Travel along with Xtreme Gap

October 25th 2010 Oliver and Debby of Xtreme Gap will set foot on the first of many flights!

Our itinerary this far. The back end of the trip will include the Philippines, but these flights are not booked yet...maybe also Japan..

On this Blog you can follow us on our trip discovering amazing gap year destinations and cool travel options for you. Surfing, Diving, Trekking, Bungy jumping, Sky diving, Partying and more... For our existing programmes have a look on www.xtremegapyear.co.uk

Date	From	To	departure time	arrival date	arrival local time
25/10/2010	Spain	UK	13.15	25/10/2010	15.15
25/10/2010	UK	Malaysia	21.00	26/10/2010	14.00
26/10/2010	Malaysia	Gold Coast Australia	21.25	27/10/2010	7.25
28/10/2010	Gold Coast, Australia	Sydney Australia	14.30	28/10/2010	16.55
07/11/2010	Brisbane, Australia	New Zealand	16.30	07/11/2010	22.55
30/11/2010	New Zealand	Brisbane, Australia	07.00	30/11/2010	7.40
30/11/2010	Brisbane, Australia	Honiara Solomon	10.00	30/11/2010	14.05
14/12/2010	Honiara Solomon	Brisbane, Australia	14.55	14/12/2010	17.05
15/12/2010	Brisbane, Australia	Sydney, Australia	07.25	15/12/2010	10.00
15/12/2010	Sydney, Australia	Phuket, Thailand	15.15	15/12/2010	20.30
22/01/2011	Bangkok, Thailand	Bali, Indonesia	06.15	22/01/2011	11.25

15 ideas keep your gap year memories alive.

Keep the travel memories alive! When you are traveling around the world on your gap year and see so many new thing, go so many new and exciting places, get introduced to so many cultures and you go through so many emotions you tend to forget stuff. Would it not be great to collect some memories along the way to never forget what it felt like. We have traveled a lot and on our travels we have spoken to many other travelers on their gap year about what they collect. Here are some tips on what you can do to bring a little bit of the world to your home and keep the memory alive:
1. Collect beer labels, every country has its own beer. You probably shared that beer in a unique place, or shared it with a new friend. Write the date on the back and keep it in your travel diary.
2. Match boxes (maybe not the matches itself) from clubs you went to bars you visited and hotels you stayed.
3. Masks, imagine coming home and putting them on the wall… recalling all memories. Trust us even if they are big it is worth the effort to ever ship them. Ones you are stuck in an office it would be nice to dream away every now and then looking at the masks on the wall.
4. Handmade art, often cheap in the country of origin, but worth a lot back home.
5. Flags (big or small) from each country.
6. T shirts are nice too, we advice anyway to start travelling light…now you have something to wear. By doing this you can show off subtly you have travelled the world.
7. Caps, same reason as the T-shirts. Easy way to show off ;)
8. Small bank notes from each country, great to make a collage back home and hang it on your wall. It costs very little, weighs nothing.
9. Collecting a bead from each country to make yourself a funky necklace.
10. Furniture (you would have to ship this) for a house full of beautiful furniture from around the world.
11. Postcards, send your mom a postcard from every country and tell her to keep them. Write down a unique story or experience you had at that place. Nice for the family…and for you ones you are home again.
12. Badges and pins from every country, small and easy to carry.
13. Dolls from each country, lots of people do this, maybe nice for your kids later ;)
14. Toys, each country has different toys for kids. Often the same idea, but just adjusted to the country and culture.
15. Make a little video on the first day you arrive at a new place or when you leave to go to a new place. You can post the video’s on the web and share your emotions with the rest of the world, or just with your friends and family. Real cool to look back later, you will notice you have grown out to be a world traveler in the end.
16. Train boat and flight tickets will prove you that it was not just a dream!

More tips are welcome. What do you collect when you travel (next to photographs)? Mail us. info@xtreme-gap.com