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About

Welcome to the home of Gap Year Pins. A website created by travellers, for travellers...

We love to travel and can regularly be found backpacks in hand, heading off in search of new adventures. From holidays, to career breaks, we try and get away as often as we can, exploring the world and experiencing new cultures, food, music and destinations.

Explore the blog to find out about some of our recent trips, favourite destinations, great gay travel destinations, top tips for travelling and more.
Liam & Nick

Our Travels

At Gap Year Pins we've been lucky enough to explore many fantastic countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada and many European destinations.

Check out some of our adventures!

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Kobe

After Kyoto we headed South-West to Kobe - the 6th largest city in Japan with a population of 1.5 million and famous for it's Arima Onsen (hot springs) and Kobe Beef! Kobe is a port town sandwiched between the sea…

Nikko

After a short stay in Takayama and with a slightly less painful foot we hopped on the train and headed to Nikko. Nikko is a small town nestled in amongst the mountains and is known for it's temples, shrines and…

Moeraki Boulders

Sad to say goodbye to Dunedin we hit the road and headed towards Oamaru (post to follow). On the way we stopped at the popular Moeraki Boulders (Kaihinaki). The Moeraki Boulders are an amazing geological phenomena formed by thousands of…

Why not...

Why not checkout some of the categories from our travels, get inspired and start planning your next big adventure.

Catlins, NZ | Magnetic Island, AUS | Penticton, BC | Taupo, NZ

Your Big Adventure!

We love sharing tips and information about destinations, festivals and events, LGBT+ travel, different ways of travelling and our experiences both as backpackers and gay travellers. In the blog you'll find write-ups of many of the places we've visited, as well as some top tips for travel.

However, if you're planning on taking a longer trip and aren't sure where to start with planning, budgeting, booking accommodation or transport, then we've written a step-by-step guide, which is available as an eBook.

Your Big Adventure is full of useful information to help you prepare for backpacking, a gap-year or extended break. It contains tips from all our travels, as well as some of the big things you'll need to think about, and that all-important packing list!

Available from Amazon, it's priced at just 99p!

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Who We Are?

Find out more about the people behind Gap Year Pins.

Liam Goldstein

Freelance Web Designer / Creative

A digital creative with a flair for design. Liam loves trying new cuisines and is the resident travel photographer.

Nick Frampton

Freelance Copywriter / Author

Wandering wordsmith Nick is an experienced marketer and copywriter and also helps independent authors with their writing.

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