Thanks to Jacky and Howard for the opportunity to visit Maleny and the surroundings. We had a warm welcome and a great stay. Thanks to their amazing...
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Spain
Aug 24, 2020 - Sep 12, 2020
Became a member in: 2011
Renewal Date: 31/Dec/2020
Howard and Jacky retired to the beautiful township of Maleny 13 years ago after living, working and bringing up family in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. We both now love to travel, meet new people and learn more about the world and other cultures. We have also been able to travel extensively in Australia in our caravan. We both love to perform in amateur musical productions each year and play lots of tennis. Life is good!
Additional languages spoken
French
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Tennis,
Watersports,
Hiking,
Motorhomes / Caravans,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
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Retirees
Profession
Retired Civil Engineer/Social Worker (Retired)
ANTOLIN
Spain
Edmundo
Spain
Gavin
Canada
Christine
Canada
Thanks to Jacky and Howard for the opportunity to visit Maleny and the surroundings. We had a warm welcome and a great stay. Thanks to their amazing...
Read More...Thanks to Jacky and Howard for the opportunity to visit Maleny and the surroundings. We had a warm welcome and a great stay. Thanks to their amazing friends for helping us through our stay.
Read Less...Peter & Robyn
New Zealand
Non-simultaneous Home Exchange
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Long-term Home Exchange
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is possible
Open to all dates | Open to all destinations |
Open to all dates | Spain | France | Italy |
Open to all dates | Australia | Tasmania, Australia |
Open to all dates | United States | California, United States |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
We have a comfortable, recently renovated 4 bedroom home with well appointed kitchen, wifi internet access, digital TV, air conditioning and a lovely garden situated on ¾ acre with a beautiful outlook over the hills. We enjoy plenty of wildlife - hand-feeding wild parrots, magpies and butcher birds, and koalas and kangaroos are frequent visitors to our home and surroundings. We love our home and would care for your home as if it were our own.
Type
House - single floor/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
We live just outside the small rural town of Maleny, a favourite tourist destination for visitors to South East Queensland. Maleny is situated in the scenic hinterland of the beautiful Sunshine Coast. We live in a quiet cul-de-sac with friendly neighbours who have enjoyed giving hospitality to our previous exchange families. Maleny has delightful rainforest walks, good shopping, restaurants and coffee shops, a thriving artistic community and good sporting facilities (tennis, golf, lawn bowls, croquet etc.)
We are only some 35 minutes drive from the magnificent Sunshine Coast surfing beaches and about an hour and a half by car or train from Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. There is a very comfortable automatic 4 wheel drive Toyota Prado car available for use plus use of our bicycles.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
From our home there are pleasant rural walks to a beautiful lookout over the hills and towards the sea as well as through lush dairy country. It is a 5 minute drive to the township of Maleny, where there are good shopping facilities, lovely book shops, galleries, coffee shops, restaurants and award winning ice cream! There is a wheelchair friendly rainforest walk close to town and many more challenging rainforest walks with hills, rock pools and waterfalls. The beautiful Sunshine Coast region stretching from Caloundra ( 35 minutes drive) north to Noosa has wonderful surfing beaches, extensive markets and interesting hinterland townships. Brisbane (Queensland's capital city) with its many city attractions is 11/2 hours away by car or train. If you wish to venture further afield , there are tours available that leave from the Sunshine Coast for the beautiful World Heritage listed Fraser Island and further north it is easy to get to the southern most islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
Special places to shop
Leisure and cultural activities
Walks or jogging paths
Health or fitness clubs
Interesting day trips
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
We would prefer older responsible children as we have some furniture that needs special care. Our garden is mainly self sufficient but if the weather is dry for a long time then some watering would be appreciated. We have a comprehensive" house user manual" which covers all aspects of living in and caring for our home and enjoying our area. We are open to consider any period of exchange from 2 weeks to 6 months. We can be flexible.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2011
Renewal Date: 31/Dec/2020
Howard and Jacky retired to the beautiful township of Maleny 13 years ago after living, working and bringing up family in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. We both now love to travel, meet new people and learn more about the world and other cultures. We have also been able to travel extensively in Australia in our caravan. We both love to perform in amateur musical productions each year and play lots of tennis. Life is good!
Additional languages spoken
French
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Tennis,
Watersports,
Hiking,
Motorhomes / Caravans,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
Retirees
Profession
Retired Civil Engineer/Social Worker (Retired)
ANTOLIN
Spain
Edmundo
Spain
Gavin
Canada
Christine
Canada
Thanks to Jacky and Howard for the opportunity to visit Maleny and the surroundings. We had a warm welcome and a great stay. Thanks to their amazing...
Read More...Thanks to Jacky and Howard for the opportunity to visit Maleny and the surroundings. We had a warm welcome and a great stay. Thanks to their amazing friends for helping us through our stay.
Read Less...Peter & Robyn
New Zealand
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