6 Top Tips For Overcoming Homesickness
The most important message to relay here is that you’re not the only one! After the excitement of planning a trip, googling the destination and imagining what your life will be like, …
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A Guide to Canada
Living and working in Canada is a life changing experience. The country is the 2nd largest in the world (based on area) so boasts a spectrum of beautiful forests, spectacular mountain ranges, …
Georgie’s Top 7 hostel recommendations across Australia
Australia is the home of backpackers and thus a plethora of budget accommodation options are available for those travelling up and down the country. I believe Australia has become one of the …
#DitchTheSelfie Campaign!
Photo Credit As travel specialists, we at Oyster have decided to bring back the essence of what it means to experience a location and the true beauty of cultural diversity. With National …
A gap year guide for parents
I hope this blog might help parents new to the concept of a gap year, having experienced the gap year as a parent and also as founder of Oyster Worldwide, an established …
Volleyball, belly dancing and Gaelic football at Brazil
Last month, 16 volleyball players travelled to Brazil to coach over 3000 kids at our fantastic youth centre in Sao Paulo.
Discover our top 10 Tips for travellers
Travelling is a fantastic lifestyle, where new experiences and places are seen everyday. It allows your horizons to broaden, understanding of different cultures to flourish, as well as a perfect opportunity for …
Typical day as a volunteer in Nepal, by Chris Wagstaff
Chris Wagstaff has just completed his 4 month volunteer teaching programme in Nepal with Oyster Worldwide. Chris had an amazing time on his gap year and has written about his typical day …
Typical Day In The Life Of A Ski Instructor
I have just come home from Canada, having spent the 2016/17 winter season living and working as a kids ski instructor. This is a brief insight into a day in the life …
My trip to Australia – Highlights from a road trip down the East Coast, by Emma Jones at Oyster
Australia is a vast and hugely varied country, the scale of which I certainly didn’t appreciate until embarking on a 5-week long road trip down the country’s East Coast. Leaving Cairns at …
