The gap year book

Fancy a break from work or studies ?
You need The Gap Year Book.

Packed with essential advice on saving and raising money, what to pack, keeping in touch and staying safe, the inside track on when and where to go, and numerous ideas about what to do, this book is a one-stop gap-year shop.

• Chill out in Asia or backpack around the world
• Save turtles in Costa Rica or work on an outback farm in Australia
• Undertake traineeships at the European Parliament
• Drive trucks and lead tours across the Serengeti
• Learn to be a snowboard instructor then earn your way on the slopes
• Study jewellery-making in Milan or art history in Florence
• Teach football to US kids or English in Japan
• Sing for your supper on a cruise-ship or crew a yacht around the Med

Also includes :

• Access to the Thorn Tree gap-year forum on www.lonelyplanet.com
• Full-colour world map showing round-the-world routes
• Gap-year planners and tried-and-tested gap-year itineraries
• Amusing anecdotes and helpful hints from experienced gappers
• Details of hundreds of gap-year organisations and essential resources

`We are delighted that Lonely Planet has brought out such a comprehensive book to ensure you get the most from your gap year.'

STA Travel - world leaders in travel for young people