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Travel information
We are currently
Travelling
Our next destination:
France - from Mar 2024 until Apr 2024 View all
Description
We left our home in Hampshire to embark on a new adventure. We love travelling and have decided to pack in our jobs and explore the world. We relish the opportunity to try new things, meet different people and find out about different cultures. We spent a season as chalet hosts in the French Alps and explored Australia and Asia. We returned to the UK looking to see more of our own country and enjoyed some time in Mexico before travelling in Europe for a couple of months. In January this year we headed to Panama and spent 4 months travelling down to Peru, which was brilliant. We are now back in the UK deciding where to go next.
Interests
Performing artsPetsMusicFitnessDancingHistoryWritingWinter sportsWater sportsYoga / WellnessTeam sportsPolitics / Social justiceSailing / BoatingSelf developmentSustainabilityOutdoor activitiesNatureMountainHikingFarming
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Spanish: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Languages
Teaching
DIY and building projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills
We are a friendly, enthusiastic, confident and energised couple, who love to try new things. We already have experience with painting, maintenance, cooking, cleaning, gardening, looking after children, hosting guests and tourists. We are hard working and well organised, and have excellent people skills. We have both been involved with people development and management in our careers, as well as running scouts and sports teams, and Caroline grew up in a guest house. We are always looking to do something different. We thoroughly enjoyed working on farms in Denmark, Norway, Scotland and Slovakia and completed a season as chalet hosts in the French Alps. We have participated on English language immersion programmes in Eastern Europe. Whilst in Asia and Australia we helped with various projects including making mosaic floors in Bali and painting a "supertree" in Queensland. We have also taken photos and written the description for an airbnb website in Malaysia, and in the Philippines we helped create nature trails for a monkey sanctuary on Cebu. More recently we have helped prune fruit trees and constructed a chicken run.
Age
62 & 59
What else ...
We love a challenge and the opportunity to meet new people and learn new things.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
NoSpecial dietary requirements
No
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3 Apr 2024
Left by host (Beautiful space in Haute ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
Caroline and Patrick were excellent people to have as guests. Relaxed, hard-working and experienced. They helped us with house maintenance- sanding and oiling shutters/doors and outside furniture. They also worked in the garden cheerfully tidying and weeding. All work was done to a high standard. They were great company at dinner and we enjoyed… read more
(Excellent
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3 Apr 2024
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Beautiful space in Haute ...)
We have just had a marvellous 2 weeks with Deirdre and Etuka. They have a gorgeous home in a beautiful area, with plenty of walking on their doorstep. We were made very welcome and enjoyed helping out with various jobs. We had plenty of time to explore the area and we had a brilliant day's skiing together in Flaine, which was great fun. Deirdre… read more
(Excellent
)
14 Mar 2024
Left by host (Gardening, repairs, ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
What can we say that hasn't already been said about this dynamic couple ?! :D From the moment they arrived, Caroline and Pat felt like part of our family. They are a breath of fresh air in this climate of worldwide problems... and I shall miss the peals of laughter. They were fabulous workers and great company at all times of the day. We are… read more
(Excellent
)
13 Mar 2024
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Gardening, repairs, ...)
We have just spent a week with Donna and Nik. What a wonderful experience! Great food, accommodation, company, intetesing conversation and tasks. Their two cats and dog called Icon are delightful. During the week we learnt how to build a cob wall, and had great fun working on a decorative wall, filling it with soil and plants. Our evenings were… read more
(Excellent
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22 Mar 2022
Left by host (Enjoy cultural exchange in ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
We had a great time hosting Caroline and Pat, they are very polite and interesting people, always willing to share time and stories, they have an incredible attitude and a big heart. We enjoyed the chats and laughs, they have a very inspiring way to see life. They helped us with the dogs and other chores at home, they will be part of our best… read more
(Excellent
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28 Jan 2022
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Enjoy cultural exchange in ...)
We had a simply wonderful stay with Ana and Mario. They have a beautiful home in a lovely setting backing onto the park where we walked the dogs. We had very little to do, just some washing up, exercising and feeding the dogs, taking down their Christmas decorations and watering the garden. All of their animals are adorable and we loved playing… read more
(Excellent
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3 Apr 2024
Left by host (Beautiful space in Haute ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
Caroline and Patrick were excellent people to have as guests. Relaxed, hard-working and experienced. They helped us with house maintenance- sanding and oiling shutters/doors and outside furniture. They also worked in the garden cheerfully tidying and weeding. All work was done to a high standard. They were great company at dinner and we enjoyed… read more
(Excellent
)
3 Apr 2024
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Beautiful space in Haute ...)
We have just had a marvellous 2 weeks with Deirdre and Etuka. They have a gorgeous home in a beautiful area, with plenty of walking on their doorstep. We were made very welcome and enjoyed helping out with various jobs. We had plenty of time to explore the area and we had a brilliant day's skiing together in Flaine, which was great fun. Deirdre… read more
(Excellent
)
14 Mar 2024
Left by host (Gardening, repairs, ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
What can we say that hasn't already been said about this dynamic couple ?! :D From the moment they arrived, Caroline and Pat felt like part of our family. They are a breath of fresh air in this climate of worldwide problems... and I shall miss the peals of laughter. They were fabulous workers and great company at all times of the day. We are… read more
(Excellent
)
13 Mar 2024
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Gardening, repairs, ...)
We have just spent a week with Donna and Nik. What a wonderful experience! Great food, accommodation, company, intetesing conversation and tasks. Their two cats and dog called Icon are delightful. During the week we learnt how to build a cob wall, and had great fun working on a decorative wall, filling it with soil and plants. Our evenings were… read more
(Excellent
)
22 Mar 2022
Left by host (Enjoy cultural exchange in ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
We had a great time hosting Caroline and Pat, they are very polite and interesting people, always willing to share time and stories, they have an incredible attitude and a big heart. We enjoyed the chats and laughs, they have a very inspiring way to see life. They helped us with the dogs and other chores at home, they will be part of our best… read more
(Excellent
)
28 Jan 2022
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Enjoy cultural exchange in ...)
We had a simply wonderful stay with Ana and Mario. They have a beautiful home in a lovely setting backing onto the park where we walked the dogs. We had very little to do, just some washing up, exercising and feeding the dogs, taking down their Christmas decorations and watering the garden. All of their animals are adorable and we loved playing… read more
(Excellent
)
30 Dec 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
Caroline and Patrick were a lovely enthusistic couple. They were very capable of all tasks put to them. We thoroughly enjoyed their conversations, hearing about all the places that they had visited and experiences they had had. They both produced lovely meals and helped with household chores. The dogs thoroughly enjoyed their long walks and… read more
(Excellent
)
27 Dec 2021
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Help out around the home on ...)
Pat and I spent 3 weeks with Aril and Seamus in December and it was a wonderful experience we will never forget. The island of Seil is beautiful and we loved the farm. We thoroughly enjoyed accompanying Seamus around the farm to provide feed for the animals. We were also able to help move some livestock around when some of the sheep were brought… read more
(Excellent
)
19 Oct 2021
Left by host (House and pet sitting ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
Pat and Caroline are quite simply really lovely people. They are fun, helpful, knowledgeable, kind and compassionate individuals and we were very happy that they chose to come here to stay with us. Their work ethic is brilliant, always willing to take any task on and do it to the best of their ability. They helped us with all the general day to… read more
(Excellent
)
7 Oct 2021
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(House and pet sitting ...)
We thoroughly enjoyed our workaway with Mark and Tracey. We were delighted with our super comfortable accommodation and felt instantly at home. Mark cooked up some delicious meals and regularly beat us at triominos, although I did hold my own at cribbage. We will have to return to even the score! The work looking after the animals was very… read more
(Excellent
)
13 Mar 2020
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Help us create a yoga camp up ...)
What a great experience from start to finish, we were made to feel so welcome by Tree & Lulu as well as everyone else in the village. The friendliness and warmth of the people, will stay with us for a long time. The eco project to create a better natural environment with nature trails for the monkey viewing and surrounding beach and cave areas is… read more
(Excellent
)
13 Mar 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
Pat and Caroline were simply an amazing set of such wonderful people that we are so thrilled to have passed through and help out with our eco project and nature trails that we're starting in philippines.
They were eager to jump in and help with anything . And even came up with their own ideas on what we could accomplish together, in the amount… read more
They were eager to jump in and help with anything . And even came up with their own ideas on what we could accomplish together, in the amount… read more
(Excellent
)
15 Feb 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
Caroline and Patrick were FANTASTIC guests, visitors and friends. From the moment they arrived, it was if we had known them for years. They both have a great work ethic and a strong desire to do any job perfectly. Their painting job of Ed's Tree was monumental and had been hanging over us for ages. It was done with precision and desire to do it… read more
(Excellent
)
30 Nov 2019
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Home and garden help on the ...)
If you want to have a truly excellent workaway experience then do get in touch with Len and Julia. They have a beautiful home with an amazing garden in a fabulous location right on the waterway. We were made very welcome and enjoyed our experience so much that we stayed longer than planned. There is always something that needs to be done, as Julia… read more
(Excellent
)
23 Nov 2019
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Social Media Management and ...)
We spent 10 days with Shankari helping to create a beautiful mosaic on the rooftop. It was truly inspirational and we loved being there. In fact we stayed longer than intended in order to see the end of the process. Balian Beach is a very pretty place and from Shankari's place you can actually walk down to the beach through her garden and along… read more
(Excellent
)
3 Sep 2019
Left by host (Help with the garden, ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
Caroline and Patrick did a great job of looking after our house, cats and watering the garden while we were away on holiday. On top of that they attacked the leaves and moved a lot of junk we had collected from the garden to a neighbouring piece of land. They spring-cleaned our outdoor kitchen and the front terrace as well ! so we were delighted… read more
(Very good
)
30 Aug 2019
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Help with the garden, ...)
Jurgen and David are great hosts. They made us very welcome and were really interesting and good company. They were away on a trip for the majority of our workaway, so we did not get to enjoy their company as much as we would have liked. They have a little studio in the village of Roquebrune, where we stayed when we were not housesitting, looking… read more
(Very good
)
6 Jul 2019
Left by host (Farm campsite is looking for ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
Pat and Caroline are those kind of Workawayers you would like to stay forever. They do workaway because helping people makes them happy. And they did help us in anyway they could. Construction work, chopping wood, cooking (excellent!!), cleaning, shopping and all was done in a nice, efficient and cheerful way. We enjoyed sharing meals and stories.… read more
(Excellent
)
4 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Farm campsite is looking for ...)
Patrick and I spent 10 days with Bernadette, Arnold and their daughter Katinka. We had a wonderful stay and we would like to say thank you again for making us feel so very welcome. The farm and campsite is very remote and absolutely beautiful. We loved our wagon which has everything you need and is located near the swimming pool and just across… read more
(Excellent
)
26 Nov 2018
Left by host (Join us in developing a small ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
Pat and Caroline spent three weeks with us helping out with different tasks in the farm house, at the farm and outdoor painting. They are so fun to be with, interesting to talk to - genuine, heart warm and kind people. The tasks they did for us was very well done. They found joy in all kinds of tasks, which we really appreciated since we do the… read more
(Excellent
)
4 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Join us in developing a small ...)
We spent 3 weeks with Ingeborg, Sveinung and their delightful son Sverre. We were made very welcome and felt like part of the family straight away. We cleaned out the barn in preparation for the sheep being brought in for the winter as well as helping with painting the apartment and a room at the farm. We were included in several larger family… read more
(Excellent
)
28 Jul 2018
Left by host (Help a family with gardening ...) for Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick)
How lucky we were to host Caroline and Pat! It was our first experience of hosting a couple and it was definitly a very positive one. Both Caroline and Pat are very hard working and always ready to help with EVERYTHING you need.
Great company and humour, always laughfing and in good spirit.
They not only helped in the farm but also with shopping… read more
Great company and humour, always laughfing and in good spirit.
They not only helped in the farm but also with shopping… read more
(Excellent
)
28 Jul 2018
Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Patrick) for host
(Help a family with gardening ...)
We had a month working with Olga and Ole on their petting farm from 20 June. It was our first workaway experience and what a wonderful time we had. We were made so welcome with a lovely bedroom with a lounge area as well to ourselves. The work was really fun and involved watering, feeding and changing bedding for the many animals each morning.… read more
(Excellent
)
