This next installment from the Bolivia Gap Team takes us through their travels from Lima to Huaraz, dubbed the Andean Alps and outdoor adventure capital of Peru. Courtesy of Fiona aka Fi Fi aka Jing Jong Enjoy… We arrived in Lima, excited but exhausted from the overnight bus journey. Pete gave us directions to the […]

Quest training was brilliant

The Manu team have been back a few weeks now, but thanks to Cliona we’ve got a whole host of fantastic photos of their jungle adventures. The selection below gives a great idea of what the team got up to out in Peru this summer. They worked extremely hard to complete the installation of a […]

The 2012 Villa Maria Gap Team have quickly settled into the Ecuadorean way of life – and after last weekend’s visit to Otavalo market I’m sure they all have the llama jumpers and hats to match. However being an intrepid Quest Overseas team they weren’t shopping all weekend, Sunday saw them head off for a […]

The 2012 Villa Maria Gap Team have quickly settled into the Ecuadorean way of life – and after last weekend’s visit to Otavalo market I’m sure they all have the llama jumpers and hats to match. However being an intrepid Quest Overseas team they weren’t shopping all weekend, Sunday saw them head off for a […]

Here at Quest we certainly don’t condone defacing the London Underground, however we do enjoy a giggle on a Thursday afternoon and coming across a selection of “interesting” new public notices springing up on the tube (thanks BBC news) felt it was only fair to share! Enjoy! And my personal favourite…. Feel the need to […]

This Update is provided by Team Leader Joe who has been involved with the Charity since he was a young boy growing up in Malawi.   The Northern Ireland team arrived safely in Malawi and settled into thier newhome very well and made a wonderful friendly relationship with the local community. One of the good […]

This summer’s Kenya WaterRelief team may have only been in the country since Saturday but they have already thrown themselves into their work. Their first day on site yesterday saw them working with the Malaika community, preparing for an extension to the dam built by the Quest team last year. Yesterday’s introduction to work included […]

Huge congratulations go to Quest student Georgia Howard-Merrill from Oxford who had the privilege to run with the Olympic Torch in Milton Keynes yesterday…an absolutely incredible experience for her and her family. Georgia, who has won gold medals rowing for Great Britain, will be flying off today with the Andean Expedition Team for an adrenaline-fuelled […]

Thanks to Hugo for this one….enjoy! This blog will be covering our time in lake Titicaca onwards, including our time in Arequipa, Colca Canyon, the desert near Ica, Villa Maria near Lima (where the other project is based) and finally the buildup to the Huaraz Trek. Our journey from Charazani to Puno, over the Border […]