6 Top Tips For Overcoming Homesickness
The most important message to relay here is that you’re not the only one! After the excitement of planning a trip, googling the destination and imagining what your life will be like, …
Tag: Australia
My trip to Australia – Highlights from a road trip down the East Coast, by Emma Jones at Oyster
Australia is a vast and hugely varied country, the scale of which I certainly didn’t appreciate until embarking on a 5-week long road trip down the country’s East Coast. Leaving Cairns at …
Australian outback training farm
If you were interested in seeing what Oyster participants get up to during their farm training week in Australia, then check out this photo blog with lots of fantastic new images. During …
Congratulations to all the Oyster Volunteers who took part in our Australia and New Zealand conservation programmes this year!
Here are some pleasing stats for 2016 to take a look at. Well done everybody! There has been over 270,000 hours of volunteer contribution to practical conservation More than 435,000 native trees …
Oyster’s pick of our top most photographic projects
Its been a tough decision but these are the top 5 Oyster projects that we think make the most fantastic destinations for some truly good photos. See if you agree! Head to …
The Australian Outback’s most photographed image
In Australia the windmill symbolises life and prosperity. With much of inland Australia offering no lasting surface water, windmills have traditionally been used to pump underground bore water for animals and people …
‘A proper outback cowgirl!’
Thank you to Alice for giving us an impression of your first week in Australia and participation in our Australian Outback training programme! I am having a fantastic time here! I …
17 Bucket List Ideas for travelling
Do you have a travel bucket list of things that you have always wanted to see and do? We’ve put a list of some of our favourite, see if you agree! 1. …
Paid Work in the Outback, why is the training week so important?
The introductory training week is designed to give you an overview of many aspects of farm life. It is not designed to teach you everything you need to know in order to …
Photo blog: Conservation in Australia
When I went out to Australia last month I was really looking forward to getting my hands dirty and visiting our conservation programme. Learning about conservation in Australia was fascinating and finding …
