My time in Coyhaique: a town with an airport with no fuel
Coyhaique’s local airport doesn’t have a fuel supply. We made a stop on the way down from Santiago to refuel enough for the aircraft to make the return journey. That was the …
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Arriving at the bear sanctuary
A wonderfully insightful blog post from Rosie, one of the volunteers who is spending some of the summer volunteering with bears in Romania. The day of travelling was long, despite the flight only …
Volunteer story – life after travel
Volunteer story: Chris, our newest Oyster ambassador, talks about life after an Oyster volunteer gap year in Nepal and what he is up to now.
Working with horses in Australia
If you have riding skills and are able to handle horses on the ground, it is very likely that you will be given the opportunity to work with horses during your gap …
Five baby sun bears are rescued at the conservation centre in Borneo.
The last year has been amazing for bear rescue operations with five new cubs that have been rescued and are being rehabilitated at the conservation centre.
Three months volunteering with elephants in Sri Lanka
We absolutely love reading all about the work that our volunteers do and how they contribute to the project that they are helping. Anjui Swift is coming to the end of her …
Can’t afford to take a gap year? Think again.
How a little imagination and a lot of elbow grease can help to turn a dream trip gap year.
Free time and weekends on the Big 5 game reserve – by Carly Williams
In the third installment of Carly’s blogs about her time in South Africa, she tells us about her weekend adventures at the Big 5 game reserve. There are several options for …
Paid Work in the Outback, why is the training week so important?
The introductory training week is designed to give you an overview of many aspects of farm life. It is not designed to teach you everything you need to know in order to …
Gillian’s experience volunteering with Oyster
Thank you for this and for all your help and efficiently in arranging this trip. I would like to add my voice to Lori’s and to say how well-organised everything is through …
