Come hang out with our three dogs in Malhada do Cervo, Central Portugal

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  Description

  Hi, potential workawayer(s)!
  
  We're Ben & Louise, a young-ish Irish couple living in Central Portugal. As you may have guessed from our pictures, we're very much dog people and have three - Kacamak, Bambi, and Pippa (in descending order of size). Occasionally, we'll be looking for people to house and dog-sit for us while we're away in Ireland. These can be pretty long stints, so it'd be great to have someone around who's chill with dogs. Other times, it may be that I'll need a little help with some sort of wacky project I'm working on in the garden or on the house itself.
  
  
  About the place...
  
  
  Where we live is pretty rural. There are about 25 people in our village, and there's no shop or cafe. Fear not, though, as these are all things that can be found within a few kilometers' radius. Having a car is a bit of a necessity around here.
  
  
  The main draw of the area isn't the shopping or the nightlife, though. Around here, it's all about the nature and having an afternoon beer or 5 with the locals. If you speak Portuguese, great. If not, it's not a big deal. Plenty of people around here also speak English and/or French. There's also a vibrant immigrant community that hosts events and parties, so if you're feeling sociable, we can connect you with our network of people. For the active folks, there are ample marked trails that are great for hiking and mountain biking.
  
  
  The houses themselves are all mod cons. There's mains electricity, heating, and a pretty intricate internet setup, so if you happen to work remotely, you'll easily have the means here to do so (100-200Mbps). We also have a nice big garden full of fruit trees with an amazing view over the valley.
  
  
  If this sort of workaway appeals to you, feel free to get in touch with us and tell us a bit about yourself. Having been workawayers ourselves in the past, we'd like to think that we know what makes a good host.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Petits travaux d'entretien

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Écriture

  

  Musique

  

  Histoire

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Blogs

  

  Animaux

  

  Montagne

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  LGBT+

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Culture

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Films et télé
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  There's always something happening in one village or another, quite often with traditional Portuguese music, food, and drinks. We'll make sure you're in the loop

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  Aide

  At the moment, it's dog-sitting over the Christmas period.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Irish: Intermédiaire
  Portugais: Intermédiaire
  Allemand: Débutant
  Français: Débutant
  Serbo-Croatian: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  Choice of own 2-bed apartment or main house if dog-sitting.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  You'll easily be able to work around us. We're both remote workers

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  There's enough space to park up.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Cats probably wouldn't work. Any other pets are all good, so long as they get on well with others.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  Kacamak (9 mois)

  The biggest of the three, also the youngest and most sociable. Loves everyone and everything.

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