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28/01/2025

Here is our Mexico backpacking itinerary for your Gap Year!

1. Puerta Vallarta - 2 days
2. Guadalajara (day trip to tequila) - 3 days
3. Guanajuato - 2 days
4. Mexico City - 3 days
5. Puerto escondido - 5 days
6. San José for 2 days if you like mushrooms lol - 2 days
7. Oaxaca city - 3 days
8. San Cristóbal de las casas - 3 days
9. Palenque - 2 days
10. Valladolid - 3 days
11. Bacalar - 3 days

This backpacking route only requires 1 internal flight, which can be switched for an 18 hour bus if you want to save money.

Each location can be visited via bus 🚎

Mexico is an ideal country for first time backpackers because the people are super friendly, it’s easy to get around and there is a well trodden backpacker route full of other travellers 🇲🇽🇲🇽

Whilst crime is an issue in Mexico, most visitors go untroubled.

If you’re thinking of taking a gap year, Mexico may be a great option for you!

Let us know if you have any questions ☺️

23/01/2025

Save this for your backpacking Gap Year trip ✅

In this carousel:
1. Soap bar - so much easier than carrying around clunky shower gel 🧼
2. Packing cubes - tidy bag tidy mind 🧘
3. - quietness is not guaranteed especially in hostels.
4. Reusable travel bottles - decant your products into theee so you’re carrying less around around with you. Every gram makes a difference and adds up!
5. Portable charger 🔋- feel like this almost goes without saying? Can’t do much these days without your phone!
6. Multi length cables - both long and short for different situations (and gives you a spare for when you inevitably lose one)
7. Cable bag - more of a nice to have, to keep things tidy.
8. Travel pillow 🛌- feel like people always regret not bringing one of these.
9. A kindle - so much more convenient than books! Super low cost if you buy 2nd hand.
10. Air tag - attach to your luggage so you never need to worry about it getting lost 😊

Save this for your backpacking gap year trip & send to a friend who needs help packing!!!

What do you think?? Are all these essential?? Anything else you’d add?

If you found this helpful give us a follow - we’re obsessed with all things student travel and want to help you get more travel into your life!!

21/01/2025

Save this for planning your Gap Year!! 🤩 & send to a friend who wants to do one ✅

These are really important top tips for managing your finances during backpacking & travelling 🤗

We want to connect with more students who are going on a gap year - what made you decide to take one?? Where are you going to head to??

We are obsessed with all things travel as a young person so give us a follow for budget travel tips and tricks, student discounts & all things gap year / study abroad 😏

20/01/2025

We’ll go first ⬇️

Here are some of ours:

👉 getting so burnt in Mexico from cheap suncream that my skin blistered

👉 hiking to the highest point in Central America thinking it would be easy, went without proper walking shoes and got sun burnt, altitude sickness and blistered feet

👉 getting food poisoning on the last day of a 4 day trek, having to hike back through the jungle for a full day without keeping down any food or water, diarrhoea & trying not to pass out

👉 being woken up by two people “having fun” in bed together then finding the condom packet on top of my clothing on the floor in the morning

When you’re travelling, things go wrong! It’s inevitable! The key is how you handle it.

Yes it can be stressful, but the more stressed out you get the worse it is.

Always try to travel WITH someone, so you have a partner to problem solve with 💕

WE WANNA HEAR YOUR STORIES!! Comment below ⬇️

also hey 👋 we’re obsessed with all things student travel, give us a follow for everything gap year, year abroad, budget travel tips & tricks and student discounts ❤️

11/01/2025

Is a gap year all it’s cracked up to be?

Swipe through our carousel to have a think about the pros and cons of taking time out of studying 📚

It could be the best….or worst decision you ever make 🤨

Let us know in the comments if you or your friends are thinking of taking a gap year!!

Btw hey we’re 👋 we want to be your go to for all things student travel from gap years to studying abroad, to discounts and tips & tricks - give us a follow!

10/12/2024

Don’t miss these essentials when packing ✅

It’s not easy making sure you have everything you need, so save this post to ensure you don’t miss these essentials.

Everything in this list will keep you comfortable and help ensure your trip goes smoothly.

SAVE for your trip and SEND to a friend who’s heading off travelling on their Gap Year or Year Abroad!

What are your absolute travel essentials?

04/11/2024

Should you Learn Spanish for your trip? 🤔

In our opinion, the answer is YES, you should learn SOME Spanish before your trip.

It often comes as a surprise to many backpackers how little english is spoken in some Latin American countries.

Do yourself a favour and pick up some basics!

Not only is it respectful to the locals, but it will also make your life SO much easier. Your experience out there will transform with some spanish, trust us!

It’s good to think about the situations you’re going to be in, and the Spanish you’re going to need for that.

In this carousel we give you the basics for the following:
1️⃣ Greetings
2️⃣ Being polite
3️⃣ Directions
4️⃣ At a restaurant/cafe
5️⃣ Shopping
6️⃣ Safety & security

👉 When you’re travelling, the more you practice these words and phrases, the easier it’ll become!

📲 Consider writing a note on your phone with the most common ones, so you can refer back to them.

💡💡 TOP TIP: Did you know you can download a whole language onto google translate? That way if you lose signal or don’t have internet, you can still use the translator app (this can really come in handy!).

FUN FACT: Our founder Alfie can speak 5 languages! Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and English. How insane is that?!

Do you think its important to learn some of a language prior to your trip? Let us know in the comments 👇👇

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22/10/2024

It’s never been easier👇

👌If you want to travel but the budget isn’t quite allowing it, consider these ways to make money WHILE travelling.

💻Learning a skill such as digital marketing, yoga teaching or teaching a language can enable you to work remotely - so you can travel while you’re working!

🦥Volunteering is a great way to massively reduce your costs, whilst having a stable base where you can really get to know a location and make lasting friendships.

✈️Alternatively, you could do a job that INVOLVES travelling - like a group leader, camp councellor or tour director.

Any other ideas? Let us know!!

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21/10/2024

It’s never been easier 👇

If you want to travel but the budget isn’t quite allowing it, consider these ways to make money WHILE travelling.

👨‍💻 Learning a skill such as digital marketing, yoga teaching or teaching a language can enable you to work remotely - so you can travel while you’re working!

🧘 Volunteering is a great way to massively reduce your costs, whilst having a stable base where you can really get to know a location and make lasting friendships.

✈️ Alternatively, you could do a job that INVOLVES travelling - like a group leader, camp councellor or tour director.

Any other ideas? Let us know!!

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19/10/2024

It’s never been easier 👇

Save this post for planning your gap year and send to someone who wants to earn while travelling ✅

If you want to travel but the budget isn’t quite allowing it, consider these ways to make money WHILE travelling.

👨‍💻 Learning a skill such as digital marketing, yoga teaching or teaching a language can enable you to work remotely - so you can travel while you’re working!

🧘 Volunteering is a great way to massively reduce your costs, whilst having a stable base where you can really get to know a location and make lasting friendships.

✈️ Alternatively, you could do a job that INVOLVES travelling - like a group leader, camp councellor or tour director.

Any other ideas? Let us know!!

Travel while working | Work and travel | How to traevl and work | How to make money while travelling | Travel and work | Make money | Student travel | travel tips | travel hacks

15/10/2024

Year abroad coming up?

Here are the Do’s and Don’ts for when you arrive, written by a member of our community who lived abroad in Mexico City 🇲🇽🌵🍸

Save this for your year abroad and send to a friend who’s going on one 😍

THE DO’S
✅ Follow the lights - look down side streets, through shop windows and around central squares. Lights = activity!
✅ Go for a drink alone - yes this seems a little daunting initially but if you’re on your own, people are actually more likely to approach you.
✅ Document your first weeks - write a journal, your future self will appreciat reading back on the highs and lows

THE DONT’S
❌ Forget to reach out to friends and family at home. They want to hear about what you’re up to and it’ll make you feel better to.
❌ Obsess over the language - you’ll practice tonnes when you’re there.
❌ Get complacent - Toby had his wallet nicked so justs be mindful of local customs and keeping safe.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY
🥳 HAVE FUN!
🥳 Don’t take things too seriously, things going wrong is inevitable
🥳Drama abroad feels far more important than it ever is. Keep everything in perspective!

Follow us if you’re a student interested in Gap Years, Study Abroad and Year abroad travel 🤗

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10/10/2024

Read this before your gap year planning ⬇️ ⬇️

These are some questions you want to ask yourself before you go. If you get all of these covered, you’ll feel confident and READY for your adventure!!! ✈️

Did we miss anything?

Save this post so you can come back and make sure you’re prepared or send to a friend who’s going away!

Let us know in the comments if there’s anything you’re worried about for your gap year, or anything you need help with to plan it! ⬇️ ⬇️

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07/08/2024

Culture shock is one of the main concerns for young people when studying abroad for the first time.

Here are ways to deal with culture shock when studying abroad. See the full blog by Aya Kurteva via our website 🌎

16/07/2024

Full article available on our website 🌎

Wild swimming is back in 2024 and it’s time to get out into some nature & take a dip. .tilda.wn gives us a rundown of the top spots in and around Bristol to wild swim. Available on our website. Link in bio.

03/05/2024

Coming soon… ⌛️

The call to adventure.

STT has a new look. You may have noticed a couple things looking a bit differently and it’s about to be a whole load more. I CANNOT WAIT!

Launch in less than 2 weeks 🤌🏼

New website will be hitting your screens with fresh tips, recommendations, resources, itineraries and more. If you’re taking a gap year, looking to work remote from Thai beaches or places to go swimming in the UK this summer or just going on a dog walk with your granny, we are here for you.

Our mission doesn’t change. To become the go-to resource for young travellers. To foster a relatable and trustworthy space that transcends beyond the typical study abroad, gap year, and travelling experience.

So much more to come. That is all for now.

Love,

Alfie

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