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If you are going to a Gap Year Travel, you should plan everything to be prepared for the travel. Remember that a Gap year travel is not the typical "resort" holiday: you will be traveling for a long time in an unknown environment and you won't have sometimes the typical comfort goods that you could be useful to.
What should you bring to a Gap Year Travel?
- Appropiate clothing
Forget about high heels and bring comfortable clothing to your trip. Research first what kind of weather can you expect during your travel so you have always something appropiate to wear.
- Health Insurance
Check that the travel agency brings you a health insurance that will cover any health problem you could have during the trip. If the agency doesn't include one in the package you have selected then buy one for yourself: you don't know what are the type of conditions you can encounter or if the destination you are traveling to has a public health system.
- Bring pocket money
Even if the package you have chosen include all the "typical expenses" it is always a good idea to bring a minimum amount of pocket money that you can use to buy something you haven't planned or if you have a sudden problem.
- Remember your medications
If you have any health condition that needs a long time treatment you should remember to bring your medication with you. Even if you don't suffer of any condition remember to bring your vitamins and some basic medication for typical health problems: pain relievers, headache, diarrhea, etc.
- Take maps and references with you
Don't forget to take with you maps of the cities and towns you will travel to and the addresses and telephone numbers of the places you are going to be staying or the organization you are going to be working with!
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