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how much does a gap "year" cost?
obviously it depends on what you wanna do and where you wanna go! and this probably isn't the best site for this ... but ... you know ...
i would like to go travelling. as in travelling ... not volunteering or anything. not on any organised trip. to anywhere, really. i would like to go to two or three countries, tho. probably for six-eight months.
i have £3000 in savings and am likely to get another 500-1000 off my nan for reaching the age of 18 and not having started smoking (sweeeeeeeet, huh?!). i'd rather not spend all that if poss, obviously.
is this feasible? would anyone with any experience mind telling me what their gap year cost? i'd really appreciate it!!!
also ... how easy is it to find verrrrrrrry casual work abroad? or are those days over?!
i would like to go travelling. as in travelling ... not volunteering or anything. not on any organised trip. to anywhere, really. i would like to go to two or three countries, tho. probably for six-eight months.
i have £3000 in savings and am likely to get another 500-1000 off my nan for reaching the age of 18 and not having started smoking (sweeeeeeeet, huh?!). i'd rather not spend all that if poss, obviously.
is this feasible? would anyone with any experience mind telling me what their gap year cost? i'd really appreciate it!!!
also ... how easy is it to find verrrrrrrry casual work abroad? or are those days over?!
Anythings possible on 3000 sterling.
I had that exact amount and have been away from home for quite a while now.
Booked a flight to Bangkok, that's it. No accommodation, no friends, no guide, just a rucksack.
Been away 6 months now. Not sure I'd have been as wise as when I had just finished 6th form however. Probably ended up dead in a ditch. (KIDDING)
It's the best thing you could ever do. Go alone - you will grow/mature so much as a person. The skills you'll learn are limitless and you'll soon grow to be not fearful of a thing.
I had that exact amount and have been away from home for quite a while now.
Booked a flight to Bangkok, that's it. No accommodation, no friends, no guide, just a rucksack.
Been away 6 months now. Not sure I'd have been as wise as when I had just finished 6th form however. Probably ended up dead in a ditch. (KIDDING)
It's the best thing you could ever do. Go alone - you will grow/mature so much as a person. The skills you'll learn are limitless and you'll soon grow to be not fearful of a thing.
thanks for replying.
i'd def go alone and not plan too much (i think i'd take a guide, tho ... lol).
i'd def go alone and not plan too much (i think i'd take a guide, tho ... lol).
It's easy enough to come by at most hostels. Volunteer work is worth it though, I enjoyed my projects far more than the travelling I did afterwards and that's saying something.
Richy_Boi
Anythings possible on 3000 sterling.
I had that exact amount and have been away from home for quite a while now.
Booked a flight to Bangkok, that's it. No accommodation, no friends, no guide, just a rucksack.
Been away 6 months now. Not sure I'd have been as wise as when I had just finished 6th form however. Probably ended up dead in a ditch. (KIDDING)
It's the best thing you could ever do. Go alone - you will grow/mature so much as a person. The skills you'll learn are limitless and you'll soon grow to be not fearful of a thing.
I had that exact amount and have been away from home for quite a while now.
Booked a flight to Bangkok, that's it. No accommodation, no friends, no guide, just a rucksack.
Been away 6 months now. Not sure I'd have been as wise as when I had just finished 6th form however. Probably ended up dead in a ditch. (KIDDING)
It's the best thing you could ever do. Go alone - you will grow/mature so much as a person. The skills you'll learn are limitless and you'll soon grow to be not fearful of a thing.
I'd be interested to hear about your experiences. What have you been doing accommodation and job wise? Which countires have you visitied?
It makes a big difference where you want to go and how much you want to spend. Travelling between countries is also obviously going to cost a fortune. Once within some countries, though, you could live for most of your life on £3000. I suspect the flights are going to break the bank though. You could try phoning shipping agents and trying to get temp jobs on cargo ships etc to get between continents for free.
It depends where you want to go?
South east asia is one place that comes to mind, very cheap and some excellent things to do. South America is another place, but a little harder in that very few people speak English here. I never took a guidebook to South America, I should have! Can´t speak much spanish but spanglish gets you by!
I´m not sure about the prices in S.E asia, but in South america you can get a 3 course meal for $1, and big bottles of beer for 80 cents. Transport is very cheap, busses charge around $2-4 per 100km. Accomodation for as little as $4 a night. I´m sure Asia is similar.
Flights are getting cheaper all the time, you shouldn´t have to spend more than 700 pounds on a return to South east asia or South America.
If your spending a month in one place, then you could look at volunteering in a hostel - you´ll get accomodation and usually a drinks allowance. It´ll also give you a bit of experience with bar work, and general "hostel" work - useful if you plan a low cost trip to Oz in the future!
South east asia is one place that comes to mind, very cheap and some excellent things to do. South America is another place, but a little harder in that very few people speak English here. I never took a guidebook to South America, I should have! Can´t speak much spanish but spanglish gets you by!
I´m not sure about the prices in S.E asia, but in South america you can get a 3 course meal for $1, and big bottles of beer for 80 cents. Transport is very cheap, busses charge around $2-4 per 100km. Accomodation for as little as $4 a night. I´m sure Asia is similar.
Flights are getting cheaper all the time, you shouldn´t have to spend more than 700 pounds on a return to South east asia or South America.
If your spending a month in one place, then you could look at volunteering in a hostel - you´ll get accomodation and usually a drinks allowance. It´ll also give you a bit of experience with bar work, and general "hostel" work - useful if you plan a low cost trip to Oz in the future!
Bourne
^Yeah i'm also very curious to hear this too. I mean you just picked a place to stay as you arrived there? it's pretty risky...but i love it!
I'd love to do the same, but where i wanna go is probably a little different...
I'd love to do the same, but where i wanna go is probably a little different...
Hey guys,
Got bored with life in England. Completed my first year at Uni, then booked a flight to Bangkok.
Left to Bangkok, with just my rucksack. Completely surreal at first.
Landed in Bangkok, nothing booked, just read my guide book on the plane. First night stayed in a room that didn't have a mattress, just a slab in a room. It cost 3 quid....
Went from there. Met people in bars/motels, travelled round the country. Done some insane stuff! I.E literally swam to islands just to get a bed.
Visa expired, so booked a flight to Sydney, here I am in Melbourne 5 months later! Have pretty much a new life, job, friends etc. The only reason i'm going home is basically because I can't live the rest of my life being an (illegal)removal guy.
Love it. Such a maturing experience. Felt a different person stepping foot on the plane, and now here I am, happy as ever! Travelling alone really broadens the mind. Everything works out well!
Bourne
Jesus, you swam somewhere?! lol...that's insane.
It ain't easy climbing over sharp rocks then swimming, in the pitch black in a rising tide, with all your worldy possessions lol. Luckily with the rocks I met some pro-climbers from Colorado who had head torches etc Best experience of my life.
I don't think i could ust leave though until i could speak quite well in the country i was going to, as i don't want them to play me for a fool and overcharge me.
It's inevitable, but after a while you get a feel for it, and become wise to rip off merchants and their tricks (& there are plenty). Best way is when you're a newbie, is to speak to other travelers in the bars etc.
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