Gap Year Features
Features for May 2012
My Chilli Challenge
This is the story of my chilli challenge, the stupidest thing I've ever done while on the road. I don't expect either sympathy or respect, all I expect is a laugh.
A Road to Somewhere
It's safe to say that Lt Peter Gordon-Finlayson is lucky to be alive after his light tank set off a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. However, before bombs, he built roads on his gap year.
Features for April 2012
Who are The Adventurists?
Is gap year backpacking dull? Too safe? Tom Morgan thinks so. Tom is the founder of The Adventurists, a brand that organises extreme escapades for travellers.
Cycling the World
Meet the gap year couple that cycled for 16 months across the world, covering 28,000 miles, visiting 29 countries and raising around £30,000 for different charites.
Gapyear.com goes backpacking in Oz
The thing about backpacking is it constantly changes. That's why I thought I'd check out what Australia has to offer this year, so follow me on my trip Down Under.
Roof of the World Rally
The Roof of the World Rally is a rally like no other, mainly because you drink tea. Lots and lots of tea. Oh, you also promote world peace... through drinking tea.
He Loves Me; He Loves Me Not
Travelling with a partner is like having a child. You're with the person 24/7, and unless you're finely tuned in, there's no 'me', there's only 'us'.
Features for March 2012
Gap Year vs. Gap Yah
Is Gap Yah character Orlando Charmon a harmless send-up of a well-known gap cliche or a damaging stereotype that reinforces negative perceptions of gappers?
Sixty Degrees of Separation
Recently I’ve experienced a 60°C swing in temperature. +40°C in Burkina Faso to -20°C in Val D’Isère. How's that for culture shock? However, I learnt how to beat it.
25 Years of Tucan Travel
We love a birthday here at gapyear.com. That’s why we’re celebrating Tucan Travel’s 25th anniversary and we thought we’d see what’s the story behind the brand.
Volunteering On Your Gap Year
One of the most productive ways to guarantee your gap year is as valuable as possible is to give it some structure. A great way to achieve this is by volunteering.
Meet our Round The World Guru
Gapyear.com is delighted to introduce Sam Willan, our new site Round The World Guru. Read our Q&A and find out why he should be your travel go-to-guy.
Features for February 2012
I’m A Backpacker… Get Me In Here!
Back at the start of January gapyear.com launched an exciting social media contest to engage the online backpacker community. Here's what happened...
4 things we can learn from West Africa
West Africa. You'd be surprised what you can learn from a culture and a continent that is very different from ours. What is considered normal changes as you leave our shores.
Best Beaches for Gappers
Beaches are high on the list of sought after sights to see, especially on a gap year, but which beach is best for gappers? See our top five here.
Features for January 2012
Dan - A Different Volunteer
Dan Murray is a volunteer with a difference; he's only got one leg. We caught up with him and his amazing account of volunteering with orangutans in Borneo.
Off the Beaten Track
Here is Gapyear.com's Top 10 list of amazing places that are well visited in their own right, but often missed by travellers on their round the world trips.
Features for December 2011
5 Places to Spend New Year’s Eve
Once again it’s that time of year to party like its 1999 (or rather 2011). It’s only days until NYE and parties are being prepared world-wide. Where will you be spending it?
5 Free Things to Do in 5 Cities
Experienced gapper and travel writer Francesca Harper has found us five free things to do in five of the world's most expensive cities.
20 Travel Essentials for Xmas
Christmas is a great time to ask for those much needed travel essentials for your gap year. Here are out top 20 travel essentials so ho ho hope Father Christmas comes to visit you over Xmas.
