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What Is The Sharing Economy And What Does It Mean For Travellers?
Tagged with: Airbnb, backpacking, budget travel, couchsurfing, gap year, Go Cambio, how to travel for free, how to travel on a budget, shared economy apps, sharing economy, sharing economy airbnb, sharing economy examples, sharing economy uber, travel, travelling on a budget, what is the sharing economy
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Travel Resolutions Are A Waste Of Time. Create Your Own Future Instead.
Everyone makes the same new years resolutions to travel the world more, but are they a waste of time? Are they better off stopping dreaming and just start doing?
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Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
It Really Is A Lonely Planet After Your Gap Year.
A recent study in Psychological Science suggests that those of us who have travelled the world can be left feeling isolated and alone when we return home after a gap year. This unfortunate aspect of reverse culture shock is something many travellers can relate to as many people we knew in our old lives simply can’t relate to the experiences we have had or the things we have seen.
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Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
7 Easy Steps To Deal With Medical Emergencies On Your Gap Year.
Medical emergencies can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time, even on your gap year and it is essential you are prepared. Would you know how to deal with an emergency abroad?
Tagged with: Adventure Travel, backpacking, dealing with emergencies while travelling, gap year, gap year emergency, gap year medical emergency, gap year travel insurance, gap year travel insurance with pre existing medical conditions, getting sick abroad, getting sick on your gap year, getting sick on your travels, how to deal with a medical emergency abroad, how to deal with medical emergencies on your gap year, medical emergency abroad, medical emergency when traveling abroad, seeking medical treatment abroad, travel, travel clinic, travel health advice, travel health emergency, travel insurance for a year abroad, what do I do if I get sick abroad
Posted in Travel Health
Posted in Travel Health
Travel Is Much More Than Just A Holiday.
A gap year isn’t a one time only deal anymore, travel doesn’t just have to be a couple of weeks holiday a year. You can choose to travel whenever you like, wherever you like for however long you like. All you have to do is incorporate travel into your life instead of thinking of it as just something you do once in a while.
Tagged with: backpacking, balancing travel and a career, full time nomad, gap year, holiday, how to afford a life of constant travel, how to fund a travel lifestyle, how to get more time to travel, how to live a nomadic life, how to travel for the rest of your life, I just want to travel for a living, living the vagabond life, make travel a part of your life, nomadic life, taking a career break, tourism, travel, travel as a lifestyle, travel for a living, travel is more than just a holiday, World travel
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Top Gap Year Travel Apps For 2022.
The top mobile apps for travellers. Updated for 2022.
Tagged with: android travel apps, backpacking, best free travel apps, best international travel apps, best travel apps 2017, best travel apps for europe, best travel booking apps, best travel guide apps, best travel planning apps, gap year, Google, Google Maps, Google Translate, hostelworld, kindle, Skype, top travel apps, travel, travel apps, travel technology, Tripadvisor, what apps to use on my gap year, XE currency converter
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
5 Free Things To Do In Edinburgh.
Edinburgh doesn’t have to be expensive with this travel itinerary stuffed with free things to see and do.
Tagged with: backpacking, budget travel, budget travel Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh castle, Edinburgh fringe festival, Edinburgh on a budget, europe, free things to do in, free things to do in Edinburgh, gap year, things to see and do in Edinburgh for free, travel, what can I see and do in Edinburgh, what can I see and do in Edinburgh with no budget
Posted in Travel Lists
Posted in Travel Lists
Is Backpacking Changing Or Am I?
Backpacking has changed considerably over the last decade, and not always for the better! Or is it just me?
Tagged with: backpacking, evolution of a gap year, future travel trends, gap year, global travel trends, Go Pro, Has backpacking changed?, how has backpacking changed, how millennials are changing backpacking, how millennials are changing the gap year, how millennials are changing travel, how travel is changing, is backpacking changing, is taking a gap year different than it used to be, travel, travel trends for, what is a gap year, what is backpacking, what is backpacking through Europe, what is backpacking travel
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
5 Free Things To Do In Rio De Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro doesn’t have to be expensive with this travel itinerary stuffed with free things to see and do.
Tagged with: backpacker, backpacking, backpacking south America, Brazil, Brazil 2014, budget travel, budget travel tips for Rio de Janeiro, FIFA world cup, football, free things to see and do in Rio de Janeiro, gap year, gap year south America, how to travel to Rio de Janeiro for free, how to travel to Rio de Janeiro on a budget, Olympics, Olympics 2016, Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Olympics 2016, Statue of Christ the Redeemer, things to se and do for free in Rio de Janeiro, travel, travel tips, what to do in Brazil, what to do in Rio de Janeiro, world cup, world cup 2014
Posted in Travel Lists
Posted in Travel Lists
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