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Play & Work: Be The Ultimate Escape Artist

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Beach Parties? Bungee Jumping? Diving with Great Whites?
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Gap Life - Because A Year Is Not Enough!

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I've done TWO Gap Years, avoided a 'real' job and living a life I want. Not one others expect me to have. How?

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Picturesque Lisbon – From Sintra to Alfama

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Lisbon is a glorious, romantic and beautiful city of golden light and ancient streets. Lisbon is also known as the city of seven steep hills, namely Castelo, Monte, Graca, S.Pedro de Alcantara, Penha de Franca, Estreal and Santa Catarina. It makes Lisbon one of the most visually interesting cities in Portugal. Rent yourself a Lisbon [...]

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Getting the Most out of your Gap Year

by Gap Year Escape

As you’ll know, there’s a lot to think about when planning a gap year. You want to be able to enjoy it but you’ll also want it to be an experience that will be worthwhile. For many people it will be the only time they’ll get to do some substantial travelling, so it’s important to [...]

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Last Minute Holiday Ideas for Spring 2013

by Gap Year Escape

With last minute holiday planning, comes the opportunity for many bargains and deals on travel costs and there will generally be low cost direct flights and many deals on hotels and accommodations for certain destinations. There are many online sites that let you compare prices of different airlines and hotels offering you the best prices [...]

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Gap Year: Reloaded – Lessons From My First Gap Year For My Second

by Gap Year Escape

As I write this on my iPad, I’m bumbling along on a train towards London to catch my flight out of the country. I’ve had this trip mentally planned for a while but to be honest I only booked a flight 3 weeks ago and packed yesterday. It’s only just really hit me what I’m [...]

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Anticipated Demand High for Sunshine Holidays as UK’s Weather Deteriorates

by Gap Year Escape

Due to the overwhelming poor summer weather in the UK, travellers have held off their holiday plans and are now beginning to look for sunshine holidays as the seasons continue to change and the weather improves. If you are living in the UK and you are interested in travelling now as the UK’s weather improves, [...]

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STA Travel Review: Gap Year Round The World Flights & Travel Insurance

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I have to say that I’ve used STA Travel for a number of years, for various bookings and for different trips. Let me do you a review of STA Travel and tell you about my experiences.

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A Guide to the Markets of Bangkok

by Gap Year Escape

Bangkok is one of the top travel destinations in Asia, and it is also home to nearly nine million residents. For both the millions of visitors who descend upon Bangkok each year and the millions who call the city home, shopping is an important part of life. While there is an increasing number of department [...]

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Traveller Tuesday – Abby Tegnelia – Jungle Princess

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Abby Tegnelia, a princess in any environment, is 35 and from the USA. She’s so far hit 31 countries and lived in various places! I met Abby just as she had moved to Vegas and was kind enough to be my guide. Good times.

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Palaces and Museums of Stockholm

by Gap Year Escape

Instead of heading off with the crowd to typical gap year destinations like the USA and Thailand, consider pointing yourself in another direction and exploring Scandinavia instead. As well as having a bracing climate and awesome landscapes of majestic mountains and valleys, Sweden has a rich cultural history enshrined in numerous world-class museums and elegant [...]

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Does Life Get Any Better Than This

by Gap Year Escape

I’m in South Australia, a metre away from a Great White Shark surrounded by blood and bait. I’m under a woollen blanket, resting my head on a sand dune in the Sahara Desert looking up at shooting stars until I fall asleep. I’m in Guatemala and I’ve completed a 12 hour bus journey that should [...]

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Budget Ski Holidays in Meribel, France: Ski Weekends Review

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I’ve just got back from a rather awesome week snowboarding in France with Ski Weeks. Ski and Snowboarding holidays have never been the cheapest recreation but it is possible to do it on a budget. Let me tell you how…

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Goodbye 2012: My Year In Travel

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2012 draws to a close and it’s been a rather epic year for travel. Here’s a run down of my adventures in the last 12 months. The year kicked off with my quarter-life crisis aka my birthday. I was fortunate enough to be on Mexico’s west coast in a place called La Cruz. Here I [...]

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Top 5 Things to Do in Dublin on a Budget

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Traveling to Dublin on a shoestring budget isn’t a problem as long as you know where the cheap places are. It’s an easy city to visit, a drinkers paradise and accommodation is easy as there are plenty of hotels in Dublin. Here are my top five things to do in Dublin that will surely put [...]

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Cambodia, sans temples

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A colleague who heads up our operations in Cambodia has a mantra: “There is so much more to Cambodia than the temples” and when I asked him recently what it would take him to leave Cambodia he replied he’d have to leave “feet first”.

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The Snow Centre Review – Learning to Snowboard near London

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It’s been such a long time since I have snowboarded that I am a beginner all over again. I wanted a day of snowboarding to get a refresher before I went abroad. A quick hop on Google to see what my options were close to London and viola; I’ve found myself The Snow Centre!

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