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 …
Author: Georgie Collcutt
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 …
Interesting facts about elephants
Elephants are fascinating creatures. Being the largest of all land mammals on Earth, many aspects of their huge anatomy are a source of amazement themselves, whilst their high level of social development …
My travels in New Zealand – Highlights from the northern tip to the southern point, by Emma Jones at Oyster
Tales of spectacular scenery and beautiful landscapes have put New Zealand at the top of my list of places to go for many years. At the start of 2017, I was lucky …
13 Alternative (and Fantastic) Places to Volunteer Abroad
Volunteering overseas is increasingly popular and it is easy to see why. Not only do you get to experience life in a totally new place but you are also able to contribute to a …
Re-visiting Nepal – what has changed in two years? By Emma at Oyster
I volunteered as an English teacher in Nepal with Oyster in 2011. Two years later, in 2013, I returned to my host family and school in the village of Godawari to pay …
Top tips from Costa Rica volunteers
Our turtle conservation volunteering project in Costa Rica is the perfect opportunity to step off the beaten track and spend some time living with remote local communities on the golden shores of …
Travel Aware: Advice for British travellers
Travel Aware: Advice for British travellers As more and more people travel overseas and access to information via Wi-Fi and data roaming has increased, travel advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office …
What to Do in Whistler in Winter
Whistler is widely recognised as one of the world’s premier ski destinations, but there’s so much more to this snowy Canadian haven than just skiing. If you’re wondering what to do in …
Congratulations to all the Oyster Volunteers who took part in our Australia and New Zealand conservation programmes this year!
Here are some pleasing stats for 2016 to take a look at. Well done everybody! There has been over 270,000 hours of volunteer contribution to practical conservation More than 435,000 native trees …
