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UK Music Festivals
It's almost festival season so we've put together our favourite music festivals in the UK this summer.
Whether you're looking for crazy electronic dance, techno, chilled out tunes or the biggest names in the music business, there's a festival for you so check out 25 of the Best UK Music Festivals.
May to September are the main festival months in the UK so book your tickets early to avoid disappointment and the inevitable FOMO you'll have when all your mates are partying in the mud.
Keep your eyes peeled on our Facebook page because we're going to be giving away some awesome festival tickets!
What is the Harlem Shake?
Harlem Shake v33 (Portland Edition)
We love a good viral video in the gapyear.com office and all the different versions of the Harlem Shake have kept us entertained for hours but this one has to be our favourite.
Gap Year Photos
South America
by Dharmabum
We’re loving Dharmabum’s Photo Gallaries from South America, Central America and Australia. Take a trip around the world and be inspired with these amazing photos.
Gap Year Celebrations
Top 5 Celebrations Around the World
We all love getting involved in a good festival while we’re travelling so we’ve put together a list of the biggest and best festivities around the world. If you’re heading to any of these destinations, make sure you schedule these celebrations into your diary to get involved.
Do you want to be a travel writer?
Calling all travel writers and photographers!
If you'd like to become a travel writer or photographer, we've got just the thing for you.
Introducing the Gap Year Writer's Academy, an academy set up to help first-time travel writers break into the industry by developing their writing skills and helping them get published.
You'll have the chance to boost your portfolio and recieve feedback on every piece of content you submit.
Gap Year Blogs
What gapyear.com did for me
by Ella
"Gapyear.com has made me realise want I really want to do and have inspired me to travel across the whole of Europe..."
Gap Year Advice
EXIT Festival
If you’re heading to EXIT festival in Serbia this summer, you’ll want to check out Victoria Philpott’s top tips for EXIT festival including the best places to eat, sleep, drink, dance and drink.
Gap Year Tweets
AnnaLucyT won our #SmackerFromMacca competition with this terrifyingly cute photo she tweeted to us. She's won a VIP date in London with our travel editor, Macca.
@AnnaLucyT
Gap Year Members
Taryn Hobson
Taryn is currently saving for her travels in 2014 when she'll be travelling to Australia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Nepal and Thailand.
Gap Year Radio
What are we listening to?
Check out our Ultimate Chilled Gap Year playlist on Spotify featuring the likes of Air, Zero 7, Quantic, Morcheeba and The Cinematic Orchestra.
Gap Year Mates
Need a travel mate?
Whether you're planning your trip, hitting your first destination or already on the road, find a travel mate on gapyear.com...
