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Play & Work: Be The Ultimate Escape Artist

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Gap Life - Because A Year Is Not Enough!

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The Beginner’s Guide to Cinque Terre

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With an estimated hike time of 5 hours and 11 kilometers to cover, Cinque Terre sounds more like a workout than a vacation destination. This piece of the Italian Riviera is the most popular and well known in the country. Travelers suffer through the expensive hostels, restaurants and workouts for views unlike any other. To [...]

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How To Be In Bruges

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In Old Norse, Bruges means “landing stage”. The name is appropriate for the city sets quite the stage, staggering several attractions of performance. It is also a city where you don’t really want to leave once you land. Its small streets weave throughout countless canals. The history stretches back 2,000 years when the Gallic Romans [...]

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A Level Results 2012 Disappointment? How about a Gap Year?

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Well the day has arrived where thousands of students across the country will receive their A Level results. For many (I hope) you get what you want. I’ve worked on a clearing hotline before and it’s not pleasant. You might be left in a situation where your life is heading in a direction you didn’t [...]

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Prepping For Matera’s Caves

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As the sun shines on Matera, you need sunglasses to dull the brightness. What doesn’t seem real, a town not on the same page of any other Italian town, Matera nestles away in one of Italy’s most forgotten regions. A city so bright is hard to imagine in any other light. Unlike any other vision [...]

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How To Dance Through Vienna

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Vienna knows the steps to its own waltz, a dance between the past and the present. As the dance was created here, it is only fitting. A place so royal, the Habsburg family called it their compound. They ruled and inter-married to keep the bloodlines close, or just to keep the redheaded population going. And [...]

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Things You Need For Your Gap Year

by Gap Year Escape

Planning a gap year can be a scary part of your life. You’re given a lot of responsibility and expected to provide for yourself. There are many decisions to make and some can have more affect than others. Plenty of opportunities await you on your gap year whether that’s voluntary work, sports gap year or [...]

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Visiting the World’s Most Iconic Film and TV Locations

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You can make your backpacking adventures all the more epic when you visit some of the world’s most famous filming destinations. From pristine beaches to quirky city cafes, the following spots have that special touch of cinematic romance and magic. Las Vegas, USA – Las Vegas lends itself well to heists and capers, as the [...]

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Best Backpacks in the US

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So you want the best backpack or rucksack for your trip abroad? Well we’re here to help! To save you time, we’ve scoured the internet for the best brands and their top backpacks suitable for a backpacking trip. Two of the types of questions I am asked regularly are “what’s the best backpack for Thailand?” [...]

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Tuesday Traveller: Jeremy Branham – Football Fan

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  Snap your fingers right now and you’d magic yourself to…? Slovenia. A few years ago, I visited there for the first time. I spent a few weeks travelling around Eastern Europe and fell in love with the area. The culture, history, food, people, and places – one of the most interesting places I’ve travelled. [...]

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The Emergency Assistance Plus Review

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Having had a surf accident in a remote part of Australia, I know the importance and value of having extensive and comprehensive travel insurance and emergency cover. I’m not a pro surfer by a long shot but I wasn’t a complete novice either. I’d just spent three hours surfing and I thought I would catch [...]

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Saving Dosh When Travelling the UK

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The UK isn’t generally the most budget friendly place in the world to visit. While there is no shortage of great places to see and exciting things to do in the country, the cost and the unpredictable weather can often send travellers in search of warmer and cheaper climes. While there is nothing that can [...]

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Backpacking Central America

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Backpacking around Central America was… amazeballs! Seeing really is believing so I put together this short video from the trip. All of this was filmed on my GoPro. The trip took the form of a V: West Coast Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Cancun and finally Cuba. What do you think of the video?

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Money Saving Gap Year Tips

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Travelling for a year means that you have to not only budget correctly but squeeze pennies wherever you can. Here are 5 money saving tips for your Gap Year. Always ask for a better price Don’t be afraid to ask for a better price, anywhere. There’s no such thing as a fixed price. Some people [...]

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Sorrento For the Lingerer

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The Romans called it Surrentum. The Greeks thought it was poison. Sorrento has captured attentions regardless of what previous residents have called her. Her beauty is undeniable, with location naturally favoring the southern Italian town. Clinging to the dramatic cliffs that lookout on to the Bay of Naples, Sorrento keeps a close watch on Mount [...]

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Tuesday Traveller: Marcello Arrambide – Wandering Trader

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Tell us where you’re from and what would you recommend we do there? I was born in Merida Venezuela and I would recommend that everyone visit the city because it not only is one of the most scenic cities in the country, it is also the safest. It hosts the longest cable car in the [...]

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