September 3, 2010

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Gap year 2010

So, it’s 2010 and that means that thousands of students nationwide are considering their gap year. With a big wide world out there and hundreds of countries to consider, all offering different things, it can be a bit of a minefield. Take some time to read the Student Times guide to your Gap Year in 2010…

Surf Australia

Australia’s surf beaches, where first-class waves for all surfing abilities crash, are born from the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Indian Ocean in the west and the Southern Ocean in the south . Visit iconic Bells Beach, near Torquay, the gateway to Victoria’s Surf Coast on the Great Ocean Road. In New South Wales, Byron Bay, Newcastle, Sydney and its south coast offer a superior swell.

Advice

Essential Travel Package for Gap Year Students

Leading direct travel insurance provider, Essential Travel has unveiled its gap year travel insurance prices for 2007. With warning that students on tight budgets could find themselves paying in excess of £260 more than necessary for their travel cover.

Put something back this Summer- Volunteer!

Summer break can be long and boring, waiting to come back to uni to party, party and of course some all important work! Why not try something different this summer and volunteer with WorldWide Volunteering.

Tours

Oz Bus

London to Sydney is the ultimate overland adventure. In 13 weeks we cross from one side of the world to the other. Our route spans 17 countries and every type of landscape imaginable. From deserted beaches to rainforests, waterfalls to deserts, and medieval villages to futuristic cities

GAP World

Experience the Thailand most Travellers Miss on i-to-i’s Newest Adventure

Imagine kicking back with remote hill tribes on the Burmese border, partying on Kho Pha Ngan, being immersed in Thai culture while volunteering with local communities, unwinding under stunning waterfalls and getting swept up in Bangkok’s frenetic energy

Teaching Abroad

Teaching Abroad - Graduates Wanted!

Lattitude Global Volunteering has a wide range of Gap Year volunteer programs, which are ideal for gradutes looking for a challenge after University

Eco-tourism

Kan Tan Project, Costa Rica

The project is located within the Boruca-Terraba indigenous reserve near the village of Boruca, SE Costa Rica.

Community projects

Nevada Wilderness Programme, USA

The Nevada Wilderness Programme aims to involve International and American participants who wish to collaborate together on environmental projects throughout Nevada's national parks.

Conservation projects

Ocean Spirits Leatherback Sea Turtle Programme, Grenada, Caribbean

Work as a Research Assistant volunteer and take part in night patrols, flipper tagging, data collection, nest excavations and so on.

Gap Year Profile

Outreach International:
Make a Difference by Volunteering Overseas

If you're thinking of participating in volunteer work abroad, we are a specialist organisation that places committed volunteers in carefully selected meaningful projects. We have a wide variety of projects but all of them are small, grassroots initiatives working with communities where volunteer work abroad can make a big difference.

Lattitude Global Volunteering:
A not for profit youth development charity

International volunteering and gap year projects for 17-25 year olds

i-to-i:
What are we about?

We’ve been sending people to volunteer in Africa, Asia, Australasia and Latin America since 1996. We are the original volunteer travel company and pretty much everyone here at i-to-i is a former volunteer or backpacker. We don’t like to blow our own trumpet, but we really know what we’re doing and have 20,000 happy former volunteers to prove it.

Gap Force:
What we do:

Gapforce is a leading gap year provider specialising in a range of worthwhile and meaningful structured programmes overseas. We offer expeditions and adventures, with activities including rainforest and marine conservation, teaching, healthcare, childcare and infrastructure development. With over 20 years experience we are truly one of the original organisations in the industry.