My Travel Goods
Going on a trip of a lifetime will normally require some special kit/equipment. We suggest you look at the suggested kit list in your Mind The Gap Year Planner/Diary within your account to get some ideas.
Below you will find a few companies who provide discounts on many different products from camping and trekking equipment through to cheap mobile phone international sim cards for overseas calls, solar chargers for your phone, iPods etc. global currency cards, reducing bank charges when converting currency and vaccination clincs. Plus a link to the Foreign Commonwealth Office's new LOCATE programme, informing them of where you will be headed in case of an emergency.
Travel Goods
10% discount on travel goods, buy anything from rucksacks, water purifiers and sleeping bags, through to door and window locks, personal attack alarms, padlocks and money belts.
Please click on the Travel with Care logo below for all your travel essentials:-
Journal and Tracking System
Using GPS, friends and family can see where you are during your travels and you can download comments and photo's at any destination creating a map/journal of your trip that can be kept for all time.
Just click on the link above for more infomration and the fourth month subscription FREE*
* This will be credited to you after 3rd month.
Overseas SIM cards
The SaverSIM is the perfect mobile product for when you travel with Mind The Gap Year as inbound calls are FREE throughout Europe and in many other countries and outbound calls are up to 80% cheaper depending where you call from or to! The SaverSIM is totally subscription free and the starter SIM is just £20 including £10 of calls! And topping up is easy online and anyone can do it for you if you are running low and aren’t near a computer! For more details go to
Global SIM cards
Ideal for students or any cost conscious traveller, the GO-SIM Starter Pack lets you stay in touch for less. It’s the international SIM card that doesn’t stop giving!
Global Currency Cards
Caxton FX’s chip and PIN currency cards. Easy to load, safe and easy to use and no nasty bank charges wasting your hard earned travelling money.
As of Friday 03/07/09 Caxton FX cards have abolished ATM fees on its Euro and Dollar cards.
Travel Chargers from ChargeItUp.co.uk
10% discount on the essential travel chargers
At www.chargeitup.co.uk we specialise in travel charging solutions and just to make it easier for you we have compiled the essential guide to charging your phone, ipod, camera and more whilst on your gap year. Not only that but use the code GAP10 at checkout and you’ll receive a 10% on anything you purchase. You cannot afford to leave these shores without visiting us first!
Travel Gear Shop
Receive a 10% discount on all orders - Just enter MTG09 at the online checkout
Sells mosquito nets, insect repellans, travel first aid kits and a wide range of travel essentials to ensure you have a safe trip abroad.
Travel Vaccination Clinic
Students and Charity workers receive 5% discount on all vaccines and malaria tablets - Just mention Mind The Gap Year when you book
Based in Hove, East Sussex. Services include:- travel vaccinations. malaria tablets, travel health advice, blood tests, an onsite travel gear shop and is a registered Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre.
Travel Health Consultancy
Travel Health Consultancy are a travel clinic based in Exeter, Devon.
Experienced staff supply a full range of vaccinations and anti-malarials, along with mosquito nets, repellents and first aid kits.
Foreign Commonwealth Office - Locate
Use the FCO's new FREE LOCATE SERVICE, tell them where you’re travelling to and their embassy and crisis staff can provide better assistance in an emergency such as a tsunami or terrorist attack.
Australian Bank Account
We can open bank accounts, send your funds to Australia or New Zealand at competitive rates of exchange, arrange home loans and refer you to a financial planner all before you arrive. So for peace of mind, and one less thing to think about, contact us today at our London Office on
020 7710 3995
e-pax - Travel safe.The first medical kit to include antibiotics
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