Community
The Gapyear.com Community
Why join the gapyear.com community?
Gapyear.com hosts and supports one of the largest travelling communities online. It’s a lively network full of backpackers and travellers who are passionate about travelling and ready to share their advice and experience.
We pride ourselves on vital, honest and informative advice, and some of the best ideas and recommendations on the site come straight out of the messageboards.
Our community is a great place to plan events, share your travel photos and meet like-minded travel buddies. We also love to promote users who are doing exciting things, so you might end up being featured on the site!
Gapyear TV
I'm A Backpacker...Get Me In Here!
Check out this month's awesome competition - we're sending six backpackers to the Gold Coast in Australia!
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Latest Feature
How do you survive the Mongol Rally?
by Andrew Tipp
What would possess two gap year students to travel 10,000 miles across Europe and Asia in an old Nissan Micra? Gapyear.com spoke to some Mongol Rally survivors to find out.
Awesomest Photo Gallery
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Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Dolphins, monkeys, beaches and turtles all feature pretty heavily in this amazing photo gallery from Caroline. If you like these make sure you check out the full collection.
Best of Gapyear.com Advice
Backpacking Tips for Girls
"They may say this is a man's world, but there's no reason why us ladies can't conquer the globe."
Quote of the Day
"Is it possible to travel the world for the rest of your life without being a millionaire?"
Featured Blog
Katherine Rushton escapes to Nigeria
"After six months of temptation and a failed relationship, I really needed to do something different. For me, the country for my getaway was Nigeria."
Recent Events
Ask the Experts: Taking a Gap Year - Live Q&A
Gapyear.com has taken part in a live gap year web chat! If you're planning a gap year and want to hear advice from the experts, come along and read the discussion!
Top Tweet
"My 5 Free Things to do in 5 Cities article is now live on @gapyeardotcom"
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Gapper of the Week
Andrew Kenyon
The much travelled Kenny0_3 has been a stalwart champion of the site for years, and his quality posts on the messageboards have led to him becoming a gapyear.com moderator.
Travel Mates
Find 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...
