filed in Announcements, Asia, Cambodia on Feb.02, 2012
There’s a magic about Cambodia…or the Kingdom of Cambodia as its more formally known, which casts a spell over many of the people who visit. It’s an incredibly beautiful country with a history both saddening and inspiring where the future is waiting to be shaped! Become a Cambodia volunteer and discover all of this for [...]
filed in Announcements, Asia, Cambodia, Gap Year on Jan.25, 2012
Dear Guy, I hope you’re well! The volunteers have completed the house building and pumping well for the community now, which is fantastic! They’ve also been teaching at the orphanage centre in the afternoons. The Cambodian Children Painting Project in SihanoukVille is expecting them to be there on 15 Feb and start works on 16 [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Gap Year, Tanzania on Jan.18, 2012
Hi Michaela, Just to let you know that the group are all doing really well! The leapers have been working on the construction of a classroom at the Maasai village. They have had a nice time and witnessed a Maasai warriors dance during their initiation at the village as well. At the weekend the group [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Botswana on Oct.26, 2011
Overview of Solo Botswana Trip 03 July – 27 September 2011 – Elise Shaw The tangerine coloured sun rose magestically over the Makgadikgadi National Park waking the animals, birds, guests and staff from their slumber. So began another day in magical Botswana. The three months as a solo volunteer placement with Desert & Delta Safaris [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Kenya on Sep.28, 2011
Sophie Mara – Serian Camp, August – October 2011. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SERIAN VOLUNTEER 6.30am Wake up to the sound of the Mara river flowing at quite a pace just feet away from my tent, It has rained every night since I arrived at Serian’s mobile camp, so the river is [...]
filed in Announcements, Gap Year, South America, Venezuela on May.26, 2011
The group travelled inland for 4 hours into the hills of Caripe. It’s a lot cooler in Caripe, so all those Jeans and hoodies that had sat uselessly unused in Playa Colorada for 5 weeks started pulling their weight. The volunteers camped in front of the Guacharo Cave, an inspiring base to use for all [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Gap Year, Kenya on May.05, 2011
Since it is everyone’s mandate to take care of the environment and of course it was Earth Day, the leapers were not left behind last week and we planted 100 casuarinas trees on Lolarako women’s groups part of land, they have set aside for development. Owing to the depleted state of our forests, the leap [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Kenya, Solo on Jan.31, 2011
Day 22 – January 26th 2011 We were back at Wilson airport this morning waiting to transfer back to the Mara. We are now sat round the fire, on the wireless web, sending this next update to you. We have our personal butler, Bennett, and our personal askari, Lucas. Our room is fantastic, looking out [...]
filed in Solo on Oct.14, 2010
Day 3 If were given the choice, I would refer to myself as the African Queen however, seeing as Greg is my boss, I have been appropriately dubbed the “newbie“. Perhaps my moments of absent-mindedness upon on first meeting have given him justification but let’s not delve into those. I may be the new kid [...]
filed in Africa, Solo on Oct.11, 2010
Day 1 After a hearty breakfast, Greg, Libby and I departed from the Country Lodge to for the long journey to camp. Driving through Nairobi brought back many memories of my past travels here including the morning traffic, the blooming Jacaranda trees and of course the scent of diesel and the coating of dust. The [...]
