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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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Best Sunsets

by Gap Year Escape

Everyone loves a sunset but I think we only really appreciate them when we are travelling. Might be down to the fact that we don’t have the time to fully appreciate them day to day or maybe it’s down to the fact that when we travel we are doing something amazing at the time and [...]

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Cage Diving with Sharks

by Gap Year Escape

You’re on a budget so where is the cheapest place in the world to go Shark Cage Diving? For thrill seekers or those who just want to push themselves, diving with sharks is a burst of adrenaline and excitement waiting to happen. Shark cage diving is an extreme activity which might not suit everybody but [...]

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Tuesday Traveller: Dylan Lowe – Hitchhiker

by Gap Year Escape

This week we have Dylan the Travelling Editor and avid hitchhiker. Where did you go and how old were you when you lost your backpacking virginity? Growing up in Hong Kong before relocating to England, I’ve jetted to all sorts of wonderful places with family or on school trips; but it wasn’t until I was [...]

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Berghaus Shadow Jacket Review

by office

There are so many weatherproof jackets offered and advertised, promoting protection from the wind and cold. However Berghaus has created a jacket that tops it all off; the Berghaus Shadow Jacket. This is a type of jacket that is not only waterproof and comfortable, but also has a detachable inner jacket with fleece lining keeping [...]

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Tuesday Traveller: Brooke Schoenman – Soviet Scandal

by Gap Year Escape

An American from the Midwest, Brooke currently resides in Sydney (lucky ducky) and lives with her Aussie boyfriend who she met in Latvia back in 2008! Brooke has actually contributed to Gap Year Escape a few times and so feel free to check out her contributions. Snap your fingers right now and you’d magic yourself [...]

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Tuesday Traveller: Jayne Gorman – Aussie Lover

by Gap Year Escape

Up this week is 27 year old Jayne, a London based blogger who set up a blog with the intention of visiting and blogging 40 countries before she hits 30. With 3 years left to go and 10 more countries left to blog, we think she can do it! Where did you go and how [...]

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Top 10 Best Hydration Packs

by Gap Year Escape

Keeping yourself hydrated during any outdoor activity is so important not only to your health but also for your enjoyment. Finding the best suited hydration pack is very important and these days, hydration packs comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some are designed as simple bladders, where as others act more like a [...]

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Karrimor Global Equator 40

by Gap Year Escape

So I’ve just got back from my trip to Morocco where I decided to try out a new piece of travel kit. I went for a week on a rather cosy EasyJet flight so decided that hand luggage was all I really needed. So is this travel case good for short trips or when you [...]

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My divorcee Gap Year

by Gap Year Escape

All sensible divorce advice suggests that you give yourself time to grieve, be honest with your kids, learn to let go of the past, and take up a new hobby – perhaps something you’ve always wanted to do, but never had the chance to whilst married. My divorce took a good seven years to complete, [...]

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Chasing Cefalú’s Charms: An Easy Day Trip from Palermo

by Gap Year Escape

Cefalú enjoys being classically appealing, a Sicilian town where the locals will be the first to help you when your rental car gets jammed down a side street. Suddenly the whole village is out to direct, in no need of returning to the workday at hand. Yes, Cefalú is a class act built on a [...]

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Tubing in Laos

by Gap Year Escape

Enjoyed the world over, tubing is one of the best things you can do on a river. So what exactly is this must do Gap Year experience? What is Tubing? Tubing essential is the ‘art’ of floating down a river on a tube. These might be purpose built tubes in more western countries or the [...]

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Tuesday Traveller: Claire Hopkins – Wandering, Not Lost

by Gap Year Escape

This week we have Claire Hopkins. She’s a British 29 year old whose jacked it all in to go back to Australia on another Gap Year. When she’s not writing profound poetry I don’t understand she’s dreaming up adventures in far and exotic places. Where is your favourite beach in the world? Porthcothan Bay in [...]

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9 Attractions To Round Out a Visit to Riga, Latvia

by Gap Year Escape

Wondering what there is to do and see in Riga, Latvia? Riga has become one of the hottest destinations in Eastern Europe with an influx of budget flights heading that way, but, besides cheap flights, there are plenty of attractions to intrigue all types of travelers. If you’re looking for the best way to see [...]

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Top Cities in Lithuania to Add to Your Itinerary

by Gap Year Escape

Planning the perfect itinerary to the somewhat under-traveled Baltic country of Lithuania involves a little bit of research. Luckily, if you’re reading this post, you’re doing a bit of that research right now. This city list will give you a little bit of everything on offer in Lithuania from the insight into a rather oppressed [...]

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Tuesday Traveller: Lindsay Hogg – Stripping for Travel

by Gap Year Escape

To launch the start of our Tuesday Traveller series we’ve gone with Lindsay Hogg (aka Hogga) the rather eccentric but humorous Canadian travel blogger who has racked up 16 countries on her travels. If you’ve got an interesting story to tell get in touch with us and you could be featured here too. Where did [...]

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