Planning a gap year, top tips.

Top 10 Tips

1. Decide where you would like to
   go.
2. Work out what you would like to
   achieve while away or what you would like to give back.
3. If it’s volunteering and
   adventure you are after, make sure you go through a reputable company.
4. Ask about safety systems and
   sustainability of the projects you will be working on. This is your trip and you need to be sure you
   will be well looked after and the projects are of real benefit to the area’s in
   which they are set up.

5. Work out the total cost of
   trip, including things like vaccinations, visa and any specialist kit you
   may need and spending money.  This
   bit can be quiet scary, but there is help.
6. Get a job and start to
   save.  Fundraising is a great money
   booster and a good company will be able to assist you with this
7. Confirm your place.  Make sure you put down a deposit as soon
   as you have decided what you want to do. 
   The moment you commit the easier saving and fundraising
   become.  It also avoids
   disappointment.
8. Get your insurance in
   place.  A lot can happen between
   time of booking and returning home. 
   Get insured as early as possibly.
9. Have fun with it.  You will need to work hard to reach your
   goals, but once that plane takes off, it will be well worth the effort.
10. Make the most of it.  You only get one gap year, so get stuck
    in.  Say yes to opportunity, get
    speaking to the locals and leave your inhibitions behind.  You are about to embark on the journey
    of a life time, so enjoy!