 Vicky Lee - Communications Manager Hey there, I’m Vicky and I am here to help, so let me know if there is anything you don’t understand like blogs, profiles, messageboards or anything else - I will sort it or at least find the right person and get them to do it!! The best part is I love to know what you are up to / where you are going / cool things you have seen / going to do - why not share your travel tales with the largest gap year community in the whole entire world. Come on email me and make me jealous!!!! How to get involved with Gapyear.com There are many ways that you can put your stamp on Gapyear.com, why not get involved in... Live Blogs Photos Become a country editor Become one of our travel writers To find out how - email me! Countries visited Belgium, Croatia, France, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain. Unusual experiences 1. Singing power ballads whilst camel trekking in the Sahara desert unbeknownst to our deaf & mute guide. 2. Japanese Love Hotels... A must for unusual experiences. 3. Hong Kong New Years Eve - walked into the middle of a gang turf stand off - oops we swiftly walked out again. 4. Got taken to a hostess karaoke bar for my leaving do - had my very own Japanese hostess to keep me company!! 5. Went to a fire festival in Japan. LOCATION - grounds of an ancient wooden Japanese shrine; EVENT - to swing burning bales of hay tied together by rope around your head within close proximity of shrine & hundreds of people; TRAINING: None; OUTCOME - I smack a lady round the head with a burning bale of hay, luckily she suffered no serious injuries or hair loss !!!!! Top five tips 1. Trust your instincts, if it doesn’t feel right DON'T do it. 2. Less is more, don’t over pack - trust me! 3. Pick your travel partners VERY carefully. 4. Don't rush yourself, it’s not a competition of how many sites you see but how much you enjoy the ones you do. 5. Respect the local custom, it’s just polite. |
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 Cormac Scanlan - Head of Design Hi, I'm Cormac and I do most of the designy stuff at gapyear.com. Because I occasionally use made-up words like ‘designy,’ the guys keep me away from writing content. Being the designer works out ok though; I am a bit Photoshop junkie so I come to work to get my daily fix. Photography and film production are mainly hobbies for me, but I’ve done some professional freelance work in the field too. I’ve photographed public events, art shows and weddings, worked on a Channel 4 documentary as a runner and been hired as a cameraman for a small production company. I am currently one of the least travelled members of the team but I'd love to see the World and make an artistic Fricke-style film on my travels one day... Countries visited Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden Unusual experiences 1. Going to Fort William & scaling Ben Nevis on a whim. 2. Accidentally wandering into Ministry of Defence property only to run away upon hearing gunfire. 3. Going water divining at Eye Castle. 4. Meeting a drunk in a park and having a random hour long philosophical discussion about the nature of reality. 5. Attempting to smoke pinecones when I was 15. 6. Having Jim Bowen (of Bullseye fame) turn up on my front door step and ask me directions to a darts tournament. 7. Anneka Rice of Challenge Anneka landed in her helicopter in the playground of my primary school. Top five tips 1. If possible, try and travel with people you know you can get on with, if you argue a lot at home it could be far worse when you’re abroad. 2. Try to plan ahead. Have a rough schedule of what and where you'd like to go, there’s nothing worse than coming home and with a long list of things you wished you'd done. 3. Bring a camera, even if you don’t enjoy taking photos. 4. Don’t eat the yellow snow! 5. When compiling a list of top 5 tips, make sure you have more than 4... |
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 Petra Albrecht - RTW Expert - gapyear.com sales team at STA Hi, I'm Petra and I’ve been part of the Gapyear.com team at STA for about 2 and a half years now. I love hearing about people’s plans and helping them make it real on a budget. I was born and bred in Germany, but have spent most of my adult life living and working in Italy and Southern Europe. I moved to the UK about 2 and a half years ago, but all the talking about travel for work just makes me want to get out there again. My next big trip is going to be California and Nevada in a Campervan in June, going from San Francisco down to LA and then over through the Death Valley to the Grand Canyon and finishing off in Vegas. Countries visited Germany, France and Corsica, all of Italy and the islands, most of Europe (lived and worked in Italy, Spain, France), Australia East Coast, New Zealand, Fiji, USA, Vietnam and Hongkong, Thailand and Singapore. Unusual experiences 1. Cookery class in Vietnam whilst on the Roam Vietnam GAP tour - at the brilliantly named "Morning Glory" restaurant by the river in Hoi An. We did a tour of the market with the teachers before we got stuck into cooking a 4 course meal, which we ate afterwards, together with even more food made by the restaurant chefs. We would have never found this great little place if it wasnt for the great tour leader. 2. I had a bit of a reaction to the tap water in Egypt while on another GAP tour - which made me lose a few pounds even though the food was great! The actual trip was fantastic and the sights are every bit as overwhelming as you imagine them to be, if not more! 3. One of my best experiences was doing the Oz Experience from Cairns to Sydney - I did embarrass myself in Surf Camp but the people were great and I’m still in touch with some of them now. Top five tips 1. Don't pack too much - you'll only end up throwing stuff away (never mind the excess baggage charges!!!) 2. Get your travel passes in advance so you know any money you have is spending money. 3. If you re going downunder always break the journey with a stopover - it will make the jet lag so much more bearable and adds a different destination to your journey without costing much. 4. Make the most of the time you have - there's no point visiting 12 countries if you have 3 months to travel. 5. 5. Make sure you have some emergency money and try not to spend too much at first - most peoples trips are cut short because they run out of money. Call me 0845 3 447 667 or email your enquiry here |
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