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Packing Up!

JANUARY 25TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AFRICA

At Real Gap HQ, we're always getting asked about packing, the bain of a travellers life. It's SO easy to forget something, and seriously- we feel all of your pain! So, want some packing tips? Step this way travelling fiend...

1. Research the climate from top to bottom! Sometimes assumptions can overcome logic. 'It's going to be BOILING in Thailand, I'll take shorts!' (thought Bob). Well, Bob thought wrong! Yes, it may be absolutely scorching hot in the tropical Thailand, but there's also a...

Tuesday Bluesday... It's Time For a Flash Sale!

JANUARY 22ND, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN ASIA

It's January. We're all a bit down; it's wet and it's grey and we want to get away. So, what should you do next? Book a big trip and escape the doom and gloom, that's what!

We've scoured through our best trips for this time of year to show you where you could be! Ditch the UK and say 'HELLO' to the world!

1) Thailand- I don't think we even need to explain why Thailand is completely awesome. It's scorching hot, exotic, there's cheap everything (cough- drinks, cough) and the Thailand Experience...

Coming Back From A Big Trip

JANUARY 16TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN ASIA

As you may have seen on Twitter, Real Gap travelled around Asia just after Christmas. We had a FANTASTIC time! But what's it like coming back from adventures galore to the daily 9/5 afterwards? Hard!

Stewing on a sunbed on the last day of your summer holiday is the worst thing ever. 'I have to go back to normal life now' we all think as we relax in the last of our 30 degree spree and sup on our tropical cocktail. Times that by ten and that's what it's like coming home from a trip which has...

Where will you be visiting this year?

JANUARY 11TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN LATIN AMERICA

We reckon booking a trip of a lifetime at the start of the year is the best time to do so. Why, we hear you cry? Well…

You can get really, really excited for months- and then be fit to burst before you go!
There’s something to look forward to early on; we like having a drive to power us through
The Real Gap sale is on, so things are as cheap as chips!

So, what do you reckon Real Gappers? Do you like booking your trips at the start of the year too?

Go to http://www.realgap.co.uk/ NOW to grab...

Sale Sale Sale!!!

JANUARY 08TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AUSTRALIA

As you’re all well aware, our sale has been up and running for the past 10 days and it’s full of bargains galore! We’ve slashed the prices of loads of our trips, and a lot of them have a healthy 25% percent discount, result! To get involved with our amazing deals, hop, skip and jump over to the Real Gap website, here: http://www.realgap.co.uk/

Oh, and if you book by the 12^thJan then you’ll be entered into a competition to WIN a HD Flip digi-cam - yes! Like our FB page and swoop up a sale...

Real Gap Trailer

JANUARY 07TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AFRICA

Some of you will already know how much Real Gap ROCKS! But for those of you who don’t – check out our Real Gap trailer NOW: www.youtube.com/user/RealGapExperience.

Impressed? We knew it! We're not the cocky type, but we aren't half good at organising trips of a lifetime!

Adventures, Internships, Volunteering, Round the World trips the list goes on....

We hope our trailer has tickled your taste buds for global travel, so why not book a trip of a lifetime today while the January Sale is still...

Sydney - Place Profile

JANUARY 04TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AUSTRALIA

Known as the home of the most iconic opera house in the world, that incredible bridge and the 2000 Olympics- Sydney is one awesome city, and the queen of Aus has a special place in our hearts! To celebrate all that Sydney has to offer, we thought we’d give you the lowdown of the things we love best about Sydney. After all, who’s never dreamt of living with all of this for a year?!

In Sydney, you need to:

S is for seeing the sights- Sydney is full to the brim of iconic landscapes that you need...

Happy New Year!

JANUARY 02ND, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN EUROPE

Real Gappers, this is a serious one. We’ve always found New Year’s resolutions really tricky, as frankly we never keep them, and this year we’ve asked around the office to see what all of our New Year’s resolutions are…

Drink less tea and more water
Bring packed lunch instead of buying it (to save those all-important pennies for travelling!)
Lose weight/get fitter (although we say this every year :-/)
Rachel's personal resolution - hit "30 countries before 30" - 5 to go before June!
Complete TEFL...

#RealGapDoesAsia

DECEMBER 21ST, 2012 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN ASIA

Our Social Media Real Gapper, Laura, is jetting off on a trip around Asia from the 27th and we're going to be following along over to Twitter to see what she gets up to!

Laura is going to be heading to Hong Kong, Borneo, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo over two and a half weeks, and following the hashtag: #RealGapDoesAsia, you'll be able to see all things Asia on the Real Gap Twitter page!

Hong Kong is the starting and finishing point of our China Ultimate Adventure (and her stop off for NYE!) and...

Getting Ready for a Trip of a Lifetime

DECEMBER 20TH, 2012 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AUSTRALIA

Brace yourselves guys; our sale kicks off in a weeks time! From the 27^th of December, you’ll be able to pick up some massive bargains on some of our top trips, and to get you all prepared for going away to brighter climes, we thought we’d go through what we do when we plan a trip of a lifetime...

The Steps to Star-Travel-Dom

1. Know where you want to go. Sounds easy, but considering there is a whole world out there, there’s an awful lot to choose from! (Personally we will always...

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