Canada IEC Working Holiday Permit for 2024 – Hints and Tips
Is 2025 the year that you are looking to work in Canada on your gap year or during a career break ? If you are lucky enough to hold a Canadian …
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Top travel blogs to watch
As a gap year and travel specialist organisation we enjoying writing daily blogs…but we also enjoy reading travel blogs! Here is a list of 15 travel blogs that we think are the …
These are 21 of the Best Places to Ski in the World
Not only is skiing a fun and sociable sport, but it’s also great for your physical and mental health. As an aerobic endurance activity, skiing helps you burn calories and lose weight. …
Top tips to combat jet lag!
Jet lag is something that you can never predict. Sometimes you travel long distances and feel fine from the moment you arrive. At other times it seems you just can’t shake that …
17 of the Best Places to Learn to Surf
Learning to surf is a great way of keeping fit, making new friends, and seeing new places. It’s a physically demanding sport that provides a full-body workout. And when you’re travelling the …
A poem dedicated to the monkey rescue centre in South Africa – by Wendy Martini
Wendy Martini spent 2 weeks volunteering at the monkey rescue centre in South Africa in October 2019. She has written a wonderful poem about her experience, which summarises her unique experience beautifully. …
Our family volunteer holiday in Costa Rica
In August 2019, the intrepid Winter family spent one week of their summer holiday volunteering on a turtle conservation project in Costa Rica. Here they tell us about their family volunteer holiday …
17 of the Best Places to Teach Abroad
Teaching abroad is one of the most incredible life experiences you can have, and we encourage anyone to give it a go. Our teaching programmes not only support local communities and deliver …
The Ultimate Guide to Wildlife Travel – Everything You Need to Know
Wildlife tourism isn’t always good, but there are many ways that we, as global citizens, can travel the world responsibly with the least impact. In fact, it’s easier than ever to experience …
How to Travel Alone (And 27 Reasons Why You Should!)
Taking on the world without a companion is one of the most liberating, life-changing things you can do as a traveller. Is it scary? Yes. Completely out of your comfort zone? Most …
