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 Africa, Announcements, Destinations, Gap Year, Pictures of the month, Tanzania, links on Feb.25, 2010
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 [...]
filed in Borneo on Feb.10, 2010
Well, here we are in Borneo after the 5th week of Leap project work and still going strong! After a week of living in Sepilok jungle experience (see the photo below of their living accommodati0n!), building bio-gas collector and all that, they continued on their journey up to Batu Puteh for 6 days. Here they [...]
filed in Announcements, Costa Rica, Destinations, Gap Year, South America on Sep.30, 2009
The word adventure incorporates risky, dangerous or uncertain experiences….but an adventure doesn’t have to be dangerous…… Taking a wild expedition in to Costa Rica, an adventure tour in to the pristine rainforests and crystal clear waters of this beautiful central American paradise can be a much safer experience, when travelling with an organisation who will [...]
filed in Uncategorized, Venezuela on Sep.30, 2009
Wednesday: Well it’s been Bye Bye Venezuelan beaches and Hola hilltops & coffee haciendas the past two days as we’ve left the comfy confines of Playa Colorada behind for the lush green scenery of Caripe. This is where Leap teams will spend weeks 6,7, and 8 of their volunteer placements and it couldn’t be more [...]
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 Cambodia on Feb.24, 2009
Alice, Thank you so much for your email. I really appreciate all your efforts to rectify the honestly, small inconveniences that inevitably spout when traveling. I mainly wanted to share with you, what an incredible experience we are all having. Though I am speaking on behalf of the others, we all talk a lot about [...]
filed in Ecuador on Feb.23, 2009
I just got back from Chilcapabamba (the new Andes community) today and I think it´s gonna be a real success. The accommodation is great – in a community tourism centre – and there are a few interesting projects that they are looking to carry out. I will fill in the Ecuador Long info Sheet updating [...]
