Imagine living and working on an organic farm with WWOOF workers in Australia's Queensland wine region that's also a bed-and-breakfast stay-over, and a memorial to First World War soldiers ... then... More > turn to Page 1 to find out the real story of what it's like.< Less
Imagine living and working on an organic farm with WWOOF workers in Australia's Queensland wine region that's also a bed-and-breakfast stay-over, and a memorial to First World War soldiers ... then... More > turn to Page 1 to find out the real story of what it's like.< Less
Imagine living and working on an organic farm with WWOOF workers in Australia's Queensland wine region that's also a bed-and-breakfast stay-over, and a memorial to First World War soldiers ... then... More > turn to Page 1 to find out the real story of what it's like.< Less
Weekend off,time out,gap year? Learn about self-sufficiency and organic ways of life.
Volunteer with 'Wwoof', an abbreviation for: 'World Wide Opportunities(or Willing Workers)
on Organic Farm'.... More > WWOOF offer opportunities in 100 countries. A simple guide, aimed to help new wwoofers of any nationality, and enthral experienced wwoofers alike. Filled with inspirational anecdotes about this wonderful way to learn about the land, interspersed with basic information on travelling. Based entirely on the author's own experience, whilst Wwoofing, A. Greenman has volunteered with Wwoof in England, Wales, Scotland, France, Portugal, Spain, Hungary...and worked on other projects in Italy, Greece, Latvia, New Zealand and Brazil. Travelling many more countries of the world, as his gap year turned into a 'Gap Life'. Greenman is the author of many works of fiction/non-fiction, including the reality novel:
'I Travel Light - The Man Who Walked Out of the World', for which has been interviewed by the BBC several times.< Less
‘The Adventures of a Greenman' is a 15 part, short story series, about the real life experiences of a nomad called Adam, who wanders his way around the earth for a decade. The parts... More > collectively form the epic: 'I Travel Light: The Man Who Walked Out of the World'. In Part 7, Adam settles in an old miner’s cottage, in a remote Welsh hamlet. Resting after nearly 6 years of wandering, he bakes his own bread and makes furniture by the light and heat of the fire which roars away in his home. Roaming the incredibly beautiful land he finds himself in, and recuperating from his nomadic adventures around the world. All the time, he is building up to an epic journey, to leave home one day with only his passport and a toothbrush, and with no fixed destination, set off on walkabout without even a bag. How he does it is extraordinary, renouncing every single one of his worldly possessions. There we leave 'Raw Travel Wales', in preparation for Part 8 and 9, as Adam travels by his intuition again. A true story.< Less
‘The Adventures of a Greenman' is a 15 part, true short story series, about the real life experiences of a modern day nomad called Adam, who wanders his way around the earth for a decade. The... More > parts collectively form the epic: 'I Travel Light: The Man Who Walked Out of the World'. In Parts 8 and 9, the nomad has left his remote Welsh home, without even a bag or set destination, never to return. He arrives in Poland and meets a beautiful English woman who is recruiting volunteers to help at an orphanage in Latvia. The earth pilgrim goes, with only a stick in his hand. He works wonders with the antique furniture he finds stored away in a barn there, restoring it, in between teaching English and building igloos with the children. Eventually, Adam makes his way to the Ukraine, then across the Black Sea and onto Turkey. Through Eastern Europe, settling in Hungary for 8 months, whereupon he volunteers with W.W.O.O.F, (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), until returning to the UK for his next epic adventure.< Less
A photo-journal of the Desert Monastery & Retreat / World Peace Ashram, in northeastern Arizona. With visits by WWOOFers, work-exchange volunteers, friends and Tibetan Buddhist monks, this... More > remote location hosts a intriguing variety of retreatants annually.< Less
‘The Adventures of a Greenman' is a 15 part true short story series, about the experiences of a modern day nomad called Adam, who wanders his way around the earth for a decade. The parts... More > collectively form the epic: 'I Travel Light: The Man Who Walked Out of the World'. In Part 10, the adventurer travels his homeland for eight months, volunteering with the WWOOF movement (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), helping out at a dozen places in exchange for his food and accommodation, plus infinite possibilities to learn. Having ‘wwoofed’ and wandered his way around the world, Adam writes 'The Practical Guide to Wwoofing', and the guide is well received by the founder of the legendry organic farm volunteer movement, Sue Coppard, who says that she finds it to be "A delightful and informative read, very accessibly and humanly written - it almost reads itself to you!". Part 10 rolls neatly into ‘Raw Travel Crete'(Part11), as the nomad sets off on an adventure, roaming the land in search of more wild escapades.< Less
In Part 13, we see the enchanting European raw travels of a Greenman, the true story of a modern day nomad who journeys through England, Wales, Scotland, France, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Latvia,... More > Ukraine, Crete and Italy. Often volunteering with the W.W.O.O.F movement (World Wide Opportunities/Willing Workers on Organic Farms), or independently making his way. Living in all manner of places, from woods to wigwams, ruins to rustic dwellings. This poetical and philosophical ditty is a professional traveller’s bible, with seemingly endless anecdotes of the extraordinary ways which Adam works and wonders his way around Europe. Led by a keen sense of intuition, the wanderer seems to turn up that right place at the right time. Working as a Woodworker, English teacher and Farmer, he marvels his way around Europe over a decade. Finally meeting himself head on and going about a massive personal transformation, as Adam reintegrates back into the modern world as we know it. Written in 3rd person narrative non-fiction.< Less
How to Take a Gap Life is a nomad's CV. Joseph took some time out, only sometimes a gap year is just not enough. 10 years later, he found he had actually taken a 'GAP LIFE'. He also finds that he is... More > a perfectly qualified 'gapster' to fill a gap as a travel writer for a newspaper who is advertising. He is required to submit a CV about his extreme adventures around the globe and then further details about his wanderings in England, Wales, Scotland, France, Spain, Hungary, Latvia, Ukraine, India, Brazil and New Zealand, amongst other places. A must read short story for all up and coming backpackers, nomads and gap year proposers. Filled with humour and inspirational words of travel wisdom. Splashed with photos, this original work of faction was inspired by the authors own experience, and is a forerunner to its full length version ‘I Travel Light - The Man Who Walked Out of the World’. A. Greenman is the author of more than a dozen other titles on real life extreme travel stories.< Less
