Volunteers Working Holiday in France » Volunteers working holiday in FranceBlog for volunteers working at La Giraudiere in South West France.2012-05-03T10:08:24Zhttp://lagiraudiere.com/blog/index.php/feed/atomWordPress45.32187294750717-0.05600452423095703La Giraudierehttp://www.lagiraudiere.com/workprogram.html<![CDATA[Hive of activity at La Giraudiere!]]>http://lagiraudiere.com/blog/?p=17372012-05-03T10:08:24Z2012-05-03T10:07:52Z0We’re on our 3rd day of sunshine and the international volunteers are busy as a hive of bees getting this place ship shape and learning all kinds of new skills. Tuesday we were lucky enough to have some local friends … <a href="http://lagiraudiere.com/blog/index.php/archives/1737">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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