Gap year & Travel News

Hope you’re well, Shireen and I thought we’d write you a joint email just to let you know how it’s all going over here in Argentina on our Polo Leap mission! We are lucky enough to have our own house here on our host Marcos’ estancia, which is comfortable and as expected. Both of us [...]

The Leap’s famous Gap Year Polo project in Argentina has moved (up in the world)! From Summer 2011, the Leap Team will be based a stunning Estancia, 10 minutes from the world renowned Polo centre of Pilar. Staying in the amazing area of Pilar Chico, Leapers will be a stone’s throw from well known Polo [...]

A week into the Argentina Polo placement the new group of Leapers has adapted very well to their new rural life. Mornings have been spent learning about work at the farm and actually getting some due chores up to date. Not only have they managed to learn most of what is needed to take proper [...]

We are all having a fantastic time out here in Argentina, especially since it’s hotting up – and I’m not just talking about on the polo pitch! Since beginning our intrepid exploration into the dangerous landscape that is the Argentinian Pampas, we have braved mighty feats, such as witnessing James, the token celeb of the [...]

Hola All, We have been having some very good polo over here. Thankfully we haven’t had any rain since our last update, and polo has been coming along well. Some of the Leapers are showing important improvements in their game, while others still need some more practice! But regardless of the current level of play [...]

We picked the volunteers up on Thursday, visited tack stores for boots and hats, had empanadas for lunch at one of them and then toured the city on the rented van. We cruised through Recoleta, Alvear avenue, the Financial District, San Telmo, and we stretched our legs at the renowned (if somewhat touristically overrated) Caminito [...]

Please be advised that from 9 September 2010, UK travellers looking to enter the United States will be charged £9 ($14) to apply for the compulsory ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation). This charge will affect Leap volunteers whose flight routing goes via the USA (i.e. some Costa Rica, Ecuador, Argentina and Venezuela teams). Previously [...]

Since coming back from Argentina I honestly haven’t been able to stop going on about my time there, my friends are sick of hearing about it! I miss everybody, the polo… Hmmm. Must say the Spanglish efforts are improving, I can now vaguely converse with a taxi driver, understand half a menu and name every [...]

Just to let you know, I might just not come home… Been swimming with horses in the lagoon and to a gaucho fiesta in the local town San Miguel de Monte where I got majorly victimized by spray foam, celebrating university offers in Buenos Aires which is wonderfully laid back, drinkies then supper at one [...]

Ahhh I just wrote you a whole message and ran out time on the internet cafe computer just as I was about to send… SO here goes the rewrite, why do I never buy enough time?!  But WOW, check us out wasn’t working for hours on the minimum wage all those months worth it? Argentina [...]