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CANADA | Wed, 10 Jan 2018 | By mirlingabroad | Views [1493] | Comments [4]
Here I am, sitting in a Starbucks on Granville Street in Vancouver, trying to spend the last couple of dollars on Sterling's Starbucks card. I'm staring at a blank computer screen, getting up the courage to write my first blog. I'm a perfectionist, and ... Read more >
Tags: coffee shop, gap year, vancouver
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 3 Feb 2017 | By jemma_scott | Photo Gallery
An alternative adventure to traditional schoolies.
An 11 day trek and community project with a group of 8 leavers who we had just met.
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Tags: gap year, holy men, nepal, schoolies, travel photography, trekking, volunteering
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 3 Feb 2017 | By jemma_scott | Views [1289] | Video
Life after school; a time to reflect on twelve years of friendships; made and lost, of hard work and unquestionable bouts of procrastination,
and what felt like prolonged drudgery in those last remaining months. High school is a truly memorable ... Read more >
Tags: adventure travel, gap year, group travel, himalayas, leavers, nepal, schoolies, sherpa, trekking, volunteering
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 11 May 2014 | By hannahkonecny | Views [1454]
The early morning air was still crisp and the sky an inky black as I awoke to prepare to watch the sunrise over Uluru. The stars above me were unlike any stars that I had seen anywhere else in the world, a dense mass of silver and gold glitter. I realised ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 travel writing scholarship - euro roadtrip, australia, gap year, sunrise, uluru
UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 21 Jan 2014 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1090] | Comments [2]
I'm trying to remember that person who set out to follow her dream over fifty weeks ago. The one who decided that if you were not happy with your life, it made sense to do something about it by getting rid of unwanted encumbrances and make a fresh ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, blogs, career break, gap year, travelling, useful items
USA | Tue, 20 Aug 2013 | By thekevman | Views [471]
I've finally made the difficult decision and taken the plunge....quit that cushy salaried job I could have worked at until i retired, abandoned that nice weekly paycheck and the financial security that comes along with it. Plus not to mention all the ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, couchsurf, europe, gap year, hostel, month, trekking
ISRAEL | Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By lianarothman | Views [417]
Stepping out of my brother's hip, centrally located, apartment building in downtown Jerusalem, a cool gust of wind greets me. I look around. To the left there are three men taking out the trash, or cleaning up around the big trash can and the area, or ... Read more >
Tags: coffee, gap year, israel, jerusalem, morning, people-watching, sun, train, traveling
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 27 Jan 2012 | By emily_mcd | Views [1171]
I’m
drawing to the end of my university career and am counting down until the 18 th
of May when my dissertation will be handed in and I am free of essays. But then
what?
A
Master’s degree? Internships? A real job? As exciting ... Read more >
Tags: canada, china, gap year, inter-railing, peru, uni
WORLDWIDE | Tue, 7 Sep 2010 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [3030] | Comments [1]
The Traveller's Exchange So there are days that I have considered buying a recorder that
would play the following information: “Hi I’m Lauren. From America. New
Jersey. Math teacher. Traveling since July 1 st . Quit my job.
Ha ha yeah ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, companions, experiences, gap year, off the beaten path, people, travel companions, travel. friendship