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, Fundraising, Gap Year, Tanzania, The Leap's chosen charity on Sep.30, 2010
Hello everyone! Brilliant news!!!!!! The kids at Good Hope now have their 16 new beds, matresses, pillows, sheets and moquito nets, as well as supplies of food! Now they can sleep comfortably in their new beds, have balnkets to keep them warm in the winter months and will be less likely to contract Malaria. Malaria [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Fundraising, Gap Year, Tanzania, The Leap's chosen charity on Sep.27, 2010
Hello everyone!! So It’s been quite a while since I have written a blog on here (sorry if you have missed me)!! Getting the sponsor money all collected in was a hell of a task, but I can very happily and proudly say….It’s all in!!!!! Yayyyy. We managed to raise enough for 16 beds, 16 [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Gap Year, South Africa on Aug.19, 2010
Hi Guy, I hope your holiday was good! The past week was a huge success with loads and loads crammed in! The team did 4×4 driving, shooting, elephant groom day, micro lighting, horse back safari, survival night and Swaziland day trip all in the past week! We also went on a farewell game drive whilst [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Kenya, Solo on Aug.18, 2010
Hello all – here is my latest take. I’ll post some new photos on facebook shortly. Cheers, Moritz Well, it’s official…I’m completely caught in the tornado that is the Kenyan tourism industry in high season…’round and ‘round I go….where it stops nobody knows. The wind that whips through the Mara every morning starts the spinning, [...]
filed in Africa, Gap Year, Kenya, Uncategorized on Jul.29, 2010
As we move on from Makongeni we are all reflecting back on the great times we have had over such a short space of time. Our imaculately constructed quarter-finished floor could have been tainted by no other than our leader Muse who absent-mindedly tiptoes over it not so like a delicate mosquito but more so [...]
filed in Announcements, Borneo, Gap Year on May.19, 2010
If your in your last year at school or college this year then your Gap Year is getting nearer and nearer (yayyyyyy)!! And if like me your not one to lay by a pool all day everyday whilst overseas (although a good few days on a palm fringed beach never goes a miss), then id [...]
filed in Fundraising, The Leap's chosen charity on May.14, 2010
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 [...]
filed in Fundraising, The Leap's chosen charity on May.14, 2010
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 [...]
filed in The Leap's chosen charity on Apr.29, 2010
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 [...]
