Category: volunteering
#60 Tiana’s story: 18 months living a nomadic life
As our journey comes to an end, our emotions are all over the place. Reflection of a life-changing adventure and choice of life for 18 months. Excitement, intrigue and trepidation of what lies ahead. ... Read More
#57…The last stretch
Everyone has a breaking point, and looking at the calendar on the fridge to see we had 4 more weeks in Caño Negro, was ours. The living conditions were really testing; mosquitos, damp everywhere, two... Read More
#56 Digging a grave, cockroaches, a blind dog and a long way from anywhere
After arriving back in San Jose, we made contact with Anne regarding our dog sitting volunteering post up in Caño Negro in northern Costa Rica, close to the Nicaraguan border. The plan was to d... Read More
#55 Costa Rica: Charlie’s Angels, and a lucky escape from a scorpion
A lucky escape from a scorpion, the kids in dog heaven, and a visit to and indigenous community... Read More
# 45 One year outta suburbia
April 28th 2019 marks our anniversary of leaving life in Cape Town. I’ve asked Becky, Rico and Tiana to write down their thoughts and feelings from being on the road for one year. This blog is a... Read More
#39 Japan: Osaka, Kyoto and goodbyes.
The ‘ Workaway’ placement was agreed for a month, but we hadn’t thought much about our onward plans. Japan had to be explored, and Christmas was rapidly approaching. It was going to be a v... Read More
#29 Gaarawé: Eco Utopia?
A straw poll between the whopping 4 us revealed that we were happier amongst people and doing something purposeful. The last 2 volunteering gigs had been a hit with the kids, despite the animal sanctu... Read More
#26 Pekan: The animal shelter
After 3 hours on the bus from KL, we arrived in Pekan. Having only had communication via Facebook we were a tad nervous that we wouldn’t get picked up from the bus stop on arrival. I managed t... Read More
#24 Tioman Island: JTP Part 2
Island life really suited us. We awoke each day buzzing with what the day had in store. Breakfast and lunch were provided by JTP and all the volunteers ate together, so there was always lots of chat a... Read More