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Travel mate dos and don'tsWe love you gapyear.com members, we want to wrap you up in cotton wool, make you lots of tea and generally be your best friend forever and ever... however, bear in mind that not everyone you find as a result of this site may be as nice and friendly as us. We've put together this section to help you find a perfect travel mate - and to ensure that your first meeting with them goes as well as possible. When searching for a travel mate...  - DO fill out your profile as fully as possible.- DO Stick a load of photos into your gapyear.com photo gallery. - DO choose one of these piccies to be your default profile image - it'll pop up everytime you post! - DO post plenty of posts on the gapyear.com Find a Travel Mate & Meet Ups Overseas messageboard. - DO let other gapyear.com users know when you plan to leave! - DON'T be vague. Give full details of your trip if you can! - DON'T sit back and expect people to come to you! Reply to other peoples posts. - DO check your private messages regularly. When meeting up with a travel mate... - DO get to know each other through emails or over MSN Messenger first. - DO plan to meet up in a public place - pubs and cafes are good bets. - DO tell other people where you are going. - DO take your mobile with you. - DO take a mate with you for moral support - and get your travel mate to do the same. - DON'T ask your travel mate to pick you up - grab a taxi, just to be on the safe side. - DON'T go overboard on the alcohol if you're going to a pub or club... - DO trust your instincts. Remember... This is your trip... don't change your plans completely to accommodate someone else. Being open to suggestions is fine, just remember why you wanted to take this trip and where you really wanted to go. If your travel mate tries to persuade you to do otherwise just to fit in with their trip of a lifetime, they are probably not the right travel mate for you.  Click here >> for gapyear.com advice on finding a travel mate Click here >> to search for travel mates now |
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