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Thankfully no Vanilla Ice or Jedward here, just a very hardcore Quest team taking on the Andes of Bolivia, very cool! Thanks to Eduardo from Bolivian Mountains for putting this video together. Click here to find out how to join our summer expedition in the Andes

Thankfully no Vanilla Ice or Jedward here, just a very hardcore Quest team taking on the Andes of Bolivia, very cool! Thanks to Eduardo from Bolivian Mountains for putting this video together. Click here to find out how to join our summer expedition in the Andes

Sidewinding west from Quito, nine travelers brave through dense obscurity and semi-regular downpours with hopes of catching a few radiating glints upon the beaches of Mompiche; spending their final weekend enjoy surf, sand…and the bar. With that being said, there was plenty of just cause for celebration, for not only have three weeks of continued […]

Week 2 of their Spanish course – not much talk of Spanish learning, but they assure us there has been plenty… Our second blog entry kicks off with our marginally strenuous walk up to one of the hills surrounding Sucre. Accompanied by even the most drained invalids and many of the locals on the short pilgrimage, […]

So the gauntlet is being thrown down. While those who work in the Quest office are pretty unstoppable out on expedition overseas, the proximity of Tescos jam donuts and the desk bound existence of the UK can bring about a bit of a spare tyre at times. Starting here though, the challenge has been set […]

This is an account of the Huaraz part of our expedition written by Ross Mcculloch, who previously wrote about the death road and jungle but forgot to sign. On Saturday morning last week we all arose to a day full of fun and trek prep which included a meeting convened in the courtyard where all […]

Roly-polying…would you or could you do it for a mile?? That’s what one of our students on the summer project to Villa Maria is doing in a bid to raise money for the project. Garion Woodcock has decided to roly-poly (forward roll) his way from Crewkerne town hall to the railway station (a distance of 1.2 […]

Pepsi in the USA have decided not to sponsor the Superbowl this year and are using the money to support charitable organisations. Each month they have a number of awards for $5,000, $25,000, $50,000 and $250,000. Our friends in the USA have submitted a project for our project partners in Tanzania – Livingstone Tanzania Trust […]

Our Villa Maria team have been on the road for a few weeks now, enjoying the wonders of our expedition. Today is a rest day in the Bolivian cloud forest however, so they’ve very kindly taken the time to send a couple of photos of their exploits. The one above is taken on the magnificent […]

The team is currently making its way along the Peruvian coastline, here’s a brief account of their first week on the road after their project: Expedition Phase 1 Blog: Here cometh the expedition; a terrifying prospect for anyone who lied a fraction about how much physical preparation they had done before hand. But fret not, […]