filed in Announcements, Asia, Borneo, Gap Year on Sep.15, 2009
Borneo, one of the largest islands in the world and located in South East Asia, this is a total paradise! With lush rainforests, stunning beaches and hot hot hot sun this place should definitely be on your holiday wish list. A Borneo holiday doesn’t have to just involve lazing on the beach (although drinking cocktails [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Asia, Gap Year, South America on Aug.21, 2009
A-level results yesterday, it feels like only yesterday we at The Leap were also stood in line at college waiting very nervously to get our results!! And this is why we know all too well that its not always a picnic. You might not have felt much like celebrating yesterday whilst trawling through UCAS Clearance [...]
filed in Borneo, Cambodia, Ecuador, South Africa, Venezuela on Aug.17, 2009
Music festivals are two a penny these days, so adventurous types are starting to cast the net a little wider and get off the beaten track (if you can call the M4 to Reading festival a track!) for their next festival fix. Whether your tastes are for rapid BPM on S.E. Asia’s beaches, chilled world [...]
filed in Asia, Borneo on Jul.15, 2009
Nestled in the balmy South China Sea, Borneo’s waters are brimming with marine life, making it one of the world’s best sites for Scuba diving. For Borneo Leapers, part of their 10 weeks are spent camping on Mantanani Island, a 2-hour boat ride out into the South China Sea. Volunteers assist the local Muslim community [...]
filed in Asia, Borneo on Jul.10, 2009
NEWS JUST IN! We have been in close contact daily with our Camp Manager Zul since leaving Suzie and 8 other gappers staying up at Camp Tinangol a couple of days ago. They have been kept busy going to the handicraft centre learning how to make beads on Monday, then they helped paint a pre-school [...]
filed in Asia, Borneo on Jul.10, 2009
Our project leader in Rory is here to tell you why a Leap placement in Borneo is your ticket to responsible travel in Asia: How did this project evolve? What preliminary research have you carried out in the area you have set the project up in? All our projects are run in partnership with a [...]
filed in Announcements, Kenya, South Africa on Jul.09, 2009
Interested in playing football on your Gap Year? We don’t blame you and you really don’t need to sign up for an intense sports placement to get a bit of footy in during your gap year. Lets face it this game is a universal language and getting out a football and having a kick about [...]
