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News Archive May 2009

Lost luggage during gap year ‘could be your own fault’

Lost luggage during gap year ''could be your own fault''

Finding that your luggage has been lost as you enjoy gap year travel, sabbaticals or volunteering abroad may be just as much your own fault as the airline or airport.This is the viewpoint of indust…

Category: General Travel
Posted 29 May 2009

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Nurture endangered wildlife by volunteering abroad in SA

Nurture endangered wildlife by volunteering abroad in SA

The chance to get up close with some of the region’s most vulnerable wildlife has presented itself with i-to-i’s new hands-on volunteering abroad in South Africa project. Those adventurous gap ye…

Category: Africa
Posted 29 May 2009

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Cambodia’s Angkor Wat ‘being damaged by nighttime tours’

Cambodia''s Angkor Wat ''being damaged by nighttime tours''

Visitors to Cambodia’s sprawling temple complex Angkor Wat have raised concerns that new plans to conduct night tours to the area is damaging its structures.After witnessing chunks of stonework be…

Category: Asia
Posted 29 May 2009

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Stay in a hostel ‘for 5p a night’

Stay in a hostel ''for 5p a night''

HostelBookers.com is celebrating its fifth birthday by making those on a gap year an offer they can’t refuse – the chance to stay in a hostel for five pence per night. Between June 1st and 5th, th…

Category: General Travel
Posted 28 May 2009

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London couple travel the world in 300 days

London couple travel the world in 300 days

A couple from London has managed to make their way around the world in 300 days – without using a single airportEco-conscious travel enthusiasts Tom Fewins, aged 32 and Lara Lockwood, 30, set off t…

Category: General Travel
Posted 28 May 2009

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‘The world is a smaller place’ with social networking sites

''The world is a smaller place'' with social networking sites

Social networking sites have changed the way those embarking on gap year travel feel about venturing into the world, according to bookings website Expedia. Head of product marketing at the site Jon…

Category: General Travel
Posted 28 May 2009

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Teenager ‘being watched by mum’ during gap year travel adventure

Teenager ''being watched by mum'' during gap year travel adventure

A nineteen year-old from oxford is currently enjoying his gap year travel adventure around the world, as many youngsters do before university. However, his is a trip with a difference, as his mothe…

Category: General Travel
Posted 27 May 2009

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Volunteer abroad in Ghana and discover “warm, welcoming people”

Volunteer abroad in Ghana and discover "warm, welcoming people"

A young female traveller has highlighted her best and worst holiday experiences and recalls that Ghana sticks out in her mind at the top of the scale.Visiting the region to see the place where her …

Category: Africa
Posted 27 May 2009

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New graduate guide offers advice on gap year travel

New graduate guide offers advice on gap year travel

A new guide for graduates on the possibilities open to them once they hang up their black gowns and caps has been put together by the government, it has emerged.Devised jointly with the National Un…

Category: General Travel
Posted 27 May 2009

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More Scots ‘opting for gap year travel’

More Scots ''opting for gap year travel''

Increasing numbers of Scottish students have opted to take gap years abroad of late, a new poll has shown. According to the survey, undertaken by the Year Out Group, the number of Scots taking a ga…

Category: General Travel
Posted 26 May 2009

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