Great Gap Years: Planning, Keeping Safe and Working During Your Gap Year

Taking a gap year is an exciting opportunity to explore the world, gain valuable experience, and discover new perspectives before your next chapter begins. Our expert team of experienced travellers provides you with comprehensive guidance on everything from budgeting and packing to finding amazing destinations and staying safe abroad. Great Gap Years is here to help.

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Hitch-Hiking and the Dangers

When faced with little money, dodgy bus timetables and a schedule to keep, what's a gap year student to do but hitchhike, right? Wrong! Though hitchhiking ha...

Recording Your Travels: Cameras, Journals...

While you are busy making memories during your gap year, you'll probably also want some hard copy proof of your adventures that you can share with others and...

Tips To Avoid Falling Ill on Your Travels

If there is one piece of advice that all travellers will give about falling ill on your travels it is this: DON'T. No one wants their plans ruined by a catas...

Environmental Volunteering Opportunities in the UK

Many young people who take gap years choose to spend their time doing volunteer work for a good cause. Environmental volunteering is a popular option for gap...

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Couch Surfing During Your Gap Year

Couch surfing, also known as sofa surfing, is a low-cost means of finding accommodation while you travel. Couch surfing isn’t always well understood, so be...

Replacing a Lost or Stolen Passport

If your passport is lost or stolen during your gap year travels you’ll need to replace it immediately. Be sure to report a stolen passport to the police, a...

Convincing Your Parents of the Importance of a Gap Year

Many potential gappers find that one of the biggest obstacles to making their dreams a reality is convincing their parents of the importance of a gap year. P...

Questionnaire: Is Joining a Tour Right for Your Gap Year?

Many potential gappers consider joining tour groups as an easy way to cover a lot of area in the company of experienced guides and other interested traveller...

Obtaining a TEFL Certificate

Travellers of all ages have found that teaching is a profession which offers employment options around the world. Native English speakers are in particular d...

Travelling to the Caribbean

Many people spend their whole lives dreaming of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Caribbean. For gappers this area offers the possibility for making unforgett...

Saving Money While Travelling

No matter how diligently you budget for your gap year, unexpected expenses will arise. This doesn’t mean your plans should flounder, however, because there...

Questionnaire: Postpone Education for a Gap Year?

Whether or not to take a gap year is a very personal decision. You may be considering it for a number of reasons, but if you are planning on to return home t...

Coping With Cancelled Travel Plans

One thing you can't plan for on a gap year is emergencies, including cancelled travel plans. Weather, holidays, political unrest, even just overbooking could...

Questionnaire: Should You Plan a Gap Year With Friends?

Many young adults picture their gap years as a chance to see the world and have fun with friends. Yet travelling with friends could cause a whole host of ann...

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