s learning a martial art or a bit of self defence a good idea for your gap year? Will taking self defence classes really increase your chances of staying safe when you travel? Well the problem is the answer isn’t exactly clear cut. Staying safe on your gap year involves far more than learning just a few martial arts moves, so this article asks if learning self defence before travelling is really a good idea.
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Should You Learn Self Defence Before Your Gap Year?
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Posted in Travel Safety
Posted in Travel Safety
Top 10 Solo Female Travel Safety Tips.
Top 10 expert safety tips for solo female travellers.
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Posted in Solo Travel, Travel Lists, Travel Safety
Posted in Solo Travel, Travel Lists, Travel Safety
Is Backpacking Around The World Safe?
ap year safe? These questions come up a lot among first time travellers, and there is often a lot of confusion between levels of personal fear and genuine danger, to the point the fear of travel becomes overblown. So given that it is such an important topic I just want to take a moment to discuss whether travelling the world or taking a gap year is safe or not.
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Posted in Travel Safety
Well Intentioned Travel Advice You Should Totally Ignore!
There is so much travel advice out there it can be hard to be sure which is good and which is bad, and with every piece of good advice that comes your way there are often half a dozen pieces of bad advice too. These are ten of the most common pieces of bad travel advice that you should completely ignore.
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Posted in Travel Advice
5 Easy Tricks To Avoid Being Robbed On Your Gap Year.
Expert tips on how to avoid being robbed on your gap year
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Posted in Travel Safety
Travel Safety Advice. The Good, The Bad And The Downright Crazy.
Do you know what gap year safety advice to listen to and how to tell the good from the bad? Avoid media scaremongering and learn exactly what travel safety advice to listen to.
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Posted in Travel Safety
Gap Year Safety: The Ultimate Guide To Safely Travelling The World For Sale Now!
Worried or nervous about taking a gap year? Want to keep yourself and your belongings safe and risk free? Need real, practical safety advice from the experts? Then you need this book!
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Posted in Travel Books
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