We had planned a bit of a holiday weekend this weekend, Steve had to go into Lugo so Jane our current helper and I were going to go with him and play tourist. Lugo for those who don't know is a lovely city with Roman walls and a pretty old town complete with some upmarket shops and plenty of bars and cafes. Plenty to keep us girls happy for a few hours anyway. We did go to Lugo, but the rain was so bad that we abandoned the touristy bit and just did the monthly supermarket shop, and buying loo rolls really don't have the same sort of appeal at all.
Because I have no photo's or stories about said trip,it being a washout an all, I thought that I would just give helpex a quick mention. Helpex, wwoof and workaway (I am am sure that that their are others) are schemes, where you can offer accommodation to people in exchange for work. We are hosts with helpex and as such have, visitors now and then, who do a variety of jobs both in the house and garden. It has proved to be great fun, we get to meet all sorts of people and show them our local bit of galicia and get some work done at the same time. In exchange they get a cheap holiday. They have been all ages and some are traveling for year or two, some are simply on holiday. We don't have people with us all the time but quite a few come for repeat visits, all seem to enjoy the change of pace.
I would recommend helpx as a way of travelling especially if you want to take a few months to see some new places. But I would also recommend being a host especially if you have a big garden, or are working on the house and enjoy meeting new people. Find the website here
Because I have no photo's or stories about said trip,it being a washout an all, I thought that I would just give helpex a quick mention. Helpex, wwoof and workaway (I am am sure that that their are others) are schemes, where you can offer accommodation to people in exchange for work. We are hosts with helpex and as such have, visitors now and then, who do a variety of jobs both in the house and garden. It has proved to be great fun, we get to meet all sorts of people and show them our local bit of galicia and get some work done at the same time. In exchange they get a cheap holiday. They have been all ages and some are traveling for year or two, some are simply on holiday. We don't have people with us all the time but quite a few come for repeat visits, all seem to enjoy the change of pace.
I would recommend helpx as a way of travelling especially if you want to take a few months to see some new places. But I would also recommend being a host especially if you have a big garden, or are working on the house and enjoy meeting new people. Find the website here
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