Gap Year Travel Articles

 


“I’m Taking Off to See the World!” How to Tell Your Parents
“I’m Taking Off to See the World!”  How to Tell Your Parents Breaking the news that you’re going traveling can cause a parental freak out of epic proportions. By preparing answers to the most common questions you can downgrade your parents’ concern from panic to everyday worry. Jo Fitzsimons shows you how.
Swapping Your Blackberry For a Backpack: What To Expect
Swapping Your Blackberry For a Backpack: What To Expect Taking a career-gap for long-term travel can involve more lifestyle adjustment than you might think. Jo Fitzsimons shares her tips on how best to adapt in the early weeks.
8 Crappy Reasons Not to Take a RTW Trip (and 8 Great Reasons Why You Should)
8 Crappy Reasons Not to Take a RTW Trip (and 8 Great Reasons Why You Should) The idea of a round the world trip can be scary, and it's easy to find reasons to discourage yourself from facing those fears. But for every reason why you don't think you can take your dream trip, Adam Seper shows you why, and how, you can.
Travel Sooner: 5 Secrets to Funding Your Journey Faster
Travel Sooner: 5 Secrets to Funding Your Journey Faster Would you like to travel now, instead of later? Would you like to travel for six months instead of two? How about a lifetime? Jennifer Miller shares some secrets to funding your travels sooner rather than later.
9 Hard-to-Resist Reasons to Take a Gap Year
9 Hard-to-Resist Reasons to Take a Gap Year The reasons for taking a gap year - a travel break from school or work - can be many. Adam Seper offers nine of countless more reasons to take a break from normal life to pursue your travel dreams.
Backpacking Then vs. Now: Does Travel Wisdom Come with Age?
Backpacking Then vs. Now: Does Travel Wisdom Come with Age? Back-packing is seen by many as a young person's game but Tristan Cano discovers that you can never be too old to set off in search of adventure - you just may do in a different style than the younger generation.