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 On a gap year or an extended trip? Backpacking is the only way to travel. You'll meet new people and experience different cultures, giving you a completely different outlook on life.

All adventures require planning, so let Essential Travel help you with some useful tips and provide you with a travel insurance quotation. Our backpacker policy gives you excellent levels of cover at a price to suit your budget.

Travelling is a good experience but it does mean taking responsibility for your own actions.

Whether you opt for a few months travel, or a full year, there are many things to organise and a vast amount of information waiting to drown you in confusion. Don't let it - follow these few, simple, key rules to organised planning and make the trip easy for yourself.

Choose your country

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Do your research

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