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Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐 (Year of the Monkey)

FEBRUARY 01ST, 2016 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE IN ASIA

新年快乐 - Happy Chinese New Year!!!

This year we celebrate the Year of the Monkey! Beginning on February 8th and finishing on January 27th, 2017. Naturally we feel it's the right time to give you a little bit of a background check on the Chinese New Year, along with some epic content from our travellers out in China.

Before we go into detail, let's start things off with the following video (which came from a Real Gap Experience traveller in 2015) to get you into spirit, clear the mind and...

Ebony Day - Thailand Vlog Coverage

JANUARY 25TH, 2016 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE IN ASIA

So if you hadn’t already heard the BIG news, we sent the lovely and super talented musician / vlogger Ebony Day to Thailand for her to film a new music video (which is just incredible) and obviously get away from her hectic London lifestyle by travelling this beaut of a country!

Ebony as always delivered awesome content however by infusing dreamy Thai landscapes these videos are beautiful with breath-taking scenery. Travelling on our Bangkok to Beaches trip Ebony and her crew hit up the...

What's Hot? – Most Popular Travel Experiences Booked for 2016

JANUARY 20TH, 2016 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE IN ASIA

Our MASSIVE January sale is going strong, and with hundreds of you booking your travels for 2016 we thought it’s about time to let you know the top 5 most booked experiences for 2016... If you’re looking to travel the world and not quite sure where to go, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!

In just a few weeks spaces have been selling out fast, with our infamous Thailand Experience topping the charts and holding a 9/10 rating from past travellers. From travelling on these busier trips you’re...

Top Places to Travel in 2016

DECEMBER 22ND, 2015 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE IN ASIA

So it’s that time again guys, everyone is thinking ‘new year, new me’ – so what’s 2016 got lined up for you?

As much as we completely agree with all these New Year resolutions to better yourself, get healthy and get motivated, we also want to drop this bombshell into the mix - why just stick to home soil?! How about you experience something completely new this year, shake things up a little, NO… a lot!

Grab that passport and get ready as we’ve put together a list of THE best travel...

Want to see the world but a little short on time?

DECEMBER 14TH, 2015 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE IN ASIA

Wanderlust can lead you to incredible experiences but it can also be extremely frustrating when on home soil! We all have that burning desire to travel and #seetheworld but unfortunately unless you are one of those lucky few who can do it on a full-time basis (nothing is stopping you) it’s always going to be a balance – that doesn’t necessarily have to be 50/50 though, its’s completely up to you!

It’s often thought that once you’ve completed your ‘Gap Year’ or ‘Gap Years’ (wink wink) that...

Best Places to Eat in Cambodia

DECEMBER 08TH, 2015 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE BLOGGER IN ASIA

This blog post comes from the brilliant Sophie Maddern, a keen traveller with an awesome Instagram profile @justanotherhappytraveller - it's definitely worth checking out!

Sophie is currently travelling with Real Gap Experience (yeah buddy!) hitting up Thailand, Cambodia and Australia on a year's travel plan. Sophie is also giving a lot of her time to community volunteering so we'd like to say a massive well done and a huge thanks for this great blog post (one for all the foodies out there!)....

FULL MOON, BLACK MOON & HALF MOON PARTIES - What's What?

NOVEMBER 25TH, 2015 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE IN ASIA

With the arrival of Black Friday and the recent #manonthemoon John Lewis Christmas advert (love it!), we’ve been getting all excited for the festive season and wondered how we could add to this excitement but also fill you in with some useful travel information?! Well here you are people… this blog is all about the different Moon parties you can experience whilst out in Thailand! "How does this have anything to do with Christmas and Black Friday?" I hear you ask... Allow us to explain.

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5 FILMS YOU NEED TO WATCH BEFORE GOING TO THE USA

NOVEMBER 17TH, 2015 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE IN NORTH AMERICA

Tempted to road trip your way around the USA? Before you grab that passport make sure you’ve swatted up on our top 5 films to watch before heading to the United States! Whether you’re wanting to road trip your way through all 50 states, party it up in Las Vegas or experience the bright lights of New York City - these blockbusters will provide you with some inspiration but also give you a bit of common ground with the locals (we hope).

Before we start this epic tale of GIFtastic greatness it...

10 MUST DO’S IN THE USA

NOVEMBER 11TH, 2015 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE IN NORTH AMERICA

With all this USA and Boohoo competition hype we thought it would be wise to give you all a little bit of a background check on this amazing country. Here’s a list of 10 must do’s during your time in the US of A – this really was a tough one as there are literally SO many great things to see and do.

Before we start let’s get those perceptions right! Some of you guys might have the US down as being recognised for some hectic concrete jungles, cali surf dudes and the odd hillbilly, (Ok so you...

Ebony Day does Thailand

NOVEMBER 11TH, 2015 BY REAL GAP EXPERIENCE IN ASIA

At HQ we’ve been working hard to organise an exciting new project. Finally, just a few days before she departs we are BEYOND excited to announce that we are sending EBONY DAY to Thailand with the very talented camera team Reload Sessions.

Once you’ve stopped any fan girls screaming at your screen, let us tell you more… At the beginning of the year Ebony liked us on twitter (as everyone should… @RealGapExp please!) and it got us thinking. We wanted an insider view of Thailand, and who better...

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