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Gap Year feature - get out there! - The famous Shibuya crossing at night, Tokyo, Japan

Planning a gap year? Deciding where to go, who with, and for how long? Find everything you need to inspire the trip of a lifetime with our informative blogs, articles and guides written by experts and those who have been and done it.

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How to volunteer
- Author: Rachel Ricks
Fancy spending a month on a Costa Rican beach; six months of diving in the Philippines; two weeks camping out in a jungle; or a year getting to know life in a rural Indian village..? Volunteering can open up all sorts of amazing opportunities that you might not normally come across...Here's how to do it.
Gap year reads: fiction to fling in the backpack
- Author: Sam Golding
Wherever your gap year travels take you and however enthralling the trip, there will be moments when a good book to read is just what you need. Whether it is to fill time, to relax or just to close the chapter on your day, finding room in your rucksack for that work of fiction is something you won’t regret...
Top tips for a tip top gap year
- Author: Susan Griffith
Decided to go on a gap year? Now turn your attention to deciding where to go, what to do and who to go with. Whatever you decide, here are some handy practical tips from author and gap year expert Susan Griffith to help your gap year go smoothly...
Gap year venturers
Know you want to take some time out between school, college, university or your first job? Want to see an amazing new country, but make your trip really worthwhile, both for you and the local community? Recently returned from volunteering expeditions with the youth education charity Raleigh, Alan, Hannah and Nitin share their experiences with us...
Grown-up gapping - reasons to take a break at any time of life
Voluntary work abroad is not just for gap year students - whether you're taking a career break, considering new opportunities, recently retired, or the kids have flown the nest; whatever the reason, more of us want to volunteer overseas, challenge ourselves in a new way and give something back.
Four ways to find your perfect gap year
- Author: Emma Field
You’ve decided to take a gap year. Maybe you want a career break, or you’ve just finished university. Perhaps you’ve just been made redundant or you’ve retired. Whatever your reasons, well done you! Now for the fun part: where to go and what to do. I’ve put together four issues to consider, helping you pick the perfect gap year.