Became a member in: 2021
Renewal Date: 01/Aug/2021
I’m a musical single mom (51y) and I have a teen-ager sun (16 years old) . We both play piano and Guitar . I love my garden, singing in a choir , walking and ebiking in the woods or mountains . For us the first time to swap but I have lot of experience with hosting from my years in Up With People, friends all over the world :).
Fully vaccinated since June.
Additional languages spoken
English, French, German
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Pets,
Watersports,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Motorhomes / Caravans,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
University Professors,
Teachers / Education Professionals,
Caregivers,
Artists / Entertainment Industry,
Communty Service Volunteers
MoreLessProfession
Career coach
Our pets
Cat (mostly outdoors)
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Weekend Home Exchange
Hospitality Exchange Wanted
Homesit Offered
Homesit Needed
Pet Care Needed
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is not possible
Open to all dates | Open to all destinations |
Open to all dates | Austria | Switzerland | France |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Cosy house With lots of day light and 360 ° garden and a small orchard with Apple’s and pears to harvest in september.
It’s not so big but very open with big Windows where you look out to the garden around the house. It’s almost like living in a veranda.
Safely closed off by the garden and away from the street. Car Port and small garden house for bikes.
We have 2 bed rooms (4 places to sleep) and a sofa bed in the living room (2 places to sleep).1 bathroom with bath and 2 toilets (one upstairs, one downstairs).
We also have a piano and extra Guitar to play carefully :).
It would be lovely If you could feed our cat Sky (he stays outdoors most of the time, comes in at night to cuddle If he likes you :).
In summertime the plants need to be watered (with a waterhose ) when it doesn’t rain.
We love ebiking, hiking, nature , lakes & mountains!
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Living in Belgium in Lummen, close to het Schulensmeer (beautiful lake where you can surf, cano, row, sail and fish) in the wonderfull provincie Limburg where there is a lot of fun stuff for families & kids. We live in A very quiet area, mountain bike trail runs next to the house, beautiful walking trail starts at 100 meters from oir home.
Supermarket at 1 km, 10 minute walk (open during the week and on Sunday morning)
Cosy local bistro and bio shop at 1 km, 10 minute walk (limited opening hours).
More inspiration :
https://view.joomag.com/visit-limburg-inspiration-guide-januari-2019/0519436001549014162?short
Limburg has so much to offer. Cycling and walking, lots of nature, fun activities, great sights, art and culture, good food and drink. The greenest province in Flanders is a pleasant place to be all year round. It is a vibrant place where everyone is welcome.
We bet you never thought you would be in Aachen, Maastricht, Liège, Brussels, and Antwerp so quickly from Limburg. All these cities are less than an hour’s drive away. Whoever said Limburg was “far away’?
1 hour drive from Brussels & Antwerpen, 30 minutes from Maastricht (the Netherlands).
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
Limburg is the most wonderfull province of Flandres to spend your vacation
In Lummen a lot of People have horses, when you go biking/walking you will pass a lot of horse fields.
Walking and (mountain) bike trials from the house
At 5 km in Lummen : indoor swimming pool, tennis, sports fields
At 7 km in Linkhout : Schulensmeer (LAKE) : surfing, rowing, canoë , sailing, walking & biking around , big terras with view on the lake
At 8 km in Beringen : Diving and snorkeling at Todi (indoors huge bassin with real fish inside!) / Mining museum , mining Terrils, adventure mountain for kids
At 15 km in Hasselt :
Genever museum/Fashion museum
Plopsa indoor (amusement park for kids Up to 12 years)
cinema
Japanese garden
Site of Herkenrode Abbey and museum with 100 hectares of inspiring landscape
At 20 à 30 minutes :
Famous in Limburg : cycling TRHOUGH the water (on TIME magazine's 2018 list of the world's greatest places) ,cycling high IN the trees, cycling THROUGH a maze corn field, Wonderfull experience on a bike, unique in Europe.
Big national Park : 5700 hectares of nature dotted with walking and cycling trails and a planetarium
Houthalen Helchteren : subtropical swimming pool
Borgloon : artistic see through church / spend the night in giant dewdrops hanging from the trees
beautiful sauna resorts (Hezemeer and sauna Elaisa)
Outlet shopping at Maasmechelen village, Shopping centre Genk
Limburg Sahara in Lommel feels like a real sahara but not hot
Genk : heritage highlight C mine with its trendy labyrint
Zutendaal : Barefoot path in Lieteberg (Hoge kempen National Park)
Maasmechelen : Connecterra main gateway to the Hoge Kempen National Park
Bosland : Flanders biggest adventure forest with mysterious trees and magical tunnels
Tongeren : largest antique market in the Benelux , in the oldest city of Belgium / Gallo Roman museum
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
Walks or jogging paths
Interesting day trips
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
To take care of my house, cat (very independent , mostly outdoors, needs only food and water outside in the garden house) and plants as I will take care of yours.
You can be away from the house up to four days when you leave enough food and water for the cat, he is used to that.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2021
Renewal Date: 01/Aug/2021
I’m a musical single mom (51y) and I have a teen-ager sun (16 years old) . We both play piano and Guitar . I love my garden, singing in a choir , walking and ebiking in the woods or mountains . For us the first time to swap but I have lot of experience with hosting from my years in Up With People, friends all over the world :).
Fully vaccinated since June.
Additional languages spoken
English, French, German
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Pets,
Watersports,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Motorhomes / Caravans,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
University Professors,
Teachers / Education Professionals,
Caregivers,
Artists / Entertainment Industry,
Communty Service Volunteers
MoreLessProfession
Career coach
Our pets
Cat (mostly outdoors)
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