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The Watson Wyatt Salsa night in aid of Villa Maria was a huge success raising a total of £3,379 – that’s enough to build 6 houses! Sarah and I headed up to London for the event where we meet Stav, Andrew and the whole team. There was a yummy buffet, the salsa lesson was absolutely […]

At Quest Overseas we pride ourselves on worthwhile projects that mean both volunteers and host communities benefit from the work that’s done.  That’s why Quest Overseas Director Jon Cassidy is currently out visiting our projects in South America.  This week he has been checking up on our Villa Maria Project in Peru.  Quest have been […]

Journey to the Heart of South America – Bolivia-ya-ya-ya:Coral had about 2 minutes to get to the gate to catch the flight to Madrid and had to make a quick decision to throw away Jonjon’s kind gift of cheese first out of fear of being fined or arrested once we reached Miami. Needless to say […]

Journey to the Heart of South America – Bolivia-ya-ya-ya:Coral had about 2 minutes to get to the gate to catch the flight to Madrid and had to make a quick decision to throw away Jonjon’s kind gift of cheese first out of fear of being fined or arrested once we reached Miami. Needless to say […]

Do you have a passion for travel, excellent leadership and organisational skills and the commitment to make our projects and expeditions a ‘trip of a lifetime’? Are you looking to work in Africa or South America in 2010 leading groups of young people on challenging projects and expeditions?   If this sounds like you then […]

Do you have a passion for travel, excellent leadership and organisational skills and the commitment to make our projects and expeditions a ‘trip of a lifetime’? Are you looking to work in Africa or South America in 2010 leading groups of young people on challenging projects and expeditions?   If this sounds like you then […]

This has to be in the running for photo of the year 2009. Our South America Director excelled himself last week by dressing up as Colonel Sanders for Quest Overseas Chicken Week 2009. DONATE TO CHICKEN WEEK!

This has to be in the running for photo of the year 2009. Our South America Director excelled himself last week by dressing up as Colonel Sanders for Quest Overseas Chicken Week 2009. DONATE TO CHICKEN WEEK!

Villa Maria 2009 – Late Feb, Ecuador and Peru The end of Quito was quite an experience… After 2 big weeks of intensive lessons, there has been quite a relaxation in the Spanish efforts of the group. One of the lessons turned into the traditional football tournament of Quest vs. Cristobal Colon School, thankfully, Quest […]

Never have I seen so much Pink and Green before coming to Mangueira. The colours of the district cover every square inch of the Vila Olimpica Complex, where we have been working for the last week. The main focus of our time here so far has been with the boys at Casa Lar, which, as […]