Kit review: LifeStraw
At the end of last year our friends over at the Gap Year Travel Store sent us a LifeStraw (a different water purification method) to test. Desperate to try it out, we couldn’t …
Author: Georgie Collcutt
Meet the Oyster Worldwide Team: Harriet Wray, Travel Adviser
I joined Oyster Worldwide in December 2014. I graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2011 and have since spent two years living and working in Vancouver, Canada and 4 months backpacking …
Rafting and Chitwan Safari in Nepal
In the latest of our series, Chris Wagstaff has emailed us with his experience of participating on the White Water Rafting and Chitwan Safari trips – both of which can be added …
National Read A Book Day: Our recommend travel reads.
September the 6th is National Read A Book Day…it is the time to turn off the television, push work to the side and enjoy the relaxation of reading! My sister and …
Where are they now? Jen Wright reflects on her time in Tanzania
I couldn’t have asked for a better gap year experience. One of the great things about choosing Oyster as a smaller company for my gap year meant that I personally knew the …
Demand for language skills in the working world
News reports in recent months have expressed that there is an increased demand for language skills in the working world and that companies are looking for employees with language skills. Surveys have …
Where are they now? Leah Arnold 2008 Nepal Teaching
This is the first post in a series of ‘Where are they now?’ blogs. Leah Arnold took part in the Nepal teaching programme in January 2008, she has since been in touch …
Max the celebrity bear
We were delighted to hear that Max the bear has been featured in an art exhibition. Oyster has been working with the bear sanctuary in Romania since 2007, sending volunteers to work …
A journey where you get a lifetime experience
Hello volunteers and travellers out there! My name is Sophie and I spent 5 weeks in the Big Cat Sanctuary Lionsrock in South Africa. I have a big heart for all animals …
Kittens rescued in Romania
Oyster Worldwide volunteers helped rescue kittens during their time in Romania… It started off as a normal day when Asya, May and I found them, we were on our way to …
