workawayers, (Sam from Holland/ Lucia from Spain/ Gabriel from USA). They formed a gang, were totally unmotivated and only worked on average 2 hours a day. We finally… read more
The place is for real at the end of the world, it's perfect if you are searching something in the middle of the nature.
During my staying there my task was to water the plants. I helped also in garden maintenance and in the house, sometime I cooked some italian plate.
During my free time I enjoyed… read more
I had the task of preparing an old rock garden in front of the house, which had become totally overgrown from the previous owner. We… read more
He multi tasks and has an excellent memory. You only have to ask him once and he understands and gets the job done.
He did great work, transforming an old overgrown rock garden in front of the house/ clearing a caravan/ and taking great care of all the trees and… read more
I spent 2 amazing weeks with them in their relaxing and lovely place in the middle of the forest! We had so many interesting and exciting talks while sharing dinner and listening to music! I felt like friend or part of family! I really appreciated the way you treat… read more
He is attentive and listens. Interested and curious, he learns quickly. Bright awake,
he understands what is to be done and acts independently and unerringly.
Always in a good mood and positive, he masters even more complicated tasks with ease.
Adventouros he discovered… read more
He managed to dig up most of our garden plants, (and trees!) from a very hard soil and helped us to replant them at our new property. He was always attentive and showed tremendous initiative when it came to seeing what was to… read more
Muchas gracias por todo!
He is very mature for his age, and at the same time also full of fun.
He was very flexible regarding the various tasks we gave him to do and always gave 100%.
Also, another rare quality these days, (especially amongst young people)...he is very… read more
Mira ist eine Meisterin des Alltags.
Ihr zu begegnen ist eine Bereicherung.
Sie hat einen direkten Zugang zur Seele der Dinge,
was ihr das Gelingen der Verwandlung zum Besseren erleichtert.
Der Bezug zur Natur nährt ihre Inspiration und erweckt ihre Intuition
und ist das Geheimnis der Ruhe die sie ausstrahlt und ihrer Liebe zum
Detail bei… read more
Dear David, dear Jürgen
I'm extremely greatful for everything you've done for me. For your open arms, the freedom you gave me, for sharing your home and the great care you took for me. I am grateful for your infinite trust, your support, your priceless appreciation, your generosity, for all the fun and good… read more
I spent two weeks helping around and in the… read more
I've taken care of the garden, there has been good work to do as they have just bought this place. It was really pleasant as the place is really a quiet one.
David and Jurgen… read more
