Buying Ski Gear in Whistler
So what should you buy, where? Being a skiing town, Whistler obviously has many equipment stores which you can buy from and your staff pass will give you discounts on equipment in …
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Where to eat in Luang Prabang – for foodies!
Oyster Worldwide volunteer, Simran, has spent time exploring the mouth-watering food available in Laos. Below are snippets of her blog about the food she has discovered so far in Luang Prabang. I warn you now – avoid reading this while hungry!
Plastic free efforts from the Oyster Staff
We’re well over half-way through our plastic free July campaign so we wanted to give you a little update on how things are going for the team in the office. The conclusion …
Celebrations take place in London to raise money for our Brazilian project!
As World Cup fever rages on, sadly Brazil are no longer in the running. However, that has not stopped the party continuing in London this Summer.
A parents guide to volunteering abroad under 18
A parents guide to volunteering for under 18s Volunteering for under 18s is becoming increasingly popular. Many students are keen to make the most of their summer and volunteering abroad is a …
How volunteering in Costa Rica has changed all future family holidays
In November 2017, Karen Chadfield decided to take a different type of holiday with her youngest daughter, Ruth. Here she tells us all about how their holidays took them to a rural …
The last week of volunteering in Sri Lanka – by Barbara Boylan
This is Barbara’s final week of volunteering in Sri Lanka, and we are very sad that this means the last of her blog installments. We have been enjoying them tremendously over the …
What is conservation volunteering in New Zealand like?
Sending volunteers to Australia and New Zealand to take part in valuable conservation projects is something Oyster is very proud of. We offer 10 destinations in Australia and 3 in New Zealand, …
Christmas in July – Australia
When you arrive in Australia you will need to get used to the fact that the Southern Hemisphere’s weather patterns will be as ‘down under’ and upside down to you as …
Plastic Free July and why this is so important!
Getting ready for Plastic Free July If there’s one thing we’ve learnt in the office when getting prepared, it’s that single-use plastic is everywhere and it’s really hard to 100% eliminate it. …
