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So I've finally had enough of middle man, volunteer agencies charging thousands of dollars for volunteer work
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Sydney July the 3rd solo...
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Has anyone used Holidaysafe.co.uk travel insurance?
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Suggestions for Scuba Diving in Koh Tao
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Fiji in December
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Travelling dilemma
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Japan - Kyushu
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How will Emirates - Qantas alliance affect round the world flights?
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teach me japanese
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Panasonic FT20 : Waterproof/Shockproof/Freezeproof
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Waterproof Camera?
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Searching for travellers in New Zealand from November 2013
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Glass Collecting: 8 Tools to Help You Survive Happy Hour.
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LOOKING FOR TRAVEL GROUP!!!!!!!!! EUROPE & SE ASIA!!!!
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xmas and ny in sydney
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Japan 2013
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Internships in China
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Unlikely Animal Friendships
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Shoes for volcano hikes and rainforest Central America June/July
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xb6ods,http://ghdukhairstraightener.info/#ik0hyo
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Fiji in December
Posted on: May 22nd 2013 at 08:11 pm by sophie2909

Panasonic FT20 : Waterproof/Shockproof/Freezeproof
Posted on: May 22nd 2013 at 06:41 pm by willow1306

Internships in China
Posted on: May 22nd 2013 at 11:31 am by Gail1980

Travelling dilemma
Posted on: May 22nd 2013 at 11:08 am by Shivvi

Searching for travellers in New Zealand from November 2013
Posted on: May 21st 2013 at 09:31 pm by Amy-Louise Horwood

SE ASIA FOR 5 months !
Posted on: May 21st 2013 at 08:55 pm by henry yamamoto junior

Gay Travel 2013 2014
Posted on: May 21st 2013 at 04:06 pm by charlesworth100

Need some help please
Posted on: May 21st 2013 at 01:18 pm by Lu-Lu

Unlikely Animal Friendships
Posted on: May 21st 2013 at 11:16 am by ZoeB245

New-Zealand North Island trip May 24-30
Posted on: May 21st 2013 at 07:22 am by seb_gva

xmas and ny in sydney
Posted on: May 20th 2013 at 09:11 pm by dsynnrstrck

Looking for help, guidance.... And maybe few extra people to go with :)
Posted on: May 20th 2013 at 07:40 pm by Paul_88

Has anyone used Holidaysafe.co.uk travel insurance?
Posted on: May 20th 2013 at 07:10 pm by Sammiieee_

Cycle Africa
Posted on: May 20th 2013 at 05:22 pm by irish_explorer

Sunrise Festival 2013
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Know anyone who's really pushed it to the limit money wise?
Posted on: May 20th 2013 at 03:16 pm by Carragher

Road Trip UK Aug 2013
Posted on: May 20th 2013 at 01:15 pm by Chopsuzy

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Round the world travel Our round the world travel forum is the place to discuss anything and everything related to round the world trips.	5945	34857	How will Emirates - Qantas alliance affect round the world flights? Author: milesey 9 hours, 40 minutes ago
General Our general travel forum is for your generic travel chats. If it's to do with gap years then it belongs here.	3669	33001	Travelling dilemma Author: Lucy789 8 hours, 10 minutes ago
Jobs overseas Looking for a job overseas? Then you've come to the right place. Search our jobs overseas forum for advice on working abroad.	838	2753	Australia and New Zealand, Advice on finding work before we leave?? Author: Lucy789 Fri 3rd May 2013, 10:28 AM
Female travel If you want to chat about whether you should pack your hair straighteners or not then ask the question in our female travel forum.	1131	15624	xb6ods,http://ghdukhairstraightener.info/#ik0hyo Author: fk0kqm 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Lads room Lads being lads, the lads room forum is full of chats about footy, girls and how to have sex on your gap year.	233	10348	Waking up in hostels having an erection?? Author: Andrew1990 Sun 5th May 2013, 02:26 PM
Careergappers If you're taking a career gap year then meet, chat and swap ideas with like-minded people in our careergappers forum.	491	2722	Keeping quiet at work... Author: mattyd84 Thu 10th Jan 2013, 12:06 PM
About to go Wherever you're heading on your gap year, chances are loads of other gappers are about to go too!	602	3569	Europe in spring Author: Flyman Tue 5th Feb 2013, 09:52 PM
Travel tips If you've got any hints and tips on backpacking and travelling then let us know in our travel tips forum.	645	3314	needing advice for travelling alone.. Author: Warrick Fri 10th May 2013, 01:02 PM
Travel money and finances If you want to talk about travel money, finances and how to save for your gap year then this is the forum for you.	817	4948	How much for a year RTW you think?? Author: Shivvi Thu 9th May 2013, 02:19 PM
Fundraising Are you funding your gap year by fundraising? You can talk about fund raising ideas and other stuff in our fundraising forum.	324	1883	Is this a good fundraisingg idea? Author: Nmhx Mon 20th Feb 2012, 07:31 AM
Travel kit Which backpack, medical kit or shoes should you take on your gap year? Let us know what you think in our travel kit forum.	1139	6465	Waterproof Camera? Author: willow1306 Wed 22nd May 2013, 06:38 PM
Insurance Not too sure what travel insurance to get? Chat about it with gappers in our travel insurance forum.	366	1266	Has anyone used Holidaysafe.co.uk travel insurance? Author: RobYoung81 4 hours, 3 minutes ago
InterRailing Planning on InterRailing across Europe and want some advice, tips and info? Get chatting in our InterRailing forum.	178	516	Interrailing in June - need some advice Author: Jamespwaters Sun 31st Mar 2013, 07:15 PM
The eBay board Are you selling stuff on eBay to fundraise for your gap year? Post it on the eBay board too!	126	205	Panasonic FT20 : Waterproof/Shockproof/Freezeproof Author: willow1306 Wed 22nd May 2013, 06:41 PM
Meet up with people overseas If you're looking to meet up with people overseas then meet some friendly gappers in this forum.	777	1426	NEED HELP Author: Warrick Mon 15th Apr 2013, 10:30 AM
Write about your travels Fancy yourself as a travel writer? Let us know at editor@gapyear.com and we'll see if we can publish it online.	31	123	I started my blog :) Author: nikki180188 Tue 30th Oct 2012, 08:38 PM
Tell us what you’re doing Make us all jealous and tell us what you're up to right now and where you are. Gaptivities only please!	70	164	After 6 months of planning and several changes of heart, I’ve just finalised what I’ll be doing next year. Author: Robert Morrison Mon 29th Oct 2012, 06:15 PM

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Animals If you want to volunteer with animals then get some advice and information in our animals forum.	157	676	Cat conservation - which to choose? When to go? Author: stevemce Sat 13th Apr 2013, 10:59 PM
Art, Drama and Music Get in touch with others who like to get in touch with their creative side in our art, drama and music forum.	31	85	Motivation to volunteer within a gap year quick survey :) Author: rk73 Thu 15th Mar 2012, 07:29 PM
Au Pair, Child and Care Work Fancy getting paid with the chance to travel and study too? Then chat about working with children abroad.	76	251	second thoughts... Author: Garybliss123 Sat 11th May 2013, 05:51 AM
Community Projects If you want to volunteer on a community project then get some advice and information in our community projects forum.	104	240	Post Gap Year Advice - I have 2 weeks HELP!!!! Author: HeatherdaisyThomas Tue 23rd Apr 2013, 09:41 PM
Conservation Volunteering on a conservation project is a popular gap year activity so get chatting to like-minded people.	82	293	Can anyone recommend a good diving/marine conservation project? Author: Ecodiver Sun 21st Apr 2013, 07:15 PM
Diving If you've got any questions about diving on your gap year then post it in our diving forum.	106	470	Eco Dive volunteering and Internships Author: Hotpocket Wed 24th Apr 2013, 04:11 PM
Expeditions To chat about expeditions, get advice and dish some out then post it in our expeditions forum.	54	129	Cycle Africa Author: Alexandra_q2 Mon 20th May 2013, 10:36 PM
Extreme / Adventure Sports If you're interested in extreme / adventure sports then this is the only place you need to be.	30	144	My friends climbing Kilimanjaro this week Author: Macca Fri 14th Sep 2012, 08:15 AM
Humanitarian Projects If you want advice and information on volunteering on a humanitarian project then ask it in our humanitarian projects forum.	16	53	Humanitarian work wanted Author: hanniemichelle Mon 22nd Apr 2013, 01:56 PM
Languages Chat to others about languages in different languages (if you can) in our languages forum.	77	325	teach me japanese Author: Bassington 16 hours, 18 minutes ago
Overlanding Meet and chat to others who have been on an overlanding tour or are considering one in our overlanding forum.	96	243	Overlanding Africa Author: mjc2012 Mon 7th Jan 2013, 08:00 PM
Sports - General If you're looking at volunteering in sports coaching abroad then this sports fourm is the one for you.	26	68	Coaching sport Author: hanniemichelle Tue 26th Feb 2013, 01:42 PM
Sports - Water Meet and chat to others who have the same 'watery' interests in our watersports forum.	24	47	sail Author: HeatherdaisyThomas Mon 11th Mar 2013, 07:10 PM
Study overseas If you want some more advice and information on studying overseas then post it here in our study overseas forum.	18	55	Thinking of studying aboad? Author: Kezia Thu 22nd Mar 2012, 02:06 PM
Summer Camps and Placements If you're thinking about going on a summer camp or summer placement then find out more info here.	17	39	Summer Camp in Ireland - Cooking classes Author: James1985 Fri 13th May 2011, 11:50 AM
Teaching & TEFL Teaching English as a foreign language is a great gaptivity so chat and meet like-minded people here.	130	483	sorting out jobs for australia and newzeland before we leave Author: Blondie136 Sat 4th May 2013, 11:09 PM
Work Experience and Jobs In our working experience and job forum you'll find all those cool gap year jobs that you've heard about.	56	84	Intern Latin America Author: Maria Miranda Mon 5th Nov 2012, 01:20 PM
Volunteer - General For your generic questions about volunteering then post it in our volunteer forum for advice and information.	776	2666	So I’ve finally had enough of middle man, volunteer agencies charging thousands of dollars for volunteer work Author: Fingfang 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

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General Travel Mates Arrange to travel with a like-minded gappers or simply hook up with others once you're on the road.	4501	13325	LOOKING FOR TRAVEL GROUP!!!!!!!!! EUROPE & SE ASIA!!!! Author: kora Wed 22nd May 2013, 01:36 PM
Round the world Don't want to travel round the world on your own? Post your plans here and find your perfect travel mate.	2474	11873	Looking for a traveling buddy for RTW trip 2013-2014 around Europe, Asia, and Australia! Author: EarlyGapper Tue 21st May 2013, 12:57 PM
Australia Heading Down Under? Already enjoying Australia? Share your details here to meet others just like you!	3872	37069	Sydney July the 3rd solo... Author: TonyStirling1 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
New Zealand Make friends before you to get to other side of the world or if you're there now, suss out who else is in town!	711	2032	Searching for travellers in New Zealand from November 2013 Author: Gads Wed 22nd May 2013, 06:17 PM
Thailand & South East Asia If you're heading to Thailand or South East Asia and want to meet people then this is the forum for you.	2664	14773	Thailand & South East Asia Jan 2014 Author: Shivvi Fri 17th May 2013, 10:58 AM
USA & Canada A big old place but don't fear! Arrange to meet up with other backpackers before you go or once you've arrived.	994	2423	Seattle to New york 2014 Author: Weekay Wed 24th Apr 2013, 04:11 AM
Pacific Islands If you're heading to the Pacific Islands and you want some travel buddies then get searching!	118	264	Fiji travel buds start may 15th Author: JennysTravels Mon 29th Apr 2013, 08:57 AM
Africa Africa is a great gap year destination. If you want to meet some other gappers then look in our Africa forum.	383	1021	Trekking Africa Sept-Dec! Author: Tallulah5683 Thu 2nd May 2013, 08:46 PM
Asia Asia is awesome for a gap year and it's even more fun with other peeps so see who's heading to Asia.	955	2894	Japan! 10th May - 28th May 2013 Author: Janman Tue 7th May 2013, 05:10 AM
Central America & Caribbean A Caribbean gap year would be pretty cool. It would be even cooler if a group of you did it.	228	468	Costa Rica + Panama August 2011 Author: Ch1cken_69 Sat 27th Apr 2013, 09:54 AM
Europe Europe is a massive continent with so much to see and do. Grab a cheap flight and chat about it here!	1183	3168	15 countries in 30 days on £1000! Would love to share this challenge with some really cool people! Author: RobYoung81 Wed 15th May 2013, 11:11 AM
Far East Travelling in the Far East on a gap year can be hard! It's much easier if a group of you go together.	173	360	China April May 2012 WHO’S GOING? Author: Amonteleone Wed 20th Mar 2013, 05:51 PM
Middle East If you're interested in going to the Middle East on your gap year then search for gappers in our Middle East forum.	78	169	Kibbutz Israel Author: southernbelle001tracey Sat 28th Apr 2012, 08:47 AM
South America South America is one of the most up-and-coming gap year destinations so find some travel buddies to go with you.	724	2402	Bolivia, Peru, Chile - April-June 2013 Author: Emeryemery Wed 24th Apr 2013, 09:07 PM
UK & Ireland Gap years don't have to be globetrotting around the world. See's who's travelling in the UK and Ireland.	134	696	Going to London next month! Author: nikki180188 Thu 30th Aug 2012, 10:31 AM
Female only Nervous about travelling solo? You're not the only one. Chat with other lasses here and meet up with them overseas.	902	2646	Cuba in May / Early June Author: Heathergalpin Mon 15th Apr 2013, 02:00 PM
Male only For blokes who want a 'No Girls Allowed' type of trip. Meet up with like-minded lads here!	14	78	Gay Travel 2013 2014 Author: charlesworth100 Tue 21st May 2013, 04:06 PM
InterRailing Loads of gappers are planning to go off the rails with their InterRail passes. Share your itinerary and meet up with others here!	240	606	Interrailing End of December Author: OllieInterrail25 Sat 24th Nov 2012, 05:21 PM
Summer camp Share your summer camp dreams with other soon-to-be or already-are campers. Make friends before you even get to camp!	21	174	Summer Camp Applications 101 Author: Caroline- Mon 26th Mar 2012, 08:15 PM
Ski and snowboard season Are you looking for fellow skiers? Post your season plans here and sort out get-togethers with fellow snowies.	57	143	ski season 2011 Author: Lozjma Sun 8th May 2011, 11:24 AM

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	Ski and Snowboard Looking for the best places to ski and where the pow-pow's at? Find more advice and info in our ski and snowboard forum.	248	2213	Chalet jobs for non ski-ers Author: Alexandra_q2 Sat 26th Jan 2013, 10:29 PM

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Looking for the best places to ski and where the pow-pow's at? Find more advice and info in our ski and snowboard forum.

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Author: Alexandra_q2
Sat 26th Jan 2013, 10:29 PM

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Australia Australia is one of the most popular countries to travel to on a gap year and there's plenty to see and do.	4742	24880	Glass Collecting: 8 Tools to Help You Survive Happy Hour. Author: Shivvi Wed 22nd May 2013, 03:41 PM
New Zealand If you like your adventure and extreme activities then New Zealand is the country that you want to go to on your gap year.	973	3066	Party Scene in New Zealand Author: Rollingcrock Sun 19th May 2013, 02:31 PM
Canada Canada is big. It's really big. That's why it helps speaking to people who've been there and done it on their gap year.	368	1354	Traveling to Canada on my own! Author: norepeat Sun 12th May 2013, 01:12 AM
South Africa South Africa is a popular gap year destination, especially if you want to volunteer, so get some advice and info before you go.	243	784	Best way to see South Africa? Author: hanniemichelle Thu 28th Feb 2013, 09:35 AM
USA Fancy a road trip? The USA is one of the places to do it - explore the country on a gap year and backpack from coast to coast.	1031	4009	Travelling to Seattle and then to Vancouver ( 3 week trip) Author: Junkospud Mon 20th May 2013, 10:59 AM
Thailand Thailand is the hot gap year destination and everyone's wanting a piece of it. Make sure you find out why before you go.	2221	10644	Suggestions for Scuba Diving in Koh Tao Author: Rhys566 6 hours, 41 minutes ago
Singapore Singapore is more than just a stop-over destination on the way to Oz or Nz. It's a pretty cool destination in its own right.	132	402	Grand Prix.. Author: Marie-clare Sat 19th Jan 2013, 08:19 PM
Fiji If you're looking to chillax on your gap year then look no further than Fiji. It's got a thriving backpacker scene.	287	1029	Fiji in December Author: alice2013 7 hours, 57 minutes ago
Indonesia Indonesia is made up of 18,000 islands so you've got one or two to choose from on your gap year! Find out which one's best!	156	396	British backpacker dies after drinking poisoned alcohol - be careful people! Author: Lucy789 Mon 20th May 2013, 02:02 PM
Malaysia Malaysia is fast becoming as popular as Thailand and as backpackers are flocking to the country each year. Find out why.	245	927	Malaysian Borneo Author: James1985 Tue 7th May 2013, 01:32 AM
China China is a bit of a challenge to travel around yet its without-a-doubt one of the most rewarding countries. See it on your gap year.	479	1813	Internships in China Author: Gail1980 Wed 22nd May 2013, 11:31 AM
Laos Laos is a bit of a backpacking Mecca for people in South East Asia and with reason, so see what it's all about.	130	729	Gibbon experience - experiences please. Author: Hibbs Thu 2nd May 2013, 03:15 PM
Cambodia Cambodia has it all. Ruins, temples, and the best fruit shakes in the whole of South East Asia	139	534	Border crossing from Laos to Cambodia question Author: CATCHPOLE Mon 1st Apr 2013, 12:10 AM
Vietnam If you're into your street food then you'll love Vietnam. It has arguably the best food in the whole of South East Asia.	235	845	how to do vietnam and thai islands? Author: Andrea13 Sun 7th Apr 2013, 12:22 PM
Kenya If you're after a safari on your gap year then you'll be hard pushed to look past Kenya.	49	155	Kenya for a 20 year old girl alone??? Author: roaming27 Mon 18th Mar 2013, 11:07 AM
Ghana Ghana is one of the most popular countries to volunteer in on a gap year and there's plenty to see and do too!	56	191	Volunteering to teach English through Music in Ghana Author: lmba3 Mon 19th Nov 2012, 08:10 PM
Mexico Mexico is one of Central America's most exciting countries and its got everything from beaches to big cities.	98	140	Travel buddy around Mexico I’m June or July 2013 Author: Shezza1 Fri 4th Jan 2013, 12:04 AM
Chile Chile is a cracking country to travel around on a gap year and no trip to South America would be complete without seeing it.	64	160	gap adventures any1 with any info Author: Warrick Sat 13th Aug 2011, 04:40 PM
Peru The Inca Trail, the Nazca Lines, Machu Picchu; Peru's got it all and more on your gap year.	145	461	Homestay in Peru for 1+ week? Author: emcneill Fri 22nd Feb 2013, 10:26 PM
Ecuador Ecuador is a little gem and it's a really up-and-coming country in South America with lots to see and do.	66	175	Is the Galapagos worth it? Author: hdsimmons Mon 16th Jul 2012, 12:13 PM
Japan Japan is one of the craziest places you're ever likely to go so make sure you see it on your gap year.	224	845	Japan - Kyushu Author: Jordan85 8 hours, 57 minutes ago
Europe Taking a gap year or backpacking around Europe? Make sure you get some advice and info about it here.	716	2308	Oktoberfest Author: CarlosUK Sun 28th Apr 2013, 04:18 PM
Africa Africa. Not exactly small. That's why you should check out where to go and what to do before you go.	234	901	Trekking all over Africa Sep-Dec 2013! Author: Alexandra_q2 Mon 20th May 2013, 10:38 PM
Cook Islands The Cook Islands. Paradise. If you want advice and information then chat to fellow gappers who've been there and done it.	43	122	Rarotonga backpackers or Vara’s Author: Vetvicki Sat 11th Jun 2011, 02:17 AM
India India's not exactly small. You could easily spend a year travelling around and still not see all it has to offer on your gap year.	501	2011	Dragoman overland india Author: michaelclark107 Mon 20th May 2013, 12:09 PM
The Caribbean Who wants rum and sun? You'll get both in the Carribean on your gap year so make sure you plan ahead!	38	74	Cuba Author: Vicky Mon 14th Jan 2013, 04:27 PM
Pacific Islands The Pacific Islands are a perfect break away from Oz and Nz and are a must on any gap year.	33	64	Vanuatu Author: joe1992 Fri 5th Oct 2012, 10:14 PM
South America South America is one of the fastest growing gap year destinations as there's so much to see and do!	540	1648	Need some help please Author: Lu-Lu Tue 21st May 2013, 03:57 PM
Central America Want something a little different on your gap year? How about Central America? You'll be surprised at what its got to offer!	100	206	Costa Rica...Hippie Commune, Saving, and Job Help Author: Marah Lee-Marie Mon 29th Oct 2012, 10:11 PM
Asia Asia. It's massive. That means you've got plenty of countries and options to choose from for your gap year.	411	1405	Philippines for a month? Where to go Author: Alexandra_q2 Tue 14th May 2013, 06:14 PM

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Books Love reading? Or do you just want to know what the best guides are? Either way you'll find it in our books forum.	38	390	BOOKS THAT INSPIRED YOU TO GO!!!!! Author: ZoeB245 Mon 20th May 2013, 03:04 PM
Accommodation and Hostels This forum is for your general chat about accommodation and hostels so share your advice and info.	66	230	Hostels in Seoul, south korea? Author: norepeat Wed 10th Apr 2013, 01:21 AM
Outdoors Meet and chat to others who are thinking about getting involved in outdoor activities in our outdoors forum.	3	1	Hiking/Climbing/Ice Climbing in Scottish Highlands - for now... Author: Stewe_Gillan Tue 13th Jan 2009, 02:37 PM
Preparation Want to be properly prepared for your gap year? Then make sure you chat to others about your plans!	43	193	Saving tips? costs of gap year Author: ambermarie Thu 14th Feb 2013, 11:46 PM
Rafting White-water rafting is one of those gaptivities that you just have to do so chat about it here.	7	24	Rafting and Bungee Jumping on the Nile Author: Kejcjd Mon 3rd Jan 2011, 01:30 AM
Travel Health Centre We're not exactly a travel health centre but feel free to swap stories (not crabs) in this forum.	180	1276	Anti-Malarials without prescription... Author: Seth_Karlo Tue 22nd May 2012, 10:59 AM
UK Ideas Find out things to see and do in the UK. You'll actually be quite surprised that there's lots to do!	16	128	Lands End to John O’Groats WALK 2012, wanna join? Author: Sicknote Wed 29th Jun 2011, 01:21 AM
Getting Around Get advice and information on getting around. Help other gappers out by giving them one or two tips for the road.	56	222	Thailand & Vietnam 2.5 weeks? Author: nikki180188 Fri 14th Sep 2012, 02:27 PM

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Jobs If you're looking for jobs in the UK or just some hints and tips then get chatting in our jobs forum.	178	572	Gap year advice needed Author: shadowecho22 Sun 28th Apr 2013, 01:36 PM
Events close to home Are you heading to any gap year or backpacking events? Let everyone know and maybe a few people will go along.	68	126	Sunrise Festival 2013 Author: ZoeB245 Mon 20th May 2013, 03:55 PM
Help out locally Got time to give? Want to volunteer in the UK? Why don't you help of locally! Find out more here.	17	36	Cheap Storage in London! Author: Henfiled Sun 17th Oct 2010, 10:06 AM
What can I do in the UK? Chat about ideas, give advice and see some of the things you can see and do within the UK.	83	416	Road Trip UK Aug 2013 Author: Chopsuzy Mon 20th May 2013, 01:15 PM
Clearing This is the place to talk about your A-level results and seek clearing advice. We usually tell you to take a gap year.	13	114	Argh what to do about Uni?! Author: Fingfang Thu 14th Jul 2011, 07:42 PM

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Nonsense board Don't want to talk about gap years? Would you rather just chat nonsense? You can do it here! Anything goes!	1766	98035	Unlikely Animal Friendships Author: Kirstied Wed 22nd May 2013, 08:58 AM
Get it off your chest Really want to vent and get it off your chest? That's cool. We understand. Let us all know what's going on.	561	12387	Selfish? Author: m.garratt Mon 20th May 2013, 09:40 PM
Ideas Zone What is the maddest, coolest, most brilliant gap year idea out there? Let us know and we'll nick it.	387	1981	Bucket list Author: Rhodri27 Thu 16th May 2013, 09:17 PM
What do you think of gapyear.com Be honest and tell us what you really think. At the end of the day, we can only improve if you let us know what you're thinking!	90	475	Your gapyear.com e-newsletters Author: Warrick Fri 23rd Nov 2012, 03:35 PM

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Announcements If we've got any new features or changes to gapyear.com then we'll let you know about it here!	36	398	Gapyear.com is looking for interns! Author: Fingfang Thu 14th Mar 2013, 10:17 PM
Wishlist What would you really like to see on the site? Honestly? Let us know and we'll try and build it (no baseball fields please).	132	463	Images Author: Fingfang Sun 23rd Sep 2012, 03:16 PM
Website errors Want to act as a bit of a web developer? Let us know what's wrong and where and we'll fix it (or rather IT will).	186	703	Photo Album Author: DanMoon Fri 9th Nov 2012, 02:32 PM

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Gapyear.com is looking for interns!
Author: Fingfang
Thu 14th Mar 2013, 10:17 PM

Wishlist

What would you really like to see on the site? Honestly? Let us know and we'll try and build it (no baseball fields please).

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Author: Fingfang
Sun 23rd Sep 2012, 03:16 PM

Website errors

Want to act as a bit of a web developer? Let us know what's wrong and where and we'll fix it (or rather IT will).

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Author: DanMoon
Fri 9th Nov 2012, 02:32 PM

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Martin Garratt Having made a 'back flip' of the world (not quite a circumnavigation) last year, Martin is off again.	75	43	Jambo, Mambo Author: Garybliss123 Sat 12th May 2012, 06:48 AM
Kris Robertson Following a successful summer spent repping in Cyprus, Kris has decided that he's going to do it all again.	29	107	October 06 - 11 days Author: rolltop Sat 28th Jun 2008, 07:06 PM
Tori Oram Gapper extraordinaire Tori Oram is heading off on her next mission; to work for Mickey Mouse. Read all about it here.	33	49	Update Author: deleted-user Wed 15th Mar 2006, 04:28 PM
Adam Sloan University isn't enough to tie down Adam, 20, from Birmingham, as come summer he will be leaving to go travelling.	137	77	Eastern Europe travel diary starts HERE! - 2nd July ’06 Author: deleted-user Mon 24th Jul 2006, 10:38 AM
John Lightbound Gapyear.com diehard John Lightbound is heading Down Under to study for a year and he can't wait!	18	32	One door closes... Author: jogn Tue 23rd May 2006, 05:23 PM
Wayne Lennon Not only is Wayne winging his way around the world, but he is winging it in another sense too. Read how he's doing it.	29	9	great ocian road Author: deleted-user Wed 18th Jan 2006, 10:54 AM
Lara Akers-Douglas Last time we heard from Lara she had just ventured deep into the jungles of Venezuela on her gap year.	2	0	Touchdown in Tanzania Author: deleted-user Fri 12th Aug 2005, 03:20 PM
Clare Groome Now on her second gap year, Clare has decided to see a bit more of the world and spread her wings.	14	0	Right, small change of plan... Author: deleted-user Wed 30th Aug 2006, 10:14 AM
Gracey Stone Gapyear.com hardcore moderator and regular contributor Gracey has had and has decided to travel herself.	17	43	5. Vietnam Author: deleted-user Wed 8th Aug 2007, 04:43 PM
Neil and Stacey Essex couple - no jokes please - Neil and Stacey are both leaving their high flying jobs to go backpacking around the world.	10	14	Australia - WA to Noosa Heads Author: deleted-user Mon 1st May 2006, 01:34 AM
Daniel Ryan Daniel Ryan, 21, has just finished a degree at Chichester University and now he feels it's time to take a gap year.	69	73	The Wonderer Returns Author: 99stacey Sat 11th Nov 2006, 09:32 AM
Mike Gough Mouthy Basingstoke boy Mike, 26, broke his back in a snowboarding accident a couple of years back but that didn't stop him.	24	126	The Wicked Honeymoon....... Author: Shouty Sat 4th Oct 2008, 03:26 PM
Polly Rice From the pearly gates of Graceland to riding the surf in Hawaii, Polly Ann Rice looks set to have made it.	14	11	claire are you there?! Author: deleted-user Sun 20th Nov 2005, 10:18 AM
Mo Smyth & Ros Chesson Moozer and Rozzie claim to be too old and conservative to do anything crazy or amazing on their trip.	4	1	report number 2 Author: deleted-user Mon 6th Mar 2006, 10:01 AM
Fran Roberts Fran Roberts took a gap year like a no other. Make sure you read why it was so different.	17	8	Ecuador Author: deleted-user Tue 20th May 2008, 07:04 PM
Jill Duncan Skydiver and youth worker Jill has decided that she's had enough of the skies of Essex and so she's going on a gap year.	21	5	slipper island Author: deleted-user Mon 27th Mar 2006, 04:36 AM
Martyn Baker Careergapper Martyn has jacked in his job to finalise his round the world trip and he's about to head off.	2	5	Quito Author: deleted-user Tue 22nd Nov 2005, 09:08 PM
Hazel Plush After five months of living the life of a social recluse so that she can afford her upcoming trip, the time to leave is upon her.	0	0
Steve Corbett Having escaped from call centre hell, Corbey is off around the world and is planning to cram plenty of sights in on his gap year.	36	23	Feejee Experience Author: deleted-user Tue 7th Nov 2006, 08:06 PM
Nikki Newton Having recently finished her degree, Nikki is off to study at the university of life for a while. Go forth and prosper.	10	1	Off to the outback.... Author: deleted-user Wed 14th Dec 2005, 06:43 PM
Jay Brock Former gapyear.com competition winner and surf enthusiast Jay is heading round the world and is hitting the waves.	1	1	1 Month to go! Author: Happyscot Thu 11th Dec 2008, 07:30 PM
Katy Salter It's taken a year of planning, saving and sneaking onto gapyear.com when she should be working but not it's time to travel.	17	20	Baby Got Back Author: deleted-user Tue 9th May 2006, 05:05 PM
Kelly Hooper and Jacqui D Having spent the last five months juggling three jobs, the gap year of their dreams hasn't come soon enough.	5	2	One week to go and now unemployed!! Author: deleted-user Thu 16th Nov 2006, 04:40 PM
Luke Plastow A full time student, part time daydreamer, Luke has wanted to travel since he came across gapyear.com.	52	131	Thailand- Day 0 & Day 1 Author: lukeplastow Wed 22nd Dec 2010, 10:46 PM
Fi Mcgregor Fi leaves for her RTW trip intent on doing something different with her life for a while before she settles down.	6	15	Wellington.... Author: deleted-user Sun 2nd Jul 2006, 05:08 PM
Ollie Warner After working six days a week for a year, collecting many awards in the category of barman, Ollie's about to go.	14	21	North Island - New Zealand Author: deleted-user Mon 18th Sep 2006, 09:29 AM
Toby Cook Toby Cook is leaving behind the delights of Battle in Sussex to lend a hand in super-friendly Ghana.	4	2	24 hours Author: Broke Mon 6th Sep 2010, 11:42 AM
Sophie Cross Sophie Cross is heading to Honduras to take part in a journalism placement with i-to-i.	8	0	A day in the life... Author: soph Tue 11th Jul 2006, 09:42 PM
Hannah Perry After working and playing hard among the corporate big boys with Deloitte Hannah's about to go on her gap year.	41	43	Jodhpur; blue city of hospitality Author: deleted-user Tue 20th Nov 2007, 10:28 PM
Allan Benson Having just spent four years at university and also working part time she's decided to travel.	1	3	Countdown to Take-off!!! Author: deleted-user Wed 17th May 2006, 03:16 PM
Paul Simpson All eyes will be on Eriksson's England to deliver the goods come the World Cup this June, but some people couldn't care less.	15	27	"Did he just wink then?!" - Ian Wright Author: spud1984 Mon 3rd Jul 2006, 08:33 PM
Daniel Jones After two years of college and being faced with the same horrid questions after working in a pound shop Danny's off.	17	11	Home Sweet Home Author: wonderer06 Fri 25th Aug 2006, 05:14 AM
Lindsey Meighan After several years of care work, 20-year-old Lindsey has decided to take her experience to the next level.	6	5	Trek America - Northern Trail detailed experiance! Author: blondenhappy Sat 7th Oct 2006, 01:05 PM
Kirsty Fisher Kirsty Fisher is about to go on an InterRail experience like no other and she's going to tell you all about it.	21	12	Malaga - a guide to sleeping rough in Spain. Author: deleted-user Tue 17th Oct 2006, 07:56 AM
Nikki La Niece Nikki La Niece has got plans for a really wild summer. She's heading off to Botswana and South Africa.	4	1	Kwa-Tuli to the Low veld Author: deleted-user Fri 11th Aug 2006, 10:25 AM
Claire Wells Meet Tribewanted's 616th tribe member Claire Wells. When Claire heard about the Tribwanted idea she jumped on board.	5	0	5,000 people. 1 unique tribe. 1 Fijian island. A tribe is wanted. Author: Claire123 Mon 30th Oct 2006, 03:08 PM
Yolande Squire and Lucy M This time last year, super-gapper Yolande Squire was heading off for a sun-soaked summer working abroad.	25	13	zanzibaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!! Author: appletree Thu 7th Sep 2006, 05:04 PM
Tom Ellis We join Tom, 18, from Chester, who's just about to swap the calm rural lifestyle he currently has for a gap year.	1	0	Introduction Author: deleted-user Sat 19th Aug 2006, 11:57 AM
Jo and Matt Dobb Married couple, Matt and Jo Dobb have quit their jobs and rented their house for a year so they can travel.	0	0
Sarah Markham Careergappers Sarah and Adam are off on a mammoth 12 countries in 9 months adventure of a lifetime.	24	13	Monkey Business in Borneo Author: deleted-user Thu 24th Apr 2008, 07:25 PM
Laura Chapman and Davy Goossens Laura and her boyfriend Davy are taking a six month career break to travel through South East Asia.	16	3	Blogske van het stropke - deel 9 (allemaal beestjes deel 2) Author: deleted-user Thu 24th May 2007, 08:30 AM

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Ben Andrew Ben is on a gap year with his mate Tony and has already travelled halfway round the world. It's some trip!	12	0	Our third continent approaches... Author: deleted-user Mon 25th Nov 2002, 06:02 PM
Dom Green Dom is a 21-year-old from the Isle of Wight. He's been a freelance Radio Presenter for the psat five. Now he's living the dream.	69	47	Update 16/10/04 Author: deleted-user Thu 21st Oct 2004, 07:07 PM
Tom Garrett Bristol bloke Tom, 24, is a car-mad, dog-loving surfer dude who is just about to motor off on his trip.	21	43	A farewell. A thank you... Author: deleted-user Wed 27th Aug 2008, 07:08 AM
Claire Stevenson Claire, Rachel and Katie venture forth in Guatemala and Belize... three Suffolk locals take on the world.	5	0	Honduras, Nicuragua and Chicken buses Author: deleted-user Mon 24th Jun 2002, 01:07 PM
Daniel Walder Dan's diaries are sometimes blunt, often rude, yet very funny. See a very cynical world through Dan's eyes.	15	0	A punt on the river Kwai Author: danwalder Mon 24th Jun 2002, 01:30 PM
Andy Frazer Jones Wales. Land of leeks, sheep, Tom Jones and diarist Andy. This boyo is off on his round the world trip.	32	20	Home via Swindon Author: deleted-user Fri 2nd Sep 2005, 08:08 AM
Dave Rodhouse Clearly out there to "go there, do that and get the t-shirt," Dave is making the most of his travels.	13	0	Sorry Guys Author: deleted-user Sat 2nd Nov 2002, 03:05 PM
Chris Cooke Chris is 18 and is currently taking a gap year, between A-levels and uni. Despite being young, he's keen to see the world.	35	2	Day 1 in Perth Author: deleted-user Wed 23rd Feb 2005, 04:47 PM
Hannah Simmons 22-year-old Hannah may be a huge Crystal Palace fan, but actually she's very smart and loves travelling.	49	12	Photos Author: hdsimmons Thu 26th May 2005, 08:54 PM
David Whitney David is planning his gap year at the moment and is looknig to work on a BUNAC summer camp scheme.	5	0	18 June Author: deleted-user Mon 24th Jun 2002, 02:07 PM
Alex Walton Alex has been working in IT in Norwich for the past seven years but he's always wanted to travel.	5	2	belated updated #4 ctd........ Author: deleted-user Mon 16th Feb 2004, 12:05 PM
Emilia Fuller Avoiding the tourist thing on her independant travels through South East Asia, Emilia's diaries show how its done.	12	0	Saturday 11th May Author: deleted-user Mon 24th Jun 2002, 02:48 PM
Joe Tuckwell Jo is 23-years-old and is the type of person that's up for anything, which is why he's going backpacking.	6	9	Diary entry:-5 (part 2) Author: deleted-user Fri 2nd Jul 2004, 04:39 AM
Anne Patton Anne is off on a round the world trip visiting the usual backpacker haunts and she's set to have a lot of fun.	7	13	Elvis Impersonators, Portuguese Men and Piccidilly Circus Author: MissCeltic Sun 5th Sep 2004, 07:39 PM
Emma Black Adventure traveller Emma is doing everything from skydiving to assault courses to taking in some of the sights.	3	0	sydney.... Author: deleted-user Tue 24th Sep 2002, 09:10 AM
Liz Flenley Liz, 19, is from Hampshire and is currently working. She likes music, film, putting on her dancing shoes and travelling!	17	17	The Mysterious Manly Monster Author: Honey-Ryder Thu 19th Aug 2004, 12:49 PM
Fiona Davidson Bound for Thailand with Project Trust, Fiona's diaries concern her efforts to raise the £3,550 required to do the project.	7	1	Chinese New Year Author: deleted-user Thu 6th Feb 2003, 07:03 AM
Ollie Smith Ollie's off for some independent travel round the world and can't wait to hit the backpacker trail.	14	16	Hey there Ollie - here’s the interview! Author: deleted-user Sun 7th Mar 2004, 02:52 PM
Jamie Ryan Our Jamie's 18, from Warwick and currently working as a fulltime barman (the drinks are on him!)	9	3	Well blow me? Author: deleted-user Fri 4th Mar 2005, 01:04 AM
Graham Iles Insanely awesome time in South America... Graham has worked hard to experience his gapyear and is li	13	0	The Beach Author: deleted-user Mon 26th Aug 2002, 02:13 PM
Jaime Hanrahan Jamie's from Western Australia but he's now living in the UK. He's taking an Aussie gap year (not to Australia).	0	0
Vaskaar Siddique Our Vaz has just begun his RTW trip where he'll be taking in the delights of the U.S, Mexico, NZ a few other countries.	4	1	Austin, San Antonio, Nuevo Laredo & Monterrey Author: deleted-user Fri 14th May 2004, 07:51 PM
Jayne Ellidge A full year of independant travel and gap year work awaits Jayne, who's about to leave on her RTW trip.	1	0	My gap year plans Author: deleted-user Fri 11th Apr 2003, 10:46 PM
David Lee David's come to his senses and realised life's to short; that's why he's about to go travelling on a gap year.	1	1	On my way....... Author: deleted-user Tue 2nd Mar 2004, 12:11 PM
Charlie Clarke Our Charlie's off backpacking on her own. She loves writing so check out what she's got to say.	14	12	its been a while Author: deleted-user Tue 26th Apr 2005, 05:45 PM
Lara Akers-Douglas On the gap of a lifetime, Lara has ventured deep into the jungles of Venezula, lived with otters and just lived the dream.	9	0	About to leave... Author: deleted-user Mon 24th Jun 2002, 03:19 PM
Peter Timms Peter is 19, from Telford, and is currently combining volunteering, education, and work abroad.	24	8	My Birthday, Signs of Autum, Meditating, and its off to Durh Author: deleted-user Tue 21st Sep 2004, 10:04 PM
Mark Gorman Our Mark loves America and is currently over there coaching football for Major League Soccer camps.	17	7	Week 1...Manlius Author: gormo Wed 15th Jun 2005, 01:20 PM
Mark, Ollie and Owen Three likely lads (read idiots) set off into the wild with dreams of fame and fortune. Or just travelling.	22	0	Wanaka of the week Author: deleted-user Mon 24th Jun 2002, 03:56 PM
David Mowat Dave's an Irish boy and he's about to go backpacking and travelling around the world on his gap year.	0	0
Ollie Seymour Ollie, 20, is currently studying at uni part-time but what he really wants to do is see the world.	8	7	malaysia to singapore and bk to the cities Author: deleted-user Tue 19th Oct 2004, 05:58 PM
Max Hogg Max is out in Southern Africa, working on game reserves in Swaziland and scuba diving off Mozambique.	6	0	Newsletter no. 7 Author: deleted-user Tue 25th Jun 2002, 02:34 PM
Liz Ely Liz, 18, is off for a year on a Project Trust placement to the Andhre Pradesh region in India.	11	24	First Impressions - part 1 Author: deleted-user Sun 28th Nov 2004, 08:32 AM
Sam Houghton Join Sam on her round the world travels; she'll talk in teaching in India and adventure travel in Oceana.	7	0	Gearstick off Author: deleted-user Tue 25th Jun 2002, 02:43 PM
Kate Harries Kate's off in September on a RTW trip stopping at Thailand and seeing some of South East Asia.	6	13	Am attempting to become a Sydneysider.. Author: goddarj Mon 18th Oct 2004, 02:53 PM
Sam Lucking With wild, embarrasing and outright hilarious stories from Australia littering her diaries, Sam show's how not to do it.	11	0	OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Author: deleted-user Thu 14th Dec 2006, 09:29 PM
Zoe Jeanes Zoe, 18, is from Cambridge and managing to juggle three very different jobs to save that all important RTW trip.	14	20	When The World Was Mine Author: deleted-user Thu 11th Nov 2004, 05:31 PM
Steven Lindsay A marketing student who has clearly missed his calling in life, Steve has been hoping to see some of the world.	17	2	Penang Author: Warrick Sat 11th Aug 2007, 03:05 PM
Chris Bowden Chris's gap year officially started in June last year after leaving college and he went straight to Tanzania.	22	6	The travels come to a glorious end Author: deleted-user Tue 31st Aug 2004, 06:36 PM
Ewan ’Euster’ Dinwiddie So, we join Euster well into his RTW trip. He's already travelled through South East Asia and Australia.	10	10	Venezuela, Brazil and... home. Author: Jessibug Wed 17th Nov 2004, 08:53 PM
Harriet Chambers Hatty, 18, from Shropshire has just spent five months on a group teaching placement in Vietnam.	24	15	Melaka Author: deleted-user Wed 4th May 2005, 08:22 AM
Tom Nurick Tom has taken a supported placement with a school in New Zealand, and is using his spare time for travelling.	12	0	Winter’s here Author: deleted-user Tue 25th Jun 2002, 03:25 PM
Vikki Anderton Self-confessed wimp Vikki, 21, from Surrey, is a recent graduate who is soon to begin her travels.	4	0	14 days and counting Author: deleted-user Sun 2nd Jan 2005, 10:04 PM
Zoe Squire Zoe and friends are on a global mission that has so far involved shark attack in Belize and getting incredible lost.	19	0	Wabbing about Author: deleted-user Tue 25th Jun 2002, 03:38 PM
Kim Pickett Oxford chick Kim, 18, describes herself as the 'biggest adventure girl in the world', which is a big boast to make.	1	2	1st time for everything!!! Author: deleted-user Wed 6th Jul 2005, 12:11 PM
Dhruv Patel Dhruv is using his gap year to get some work experience with PriceWaterhouseCoopers.	7	0	India Author: deleted-user Wed 11th Sep 2002, 06:06 PM
Rachael Hodnett Our Rach is 18. She finished college last May and spent last summer competing her horse before travelling.	13	3	Sleep talking.... Author: deleted-user Tue 27th Apr 2004, 04:10 PM
Joshua Preece Estate agent Joshua, 19, from Eastbourne, is leaving behind the world of loft conversions to go backpacking.	3	2	1st entry, going crazy! Author: paulynn Sat 16th Oct 2004, 01:41 PM
Salonika Acharya Salonika's diary is filled with insight into her gap year experiences travelling through South America.	10	0	Alive and well Author: Salonika Wed 26th Jun 2002, 10:37 AM
Sarah Cumming London lady Sarah, 22, is planning to conquer the world on her gap year... well, some of it anyway!	32	27	india on a whim Author: a_delhiite Sun 2nd Apr 2006, 06:58 PM
Kate Humphries Having passed selection for Project Trust, Kate needs to raise £3,550 for her placement in the Dominican Reupblic.	8	0	Settling in to Bombita Author: deleted-user Sun 10th Nov 2002, 03:56 PM
Helen Bray Helen, 18, from Oxford, is currently living life in the twilight zone. Trying to break free she wants to travel.	5	0	Holiday fun Author: deleted-user Sat 8th Jan 2005, 09:32 AM
Jon Price Jon is a career gapper. Instead of sitting behind a desk, a really wants to experience more to life.	4	0	A fond farewell to Cape Town Author: deleted-user Tue 24th Dec 2002, 07:57 AM
Sarah O’ Shea Many of you may recognise Sarah O' Shea, 18 from Staines. She's a gapper through and through.	3	3	Vegas Baby! Author: deleted-user Mon 14th Feb 2005, 05:26 PM
Vicki Hastilow Vikki wants to travel to Germany to learn the language. Spreken de Deutsch Vikki!	39	251	hm Uni life Author: deleted-user Wed 9th Feb 2005, 02:25 PM
Alice Palmer Our Alice, 18, from Cheltenham is currently doing her A level's and will be heading off to Ghana for her gap year.	1	0	hello! Author: deleted-user Mon 31st May 2004, 07:19 PM
Ali Potter Essex girl, Ali, 19, has set her sights on a gap year spent in Oz. Here she's planning to throw herself into the deep end.	5	1	wine tasting in the hunter valley - yummy! Author: deleted-user Tue 1st Nov 2005, 10:11 AM
Gemma Lewis Gemma is living living and teaching in Thailand for a year with Project Trust and would like to share her stories.	3	0	6 Months to go............. Author: deleted-user Sat 22nd Feb 2003, 07:59 AM
Natalia Marczewska Natalia, 19, is currently in Cape Town. She's a licensed micro-light pilot and is looking to use it to her value!	9	1	The Garden Route and Baz Bus Author: Tiggle25 Sat 25th Apr 2009, 04:31 PM
Gareth and Vikki Lifeguard and Leeds United fan Gareth, 21, is heading off round the world with his girlfriend Vikki.	17	4	All Over! Author: deleted-user Tue 5th Apr 2005, 12:43 PM
Catherine Whitehouse Catherine worked in an office to save up for her gap year with GAP in Vietnam and she's off on her trip.	9	12	Nha Trangin’ it Author: jambo Mon 8th Dec 2003, 02:58 PM
Daisy Roberts For six months Guildford will be deprived of dancing queen Daisy Roberts, 18, when she sets off on her RTW trip.	14	25	no business like show business Author: deleted-user Mon 17th Jan 2005, 10:09 AM
Simon Fagence Buff, the man, the legend, is now on tour in Australia and is hoping to make his stay permanent.	1	1	BUFF .so i started in september.BUFF Author: deleted-user Tue 22nd Apr 2003, 04:17 AM
Jenny Dodson Last time we heard from water baby Jenny, she'd just returned from living it up on her RTW trip.	22	14	Thailand Complete Author: deleted-user Thu 8th Mar 2007, 01:23 PM
Olivia Fakoussa Olivia, 19, from Germany, has decided she needs time out from burying her head in books and is about go travelling.	31	21	Dhal Bhat and "Pingal" Author: libstacia Mon 27th Jun 2005, 10:57 PM
Andrew Utley Andy spent the first six months of his gap year working in a care home to save money for travelling.	35	104	Dubrovnik and Split Author: Andy--U Sat 30th Jul 2005, 03:03 PM
Dave Green Leicester likely lad Dave, 19, is going all out to satsify his passion for sports by coaching abroad.	1	1	Hi Guys! 3 Days to go! Author: deleted-user Thu 24th Feb 2005, 09:14 PM
Adam Lunn 'Lunny' decided to defer his entry to university after reading how good gap years were!	10	57	Bula! (Fiji) Author: deleted-user Sat 3rd Jul 2004, 10:33 AM
Becky and Jay Becky and Jay, (both from Sheffield), are off round the world on their gap year together.	12	1	The End Author: deleted-user Mon 23rd Aug 2004, 04:53 AM
Luke Jewell Brighton boy Luke, 22, is soon to embark on his RTW adventure which he hopes will be the trip of his life.	6	0	7 Weeks To Go..... Author: deleted-user Mon 11th Apr 2005, 08:57 PM
Janie Spencer Jane has been living and working in London for the past eight years. Now it's her turn to travel!	7	17	Surfin Aussie Stylie - Coff’s Harbour to Byron Bay Author: deleted-user Tue 10th Feb 2004, 04:17 AM
James Goddard James, 24, comes from one of the most picteresque spots in the world - the sunny and charming Suffolk.	18	36	Malaysia Author: goddarj Thu 5th May 2005, 03:46 PM
Kirsty North Kirsty, 24, is soon to swap the relative calmness of Oxford for something slightly more daring.	9	2	Only 3 weeks left at Off Beat! Author: deleted-user Mon 7th Mar 2005, 10:12 AM
Hannah Clements Hannah, 29, from Glasgow is a careers advisor who's taking a career gap to see the world.	11	13	sydney - broken hill - adelaide - alice Author: deleted-user Sat 7th May 2005, 02:38 AM
Catherine Barrow Cat has started her gap year and is currently in Australia. Soon she's off to New Zealand to see what it's like.	13	34	’Learning Spanish’ in Costa Rica Author: deleted-user Tue 14th Jun 2005, 01:08 PM
Pete Kehoe Bournemouth bloke Pete, 18, is about to head off on his RTW adventures on his gap year.	15	10	Has It Only Been Three Months!!! Author: deleted-user Thu 19th May 2005, 10:08 AM
Eloise Gardner Chichester chick Eloise, 24, is about to bid farewell to her family and friends, as well as her job.	7	2	art for all Author: deleted-user Wed 15th Dec 2004, 12:48 AM
Charlotte Martin Charlotte, 18, from Reading is celebrating finishing her retake exams with a well-deserved gap year.	8	1	Hola from Quito! Author: charlottemartin Wed 16th Mar 2005, 09:58 PM
Drewe’s Dad So, many of you may know our gap year friend and Web Master, Drewe. Well his Dad is currently travelling.	6	5	Drewe’s Dad’s fifth entry: New Zealand and some good tips Author: deleted-user Mon 26th Jan 2004, 11:56 AM
Samantha Joly London lass Samantha, 18, is soon to reap the benefits of working two jobs and saving every penny for her gap year.	14	22	Here, at the end of all things.... Author: deleted-user Thu 9th Jun 2005, 08:35 AM
Maria Fernandez-Garcia Aside from having a spectacularly cool name, Maria Fernandez-Garcia sounds like she's going to have an awesome time.	4	1	Quick update Author: deleted-user Thu 10th Feb 2005, 03:17 AM
Lindsay Bennett Bournemouth bird Lindsay, 19, is heading to Tanzania to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.	11	4	safe arrival (minus one pineapple) Author: linlin Fri 18th Mar 2005, 12:18 PM
Terry O’Brien Terry has recently graduated from university and is now taking a post-university gap year.	26	135	Comments & Questions?!? Author: Terry Mon 21st Nov 2005, 08:25 PM
Camilla Flowitt-Hill It's a new year and a new start for Swiss lass Camilla. On New Year's Eve, she's swapping the Alps for her gap year.	8	1	Looks a bit more promising... Author: deleted-user Fri 28th Jan 2005, 08:09 AM
Daniel Francis Self confessed 'grey London commuter' 23-year-old Dan is soon to bring a bit of colour into his life.	9	4	more of my trip Author: deleted-user Wed 8th Jun 2005, 06:36 AM
Rachel Mercer Following in the footsteps of Kajagoogoo by leaving behind the delights of Leighton Buzzard, Rach is off on her gap year.	1	3	Hey Author: KatieKat Sun 23rd Jan 2005, 10:16 AM
Dana Carpano Dana is 22, from Buckinghamshire, and is going to Oz and NZ via Singapore and Thailand on his gap year.	33	16	why you should go for single sex dorms! Author: Stargirl0606 Thu 26th Aug 2010, 10:56 PM
Rhys Ingram Bristol builder Rhys, 19, is soon to be swapping his hard hat for a bandana as he heads off around the world.	25	2	Manaus and some place called the amazon Author: deleted-user Wed 26th Dec 2007, 05:56 PM
Vix and Scotty Vix and boyfriend Scotty are leaving behind their beloved Vespa and seven goldfish to set off around the world.	17	21	Go Linda Go! Chronicals of the 142 Crew. Author: deleted-user Tue 12th Sep 2006, 01:35 PM
Lara Hallam Southampton gal Lara is putting off the prospect of getting a 'proper job' in favour of the getting a tan.	37	60	I’m back home Author: deleted-user Mon 19th Sep 2005, 05:15 PM
Tina Yates Tina is leaving the 9-to-5 toil back in the West Midlands, as she heads to South Africa and Australia.	17	3	Indian Pacific - Crossing the Nullarbor Author: deleted-user Thu 16th Jun 2005, 08:29 AM
Lindsey Hughes Lindsey and her mate Nadine are leaving their worries back in Bristol to have a chilled and relaxing gap year.	2	0	Back at home sorry about the lack of entry Author: deleted-user Wed 18th May 2005, 10:03 PM
Amy Lambert Shoe addict Amy, 22, has just graduated from Bournemouth Uni and is shunning the working world.	10	11	Thailand - land of smiles (and drunken english people) Author: deleted-user Wed 2nd Nov 2005, 10:30 AM
Tim Marshall Tim from Winchester is India-bound on his gap year and is kicking everything off with a bit of teaching.	2	1	Dehradun Author: deleted-user Wed 22nd Jun 2005, 01:28 AM
Neil Jones Neil has already been on the road for 16 months and there's plenty he has already seen and done.	2	7	Peru Author: deleted-user Tue 19th Jul 2005, 10:51 AM
Matthew Charlton Once the 'excitement' of his A-Level exams are over, Matt is celebrating in style with a deserved gap year.	4	0	Looking back, what a different time it’s been! Pt. 2 Author: deleted-user Sat 1st Jul 2006, 09:44 AM
Ian Taylor Ian, 21, is off travelling with his girlfriend to Oz and NZ. They'll also be off in Bangkok for a little fun.	8	3	Then just Singapore and home Author: deleted-user Sat 3rd Jul 2004, 10:42 AM
Justin and Lydia Best mates Justin and Lydia are leaving behind Suffolk's cultural epicentre, Ipswich, in search of something a little more exciting.	3	3	life in phuket and prostitutes and clubs..... Author: deleted-user Mon 11th Apr 2005, 06:06 AM
Kristen Spence Kristen begins her diary eagerly counting down the months and days until she can escape ol' Blighty.	2	1	money situation Author: deleted-user Fri 11th Mar 2005, 09:09 AM
Rebecca Rowley Rebecca is about to embark on a completely unexpected gap year after she flunked getting into uni.	7	1	BYRON BABY!!! Author: deleted-user Sun 1st May 2005, 03:00 AM
Hannah Bailey After slogging her guts out at a supermarket for the past five months, Hannah has certainly earnt the right to travel.	13	10	missing fiji!!!! Author: deleted-user Tue 11th Oct 2005, 08:04 PM
Adam Gray Adam, 18, from Cleveland, is heading towards South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand on his gap year.	2	3	Bangkok Author: deleted-user Mon 11th Apr 2005, 12:20 PM
Joe Bloomfield Joe, 24, from the cultural and spiritual centre of the Earth, namely Ipswich has discovered that its all about travelling.	27	280	Now I can tick the Malaysia box. Author: JohnnyG Fri 16th Mar 2007, 09:01 PM
Jessica Ainsworth Performing arts student Jessica is looking for a bigger stage than that of Seaford, near Brighton.	12	8	christmas down under Author: deleted-user Wed 28th Dec 2005, 01:49 AM
Emma Robins Emma is Bolivia bound on her gap year where she will be working on a media placement with i-to-i.	1	0	About time I kick-started this ’live diary’ malarkey... Author: deleted-user Tue 28th Jun 2005, 08:35 PM
Sharon Gates Zimbabwean born and Zambian bred Sharon has been settled in London for the last 29 years now.	1	0	The beginning Author: deleted-user Sun 3rd Apr 2005, 11:20 PM
Sarah Ford Sarah, 19, is heading to Accra on her gap year where she plans to become a media darling on a volunteering project.	13	12	Crocodile Hunter Author: deleted-user Tue 14th Feb 2006, 12:45 AM
Heather Fitsell Working in a travel agency seems to have whet Heather's appetite for adventure and now she's decided on a gap year.	19	12	Changing Times Author: deleted-user Sun 9th Jul 2006, 03:12 AM
Katie Hanson Student and part time lifeguard Katie is off to see the sights of Europe this summer along with her friend.	2	2	stressful planning and exams Author: deleted-user Thu 2nd Jun 2005, 11:12 PM
Dan Weston Dan was planning to cycle the route of the Tour de France on his gap year, but knee injuries means no cycling.	1	1	first things first Author: deleted-user Mon 12th Sep 2005, 09:47 AM
Ruth Nortey Ruth is currently on her gap year before uni and she's spent time volunteering with kids.	24	2	End of the road Author: deleted-user Sat 23rd Jul 2005, 05:30 PM
Nick Moffatt Nick has got the best job in the world. Not only does he get to coach watersports he gets to travel.	2	3	2nd diary entry; the latest from Cabarete this week Author: deleted-user Wed 29th Jun 2005, 05:00 PM
Ellie Dennett Lucky lady Ellie is the winner of the recent gapyear.com Flying Fish competition and she won a gap year!	4	0	Farewell to Flying Fish Author: deleted-user Mon 11th Jul 2005, 09:06 AM
Dan Robinson Yorkshire man Dan is heading off on his gap year adventures which begin with a three month spell volunteering.	3	0	Phew Author: deleted-user Fri 1st Jul 2005, 05:30 PM
Ali Gill Scottish lass Ali has just completed her second year studying Law and European legal studies.	3	0	The Full Moon Party Author: deleted-user Sat 25th Jun 2005, 03:01 PM
Caroline O’Shaughnessy Caroline, like many of us, was rendered speechless by the scenes of devastation beamed from Koh Phi Phi.	4	0	phi phi Author: deleted-user Thu 28th Jul 2005, 09:30 AM
Charlotte Coad Charlotte might not be spending much time in Miami but boy, does she know how to cram stuff in!	10	0	Day 9 - Back to reality Author: deleted-user Thu 4th Aug 2005, 01:26 PM
Richard Arghiris Following the purchase of an InterRail ticket from Rail Europe, Richard will soon be escaping London.	31	9	THIS IS THE END, BEAUTIFUL FRIEND Author: deleted-user Wed 12th Apr 2006, 12:54 PM
Catherine Hall Catherine starts university in October, but before that she's planning to go around the world on her gap year.	33	31	I’ve had the time of my life! Author: deleted-user Fri 23rd Sep 2005, 05:16 PM
John Docharty Having been a member of gapyear.com for a few years now, John has finally managed to pull his finger out and take a gap year.	4	4	Malasia / Thailand Author: deleted-user Fri 30th Sep 2005, 10:21 AM
Sarah Jane West Sarah hopes to indulge in plenty of the three S's whilst she's on her gap year adventure - and no, not sex.	27	4	Home Sweet Home Author: Mrgman21 Wed 14th Jul 2010, 02:31 PM
Joseph Fitzgibbon Jo is off to India for seven months to complete an internship and to travel a bit around Asia.	12	8	Photos Author: deleted-user Sat 19th Nov 2005, 01:30 PM
Rosie Reid We join Rosie as she leaves bonnie Scotland behind in favour of sunnier and less haggis-obsessed climes.	5	4	Long time no speak Author: Rooo Fri 23rd Dec 2005, 02:45 AM
Tash McBean Canada; land of glorious lakes, Niagara Falls and Mounties is a wonder in itself - Tash takes us through it.	7	10	Here In Australia Author: deleted-user Mon 14th Apr 2008, 09:55 AM
Kieron Williams With the 9-to-5 done and dusted, Kieron is ready to take on the adventure of a lifetime.	10	20	Cheers from LA Author: deleted-user Sun 11th Dec 2005, 06:18 AM
Katie Anne Hatcher From fishing on a beautiful lake, to horse riding through the lush countryside, Katie talks about her gap year.	3	4	this is what i feel like at the moment - a week to go Author: deleted-user Fri 14th Oct 2005, 06:29 PM
Lynsey-Marie Atkinson Northern lass Linzi-Marie has packed in her job as teas maid / factory hand and is heading off to sun.	8	1	Sydney Author: deleted-user Wed 7th Dec 2005, 06:54 AM
Laura Jones Laura is a proud Canadian, but the weather there is frightfully chilly - it's time for her to pack-up and leave.	1	0	Uh oh Author: deleted-user Sun 9th Oct 2005, 11:30 PM
Katie Ellison Saving up for your gap year often involves a hell of a lot of blood, sweat and tears but in Katie's eyes its all three.	1	1	Introducing.... Author: wonderer06 Mon 5th Dec 2005, 01:34 PM
Sam Bloomfield Sam is spending three weeks travelling down the East Coast of Australia from Cairns to Sydney during his gap year.	8	9	Surf camp and Sydney Author: Big-Sam Thu 5th Jan 2006, 05:53 PM
Ian Farrell Ian, data cleanser by weekday and zoo assistant by weekend, is heading off round the world to see the sights.	1	3	Before I go... Author: deleted-user Fri 13th Jan 2006, 10:50 PM

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