Gap Year Articles

The great thing about booking a round the world trip is that it puts you in total control. You decide exactly where you want to go, and when. Spend as little or as long as you like in the countries and cities that you have always wanted to see. With a little careful planning, a round the world trip does not have to cost the earth either.

Don't follow the masses when it comes to a gap year - make your own plans. If you've been looking forward to taking a gap year after school, or even travelling as part of a sabbatical from work, then

Are you about to embark on a gap year? If so, China could offer you the adventure of a lifetime, with a huge array of holiday and volunteering options on offer.

Much has been written recently about the cost of university, and the increasing number of young people put off by higher education due to the thought of so much debt after graduation. However, as the

Whether you've just received your A-Levels, graduated from university, or found yourself looking for a new job as a result of the credit crunch and ongoing recession, volunteering abroad can be an ex

While the recession has seen higher numbers of enrolments on college and university courses this year, the overcrowded job market and the high cost attached to further education is also causing many

With thousands of British school-leavers finishing their exams and settling into a summer of part-time work and teenage abandonment, now is the time many young people will start to consider what to d

It's all too easy to get settled into the student life and feel like you have all the time in the world, but it's surprising just how quickly that time can go! Better to get out there and get travell

Paris, Berlin, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden; Europe is your oyster and there's plenty of gap year fun to be had! As the comedian Eddie Izzard says, "This is Europe, where the history comes from". Yo

You don’t have to be a student to take a year out Many adults envy fresh-faced graduates who take a year off to travel the world. But now an increasing number are putting normal life on hold to fol