Hostel Volunteering In Corfu, Greece
Hostel Volunteering In Corfu At The Pink Palace Party Hostel
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This season Brits working outside or inside clubs and bars will have to take their pay under the table and pretend to be regular punters should the authorities come around, but other nationals have always had it this way and done alright.
American Turner Barr visited Ios during Greece’s economic crises and reported that opportunities abounded for the English speaking party crowd – and we are including Aussies in this – though staff turnover was high due to the long hours. Australia Day is said to have become the biggest holiday such are their numbers on the island.
Turner himself tried to get around needing a work permit on Corfu by volunteering at the Pink Palace, regarded as one of the best party hostels in the world (American Dad’s Roger once spent $600 on ouzo there).
Though he didn’t get a gig as a bus boy, Turner describes the staff that worked there exuding “a sort of pleasant, yet exhausted attitude from the 12 hour work day, endless buffet of 1 euro staff cocktails, and new sex partners whose names they can’t remember daily.”
You can join the staff, though perhaps not in the spermcuzzi, by visiting thepinkpalace.com/jobs/. Pre Covid, the Pink Palace people got in touch with JAB in early March to say they were always looking for happy and easy going volunteers to help with getting their buildings ready for the new season: painting, cleaning, decorating, carpentry, etc. (We intended this post to go out last month until The Working Traveller got way too long, but they may still be worth a try in April).
Sunrock Backpackers
On the same side of the island, family run Sunrock Backpackers is a better option for volunteers looking for something a bit quieter. Work is available on their organic farm or in the hostel itself through their ‘Pay Your Way’ volunteer programme.
Image copyright Pink Palace
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