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A gap year is a term for am extended holiday that people take at a life transition, such as between studies, between study and work, and between careers.

There's no need for such a trip to be precisely a year of course, but a year is a typical length of time for people who have just left school: typically they have to delay university entrance for a year to take the holiday.

This article discusses options for low budget long-term travel of the type that a gap year traveller might be interested in.

	gap year travel Travel Guide : 1 Pre-departure 2 Transport 3 Working internationally 3.1 Suggested employers and industries 4 Resources 4.1 Books 4.2 Internet

Pre-departure

Pre-departure planning is important. No matter how much you plan for the trip there may be instances where you have to throw all the planning out the window. However, there are certain things you should watch for and plan for:

• Visas

Check with the local consulate or embassy in your country to find out if you will need a visa to visit the country of your destination. Some countries have extremely detailed and complicated entry/departure laws.

• Itineraries

Itineraries are important for two people - the traveler and the traveler's parents. Some parents will be more supportive of allowing a son/daughter go abroad. An itinerary may be helpful in the event that an emergency happens and somebody needs to contact you while you're away.

• Money

If you're travelling to one area check the area's cost of living. If it's high you'll probably want to budget more carefully and save some money before leaving. The lower the cost of living the less you'll have to save, but be sure to have a back up reserve in emergency cases. You will want to factor in the exchange rate.

Recommendation: Open a second account in your home country and allow your parents or a close relative to have access to the account. In the event that you have to come home early they can withdraw money from the account, which, can be used to purchase a return ticket.

Transport

If your gap year is going to involve several stops in several different countries and continents, you should look into the many budget tickets designed for long term travel. Examples include:

• Open ended return tickets, which allow you to come home at any time within a year but which are cheaper than two one-way tickets
• Round the world flights
• Long term train tickets aimed at backpackers and travellers. Sometimes these will let you travel more cheaply than any local. Examples include the Eurail pass in Europe, the Backpacker rail pass (http://www.backpackerrailpass.info/) in Australia, and for travelers in North America check out the Rail travel in North America article.

Working internationally

A long holiday can be nearly impossible to save for in advance. Often gap year travellers want to support their holiday by taking work, often of a low-skilled and/or intermittant nature. Unfortunately, working in other countries often requires a work visa. Typically these are onerous for gap year travellers: you need to find an employer to apply for the visa; the visa is expensive; and the employer must show that they cannot hire someone with your skills locally. The work visa will be tied to your term at that employer. However, there are some visa schemes and work schemes that cater specifically to holiday makers who are looking for a job to support a holiday.

If you are a citizen of certain countries, you can work in some other countries without needing a visa at all:

• citizens of a European Union country can work in other EU countries without a visa
• citizens of Australia and New Zealand can each work in the other country without a visa

Gap year travellers who are under 30, such as people taking a gap year after leaving school or university should look into working holiday schemes. These are visa schemes where you can go to a country for a certain period of time, often 12 months and sometimes up to 24, and work intermittantly. The intention of the visa is that you work in order to fund your holiday, and there will typically be restrictions on your working including: not working for more than a certain amount of time during the visa period; not working for any one employer for a long period; and sometimes not working in jobs that further your career path.

These are typically reciprocal arrangements: your country will offer working holiday visas to citizens of certain other countries and those other countries will do the same for you. Hence it is best to check with your own country's foreign affairs officials to see if you have reciprocal working holiday visas, and if so, with which countries.

Suggested employers and industries

English is a commidity in most countries and can help you get a job. Contact employers be for leaving your home country. Here's a lists of industries and businesses you may want to work for.

• Hostels
• Luxury hotels - Smaller hotels and B&Bs are unlikely to require its employees to speak or read English. At luxury hotels, however, with American, Irish, UK, and other English speaking business persons as the main customers employees are likely to be required to speak and read fluent English.
• Tourist restaurants I.e. Hard Rock Cafe, or Munich's Hofbraeuhaus.
• Colleges and universities Some college students need English tutors to help them learn English. You can also help high school students too.
• Theme parks The most famous European theme parks is Disneyland Paris. Disneyland Paris usually requires non-EU citizens to have a work visa before employment. You can ask if the theme park will hire you if you can obtain a visa before leaving your home country. Ask the theme park to write a letter to that effect and apply at the French embassy in your country.
• Tour operators - Tour operators are almost always looking for people to be tour guides. To get a job with a tour guide you will not be able to travel much.

Resources

Books

Lonely Planet's The Gap Year Book - Is a guide book that offer advice to young travelers about to embark on an adventure before or after entering college. The guide is geared toward residents of the UK, but offers some great insight for Americans, Kiwis, and Aussis too.

Internet

• About.com 1 (http://studenttravel.about.com/) Has info for student travelers.

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