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  • 20/20 Communication - Learning a new language the way you learned your first is one of the best ways to learn
    Posted on: 15 April 2020
  • 10 things you must do before you take a big trip (that you haven't thought of yet)
    Posted on: 13 January 2020
  • 9 ways to spot what everyone else misses (with pictures)
    Posted on: 6 January 2020
  • How to turn an 88% chance of failure into a 70% chance of success
    Posted on: 9 December 2019
  • Long-term travel – how to do it
    Posted on: 26 November 2019
  • 10 useful skills you’ll get from volunteering abroad
    Posted on: 26 November 2019
  • 10 ways to look after your mental health while you travel
    Posted on: 28 September 2019
  • Top ten tips for living in Australia
    Posted on: 28 March 2019
  • 10 excuses you're using to put off a life-changing experience
    Posted on: 28 March 2019
  • How to justify the cost of your career break
    Posted on: 1 November 2018
  • Back from your sabbatical, now what?
    Posted on: 18 September 2018
  • Ten easy ways you can be a more responsible traveller
    Posted on: 11 September 2018
  • My career break went horribly wrong - this is why I'm sharing my story
    Posted on: 17 August 2018
  • I want a career break - but where do I start?
    Posted on: 17 August 2018
  • How a career break will increase your sex appeal
    Posted on: 20 June 2018
  • Top FREE ebooks and guides to help you plan your career break
    Posted on: 19 June 2018
  • Why you are an idiot to wait for the "right time"
    Posted on: 12 June 2018
  • Insider at BUNAC dishes all her secrets in this interview
    Posted on: 27 May 2018
  • You need a career break - here's why
    Posted on: 22 May 2018
  • How to avoid the latest travel scam [UPDATED]
    Posted on: 12 April 2018
  • The best career break and gap year websites (apart from this one)
    Posted on: 17 August 2017
  • How the hell can you afford a career break?
    Posted on: 25 February 2017
  • The top 5 sabbatical mistakes people make - and how you can avoid them
    Posted on: 15 February 2017
  • How to make difficult decisions [infographic]
    Posted on: 1 February 2017
  • The 7 biggest lies about you believe about people who take a gap year
    Posted on: 17 August 2016
  • How to set your career break goals
    Posted on: 25 July 2016
  • 10 things you must never travel without
    Posted on: 30 April 2016
  • 8 unexpected things that will happen on a great career break
    Posted on: 27 April 2016
  • A later life career break - one woman's story
    Posted on: 11 April 2016
  • How and where to get rid of your stuff
    Posted on: 28 February 2016
  • Top things to learn BEFORE you travel
    Posted on: 13 November 2015
  • Diving into your job search after a career break
    Posted on: 10 October 2015
  • Top 10 tips for volunteering abroad
    Posted on: 10 October 2015
  • When it all gets too much
    Posted on: 2 September 2015
  • The top 20 stopover cities for cheap flights
    Posted on: 27 July 2015
  • Top 5 volunteering projects for your career break - First Fit article
    Posted on: 22 July 2015
  • Is this the real reason you haven't taken a career break?
    Posted on: 20 July 2015
  • How NOT to raise money for your career break
    Posted on: 26 March 2015
  • I overcame a crippling panic disorder to travel the world - and you can too
    Posted on: 18 February 2015
  • How to fight homesickness when travelling
    Posted on: 16 December 2014
  • How to avoid bad gap year companies
    Posted on: 1 September 2014
  • Cruel elephant trekking dropped - what took them so long?
    Posted on: 14 August 2014
  • Portable careers - how to work while you travel (webinar recap)
    Posted on: 1 August 2014
  • One career breaker's horror story of renting out their house
    Posted on: 16 July 2014
  • Housesitting webinar - a round-up of the tips from the experts!
    Posted on: 10 July 2014
  • How to get a cheap flight [infographic]
    Posted on: 26 March 2014
  • Top tips to combat fatigue while travelling
    Posted on: 25 March 2014
  • 8 misconceptions you have about sabbaticals
    Posted on: 26 February 2014
  • 16 ways to avoid getting scammed, hacked or embarrassed online
    Posted on: 28 January 2014
  • Money cushions - how much is enough?
    Posted on: 23 November 2013
  • Staying pretty (and clean) on the road
    Posted on: 29 October 2013
  • Is it really failure, or the first step to success?
    Posted on: 15 October 2013
  • How to become a freelance writer on your career break
    Posted on: 11 September 2013
  • How to take a career break without it hurting your career
    Posted on: 23 April 2013
  • Planning a career break? Don't forget travel insurance
    Posted on: 27 March 2013
  • House-sitting: tips for success
    Posted on: 23 March 2013
  • The 10 commandments of career breaks
    Posted on: 21 March 2013
  • 10 organisations who owe you money
    Posted on: 26 February 2013
  • What is the best age to take a career break?
    Posted on: 17 February 2013
  • 10 things you ought to be able to say in any language
    Posted on: 28 January 2013
  • Why "What do you want to do when you get back?" isn't the right question
    Posted on: 31 October 2012
  • How to make a bucket list
    Posted on: 18 October 2012
  • Free guide & app from the Foreign Office
    Posted on: 31 August 2012
  • Free money for your career break
    Posted on: 24 August 2012
  • When are you going to go?
    Posted on: 7 August 2012
  • 4-step guide to choosing a volunteer opportunity abroad
    Posted on: 26 March 2012
  • 4 things to bear in mind before working abroad on your career break
    Posted on: 26 January 2012
  • Things to do on a long-haul flight for the easily bored
    Posted on: 24 January 2012
  • Photography tips we nicked off Twitter
    Posted on: 23 January 2012
  • Off-season travel - the good, the bad and the crucial
    Posted on: 3 January 2012
  • Turn an 88% chance of failure into a 70% chance of success
    Posted on: 31 December 2011
  • Don't do anything about your career break until you've read this
    Posted on: 16 December 2011
  • Good and bad things about being away at Christmas
    Posted on: 12 December 2011
  • Career break - what is the first step?
    Posted on: 23 November 2011
  • Who to have sex with on your career break
    Posted on: 13 November 2011
  • How to ask for a sabbatical - and make sure you get one!
    Posted on: 9 November 2011
  • How I failed as a career breaker, and how you can avoid the same mistakes
    Posted on: 14 October 2011
  • 8 excuses you'll use to put off taking a career break
    Posted on: 3 October 2011
  • How to write a travel blog (that doesn't suck)
    Posted on: 29 September 2011
  • 7 career break rules you can break
    Posted on: 7 September 2011
  • Words and phrases that are banned at The Career Break Site
    Posted on: 24 August 2011
  • Will a career break help or harm my career?
    Posted on: 8 June 2011
  • Top ten tips for a successful career break
    Posted on: 24 February 2011
  • Career break tips for over-45s
    Posted on: 24 February 2011
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