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“I haven’t been everywhere, but it is on my list.” So much to see and to do and so much to experience. Our blogs feature exciting explorers and their mad adventures; we show you the cool places to travel to, whether it’s with your family or on your gap year.

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Are Gap Years Underrated or Just What Everyone Needs Now?

Are you at a crossroads about life after school and pondering whether to delay university and to do a gap-year?

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Gap Year: Travel Far Away and Volunteer

Gap Year: Travel Far Away and Volunteer

School is officially a closed chapter now. Perhaps you feel a sense of longing for the predictable nature of it, for the support and structure that you received.

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Forced to find my own identity: gap years and building resilience

Forced to find my own identity: gap years and building resilience

At the risk of sounding a bit obsessed with Matthew McConaughey, I’d like to draw upon another of his inspirational experiences

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Gap years: some top tips from a travelling enthusiast on the what and how

Gap years: some top tips from a travelling enthusiast on the what and how

‘Take a gap year, it will be the best experience of your life’, someone said to me when I was in lower sixth: ‘You’ll never forget it’.

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No fear gap year: some fun ideas for your year abroad

With the bleak winter of lockdown nearly behind us, it’s time to start imagining sunnier days (both literally and metaphorically)

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Space Tourism is here. Well, almost.

Space Tourism is here. Well, almost.

A doughnut-shaped orbiting hotel could be receiving guests in just a few years

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30/03/22

Are Gap Years Underrated or Just What Everyone Needs Now?

Are Gap Years Underrated or Just What Everyone Needs Now?

Are you at a crossroads about life after school and pondering whether to delay university and to do a gap-year?

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22/03/22

Teen Blogger Budapest: How to Make the Most of a Short Trip

Budapest: How to Make the Most of a Short Trip

If you have the urge to take a short trip and are considering Budapest or just want to learn more about the city, this article is for you

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2/03/22

Teen Blogger Be spontaneous, and take that short trip

Be spontaneous, and take that short trip

As many countries are slowly easing their Covid regulations, going abroad on a short trip has become easier

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1/02/22

Teen Blogger Why London is the ideal city for your dream Instagram feed

Why London is the ideal city for your dream Instagram feed

As Big Seven has just released its new ranking of the most Instagrammable cities, Secret London proudly announced that London is rather well-ranked.

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24/01/22

Traveller or Explorer

Traveller or Explorer

Brave, risk-taking, adventurous and novelty-seeking are all words that come to mind when we think of an explorer

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10/05/21