Expert 1 - Becci Coombes

Female Travel - www.girlstravelclub.co.uk

Has had 15 years experience travelling, both on her own and with friends. Using her experience and knowledge she started Girls Travel Club, providing advice for women travellers.


Expert 2 - Dom Hall

Training & Expeditions - www.fieldskills.com

Spent the last 10 years travelling and working with scientific expeditions, conservation projects, school expeditions and travel companies. He designs and runs specialist training courses for Fieldskills.


Expert 3 - Alice Draper

FCO Travel Advice - www.gogapyear.com

Has worked for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for nearly 6 years. She manages Go Gap Year and works on the Travel & Living Abroad section of the FCO website.



Expert 4 - Michael Pettifer

Travel Insurance matters - Mind The Gap Year

Michael Pettifer, Director of Mind the Gap Year has been working in the insurance industry for over 35 years. Having been a Lloyd’s broker for most of his career, Michael is extremely well-informed and knowledgeable about this market and is frequently approached by the media to offer his views and opinions.



Expert 5 - Oliver Gradwell

Destinations - www.iwishgapyear.com

I Wish Gap Year is a comprehensive Gap Year website providing a wide range of information for your Gap Year, with hundreds of Gap Year Guides, high-quality Volunteering Projects, Work Placements and Learning Opportunities, not to mention a blog and forum where you can interact and get the answers on your Gap Year.