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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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Happiness is... A trip to Denmark

Scandinavians do it better. It’s a fact. According to the World Happiness Report, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland are among the top five happiest countries in the world.

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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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Kira Salak: Exploring life on the edge

Kira Salak: Exploring life on the edge

Kira Salak is “the gutsiest woman adventurer of our day”, exploring some of the world’s most dangerous places and completing some of its most difficult challenges

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Adventurers and heroes. What it means to be brave

Adventurers and heroes. What it means to be brave

Bravery does not mean that one is fearless; being brave means to have the mental strength to face fear, danger and difficulty

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A subterranean labyrinth of caves and stunning blue lakes with a mystical past: Yucatan

There are some 3000 cenotes in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, created after a meteorite hit Earth over 66 million years ago

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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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2/03/21

Happiness is... A trip to Denmark

Happiness is... A trip to Denmark

Scandinavians do it better. It’s a fact. According to the World Happiness Report, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland are among the top five happiest countries in the world.

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2/03/21

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

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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15/02/21

Where can you Swim in Crystal Clear Drinking Water Among Trolls’ Hair?

Where can you Swim in Crystal Clear Drinking Water Among Trolls’ Hair?

Imagine swimming in water so clear, that you can easily see 100 metres down, and so pure, that you can drink it

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15/02/21

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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15/02/21