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rozandwill Sep 1st 2009 6:40 am

advice wanted
 
hey were a couple of students from scotland looking to head out to spain for the summer next year,we were hoping to rent a flat in same town for the full three months(we rekon this would be cheaper) we were looking at the possibility of working over there,could anyone give us advice on where to go(wheres cheap,safe and would hopefully have some work) and also websites that would help us find a flat let for that amout of time,any info would be greatly appreciated.............thanks

twistedmelon Sep 1st 2009 11:16 am

Re: advice wanted
 

Originally Posted by rozandwill (Post 7894770)
hey were a couple of students from scotland looking to head out to spain for the summer next year,we were hoping to rent a flat in same town for the full three months(we rekon this would be cheaper) we were looking at the possibility of working over there,could anyone give us advice on where to go(wheres cheap,safe and would hopefully have some work) and also websites that would help us find a flat let for that amout of time,any info would be greatly appreciated.............thanks

Not sure how many replies you'll get to this one as it's quite a broad remit.
Pretty much all will depend on your grasp of spanish.

goaty Sep 1st 2009 12:09 pm

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Can´t help you that much, but will say that rents for the summer may be more expensive than you think. Have a look on www.enalquiler.com
Like previous poster said it depends on your level of Spanish as to what jobs you could get. That may also limit your location.

Summer camps for kids could be a possibilty. I know a person who worked on one residential, earned some cash then stayed on for a while to explore Spain.

GrapeEater Sep 1st 2009 7:44 pm

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Originally Posted by rozandwill (Post 7894770)
hey were a couple of students from scotland looking to head out to spain for the summer next year,we were hoping to rent a flat in same town for the full three months(we rekon this would be cheaper) we were looking at the possibility of working over there,could anyone give us advice on where to go(wheres cheap,safe and would hopefully have some work) and also websites that would help us find a flat let for that amout of time,any info would be greatly appreciated.............thanks

Hey newbies !! Nice of you to join us. Please expand your title to be more specific - you may get more help that way.
E.G. "Advice on Long-Term Rentals and Jobs in Area X " :fingerscrossed:

Rotor Sep 1st 2009 7:51 pm

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Originally Posted by twistedmelon (Post 7895537)
Not sure how many replies you'll get to this one as it's quite a broad remit.
Pretty much all will depend on your grasp of spanish.

Have you thought of becoming Woofers ? it seems to suit many students.

rozandwill Sep 1st 2009 7:53 pm

Re: advice wanted
 

Originally Posted by goaty (Post 7895611)
Can´t help you that much, but will say that rents for the summer may be more expensive than you think. Have a look on www.enalquiler.com
Like previous poster said it depends on your level of Spanish as to what jobs you could get. That may also limit your location.

Summer camps for kids could be a possibilty. I know a person who worked on one residential, earned some cash then stayed on for a while to explore Spain.

very limited spanish,so would proberly have to be a touristy area

rozandwill Sep 1st 2009 7:54 pm

Re: advice wanted
 

Originally Posted by Rotor (Post 7896376)
Have you thought of becoming Woofers ? it seems to suit many students.

haha whats a woofer????

rozandwill Sep 1st 2009 7:56 pm

Re: advice wanted
 

Originally Posted by GrapeEater (Post 7896362)
Hey newbies !! Nice of you to join us. Please expand your title to be more specific - you may get more help that way.
E.G. "Advice on Long-Term Rentals and Jobs in Area X " :fingerscrossed:

kinda looking for some where near the coast cheap rent and more in the way of bark work as it will not be for long,some where like benidorm would be perfect...............except without all the drunk brits :( am sorry i had to say it :(

rozandwill Sep 1st 2009 7:57 pm

Re: advice wanted
 

Originally Posted by twistedmelon (Post 7895537)
Not sure how many replies you'll get to this one as it's quite a broad remit.
Pretty much all will depend on your grasp of spanish.

no grasp of spanish melon :(

GrapeEater Sep 1st 2009 7:57 pm

Re: advice wanted
 
You might want to think about House Sitting - There's loads all over the europe and UK> TRY THIS

Rotor Sep 1st 2009 8:00 pm

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Originally Posted by rozandwill (Post 7896383)
haha whats a woofer????

Woofer Organic Farming or more correctly WWOOF stands for Willing Workers On Organic Farms.

Look at http://www.wwoof.org/

and http://www.organicfoodinfo.net/woofe...c_farming.html

Plus there are other similar organisations operating in Spain

rozandwill Sep 1st 2009 8:13 pm

Re: advice wanted
 

Originally Posted by Rotor (Post 7896396)
Woofer Organic Farming or more correctly WWOOF stands for Willing Workers On Organic Farms.

Look at http://www.wwoof.org/

and http://www.organicfoodinfo.net/woofe...c_farming.html

Plus there are other similar organisations operating in Spain

cool cheers roter

Rotor Sep 1st 2009 9:50 pm

Re: advice wanted
 
Also Try www.helpx.net ,another organisation that helps travel world wide in exchange for some work ,damn I wish I was young again....:rofl::rofl:

twistedmelon Sep 1st 2009 10:10 pm

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You could be barking up the wrong tree woofing;)
No but seriously, it's not everyones cup of tea. The spanish call them slaves and don't really get it.
You work for someone and in return you get food and lodgings, that's it.
Also you find some people using woofers are taking the *!~>, even the food and lodgings are not up to much and for a lot of hard graft.
All the best

digdug Sep 1st 2009 10:54 pm

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how about working for one of the big camp site companies? we went camping years ago with keycamp in rosas and had a great time. posh camping really - beds, leccy in the tent, big shower block at end of road. lots of young staff from around the world. twas on the beach too. theres loads of those type of sites througout spain and europe.
DD


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