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It looks like superheroes might be making a comeback.. In an effort to help prevent crime in Brazil an ex police officer has taken to the streets dressed as batman in a bid to bridge the gap between locals and police officers by showing children that police and the state are there to help.   […]

The 2012 Bolivia Gap Year team are well underway with their project work at the Inti Wara Yassi animal sanctuaries deep in the Bolivian Jungle; constructing much needed rehabilitation enclosures for recently rescued monkeys in Parque Jacj Cuisi before going on to take daily responsiblity for the care of the animals in the more established […]

On the weekend of 28th & 29th April, we are holding our Training Days for Volunteers. We encourage all volunteers coming away in the summer to attend, so get in touch now if you’re considering applying to volunteer. We reckon our Pre-Departure Training Day is the most important part of a volunteer’s preparations for July, ensuring […]

It seems that President Obama’s fans Obama’s fans are as original as ever! Look at what he was offered when he attended the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena last weekend. Unfortunately President Obama wasn’t able to keep the gift, but he made sure he didn’t leave without sending the owner of the donkey a […]

After a quiet spell the blogs are coming in thick and fast from the Bolivia Gap Year Team – check out what they got up to during their first week of expedition…. Expedition Blog Ice-Climbing, Death Road, the fall of Gabe and Apolobamba. After our departure from Ambue Ari the team arrived in La Paz […]

Ever fancied just leaving behind your hectic day to day life and going away to paradise? Well this 86 year old Yorkshire man did just that! In 1962 Brendan Grimshaw bought the island Moyenne. Since then has been reintroducing the indigenous giant turtoise and reforesting the area. He now shares the island paradise with 120 […]

Better late than never here are a few photos of the animals the Bolivia Gap Year Team were working with in Parque Ambue Ari last month. The whole team worked fantastically hard, ensuring these animals were fed, watered and walked each and every day of their 2 week stay. Congratulations on a job well done! […]

Huge congratulations to the Water, the New Petrol student and teacher team from Peru & Mallorca, who have just been crowned joint Platinum Award winners in the “Doors to Diplomacy” competition! Doors to Diplomacy is an international education challenge sponsored by the US State Department, designed to encourage middle & high school students around the world to […]

NOMINATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY 25TH MAY 2012  Nominate Quest Overseas in the 2012 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards and be in with a chance to win a 7-night trip for two to Kerala with Virgin Holidays & CGH Earth Hotels. Quest Overseas were proud to achieve a “Highly Commended” in 2007, but we would be thrilled if […]

Royalist or republican, none of us in the Quest Overseas office is one to turn our noses up at street party… particularly one involving cake, champagne and plenty of bunting! Unfortunately, our fondness for a  right royal knees-up does mean we’ll be closing the office over the UK Jubilee bank holidays: Mon 4th June – CLOSED […]