Gap Year Diaries

Two best friends relive their ’Gap Year’ travelling the world in 2010, by re-reading and reflecting on the hilariously misguided blog diary they kept along the way. Just prior to smart-phones and social media taking over our travel habits, these two wide-eyed 18 year olds set off with nothing but digital cameras and a trusty blog to document their trip. From lost passports to inaccessible bank accounts, jumping out of planes and into gorges, this is a nostalgic exploration of first-time travel and all its hilarious twists and turns.

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Gap Year Diaries

Gap Year Diaries x Hostelworld: Your Stories - Love on the road: travel romances

October 13, 2022

Emily and Rachel of the Gap Year Diaries Podcast chat to intrepid members of the Hostelworld community about their travel experiences.

In this episode, the hosts speak to travel newbie Andi Unceta Pereira about the power of romantic destinations, and James Rowbottom, about his dating life whilst living in Paris as a bisexual man. We hear about awkward Grindr encounters, unbelievable meet-cutes on public transport, and stunningly cinematic dates on Parisian balconies, as well as top tips and advice for finding love, or something like it, on the road. Oh, and a smattering of ridiculous stories from Emily and Rachel throughout of course.

Show notes:Andi Unceta Pereira (she/her) can be found on Instagram at @andiuncetapereira, and her blog at themerakijournals.com

James Rowbottom (he/him) co-presents his own podcast, Search Party, which you can find on all major podcast platforms and can follow on Instagram at @searchpartypod.

You can follow Emily and Rachel’s podcast Gap Year Diaries on Instagram at @gapyeardiariespodcast, and find it on all major podcast sites.You can follow Hostelworld on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Tik Tok at @hostelworld.

Find out more about Hostelworld’s newest collaboration with GAdventures, Roamies Tours, here, and find out more about the new Hostelworld app feature, The Solo System, here.