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As the 20th November is nearly upon us, so is this year's Universal Children’s Day! If you want to do more to help impoverished children around the world than send a donation, Gap Year for Grown Ups have a much more hands-on solution...

Leave the tourist trail behind and set off on the adventure of a lifetime...by bus! Choose your own route around the sights of Ecuador on a hop on, hop off gap year tour with a difference from Real Gap!

Overflowing with history and culture Argentina has plenty to offer mature explorers in search of an alternative break. This year leading mature travel company Gap Year for Grown Ups announce a series of new trips in this fascinating destination.

The New York Institute of technology (NYIT) has celebrated the new academic year 2009/2010 in a ceremony held under the patronage of the university’s Chairman in Middle East Dr. Mohamed Hussein

Learning to spell the days of the week and the months of the year is fun with Duster Dustbunny!

Escape from the rain soaked streets of home and set off on a travel adventure with Gap Year for Grown Ups fantastic late deals offer...

The 12th of November will be especially colourful this year with Orange for Orang-utan day! Help to conserve these amazing creatures by volunteering with leading gap year travel company Real gap...

Thailand's culture has long been a draw for intrepid travellers. This week Gap Year for Grown Ups have launched a range of volunteer projects that will give travellers the opportunity to gain a real insight into the Thai culture and way of life...

Quest Overseas and the CREES Foundation are now working together as part of a new Gap Year experience in the renowned Manu Biosphere Reserve, to protect this vulnerable habitat and support local communities.

Experience a new 6 week Gap Year expedition with Quest Overseas to work with a local community to help fight poverty and improve orphaned children’s lives and the communities in which they live.

Mature travellers are packing up their bags and setting off on gap year travel adventures to escape the doom and gloom of the great modern recession...

Prominent gap year provider Real Gap offer recession bitten students the perfect way to spend a summer abroad and earn some cash; summer work in the USA....

Giving mature travellers more reason to celebrate this Halloween, Gap Year for Grown Ups are offering travellers who book with them the chance to save up to £100 on their trip when they book before the 31st October!

Irish employment group IBEC call for a compulsory gap year as youngsters are unprepared for the challenges of the real world, thankfully leading travel company Real Gap can offer the ideal solution...

This year, leading gap year company Real Gap are giving recession bitten travellers a real Halloween treat with an exciting limited travel offer that could save them up to £100...

The second largest country in the world, Canada’s landscapes are vast, varied and unmissable! From the snow covered slopes to the never-ending wheat fields, see the best of the sights with Real Gap's new travel adventure in just 14 days...

Adventurers searching for a trip that has both meaning and adventure may be interested in the new South Africa travel options from leading mature gap travel company; Gap Year for Grown Ups...

Funds from Quest Overseas ‘gap year’ students has been earmarked for the reintroduction of giraffes into the Shewula Conservation Reserve in Swaziland, Southern Africa.

This week leading gap year company Real Gap have launched 4 new tours that will give travellers the opportunity to see every corner of India, from the backwaters of Kerala, to the temples and palaces of Rajasthan...

For those who are new to travelling, beginning their adventures in a largely undeveloped corner of South America may seem a little daunting, fortunately leading gap travel company Gap Year for Grown Ups have access to some words of comfort...

Travellers who would like an insight into African life before biting the travel bullet, need not despair, leading mature travel company Gap Year for Grown Ups has access to some exclusive travel advice, from an in-country expert..

Quest Overseas, which organises voluntary projects and expeditions for ‘gap year’ students has become the first ‘gap year’ organisation to be awarded the new British Standard for safety.

Mature travellers looking for a cultural, healthy and adventurous gap travel experience need search no more! Pioneering gap year company Gap Year for Grown Ups have a brand new martial arts trip that ticks all the boxes...

For those who wish to explore one of Africa’s most scenic and fascinating sites, but don’t have the option of a 3 month sabbatical, leading gap year travel company Real Gap may have the ideal solution....

For those who dream of white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters, the Caribbean offers exactly this. From volcanic peaks to magical reefs, Fred Olsen’s Caribbean cruises offer you the chance to experience these diverse islands.

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For those who dream of a more exciting career overseas or at home, prominent gap year travel company Real Gap offer the opportunity to improve linguistic skills in top European destinations...

World Tourism Day was proclaimed on the 27th September 1980 and has been a highlight on the travel calendar ever since, join in the celebrations by doing some travelling of your own...

Trying to think of what's so special about the 8th of September? Gap Year for Grown Ups have a very literary answer....

Having a last minute Gap Year on your hands isn't the end of the world - have a read through Quest Overseas guide on "How to plan your Gap Year " to help you organise your time and make the most of your Gap Year

Having a last minute Gap Year on your hands isn't the end of the world - have a read through Quest Overseas guide on "How to plan your Gap Year " to help you organise your time and make the most of your Gap Year

Gap years are not just for older travellers, Real Gap have a range of trips and projects that accept travellers as young as 17, across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe...

Gap years aren't just for teens and graduates, as pioneering company Gap Year for Grown Ups offer exciting and challenging new overseas adventures and worthwhile volunteering options in Vietnam!

Volunteer workers on Real Gap's Guatemala House Building project have reason to celebrate as they complete their 250th house and the project gains government recognition for all of their hard work....

Prestigious gap year travel company Real Gap have recently launched a new brochure jam-packed with enough brilliant new volunteer programmes, adventure trips and sports options to brighten even the darkest of winter days!

As the financial cloud thickens, university places and the scary world of work are increasingly giving way to a new and much more exciting option; gap year travel...

Searching for the right mixture of mountain climbs, jungle treks, skydiving, cultural interaction and local history? Real Gap’s brand new Venezuelan travel options may be just what you're looking for!

Margaret Rowswell’s Living the Egyptian Dream: A Middle Aged Woman’s Gap Year is an enlightening and lovely glimpse into what happens when a woman decides to go against the norm and discover a brand new life.

As the squeeze for university places in 2009 intensifies leading up to A-level results, many students must now look to defer their university place or rethink their plans for the future. International Academy offers ski instructor training courses.

The Scientist, magazine of the life sciences, was awarded “Magazine of the Year” in the 31st Annual Azbee Awards of Excellence presented by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).

The School takes us back to those crazy days of high school. However, this is a novel written from a principal’s point of view.

Since 1994, Ski Le Gap has been giving Gap year students the time of there life. This year see's the huge achievement of qualifying 2,000 students as ski instructors.

The National Calendar Awards announce winners for 2008 calendars. Jim Steinberg's A Year In Colorado wins Gold in the National and World Category, desk calendars.

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Narrowed down from hundreds of entries through two rounds of community voting, Masoud Harati of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has been announced as the winner of the PhotographyCorner.com 2008 Photograph of the Year Contest.

As Student Volunteering Week celebrates the work of young volunteers around the UK, from 23 February-1 March, Lattitude Global Volunteering urges student volunteers to start thinking globally, and making a difference in communities around the world.

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It may not be living on a sun soaked, deserted island and earning £6,000 a month, but for young people seeking a challenge that makes a difference, Lattitude Global Volunteering has 14, fully funded volunteer placements to fill, before the summer.

Gap year charity, Lattitude, believes that UK university graduates of 2009 have a golden opportunity in the face of reduced employment figures, to make a positive difference in the world.

Following the recent UCAS deadline, many students might be feeling anxious about their decisions particularly those taking a year out. Gap year charity Lattitude suggests community projects abroad could be the answer.