Online Volunteering Opportunities
We have received so much support from previous and future volunteers – thank you to you all, it is wonderful to see how many of you are keen to support our charity …
Category: Sri Lanka Elephants
23 Alternative Christmas Holiday Ideas
Every year, Christmases are spent around the tree in the family living room. Someone cooks up a festive feast and everyone toasts to their favourite time of year. These are the special …
17 of the Best Places to Learn to Surf
Learning to surf is a great way of keeping fit, making new friends, and seeing new places. It’s a physically demanding sport that provides a full-body workout. And when you’re travelling the …
The Oyster guide to volunteering with elephants abroad
Elephants are a must-see for many people when they go travelling. Their size, their grace and their beauty have intrigued humans over many generations, but their ivory has made them prime targets …
The last week of volunteering in Sri Lanka – by Barbara Boylan
This is Barbara’s final week of volunteering in Sri Lanka, and we are very sad that this means the last of her blog installments. We have been enjoying them tremendously over the …
Volunteering helps with saving elephants in Sri Lanka
Protecting and saving elephants in Sri Lanka Julie Marshman recently spent 2 weeks volunteering on a fantastic project in Sri Lanka. Unlike many volunteer options in this stunning country, this is not …
14 things I have learned from travelling – by Barbara Boylan
Barbara Boylan has been updating us weekly on her amazing antics in Sri Lanka. This week she headed off on her travels for further exploration, and has shared with us her thoughts …
Travelling in Sri Lanka as a volunteer by Barbara Boylan
Barbara is currently volunteering in Sri Lanka, helping to conserve wild elephants that live close to small communities. Travelling in Sri Lanka can be a bit of a culture shock at times, …
Barbara’s volunteering diary: the quirks of life in Sri Lanka!
Barbara Boylan is spending 4 weeks in Sri Lanka helping on a community and elephant conservation project. She is is sending us delightful updates from her volunteering diary, showing the challenges and …
Barbara’s Sri Lanka adventure: week 1
On 29th January 2018, Barbara Boylan headed out on her second trip with Oyster Worldwide. She is sending us delightful updates from her Sri Lanka adventure and has asked that we can …
