Tag: gap year

  • How To Include A Gap Year Or World Travel On Your CV.

    For anyone dreaming of travelling the world, having that huge gap in their CV or work history is a huge worry, but it doesn’t have to be. Taking a gap year to travel the world can make your CV look great and even help your career. If you know how to spin it right. Here’s…

  • Beat The Fear And Travel Anyway.

    So many people want to travel the world and take a gap year, but a huge number of those people are held back by one thing. Fear. Fear is one of the most common reasons people give up on their dreams of travel, and it really shouldn’t be. Fear is never a good reason not…

  • Should Backpackers Travel With Tour Groups or Organised Tours?

    Backpacking is all about independent travel, but is backpacking solo all it is cracked up to be? should backpackers take a step back from that and travel with tour groups? 

  • Dreaming Of Space Tourism In Huntsville, Alabama.

    In the very near future space tourism is going to be the ultimate in adventure and experience travel, and with a galaxy’s worth of space orientated experiences that any travellers bucket list would be proud of, Huntsville in Alabama will be at the very heart of this exciting new aspect to the travel industry.

  • How To Avoid Trouble On Your Gap Year.

    Taking a gap year is an amazing adventure and the majority of backpackers don’t have any problems at all on their big backpacking trip around the world, but there are times when things can get a bit out of hand, when problems arise or when you just find yourself in a situation you weren’t prepared…

  • Why Budget Airline Flights Aren’t Always The Bargain They Seem

    Why Budget Airline Flights Aren’t Always The Bargain They Seem

    Budget airlines changed travel forever, making flying affordable for millions of people. But today’s cheapest fares often come with hidden compromises, shrinking baggage allowances, paid extras and increasingly complex rules that can make a bargain far more expensive than it first appears. Learn when budget airlines really are worth booking, when paying more can actually…

  • How To Travel The World And Still Get A Degree At The Same Time.

    Too many people struggle with the life decision of what to do after college, whether to go to university or take a gap year. It is important to remember that there is no right or wrong decision, but if you really can’t decide then there are ways you can have the best of both worlds,…

  • What To Do After Your A Levels? There Is No Wrong Path.

    What do you do after your A Level results? Go to University? Start a career? Travel the world on a gap year? Maybe your results weren’t what you were expecting? Whatever your results and whatever you choose to do it is really important to remember that there is no right or wrong choices, there is…

  • Why You Should Travel Slowly.

    There is always the temptation on any gap year or backpacking trip to ty and fit as much in as humanely possible, but that isn’t always the best thing to do. Here’s why you should slow down, take your time and really soak in the culture, the atmosphere and the experience of the places you…

  • Am I A Bad Backpacker?

    After 15 plus years of travelling the world I have probably made every travel mistake you can think of and then some at one point or another. But does that make me a bad traveller? What do you think?