Cusco, Peru | Mon Jul 29, 2013

Kaya staff all have a passion for travelling and experiencing the countries we send volunteers to, so that we have the best first hand advice to offer you. My name is Sarah Brown, marketing coordinator, and I’m keen to share my recent experiences to those prospective Peru volunteers! Many volunteers doing a project in Cusco, will fly into Lima and then connect. Although there are safety considerations, I found Lima to …

SarahBrown
Peru, Machu Picchu and beyond

Surrey, England | Fri Jun 07, 2013

So its June and time has just been passing me like a flash! I booked the placement in november and already it has been 6 months since then! It feels like yesterday haha. So i booked my flights last month and my travel insurance, so they are all payed for :) I still need to raise 2000 though to actually finance the placement, should be alright though, i dont work …

BethanyMatthews
Preparing for My First Trip

United Kingdom | Tue May 28, 2013

This time tomorrow I will be on my way to the Philippines! I am feeling slightly nervous of course but at the same time I am getting excited. I can not wait to get away from the rubbish weather here in the UK! At the moment, It is around 31 degrees C in Tacloban City. I love the sun! I have almost finished packing, which has been a nightmare, my suitcase …

EmmaLeek
Trip to the Philippines

Tacloban City, Philippines | Mon May 13, 2013

So here we go! First entry and about 3 months late as I am already half way through my trip! Time has gone unbelievably quickly, it’s hard for me to think that i have been here for 3 months already!!! Now where to begin… Thinking back to my arrival it was just after midday when i arrived as my flight from Manila was delayed by 4 hours so i had a …

SebastianPearey
Phillipines 2013

Singapore City, Singapore | Wed Apr 24, 2013

"Same, same, but different" is a slogan printed on t-shirts sold in tourist shops all over Thailand' and it perfectly sums up the cultural differences between east and west. Whilst Tesco Lotus, Starbucks and McDonalds abound, the plastic life-size Ronald McDonald standing outside the fast-food joint in Krabi has his hands in a traditional Wai - like he's praying. On my arrival at the Surin Project (surinproject.org), Osha, one of the volunteer …

SuzyPowell
My Thai Adventures