{"id":1147,"date":"2008-09-09T06:13:32","date_gmt":"2008-09-09T05:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2008-09-09T06:13:32","modified_gmt":"2008-09-09T05:13:32","slug":"summer-in-the-aveyron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/summer-in-the-aveyron\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer in the Aveyron??"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Now here’s an opportunity to spend several months in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt parts of France next summer – near Entraygues-sur-Truy\u00e8re (12 Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees) in the upper Lot Valley. The American owners of Sweet French Cottages are looking for some help in setting up and running their gites<\/em> in return for board and lodging.<\/p>\n

Lance and Rain would like to “hire” some young and able individuals – or possibly a couple — to come and live for free in France (room and board including most meals) for 3 months during the spring\/summer 2009 in exchange for working with us.<\/p>\n

We’re looking for individuals or a couple that can help us get our properties ready for high season 2009. From maintenance such as painting, staining, planting, gardening to cutting\/stacking firewood and moving rocks to helping with dinners for our cottage guests, laundry, cleaning, etc.<\/p>\n

We’re asking for 6 hours per day of work, 5 days per week. Some knowledge of French would be great, but is not entirely necessary.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I could be tempted myself, but may not qualify as “young and able”. Seriously though, you could pay good money to spend time in such a place – almost a “retreat” from the hustle and bustle of the modern world and a long way from the nearest MacDonalds. Wonderful landscapes, river valleys and natural splendour but with easy access to a charming little town with all the important facilities such as shops, caf\u00e9s, banks etc good food and very drinkable local wines – and the owners are really “cool” in the nicest possible way – and in no way “typical Americans”.<\/p>\n

For more info contact rain.heron@orange.fr<\/a><\/p>\n

For more about these Sweet French Cottages see Sweet French Cottages<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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