The Villa Maria team have only been in Quito a week but they have certainly packed a lot in….here’s what they’ve been getting up toin their own words! After dribbling into Hostel Tutamanda in Quito due to different flights, accusations of bribery at Miami Airport and food poisoning acquired before even trying Ecuadorian mussels, we […]

…is the fear of Friday the 13th – don’t worry, it’s almost over. Other interesting phobias which (apparently) exist: Coulrophobia – Fear of ClownsErgasiophobia – Fear of Work (try that one for your next sickie…)Automatonophobia – Fear of ventriloquist’s dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues, anything that falsely represents a sentient beingCaligynephobia – Fear of beautiful […]

Our two weeks at Ambue Ari went by really quickly but it’s safe to say that working with the animals there exceeded everyone’s expectations. On the first day we were assigned our animals which ranged from Saskia and Amira the Jaguar, to Gabe and Mariano, who’s about the size of a house cat. Everyone was […]

There are hundreds of different ways to go about fundraising for your Quest project, from applying to travel grants to collecting money in a tin. One way that’s really good fun and a great way to publicise your project is to organise a big event and get the whole town involved … and that’s just […]

Last weekend saw the Villa Maria team once again leaving the confines of Quito, this time for the beautiful Ecuadorian cloud forest. Ever the adventurers the intrepid lot set out on an 8 1/2 hour trek from the village of Yunguilla to visit Quest’s old friends at Santa Lucia. Take a look at the Google […]

At Quest, we’re not ones to skimp on a celebration – and if we’ve got the chance for another New Year, we’re going to take it … particularly if it gives us the excuse to nip down to the nearest Chinese takeaway for a spot of lunch. 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, supposedly […]

A very addictive game designed by our good friends at GASP. This little app is free and well worth a download, it’s far more fun (and less annoying) than the angry birds one.   Congratulations all of you at Gasp – and maybe soon we will have a Quest Overseas app….!

The Villa Maria lot are gearing up to start their project tomorrow, here’s what they got up to last week and the weekend before last. Thanks to Alex for blog number 2 and good luck for the start of the project!   As we left off we were about to embark on our travels to […]

The Villa Maria lot are gearing up to start their project tomorrow, here’s what they got up to last week and the weekend before last. Thanks to Alex for blog number 2 and good luck for the start of the project! As we left off we were about to embark on our travels to the […]

So the Villa Maria team fly down to Lima to start their project work in Villa Maria this evening, but we’re sure their time in Ecuador won’t be quickly forgotten. Thanks to the sterling efforts of leader Jimmy ‘Spielberg’ McSparron – the 3 weeks of Spanish lessons, trekking, beaches and fun has been captured on […]