FREE Travel Planner Downloads

Guide to Travel Photography

Ref:

Want to come back from your gap year with some awe-inspiring photos? Just want to avoid blurry snaps of randoms with red-eye? We talk you through what kit to take, pre-trip preparation, lighting, framing and how to get the best from the situations you're most likely to encounter. The updated version of this guide now also contains some great advice on how to digitally edit your photos upon your return.

Guide to Travel Health

Ref:

Dr Sebastian Kalwij is gapyear.com's travel health expert. He's been involved with travel health projects all over the World, and is now a GP in London. In this guide he takes you through the major health issues that you need to be aware of before you go and whilst on the road. There's information on everything from vaccinations to sun safety, but we have to stress that this is not a substitute for a visit to your GP!

Guide to Solo Female Travel

Ref:

Travelling by yourself can be the most rewarding way to see the world. You can go where you want, see what you want and meet a million amazing people into the bargain. For many though, it's an incredibly daunting prospect and the solo female traveller will have even more concerns. In this guide, Jodun covers everything from reassuring the parents, to what to take with you and meeting people on the road.

The Importance of Malaria Awareness

Ref:

Travellers need to know the facts... With travel to long-haul destinations becoming more accessible and last minute bookings to exotic places on the rise, UK travellers are increasingly at risk of contracting diseases such as malaria.

Around the World Route Builder

Ref:

It’s a blank map of the world with a calendar next to it that you can print off and fill in to plan your dream world trip to minute detail. Or not. B****y useful! :O)

Australia Planner

Ref:

Australia is big, beautiful and bloody miles away. Fortunately, your friends at gapyear.com are here to help.

We have created the Australia Planner in order to... wait for it... help you plan your trip to Australia! It's brilliant. Download it now!

Malaysia Travel Guide

Ref:

Endowed with a diversity of cultures, Malaysia offers a 'truly asian experience'. Discover a delightful fusion of three of Asia's oldest civilisations - Malay, Chinese and Indian. A potpourri enriched with the indigenous traditions of the KadazanDusuns, Ibans and other ethnic communities of Sabah and Sarawak.

The New Zealand Route Builder

Ref:

It’s a blank map of New Zealand with the key backpacker places on that you can print off and build your route around New Zealand on. Very simple. Very cool.

Guide to Vegetarian Travel

Ref:

Quorn to be wild? Or, to put it more simply; like to travel but don't eat meat? You sound like the sort of person who could use this handy guide. Laura Chapman has covered all the major gap year destinations, rated them for veggie-friendliness and suggested some 'in case of emergency' dishes for each of them. Beats the hell out of eating Super Noodles for a year anyway.

Backpacker Fire Safety Guide

Ref:

Every year over 1,000 people are involved in hostel/hotel fires on their travels. 50-100 die, almost all from smoke inhalation. Most die trying to ‘beat the smoke’ i.e. they try to run through it, but get trapped in it. It can only take two deep inhalations and 10 seconds to die of smoke inhalation.