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Turn Your Gap Year Dreams Into Reality.
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How To Deal With Unsupportive Reactions To Your Gap Year.
A guide to dealing with negative reactions from parents and loved ones when you want to take a gap year
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Excuse Buster Series Part 7: Taking Time Out To Travel Will Ruin My Career!
Will a gap year ruin my career?
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Excuse Buster Series Part 6: I Have No One To Go With!
Is having no one to travel with really an excuse not to take a gap year?
Tagged with: backpacking, backpacking solo around the world, can i go backpacking on my own, can I travel the world solo, gap year, how solo travel can improve you, how to travel the world solo, is it safe for a woman to backpack solo, is solo backpacking difficult, scared of backpacking alone, should I travel solo, solo backpacker, solo backpacking, solo female backpacker, solo travel, travelling around the world solo
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Excuse Buster Series Part 5: I’m In A Relationship!
Does being in a relationship stop you from following your travel dreams or taking a gap year?
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Excuse Buster Series Part 4: It’s Too Dangerous To Go Backpacking!
Is taking a gap year or travelling the world really as dangerous as people think?
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Posted in Travel Advice, Travel Safety
Excuse Buster Series Part 3: I Don’t Have Time To Travel!
No excuses! Everyone can make the time to travel the world, if they really want to.
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Excuse Buster Series Part 2: It’s Too Expensive To Travel!
Is it really too expensive to travel the world or is that just an excuse made up by people too afraid to take a gap year?
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Excuse Buster Series Part 1: Why People Make Excuses Not To Travel Independently.
Travelling the world is one of the biggest bucket list items out there. Almost everyone has dreams of travel in some form or another, and many have specific dreams to take a gap year or go backpacking around the world, yet despite this so many people make excuse after excuse not to follow their travel dreams. This excuse buster series will blow every single one of those excuses out of the water and show you that there is literally no reason why you can’t follow your travel dreams.
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