The Swiss Challenge-to walk up the Schilthorn Mountain, 6-9th September 2007. Organised by CAN charity supporter, M.R.Finch, minimum sponsorship of £650 per person. read more »
Europe
I wasn't too sure what I was going to get out of the course beforehand; in fact, I was daunted by the thought of three weeks with ten new people. Immediately I knew it would be intense. I've learnt lessons no school could teach. For example, the importance of teamwork: if a team does not co-operate or work together, and that means everyone on board, the time spent together will be unpleasant and tasks will be inefficiently carried out. This can be applied to real life. read more »
A few years ago I was terrified of new situations.
My ability to have confidence around strangers was non-existent. On the other hand I was bored. There are only so many Saturdays you can sit in Starbucks before the novelty of a cappuccino in a red cup wears off and the only way to overcome this was to meet new people and do new things. read more »
Peace and Quiet are at the present my travelling companions. ''Happy like an Easter'' (Italian saying) at Christmas :) read more »
So you wanted to run in the Flora London marathon? Your entry was turned down, and the charity you wanted to raise money for doesn't have any marathon places left.
So what are the alternatives?
Well have you considered undertaking a charity trek? There are many organised charity treks, and if you keep an eye on the events calendar here on BackAtBasecamp, and keep coming back to check our news and trek pages, then you may find one you could join in with. (if you are organising a trek, drop me an email on the contact us page, we would love to publish a story on it for you). read more »
If you are an experienced doctor, therapist, nurse or biomedical scientist and are interested in volunteering overseas in the next 12 months then VSO would like you to come along to their health information day on Saturday 21 October 2006. The day will include: read more »
- Presentations from returned volunteers, giving you a personal account of what it's really like to be a health volunteer. To name a few - there'll be Jennifer, who worked as a nurse trainer in Mongolia; Annette, a public health doctor in Tanzania; and you can chat to Karen about her experiences as a physiotherapist in Ethiopia
An opportunity to meet VSO staff and returned volunteers to discover more about the VSO unique people-orientated approach to development. The evening will begin with a 30 minute presentation, which will provide you with background information to VSO and include a 10 minute DVD showing you the many ways in which you can get involved. There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end and chat informally with staff and volunteers. read more »
Like a modern Ulysses defeated by the gods of a naughty Russian bureaucracy that forbid me walking along the Black Sea, from Ukraine to Georgia. read more »
When between you and the Ukraine there are the Danube and Moldova, you cannot easily cross the border.
When I reached Tulcea (Romania) I discovered that the only chance I have to get from here to the Ukraine is a ferryboat, and it costs 400 euro! and we like walking and travelling cheap. read more »
"Salut"! Forgive my long silence, but I was in... testing. I better explain. Everyone of you knows about my misadventure with Rocinante and about the substitution with a normal backpack. Unfortunately this new way of travelling immediately reveals itself intolerable, so I thought a solution that could have been definitive, at least till the first border. But it wasn't. read more »
