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Well, hot on the heels of yesterday’s news that there weren’t updates to be had drectly from the team in Malawi, here are two notes from Holly and Alex…. *** Having a amazing time with everyone. We started decorating yesterday which was a lot of fun.We painted the alphabet, numbers and having a central wall […]

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s news that there weren’t updates to be had directly from the team in Malawi, here are two notes from Holly and Alex….. *** Having a amazing time with everyone. We started decorating yesterday which was a lot of fun.We painted the alphabet, numbers and having a central wall with […]

UK Bank Holiday Monday 24th August – OFFICE CLOSED We will re-open on Tuesday 25th August, but if you have an urgent message relating to a volunteer who is currently overseas, please contact us on our emergency number +44705 0044799. Have a lovely bank holiday!

So they’re all back in the UK but the dedicated Andean Expedition team, keen to share their stories and photos with the world are still keeping those blog posts coming….Thanks guys! This installment takes us from the dizzy heights of La Paz along their second trek to down into the cloud forest at Coroico. DAY […]

It’s one of South America’s smaller countries, and certainly one of the continent’s poorer nations economically speaking. Bolivia however does have great wealth in other areas, a recent WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) report has suggested that the Madidi National Park in Bolivia could have one of the most diverse collections of wildlife on the planet. […]

The Manu team have been back a few weeks now, but thanks to Cliona we’ve got a whole host of fantastic photos of their jungle adventures. The selection below gives a great idea of what the team got up to out in Peru this summer. They worked extremely hard to complete the installation of a […]

And in more wildlife news, a new monkey species has been identified in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo… The lesula is related to previously identified owl-faced monkeys but genetically different and we think he’s a very handsome chap.  Sadly, in spite of its new status, there are already fears for the lesula’s fate, […]

The Royal Geographical Society has once again made a number of £4,000 grants available to young geographers who, through challenging circumstances or lack of opportunity, would not otherwise be able to take a Gap Year overseas. The grants can fund travel, accommodation and the costs of a placement such as a conservation project, an expedition […]

A very happy Christmas from everyone here at Quest Overseas! If you do need to contact us over the festive period though, here are our opening hours: Monday December 23rd – Open 9am to 5.30pm Tuesday December 24th – CLOSED Wednesday December 25th – CLOSED Thursday December 26th – CLOSED Friday December 27th – CLOSED Monday […]

Here at Quest we’re regularly awe-struck by some of the truly stunnign sights Africa & South America have to offer, and when we saw these incredible photos from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards we just had to share them. Sometimes the most magical part of a trek or journey into remote areas is […]