How to beat the first week blues whilst travelling
When you first arrive in a new place even the most seasoned travellers can find that they experience the first week blues. It can come as quite a shock as you were …
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27 fascinating facts about vibrant Brazil
Brazil is a vibrant and exciting country. Spanning a huge area and 5 different time zones Brazil is an eclectic mixture of people, geography, culture and landscapes. We have put together our …
13 Tips for Travelling Solo
When planning their gap year trips many people worry about travelling solo; will I get lonely? Will I get bored? What if I get lost? We’ve compiled a list of our top …
Exciting travel options for under 18s
Sometimes it can seem like 18 year olds have all the fun. We are often asked whether you can take part in any of our programmes before you reach the big 1-8. …
14 intriguing facts about Borneo
Borneo is an incredible island and is somewhere that many travellers dream of visiting. Don’t believe me? Check out these 14 fascinating facts about Borneo to see why it is on so many bucket lists. …
Life as a volunteer in Costa Rica by Faye Simpson
Today we have a fantastic first-hand account from Faye Simpson of what it is like volunteer in Costa Rica with turtles. Keep reading to find out all about what it is really like …
The moment I fell in love with Malaysia
When I was asked to visit Malaysia for work in April, I jumped at the chance – nothing and nobody could stop me doing this! Oyster Worldwide was setting up new projects …
15 ways to stay healthy when you travel abroad
Now nothing spoils an overseas trip like getting sick. But don’t let the fear of getting ill stop you from travelling we have put together our top tips to help keep you …
Visiting the sun bear rehabilitation centre in Borneo
Everyone who knows me is more than aware that bears are my favourite animal. When the opportunity arose therefore to head to Borneo to visit a leading sun bear rehabilitation centre, I …
17 fascinating facts about coral reefs
Coral reefs are intriguing things and as we wrote about last month it is imperative that we protect them. Because of that we have put together our top 17 fascinating facts about coral …
