Preparing For A Trip - Gap Year travel
Check if you need a Visa(s) for the countries you will be visiting throughout your gap year. If so find out what days and times the embassy or consulate opens and be prepared to queue. Arriving early helps.
Take some extra passport size photos away with you. They are useful for documents and reports.
E-mail important details such as passport, travellers cheques, insurance policy numbers and credit/debit numbers to your email account - a great comfort if you lose anything on your gap year travels.
Always book your first night's accommodation and try not to arrive in a strange city at night.
Money
Credit Card - pay money into your account so you can use it as a current account and save paying cash advance fees.
Money - keep valuables in a concealed money belt and small change in a pocket or wallet such as the cashguard.
On-line Banking - set this up so you can keep a close eye on your finances.
Foreign Currency - take time to learn the values and exchange rate.
Other useful advice can be found at www.gapadvice.org giving an unbiased source for all gap year information, research and advice for the student, career breakers and for those in retirement. Also www.gap-year.com gives advice and guide books for all travellers.