We last heard from our South American expedition team as they summitted the snow caps of Pequeño Alpamayo in Bolivia, and scaled down the other side for hot Rum toddies to warm their cockles.  Here is the next installment of their epic adventure:    Lonely and without a bus, senor mule boy led us to […]

When I heard of Gap Years, I thought, as would any Portuguese person – they can never be done in Portugal, where the economy is sinking every day.  We keep every penny to ourselves  so we can survive the ongoing price increases and cuts in salaries and welfare from the government.  That’s why I was […]

Hola, my name is Seb and I will be the Assistant Leader in Bolivia this summer for Quest.  I have been corralled into writing this blog by the office dwellers to give a little insight into my thoughts going into this summer’s project and my first one with Quest Overseas. As it stands I am […]

Team Malawi are just over one week into their volunteering adventure, and have found time to update us over the weekend…  Photo’s have been promised soon however with limited internet connectivity and lots of work to be cracking on with, they will come when the come and not a minute sooner, ahh the African pace […]

Introducing Joe, our very own Quest Leader and Volunteer Cordinator in Malawi, “the warm heart of Africa, where thew land is so hot”   Tell us about your role with Quest…  “I started working with Quest in 2007 with the first team in Pensulo Village, as a youth group leader and link between the volunteers, local […]

So what’s happened since last time I wrote, well it’s been hectic to say the least.  First all I had to book the flight tickets which in itself took its toll as I fought against others to secure the last seat on the team flight – Mission complete!        Next task was tackling […]

3 years on from my 3 month marvel across 3 South American countries, I still consider myself a true ‘Questie.’ As an ex-volunteer from the Villa Maria Gap Project, I now find myself as keen as ever to be involed with Quest and so have ended up in the Hove offices for summer! Definitions of […]

Thanks this time to Aaron – AKA Mohawk Bro Arriving in Ambue Ari was one of the most nervous experiences of my life but exciting at the same time. For the past three weeks of the trip, everyone on the trip had been discussing which animals we wanted to work with and which animals we […]

Now in the last month of their South American Bonanza, the Bolivian Gap Girlies share their ‘ceviche’ and ‘Whack-a-china’ delights!  This one is thanks to Annie aka Frenchie… After 2 months of being in Bolivia, we left the land of cholas and cremositas and crossed the border to the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca. Here […]

Thanks from Shiron for the latest update from our project in Villa Maria, Peru ¡Ay, Dios Mios! We have arrived in Villa Maria and already two weeks have passed. In this time, I personally have fulfilled a plethora of characters whether it is Scooby Doo, Pepe Vasquez, Don Omar or even Ron (rum in Spanish) […]