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Taking your Gap Year alone vs Travelling with friends

So now that that you have decided to take a Gap Year and take the first steps to what will most likely be a life altering experience. Now you wonder if you should travel alone or with a friend. Here are some point facts to help you make your decision:

Travel Alone Pros

*You are more likely to meet a lot more new and exciting friends, as travelling alone forces you to move out of your “comfort zone”. It may seem scary at first but keep in mind the places you will be travelling to will most likely have like-minded people also looking for similar experiences.

*Manage your own time: When you travel alone you can really follow your own hearts desires to where when and how you want to travel.

Travel Alone Cons

*Sharing the memories: Its always just more awesome to do a picture slide presentation for your family when a friend is by your side and shared the same experiences. There may be things your friend will remember and you don’t… that cute train conductor for instance J

*More Stressful? Depending on your personality. Some people thrive in stressful situations others don’t. If you tend to stress easily Solo travel may not be for you

Travel with friends Pros

*Two minds are better than one concept.  When it comes to the stressful bits like airports and train stations, it really helps to have a familiar face helping you make decisions.

*Safety in numbers. It always helps to have a friend look out for you and visa versa. Especially on a night out

Travel with friends Cons

*Disagreements will be likely: you can be the best friends in the whole wide world and never ever have had a single fight as long as you have known each other. You will when you travel together! It may be something simple as where to eat, to what activities you should do next.

*Be very careful of uneven numbers. The proverbial third wheel. Two friends are more likely to travel in peace than say three friends.

Remember this is all depends on what you decide to do and where you decide to go

Many if not most Gap Year options you will travel/work in the safety of groups, especially when you do something like volunteer work. There will be an assistant/guide or local who will guide you and the group through the obstacles of that particular country.

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Taking your Gap Year alone vs Travelling with friends

So now that that you have decided to take a Gap Year and take the first steps to what will most likely be a life altering experience. Now you wonder if you should travel alone or with a friend. Here are some point facts to help you make your decision:

Travel Alone Pros

*You are more likely to meet a lot more new and exciting friends, as travelling alone forces you to move out of your “comfort zone”. It may seem scary at first but keep in mind the places you will be travelling to will most likely have like-minded people also looking for similar experiences.

*Manage your own time: When you travel alone you can really follow your own hearts desires to where when and how you want to travel.

Travel Alone Cons

*Sharing the memories: Its always just more awesome to do a picture slide presentation for your family when a friend is by your side and shared the same experiences. There may be things your friend will remember and you don’t… that cute train conductor for instance J

*More Stressful? Depending on your personality. Some people thrive in stressful situations others don’t. If you tend to stress easily Solo travel may not be for you

Travel with friends Pros

*Two minds are better than one concept.  When it comes to the stressful bits like airports and train stations, it really helps to have a familiar face helping you make decisions.

*Safety in numbers. It always helps to have a friend look out for you and visa versa. Especially on a night out

Travel with friends Cons

*Disagreements will be likely: you can be the best friends in the whole wide world and never ever have had a single fight as long as you have known each other. You will when you travel together! It may be something simple as where to eat, to what activities you should do next.

*Be very careful of uneven numbers. The proverbial third wheel. Two friends are more likely to travel in peace than say three friends.

Remember this is all depends on what you decide to do and where you decide to go

Many if not most Gap Year options you will travel/work in the safety of groups, especially when you do something like volunteer work. There will be an assistant/guide or local who will guide you and the group through the obstacles of that particular country.

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Why Rail Travel on your Gap Year?

So you ve decided to take a Gap Year, you’re either indecisive about what you want to do on your Gap Year or you simply want to take a year off after collage. You want to travel to a distant far off country and experience the culture, the cuisine, the new friends and acquaintances.  The problem, you are travelling on a budget and you don’t exactly know the road rules of driving on the opposite side of the road.

Your solution. Rail Travel! Please note that this mostly applies to Europe, The United States, Canada, India an Southern Africa. Please feel free to contact us about any other countries you may wonder about.

I travelled through the whole of Italy by using the Rail Way System. I saw some unique and wonderful towns, I met even met unique and awesome people. I did all of this on budget. Rail Way travel is a really good financial alternative to renting a car or going by plain. It also eliminates the stress of driving in a foreign country. So you can sit back, relax and enjoy the view.

Here are some tips I picked up along the way:

1:   Prebook!; Especially if you are going on an extended journey. Pre Book to make sure of availability

2.  Trains are awesome, and mostly they are safe, but lock up your valuables. Especially when using Rail in India.

3.  Although trains can move super-fast, so can very irritating insects such as Mosquitos, so remember to pack your spray. Especially using African or Indian Railway systems.

4.  The food on trains have always been pleasantly surprising in my experience but it really helps to travel with a few snacks in your bag. Especially if the ques are a bit long during the lunch hour rush. If you have allergies always be sure to check the ingredients with the chef.

5. Open your mind to the world that lay ahead. I have met some of the most interesting people I know on trains.

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Gap Tours Places to travel

There are so many types of gap tours that you can do. You can go and visit temples in India or do a safari across Africa. You can travel East Asia and see Vietnam to Thailand. There are so many tours out there that it becomes a daunting task to decide what to do.

Firstly decide if you want to ski, scuba dive, relax in the sun, explore exotic place or see some wildlife. Form here you can start looking for those tours that suit your type of gap tour you would like to do. How about doing your seven wonders of the world?

I have listed below different types of tour you can do. This is to help you decide and give you a starting point. Remember that if you are the type of person that likes reading books, try doing something different. Look at it as if it was your last day on planet earth. What would you do?

Here are a few Gap Tours you can choose from:

A. I call these classic trips.

You can go and see uncommon landscapes, awesome wildlife, local cultures and exploring. The classic tours will also give you some ideas of the vast amount of things you can do and see.

B. You can also travel independently and experience the world on your own terms.

Go and see gorillas in Uganda. You can go and see Rio or the mystical ancient gods in Egypt. You will meet so many people this way and might even meet up with someone to travel with you.

C. Local living tours are designed at seeing the locals and living their way.

You can go and see the amazon rain forest learning Quichua traditions. Visit and see the beauty of Croatia, Rome’s Vatican City to the unique communities in Sicily. Cultivate yourself with the locals, their food and wine.

I have found some FREE travel for groups.

Remember that this is your Gap Year to do as you please. Plan it well and you will have a journey of a lifetime, spiritually and mentally.

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