The advantages of taking a gap year or travelling are well known and documented, but if you really want to make the most of your gap year and reap even more benefits, then you should throw a little bit of…
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Should You Pay To Volunteer On Your Gap Year?
You are planning your gap year and want to give something back while you travel the world, you want to volunteer. You want to help someone and do something good! But they are asking you to pay? What the hell…
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Posted in Volunteering
Posted in Volunteering
Child Beggars And The Travellers Dillemma.
To anyone who has travelled the world the sight of young children running up to tourists and travellers, palms outstretched in expectation of a small trinket or a few coins is a familiar one, but should travellers be giving anything…
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Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
How To Deal With Anxiety And Fear Before Travelling.
Backpacking around the world can be an exciting and genuinely awesome experience, but for many it can also be extremely daunting, and for some it can actually cause a lot of fear, worry and anxiety. Here are a few expert…
Top 10 Tips For A Stress Free Trip.
Travel can be stressful, especially if you are heading off on a long term gap year or backpacking trip, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are my top tips for staying stress free on your next trip, most of…
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