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Archive for February, 2010

The Other Side of Bali

Posted by Gap Year Escape On February - 24 - 2010

This post was guest authored by Keith & Amy Sutter from GreenAroundTheGlobe.com. They are currently traveling the world for a year documenting efforts in sustainability.

Expanding on Amar’s experience in Kuta, Bali I wanted to showcase what else Bali and the nearby Gili Islands have to offer as part of a trip to Indonesia.

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Photo of the Week 22/02

Posted by Gap Year Escape On February - 22 - 2010

This picture was taken in the Kanchanaburi Memorial. A War Cemetery designed by Colin St Clair Oakes, it commemorates 5,000 Commonwealth and 1,800 Dutch casualties of war.

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Australia Zoo – Crikey!

Posted by Gap Year Escape On February - 19 - 2010

Is it wrong that as I am sat in the Crocoseum watching the Crocodile feeding, I wonder if the reptile will get the better of Terri Irwin? Probably, but hey it would make for an interesting show!
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Top 5 Travel Songs

Posted by Gap Year Escape On February - 12 - 2010

If you ask anyone what kind of music they listen to you will never get a straight answer. In all fairness you wouldn’t get a definitive answer out of me either.

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STA World Traveller Internship: The Lindsay Clark Interview.

Posted by Gap Year Escape On February - 9 - 2010

Wouldn’t it be great if an international travel company gave you the trip of a lifetime, spending the summer travelling across 8 countries which includes Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil and the US? Wouldn’t it be even better if you could do all this for free? That’s right free!

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Feeling Lost? Follow these Top 50 Travel Twitters!

Posted by Gap Year Escape On February - 5 - 2010

Below is the Top 50 Travel Twitters. It is a mixture of media, corporate and independent travel blogs offering tweets on anything from green travel to cheap flights. I don’t believe that the number of twitter followers equates to a better Twitter and as such the list below is very subjective and not in any particular order.

I personally follow each and every one of these Twitters. If there any gems I have missed leave a comment. Finally, as these lists take considerable time to compile, if you found this useful, please re-tweet.

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