Gap year & Travel News

I personally think its really nice every now and then when someone (or indeed a group of people) says something or more importantly DOES something, which really does help you to believe in the kindness of people again! My auntie Colette, who took part in the sponsored walk with us works at a college in [...]

Hello again lovely readers! So its Friday 14th May Today, so I’m pretty late at putting this blog up for you, however i come bearing BIG NEWS which i have just been dieing to tell you! On Sunday 2nd May we did it! Me, my beautiful mum Maria, Dad Ray, Sister Tara, friend Fran, Auntie [...]

Heloooooo again you beautiful people! Today is Thursday 29th April 2010 and as well as it being my 21st birthday tomorrow (yipiiiiieeeeeee), its also time for our Sponsored walk on Sunday and you guessed it….it’s going to rain, but we shall soldier on! I have been very busy this morning creating a group page on [...]

Tanzania-the home of the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, endless stretches of beautiful white beaches and also the Mtui Family….based in Arusha (the safari Mecca of Tanzania) your hosts on your Tanzanian Leap! Traveling all the way to Africa to stay in a tourist hotel is all good and well, but what were offering is so [...]

Here is the cost beak-down (Thank you Mathias for working hard on this for me)!: 8 bunkbeds @ Tsh 70,000 each Total= Tsh560,000 16 blankets @ Tsh 15,000 each Total= Tsh240,000 16 Matresses @ Tsh60,000 each Total= 960,000 16 Mosquito nets @ Tsh160,000 each Total=160,000 16 Sheets @ Tsh10,000 each Total=240,000 16 Pillows @ Tsh10,000 [...]

Hi Michaela, Yes we had the meeting and it went well. I have the breakdown and Adam will be mailing it to you today.The kids at the two centers  are very  grateful for the help and they are preparing some Maasai paintings with the kids as a gift to you! The cost we had are [...]

Its 12 days now until the sponsored walk and so far i personally have raised about £160 and getting more donations from sponsors everyday, which is great! I’m getting quite excited about this now…it feels really good doing something for somebody else and I’m hoping to get back out to the orphanage in Tanzania next [...]

It was a typical cold and rainy day in England back in January 2009, and we at Leap Towers were all sitting in our Marlborough headquaters, looking out the window at the miserable weather when Guy (the big boss man at the Leap) turned to me and said ‘Do you fancy going to Tanzania next [...]

Thank goodness! I have somehow managed to get through the 10 hour coach journey from Arusha – Dar (from one side of Tanzania to the other)! And after arguing with an African man (who I thought was trying to run off with my luggage) for about 15 minutes, me and my Friend Fran get in [...]

Yayyyyyyyyyyy!! I made it….after one 7 hour flight, a 4 hour wait at Nariobi Airport and another 50 minute flight I have finally arrived in the land of the great Kilimanjaro herself!! The first thing I feel is the heat sweeping accorss my face as soon as I step of the plane…..the best feeling in [...]