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 …
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Oyster Reviews: Paid work in Sydney
“I’ve been quite busy exploring! The surf camp was amazing – I got to feed the stingrays at the beach which was fab – even if it was a little scary. It’s …
Family volunteering with monkeys through the eyes of a nine year old
Family volunteering is increasingly popular with more and more intrepid families taking the plunge and heading off on an adventure of their own. We often get fantastic and enthusiastic feedback from parents, …
The ski season so far and looking ahead to 2018/19
As we enter the mid point of the winter ski season in Canada, the start, back in November, feels now like a distant memory! For our participants working out in Whistler, Banff …
How to fund raise for your next volunteering trip
Volunteering overseas is one of the most exciting and worthwhile pastimes that you can get involved in. Volunteering and helping others is often listed on peoples’ bucket list but seeing that plan …
What’s been going on with our shark volunteer project in South Africa?
It’s not all about the sharks in South Africa. Our shark volunteer project also encompasses other marine life and their ecosystem, which are of the utmost importance to the sharks’ survival too. …
Research on elephants in South Africa: meet the ellies
Research on elephants in South Africa: meet the ellies Oyster volunteers in South Africa help to complete daily research on elephants close to the stunning Garden Route. This can involve seeing how …
Sandboarding, horse riding and the most amazing pizza
Saskia is back with some more excellent accounts of what she has been getting up to on her gap year. She is now in South Africa, taking part in our sports coaching …
Adventure Down-under, by Rosie Wood
In October last year, Rosie and her friend Emma decided to leave the UK behind and head to Australia to start an adventure Down-under. They joined Oyster’s Work and Travel programme which …
Oyster’s pick of the most beautiful countries in the world
Happy New Year!! Christmas feels like a distant memory now and if you are anything like us, you are trying to think of ways to make 2018 an amazing year. How about …
