With each season the type of farm work in Australia changes. For those with farming or horse riding backgrounds and experience, there are certain times of year when your skills will best …
Each year Oyster Worldwide sends many keen animal-lovers over to South Africa to volunteer with animals. Some of them have a passion for one animal, whereas many …
With the end of exams finally in sight, many people finishing their A-levels and their equivalents will be now looking forward and considering what to do on their gap year. When you …
Arriving in the fishing port of Gansbaai, I was taken aback at by how beautiful the community was. The sea was lapping gently over the shore, with vast swathes of white sand …
Oyster are delighted to have adopted Max the blind bear at the Romania bear sanctuary. I fell in love with Max when I volunteered at the sanctuary for three months back in …
My trip continued on from Port Elizabeth along the stunning Garden Route in the direction of our elephant research and conservation project. The drive was incredible, over gorges, past towering mountains and …
Before I arrived at LIONSROCK, in my mind I had a really clear image of what I expected: beautiful rolling hills, lions prowling gracefully around a roaring their content, and a friendly …
I have just returned from South Africa, where I spent an incredible few days volunteering with the delightful monkeys and baboons at our monkey rehabilitation centre deep in the South African bush. …
“Increasing numbers of young adults are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to experience a gap year between school and further studies. When our youngest daughter Zantel turned 18 in grade 12, …
When you think of Tanzania, what do you think of? Personally, I am a bit stumped by this question. Having never been there myself, and the fact that it is not really …
