Planning, Keeping Safe and Working During Your Gap Year

Helping You Plan A Great Gap Year...

Gap years continue to enjoy great popularity in the UK. 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. So if you're planning one, make your gap year one to remember with our information on where to stay, what to do and what to take with you.

December's Most Popular Articles...

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… [222 views in Dec]
Taking out a Loan to Fund Your Gap Year: If you’ve tried your hardest and still come up short don’t worry, plenty of young adults are unable to fund the gap years that they have been… [72 views in Dec]
Drinking Water Abroad: The golden rule of drinking water abroad is "when in doubt - don't." Don't drink any tap water that you have not specifically confirmed is safe for human… [44 views in Dec]
Sexual Health Issues Abroad: If your gap year itinerary includes a few to-be-determined romantic rendezvous, make sure that you don't bring home a sexually transmitted infection as a… [28 views in Dec]
Insects and Bugs Abroad: Probably the last thing you want to think about during your gap year is an army of creepy crawlies slipping inside your bags, your shoes, or even your clothes,… [22 views in Dec]
Renting a Property Abroad During Your Gap Year: If you plan to spend your gap year in one location then renting a property may make more sense than other accommodation options.… [18 views in Dec]