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RECOMMENDED BOOK: |
Before
You Go: The Ultimate Guide to Planning Your Gap Year
A thoroughly practical guide for anyone considering a gap year
travelling, be you a recent graduate or an older adult looking
for a change of pace and scenery. Be it for a couple of weeks
or a couple of years, every aspect of planning a gap year trip
is discussed, from making the decision to go, to selecting travel
companions, saving for the trip, and deciding on the places
to visit. This revised and updated edition includes a gap year
web directory and details of internet access.
Buy with up to 20% discount:
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price in GB£ >> |
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Working
in Ski Resorts: Europe and North America
A
complete guide to every aspect of working in ski resorts with
advice on how to get a whole variety of jobs and which includes
listings of employers. The guide includes details of nearly
all resorts worldwide.
Buy with up to 20% discount:
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| ARTICLE: |
Rust2Rome, a new twist on student travel?

How and why the 'Action' team are spending part of their student summer break driving from Edinburgh to Rome in a rust bucket and recording the event on camera.
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Alltracks Academy
based: Hampshire, UK
website: www.alltracksacademy.com
Alltracks Academy runs ski and snowboard instructor courses, improvement camps and backcountry ski and snowboard tours at Whistler and Revelstoke, Canada. Their courses are ideal for a constructive gap year or career break, or for anyone who wants to train to become a ski or snowboard instructor.
| skiing (piste) | skiing (off-piste) | snow cat skiing | snowboarding | gap year | Canada |
G.A.P Adventures Featured Site
based: Canada, London & Worldwide
website: GAP Adventures
GAP Adventures for your gap year trip! Holidays and vacations for travellers who want to experience authentic adventures in a responsible and sustainable manner. GAP Adventures offer something for everyone, from volunteering projects to true adventure travel in all corners of the world.
| ethical/ecotourism | animals/safari | expeditions | walking/trekking/hiking | mountain
biking |canoeing/kayaking | ecological tours | overlanding | multi-activity |
working/volunteer holidays | gap year | Worldwide |
Global
Vision International
based: Hertfordshire, UK
website: www.gvi.co.uk
GVI expeditions offer the adventurous individual the chance to work as part
of a structured team on pioneering international projects. With projects all
over the world you can join expeditions as diverse as Rainforest Expeditions
in the Amazon, Wildlife Research Expeditions in Africa and Marine Research Expeditions
in Mexico.
| gap year | expeditions | survival
courses | marine safaris | ecological tours | ethical and ecotourism | working/volunteer holidays | Africa | Asia | South America | Mexico | South Africa
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INFO Nepal Global Volunteers for
Nepal
based: Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
website: www.infonepal.org
INFO provides volunteers with a customised program that enables
them to make an important contribution to the people of Nepal, while
gaining an in-depth experience of the Nepali language and culture.
INFO provides training and then places volunteers in communities
and schools across Nepal where they may be involved with English
teaching, environmental awareness, developing income generating
programmes, health care education or assist in orphanages, children's
homes etc.
| working/volunteer
holidays | gap year | Nepal |
International Academy Ski Instructor Courses
based: Cardiff, Wales, UK
website: www.international-academy.com
International Academy was one of the first companies based in the UK to offer ski and snowboard instructor training courses, and the first in the Canadian Rockies. Quality ski instructor training programmes in Canada, USA or New Zealand.
| skiing (off-piste) | skiing (piste) | snowboarding | working/volunteer holidays | gap year | extreme snow sports | Australasia | North America |
International Volunteer HQ
based: Taranaki, New Zealand
website: www.volunteerhq.org
International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) provides safe, quality and extremely affordable volunteering placements in developing countries all over the world. At present they have a wide range of volunteering opportunities in Tanzania, Kenya, Kenya-Maasai, Nepal, Vietnam, Peru, Ecuador and Thailand.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | ethical/ecotourism | native peoples | groups | South America | Asia | Africa |
John
Muir Trust
based: Hampshire, UK
website: www.jmt.org
The 'Activities Programme' offers adventurous
activities and exploration in beautiful wild areas, canoeing and
sea kayaking trips, conservation work, story telling, music, wilderness
skills, medicinal plants. Also see their 'Conservation Work Parties'
where you can volunteer to help carry out conservation work. The
John Muir Trust is a registered Scottish charity with the aim of
protecting and conserving wild places and increasing awareness and
understanding of such places.
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charity expeditions/holidays | working/volunteer holidays | gap
year | ethical/eco tourism | survival courses | canoeing/kayaking | sea canoeing/sea kayaking | herbalism | storytelling | UK
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OzXposure
based: London, UK
website: www.ozxposure.com
One of the leading companies when it comes to small group adventures in Australia and New Zealand. After more than ten seasons of operating adventure tours, OzXposure knows where all the great attractions are and how to give you an outstanding
adventure holiday that's both fun and great value for money.
| walking/trekking/hiking | multi-activity
| surfing | white water rafting | native peoples | small group motor tours |
bus/coach holidays | gap year | singles holidays | Australasia |
Pattaya
Orphanage Trust
based: London, UK
website: www.pattayaorphanage.co.uk
The Pattaya Orphanage in Pattaya, Thailand,
provides a loving home, residential care and education for 180 orphans,
up to 100 street children, 220 deaf or blind children and 200 disabled
young people. Opportunities for gap year/working holidays
teaching English and jungle trekking charity expeditions.
| charity expeditions/holidays | gap year | working/volunteer holidays | Thailand |
Raleigh
based: London, UK
website: raleighinternational.org
Raleigh is a charity with over 24 years experience of providing adventurous and challenging expeditions that develop skills and confidence in young people. Explore Borneo, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and India for 4 to 10 weeks where you can volunteer on sustainable community and environmental projects, plus enjoy an adventure challenge.
| gap year | expeditions | charity expeditions/holidays | multi-activity | expedition training | groups | working/volunteer holidays | walking/trekking/hiking | youth/teen | tailor made | team building/management courses | Worldwide |
Responsibletravel.com Featured Site
based: East Sussex, UK
website: Responsibletravel
Very wide selection of over 200 gap year travel ideas, holidays and options to destinations worldwide. Select from overlanding tours, gap year and career break expeditions, wildlife conservation projects, community volunteer projects, internships, health care placements, teach and travel trips and summer camps to destinations all over the world.
| gap year | working/volunteer holidays | charity expeditions/holidays | ethical/ecotourism | Europe | Africa | Asia | UK | South America |
SnowCrazy
based: Tarentaise, France
website: www.snowcrazy.co.uk
Chalet based ski and snowboard holidays, and summer breaks walking, multi-activity, motorcycling and mountain biking. Also 'The Ultimate Chalet Host Cookery Course' – an all encompassing course designed to teach everything needed to run a successful chalet in the Alps with style and minimum fuss. Learn quick, easy recipes, for large numbers at altitude.
| skiing (piste) | snowboarding | cookery | multi-activity | walking/trekking/hiking | mountain biking | motorcycling | gap year | France |
Starfish Ventures
based: Essex, UK
website: www.starfishventures.co.uk
Starfish Ventures specialises in volunteer placements in Thailand. They have a wide cross section of projects, from teaching English through to helping conserve Thailand's turtle population. Whatever you choose these are real grass roots projects that improve people's lives and/or help Thailand sustain its environment.
| charity expeditions/holidays | ethical/ecotourism | gap year | working/volunteer holidays | Thailand |
TrekAmerica
& Footloose
based: London, UK and New Jersey, USA
website: www.trekamerica.com
TrekAmerica's adventure holidays are a unique combination of sightseeing and
exciting activities that will take you to the big cities, National Parks, remote
beaches and many other hidden places off the tourist routes. Choose from a wide
range of camping, walking, lodging, family and special interest tours.
| walking/trekking/hiking | singles
| multi-activity | bus/coach holidays | gap year | family/child friendly
| white water rafting | mountain biking | native peoples | small group motor
tours | groups | North America |
VentureCo Worldwide Limited
based: Warwickshire, UK
website: www.ventureco-worldwide.com
VentureCo's multi-phase travel programmes incorporate development projects, expeditions and adventure travel in Asia, Africa, South America and Central America. If you're taking a gap year, considering a career break, running a school expedition, organising a charity trek or just fancy a working holiday with a difference VentureCo can help you.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | school tours | charity expeditions/holidays | overlanding | backpacking | walking/trekking/hiking | walking/trekking safaris | white water rafting | South America | Africa | Asia |
Volunteer Latin America
based: London, UK
website: www.volunteerlatinamerica.com
Providing free and low-cost volunteer work in Central and South America for independent volunteers; offering a wide variety of projects including opportunities to volunteer and learn Spanish abroad.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | Spanish language | South America |
Voluntourists Without Borders
based: Chiang Mai Provence,
Thailand
website: www.voluntourists-without-borders.com
An initiative aimed at using volunteer tourist (voluntourist) labour
and donor funding to alleviate rural poverty, protect forests, and
promote sustainable eco-tourism. The initiative puts volunteer labour,
and the funding they secure, to work alongside ethnic minority and
rural Thai village groups under a programme to establish a world
class eco-tourism industry.
| working/volunteer
holidays | groups | gap year | ethical/ecotourism | native peoples
| school tours | seniors/silver surfers | singles holidays | team
building/management courses | Thailand |
Blue
Ventures Conservation
based: London, UK
website: www.blueventures.org
Dynamic marine volunteering positions available in Madagascar, researching
threatened coral reefs ecosystems.
| working/volunteer holidays | charity
expeditions/holidays | gap year | diving/snorkelling | Madagascar
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Leading
Edge Expeditions
based: Dorset, UK
website: www.leadingedge.org.uk
Leading Edge Expeditions offer adventures for young people aged
16-25 years.
| charity expeditions/holidays | gap year
| expeditions | expedition training | mountain leaders courses |
Worldwide |
Sport Lived
based: Nottinghamshire, UK
website: www.sportlived.co.uk
Gap year sporting holdays in Australia and New Zealand.
| gap year | Australasia |
Travel-to-Teach
based: Nongkhai, Thailand
website: www.travel-to-teach.org
Affordable volunteering opportunities in north eastern Thailand.
Teach English or webdesign.
| working/volunteer holidays | Thai language
| English language | ethical and ecotourism | gap year | Thailand
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Volunteer 4 Africa
based: Dorset, UK
website: www.volunteer4africa.org
Providing information on adventure travel and volunteer work opportunities in Africa.
| working/volunteer holidays | gap year | charity expeditions/holidays | animals/safari | Africa | England |
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