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What is a Gap Year?

Gap years - what are they and how do they work?

What can a Gap Year Really do for You?

Does it matter if a gap year doesn't boost your CV?

The Ultimate Packing List

What to pack in your home away from home

How to Meet People on Your Gap Year

A guide in how to meet people while travelling

How to Write the Perfect Blog Post

Hints and tips on writing the perfect blog post

Travel Blogging on the Road

How to travel blog while travelling

Advice and Articles

Our advice section is dedicated to guides and articles written by gapyear.com members as well as staff.

All the advice pages and downloads – which cover everything from how to pack and which jabs you need to dealing with pickpockets and making sure you don’t cause offence by mistake in foreign cultures – are written by people from their direct experience. We really are a site created by backpackers for backpackers.

We’re also always on the lookout for talented writers from all ages and backgrounds.

If you’re interested in travel writing, join up with the Gapyear Writers Academy, our new scheme to help gapyear.com members develop their writing for publication. It’s free … but you’ve got to convince us of the brilliance of your ideas.