Tamookers

Hello!
We are a Portuguese- Dutch couple with a two year old son, living on a beautiful hill in the region of the Valles Pasiegos, in Cantabria, the north of Spain.
We moved here relatively short ago and are in the process of bringing the place back to life.

There are about 3 hectares of meadow and forest and two stone cabins that have been abandoned for many years and that are going to need a lot of work to turn them back into a home.
At the moment we are living in a cosy caravan and moving forward in the process of creating a home.

The area here is beautiful, you can make stunning hikes, right from where we live. There are rivers and waterfalls in the surroundings, the ocean is about 50 km away.
The nearest small town is called Vega de Pas and is about 10 km away.

Although your cultural experience over here will be in Spain, you will have a mixed Portugees-Dutch-Spanish experience :-) You can communicate in any of these languages with us, as well as in English and German if you like. We like to share our skills, things we have learned by doing and learning things from other people. We love to travel and to meet new people, and being able to receive travellers at our place, when we are not travelling ourselves, is a great way of sharing, and some extra hands to help around are always welcome :-) There is a lot you can learn by doing over here! We have two bicycles available that you can use if you like. The kind of work we will be doing in the upcoming months are things like rebuilding some stonewalls, clearing and arranging paths, creating some terraces, creating gardens, building an outdoor kitchen, repointing walls… In October 2024 we will probably change the roof tiles from one of the cabins. In November or December 2024 we hope to be able to plant some trees 😊. The expected hours of work are 5 hours a day 5 days a week, plus sharing of the cooking and cleanup tasks. And maybe sometimes playing a bit with our son, while we prepare the food . We enjoy working and cooking and hope that we can enjoy it together. If you feel like spending some time with us, then just contact us and ask us if you have any questions. It would be very nice if you can send us a small video, telling us something about yourself, what you are hoping to experience as a volunteer, what it is that makes you interested in spending some time with us, or whatever you would like to tell or ask us. We made some videos about our journey over here. If you would like to see them, then you can find them on YouTube @tamookers. We don't have a lot of comfort to offer yet and life over here is kind of rough 😁. We enjoy it, but we just want to warn you, as it is probably not for everyone… We are “off grid”... We have a Solar system for energy, a basic compost toilet, a warm shower in a small outdoor building and a small outdoor kitchen. We offer breakfast that everyone takes the way he or she likes and 2 meals a day that we cook and enjoy together. We mostly eat vegetarian and sometimes fish. We have hosted volunteers at the place we used to live before and have been volunteers ourselves in the past. We really hope to be able to give everybody visiting us, a meaningful, nice and inspiring time!


Avaliações

5.0
(6 avaliações)6

Anfitrião & Equipe

5.0

Horas & Atividades

5.0

Hostel

5.0

Aprendizado & Diversão

5.0

Argentina

5

Una experiencia hermosa con la famila tamookers ☺️! Desde el primer momento, nos hemos sentido super cómodos! Como en casa! 💜 Colaboramos con diversas tareas en contacto con la naturaleza. El entorno es ideal para hacer muchas caminatas y paseos, entre bosques, arroyos y pueblitos.
Muchas gracias por todo!! Y ojalá nos reencontremos nuevamente!!

8 dias atrás


Efrem respondeu

Muchas gracias Valeria!
Ha sido una verdadera alegría conocerlos y pasar estos días juntos!
También esperamos reencontrarnos un día. Estáis siempre bienvenidos!

Argentina

5

La pasamos muy bien con la hermosa familia. Nos sentimos como en casa en todo momento. Por esa razón nuestra semana paso volando!! 😂. Hicimos algunos trabajos en el bosque y jugamos y nos divertimos con el pequeño tárim. Los alrededores son muy lindos para hacer caminatas. Super agradecidos de habernos recibido y esperamos volver a encontrarnos en alguna parte.

8 dias atrás


Efrem respondeu

Muchas gracias Tomas!
Fue una alegría tenerlos aquí en casa estos días!
Seguro que Tarin se va a acordar de vosotros durante mucho tiempo!
Muchas gracias por toda la ayuda a tí y a Valeria!

Espanha

5

Ilja, Efrem y Tárin fueron unos anfitriones de lujo. Muy cálidos, amables y flexibles! Nos explicaron con paciencia todas las tareas y estuvieron dispuestos a resolver nuestras dudas. Nos hicieron parte de su familia durante nuestra estancia, llevándonos a lugares hermosos y presentándonos a sus amistades. Ilja cocina DELICIOSO cada día, y el pan de Efrem es algo que extrañaremos. El pequeño Tárin es muy alegre y enérgico, ha sido un placer jugar con él. Las tareas fueron muy físicas, como pelar troncos o limpiar escombros de una cabaña, están muy bien. Sin dudas volveremos!

5 meses atrás


Efrem respondeu

Muchas gracias Flavia!
Pues fue muy bonito estar con vosotras estos días! ¡Muchas gracias por toda la ayuda!
¡Estáis siempre bienvenidos!

Espanha

5

Ilja, Efrem y el pequeño Tárin han sido unos anfitriones excepcionales. Gracias por haberme dejado formar parte de vuestro proyecto tan bonito y maravilloso durante este tiempo. Habéis hecho que mi estancia se haya convertido en una experiencia única, enriquecedora y que jamás olvidaré.
Durante nuestra estancia, ayudamos en tareas como deshacernos del alambrado, quitar la zarza de lo que será el futuro huerto y los escombros de la cabaña de abajo.
Todos los días disfrutábamos de la increíble comida que prepara Ilja, con mucho sabor y cariño.

5 meses atrás


Efrem respondeu

¡Muchas gracias a ti Esther!
¡Realmente fue una gran alegría conocerlos y nos han ayudado un montón!
!Esperamos veros pronto de nuevo!

Austrália

5

Efrem and Ilja were among the kindest and wisest people I have ever had the pleasure of spending time with. The work was flexible, and fairly simple, but kept us busy throughout the day. Our accomodation was clean and exceptionally comfortable. Would highly recommend this experience to anyone!

2 anos atrás


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