Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A good starting point is the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (
www.fco.gov.uk
)
where you can find country profiles and assess the dangers and possible drawbacks to
places you're thinking of. The FCO updates its danger list regularly as new areas of unrest
emerge, but it's not, and never can be, a failsafe.
How long have you got?
Now you have at least a rough idea of where you want to go and what you want to do. The
next step is to consider how long you might need to get it all in. How much time you can
spare depends on
when
you're taking your gap.
That's going to be dictated by when you have to be back for starting university or college
or, for career breakers, how much time your employer's prepared to let you have, or even
whether you're willing to risk quitting your job for more gap time.
We are hearing plenty of evidence that shorter placements of a few weeks rather than a few
months are in increasing demand. Here, you need to consider what you want to get out of
