Gap years, or the years that offer young people a gap between secondary and higher education or higher education and their chosen careers, continue to enjoy great popularity in the United Kingdom. Whether these years are spent in the UK or abroad, in volunteer placements or travelling for pleasure, they require a great deal of research and planning, not to mention care while travelling, to ensure that they go well....[more about us]

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