Converting a barn into an art studio in in St Gervais Sur Mare, south of France
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Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Vivien)
It was a pleasure to host Vivian and hear about her adventures and plans for the future. She worked really hard sanding down wood, painting and repairing some stone work - she would be welcome back anytime and Was an absolute pleasure to host .
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Vivien) para o anfitrião
My experience staying with Paul was really extent and I can recommend it to every worky :) Paul welcomed me to his house and into the beautiful village with open arms and was a terrific host. We had wonderful chats and, overall, just a really pleasant time. Paul is currently renovating his lowly château and has great plans for it in the future. He
… read more has help from a workman that is working alongside to get the renovations going. I did a lot of sanding, painting etc. The work was relative easy, and I felt at all times that I was safe while doing it. The village and Paul's friends are absolutely stunning.Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Marcin & Ewa) para o anfitrião
It was a real pleasure to stay with Paul in Saint-Gervais and we'd recommend him as a host to anyone!
The little village and the old barn are wonderful, inspiring places, where you can feel history mixed with local people living their everyday, peaceful life. You can walk there for hours, every time noticing some more beautiful details and
… read more architecture.
On top of that there is Paul - he was our ninth host, and definitely one of the best! We appreciate the atmosphere he creates in his place, very relaxed and positive, usually with some brilliant music on (one evening we've shared all together some of our favourite bands). There was always plenty of food, we've tried local wine, Paul was taking a good care of us, he was even bringing us tea and coffee while we were working, not to mention some sweet french snacks. We've trurly enjoyed the conversations, which were enriching and with a big dose of amazing british sense of humour :) When some friends visited us during our stay with Paul there was no problem for him that we worked in some different hours than previously agreed - we're really thankful for that. And lots of other good memories, like going together for a swim in a river, drinking tea on the roof, watching a movie in the evening and so on....
If you'd ever get a chance to stay there we'd absolutely recommend that. Paul has an amazing idea for this place, and we only can hope that we've contributed a little to making his plans become a reality. Hopefully we'll see each again :)Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Marcin & Ewa)
Marcin and Ewa were absolutely brilliant, It was a real pleasure to host them and I hope they return again one day. They did a brilliant job repairing and painting some old windows and cleaned up a large dusty wall in the barn. They even listened to some old 80s music and shared some great new music with me 'Cinamon Gum' - very funky band ! - Ewa
… read more baked some traditional polish cakes and I also got to try some home made Quince Alchol - It was a real pleasure hosting them along with their dog Aspen who was very chilled and no problem at all.
I would thoroughly recommend Marcin and Ewa to anyone, they are simply lovely people.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Antonina)
Antonina was brilliant
As well as painting walls and working hard in the barn, Antonina still found time to paint some fabulous watercolours which are now hanging on my walls. She also managed to eat some of my first ever carrot cake which was surprisingly good even without all the right ingrediants. We had great fun and Antonina is welcome back
… read more any time.
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Antonina) para o anfitrião
It was a pleasure to meet Paul and spend a week in this lovely french village. I was truly happy to be part of his project. The work I had to do wasn’t hard at all. Mostly glueing and painting the wals. Paul is a friendly, funny guy with a laid back attitude. He even improvised a big table for me, so I could work on my art after we were finished
… read more in the barn. We ate well, drank great wine and had interesting conversations. He is really easy to be around.
I am still amazed how you managed to bake your first (carrot) cake, Paul. :D
Overall I had a really great first workaway experiece. I’m looking forward to come back an see the finished art studio.Comentário
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Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Vivien)
It was a pleasure to host Vivian and hear about her adventures and plans for the future. She worked really hard sanding down wood, painting and repairing some stone work - she would be welcome back anytime and Was an absolute pleasure to host .
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Vivien) para o anfitrião
My experience staying with Paul was really extent and I can recommend it to every worky :) Paul welcomed me to his house and into the beautiful village with open arms and was a terrific host. We had wonderful chats and, overall, just a really pleasant time. Paul is currently renovating his lowly château and has great plans for it in the future. He
… read more has help from a workman that is working alongside to get the renovations going. I did a lot of sanding, painting etc. The work was relative easy, and I felt at all times that I was safe while doing it. The village and Paul's friends are absolutely stunning.Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Marcin & Ewa) para o anfitrião
It was a real pleasure to stay with Paul in Saint-Gervais and we'd recommend him as a host to anyone!
The little village and the old barn are wonderful, inspiring places, where you can feel history mixed with local people living their everyday, peaceful life. You can walk there for hours, every time noticing some more beautiful details and
… read more architecture.
On top of that there is Paul - he was our ninth host, and definitely one of the best! We appreciate the atmosphere he creates in his place, very relaxed and positive, usually with some brilliant music on (one evening we've shared all together some of our favourite bands). There was always plenty of food, we've tried local wine, Paul was taking a good care of us, he was even bringing us tea and coffee while we were working, not to mention some sweet french snacks. We've trurly enjoyed the conversations, which were enriching and with a big dose of amazing british sense of humour :) When some friends visited us during our stay with Paul there was no problem for him that we worked in some different hours than previously agreed - we're really thankful for that. And lots of other good memories, like going together for a swim in a river, drinking tea on the roof, watching a movie in the evening and so on....
If you'd ever get a chance to stay there we'd absolutely recommend that. Paul has an amazing idea for this place, and we only can hope that we've contributed a little to making his plans become a reality. Hopefully we'll see each again :)Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Marcin & Ewa)
Marcin and Ewa were absolutely brilliant, It was a real pleasure to host them and I hope they return again one day. They did a brilliant job repairing and painting some old windows and cleaned up a large dusty wall in the barn. They even listened to some old 80s music and shared some great new music with me 'Cinamon Gum' - very funky band ! - Ewa
… read more baked some traditional polish cakes and I also got to try some home made Quince Alchol - It was a real pleasure hosting them along with their dog Aspen who was very chilled and no problem at all.
I would thoroughly recommend Marcin and Ewa to anyone, they are simply lovely people.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Antonina)
Antonina was brilliant
As well as painting walls and working hard in the barn, Antonina still found time to paint some fabulous watercolours which are now hanging on my walls. She also managed to eat some of my first ever carrot cake which was surprisingly good even without all the right ingrediants. We had great fun and Antonina is welcome back
… read more any time.
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Antonina) para o anfitrião
It was a pleasure to meet Paul and spend a week in this lovely french village. I was truly happy to be part of his project. The work I had to do wasn’t hard at all. Mostly glueing and painting the wals. Paul is a friendly, funny guy with a laid back attitude. He even improvised a big table for me, so I could work on my art after we were finished
… read more in the barn. We ate well, drank great wine and had interesting conversations. He is really easy to be around.
I am still amazed how you managed to bake your first (carrot) cake, Paul. :D
Overall I had a really great first workaway experiece. I’m looking forward to come back an see the finished art studio.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Hortense)
It was a real pleasure to host Hortense. She did a wonderful job painting the old hallway and turned it in to a light airy space from a dark gloomy stairwell. She also painted some wonderful watercolours of views in and around my barn. She was fun, helpful and smart and is welcome back anytime.
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Senan) para o anfitrião
I had a great experience at Paul's barn!, Paul was kind enough to take me on for a short period of time and even began by collecting me (in his charismatic blue convertable 'the blue pearl") well out of his way in beizer when I arrived late in the evening this was much appreciated. we immediately began having a great laugh together and continued
… read more when I met the other lads worker at Paul's.
I worked in renovating an older building and bringing it back to life. It's an old authentic building typical of its time. Outside of the renovations, We had many good laughs in his house, at the pub and meeting the locals. Paul and his Aussie crew are all very well traveled and shared many stories from their experiences.
Many Thanks to Paul for the stay and I would recommend Paul to anyone else looking to visit the south of France.Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Sam)
What a pleasure it was to host Sam. He threw himself into every job he was given. A brilliant work away experience and I'm sure whatever Sam does next he will be successful at it. He's welcome back anytime.
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Sam) para o anfitrião
Fantastic workaway experience in a beautiful little French village with a lovely local community of people. Paul's a great bloke, we were mates within the first 15mins of him picking me up. (He drove 1hr to Beziers to pick me up because my train was cancelled, which I really appreciated). Such an easy-going guy to be around and to work with as
… read more well, and knows how to create a work atmosphere with good vibes. We were working on renovating the old barn attached to his house into a creative studio space, and in the 5 days I was there we got so much good work done. But to be honest it really felt like just mucking about with the boys. I learnt a bunch, working on carpentry as well as picking Paul's brain about property development too. The experience has actually inspired me to go and develop those skills further, which I'm really grateful for. Also has to be said that Paul was an excellent host and incredibly generous. He fed us very well, cold beers were always on deck, and he was always attentive to our needs and making sure we felt at home. It's a really lovely project he's working on there and it's gonna be beautiful once it's finished. If you want the chance to contribute to it and enjoy an engaging workaway experience full of learning opportunities and laughs, then reach out to Paul and get involved. Trust me you won't regret it.Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Simon)
Simon was brilliant. It was a pleasure to host him, He's a very skilled carpenter and has a great sense of humour, we laughed a lot and got a lot of work done. Simply a brilliant Aussie fella who is always welcome back.
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Simon) para o anfitrião
Paul is an amazing guy. As soon as I spoke with him before I left England i new that he was a good guy. Have speak 3 weeks with paul working on his barn conversion and i am going back to help him out about this August and we have plans to continue to work together in the future on new projects. Paul is a great cook he has a real skill for up
… read more cycling;), we spent most evening talking about traveling stories, drinking at the local bar and spending the evening with friends. Im looking forward to continuing the project in August and hanging out with Paul again he has became a true friend.Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
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