A Jolly Holi-Day: Multicoloured Madness in India
Posted: 1 September 2011
One of my most treasured memories from India was the first day I arrived – which just happened to be on Holi day! I stepped off the plane, bleary-eyes and...
Taking the Leap in Rotorua - Rotten Eggs and Jelly Legs
Posted: 26 August 2011
This town in New Zealand is perhaps the smelliest place I have ever visited! I spent the first few minutes holding my nose, trying, without success, to block out...
Bolivian Bravery - My Cycle Challenge Down the World's Most Dangerous Road!
Posted: 26 August 2011
Cycling down the world’s most dangerous road (reassuringly called “The Death Road”) in Bolivia was one of the most nerve-wracking things I’ve ever done...
My Kenya Diary Part One: Nose Bleeds and Nairobi
Posted: 30 July 2011
Welcome to the first instalment of my Kenya diary! I had an unforgettable trip to Kenya last summer, visiting some of the incredible volunteer projects we run through Gap...
My Kenya Diary Part Two: Schools, Singing and Sad Eyes
Posted: 30 July 2011
Tuesday 12th July After experiencing my first project in an orphanage in Nairobi it was time to set off for the second project of the day. We drove for about...
My Kenya Diary Part Three: The Heartbreak of HIV
Posted: 30 July 2011
Tuesday 12th July 2011 My third visit of the day was to a Kenyan women’s group project in an extremely poor community, where many of the women were wearing...
My Kenya Diary Part Four: On Rugs and Risks
Posted: 30 July 2011
Wednesday 13th July 2011 Another day had dawned in Kenya. I woke up ready to head off and check out the day’s projects, sure I would find yet more...
My Kenya Diary Part Five: Pauline's Empowering Project
Posted: 30 July 2011
Thursday 14th July 2011 My alarm got me up bright and early at 5:45am so I could meet the project coordinators. We jumped in a minibus to our first destination Naruk...
My Kenya Diary Part Six: Communing With Nature and Eating in the Dark
Posted: 30 July 2011
Thursday 14th July 2011 My journey from Pauline’s empowering project and onward to the Masai Mara is well worth a mention, as it was one of the...
My Kenya Diary Part 7: Life-Saving Dogs and Near Misses
Posted: 30 July 2011
I had thought my adventures in the Masai were at an end, but there were a couple of Kenya memories still left to make before I headed off to Tanzania...