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Gap year planning resources
- What age can you take a gap year?
- When might you take a grown-up gap year?
- Why you should try to travel slowly
- How to plan a gap year step by step (coming soon)
- How to plan a trip abroad for the first time
- Gap year budgeting & how much you’ll need (coming soon)
what To Pack/Packing Lists
Backpacking & Hiking safety tips
Accommodation
- Downsides & disadvantages of Staying in a hostel
- Advantages & Benefits of staying in a hostel
- Are hostels dangerous? Finding safe properties for your gap year
- Hostels vs hotels: Which is right for you?
Types of Gap year: Planning the right Gap Year Style for You
When it comes to deciding how to spend your gap year, there are multiple options available to you. No two gap year experiences are exactly the same and each option offers a unique way of enjoying your time over seas.
Take a look at the different types below:
Volunteering
- Alternatives To WorkAway & Other similar Sites For Work Exchanges
- Is WorkAway Worth It During Your Gap Year?
- Is WorkAway safe? Site safety features for volunteering
- Volunteer Work Stay: What Is It & How Does It Work
- Why you should volunteer in a hostel & how to do it
Working Holidays
For more information, please head over to the Working Holiday Hub.
- What is a working holiday? All you need to know!
- Working holiday visa opportunities for UK & British citizens!
- The advantages and disadvantages of working abroad
- Gap Year Jobs To Consider During Your Year Abroad
Here is a list of the Working Holiday destination hub pages:
- Canada Working Holiday Hub
- Japan Working Holiday Hub
- New Zealand Working Holiday Hub
- South Korea Working Holiday Visa Hub
Multi-country Backpacking Routes
It’s very common for people to travel to multiple countries during a long gap year or while backpacking. If this style of trip seems to resonate with something you would like to do, please also check out: Backpacking Routes Hub
Once-in-a-lifetime & Bucket List Experiences
(coming soon)
Gap year inspiration: Is a Gap Year Right For You?
- Gap Year Ideas to Inspire Your Own Year Abroad!
- Gap year goals: Do you have any?
- Honest Disadvantages of a Gap Year
- Gap year advantages: 12 reasons why you should go
- How to deal with homesickness after moving abroad
- How to handle moving back home after living abroad