Title – The Mirage
Date – April 1994
Location – Las Vegas - USA
Las Vegas is a party town and a great place to spend a day or two enjoying all the excesses on offer. It can be done in all sorts of different ways and with different budgets. Just as you can sit at the roulette table playing 50c chips side by side with someone playing US$5000 chips, you can stay in this town in some of the luxury hotels for relatively little cost and eat great food cheaply and if your budget will stretch even play a few hands of blackjack. Get into the right casino and project the right image; you’ll even get all your drinks free, or at most for the price of a tip.
Beyond The Blue has experience of all aspects of travel, we recommend that if your budget will stretch or if budgets are no object, you take the odd opportunity to spoil yourself a little and Vegas is a great place to do that, just make sure you leave your credit card locked in the room safe, so you can’t accidentally bet your credit limit on ‘red or black’.
Our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop can help you with advice on every aspect of your trip and the experiences of our instructors will help you to better understand the excitement that you can expect when you set off.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
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Title – Yosemite National Park
Date – April 1994
Location - USA
The wild wild west is truly still alive and well and Yosemite National Park can really give you an insight into what the original pioneers must have felt like; the only difference being that you can now explore it in relative comfort and ease. But to get a real feel you have to set off and hike into the mountains and experience all the great views and wildlife encounters for yourself.
But sometimes comforts will make us complacent. Being in such a wild part of the world, yet having access to all modern amenities can give you a false sense of security and here in the heart of the Rockies there is still a substantial risk from the elements and the terrain, not to mention the bears.
But these risks are perfectly manageable and it’s perfectly feasible to overcome them. Taking advice from local rangers and information provided, will tell you to make plenty of noise to scare off bears before they approach you. As for the environment and the elements these you have to manage through good planning and obtaining good information. Plan within your physical limits and always let people know where you are going.
Beyond The Blue is a specialist training company that runs workshops concentrating on giving you the skills and information to plan and execute your travel safely and with confidence. Our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshops help you to manage the risk associated with your planned travel.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
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Title – The Big Apple
Date – August 1986
Location - New York - USA
New York is a vibrant city, one that has seen its highs and very lows, but its people still plough on, striving for that perfect New York lifestyle. A city that really has something for everyone from Central Park to the shopping on 5th Avenue, from Broadway musicals to Yankee stadium and from the Statue of Liberty to the Empire State building; there is no better city in the USA to come and see what the ‘American dream’ is all about.
Spending time in big cities like New York can tempt you away from the budgetary constraints you may have placed on yourself. If you are a shocker for shopping, then you could easily find yourself very poor, very quickly and with an excess baggage bill to boot.
Beyond The Blue run Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshops to help individuals prepare for every aspect of their planned trip. We examine issues such as budgeting, personal safety, securing Cash, Cards and Documents, Insurance and Travel Health, to give you an overview of how to plan effectively and how to execute the plan safely.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
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Title – Monument Valley
Date – August 1986
Location - Utah - USA
The scene of many a movie western, Monument Valley looks just like it does on the big screen. With the exception of one road running through the middle, it is still very much as it has been for hundreds of thousands of years.
Beyond The Blue organises workshops for anyone undertaking travel to any part of the world. Our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop covers all the aspects of planning a trip and how to safely execute your plan to realise your dreams.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
Title – Yellowstone National Park
Date – August 1986
Location - Wyoming - USA
As the cartoon homeland, of the legendary Yogi Bear, Yellowstone National Park is one of the USA’s most famous and most visited National Park. People flock from all over the county to experience the abundance of wildlife and some of the countries best hiking trails.
With herd of Buffalo still roaming the prairies and Grizzly Bears patrolling the forests, the Moose have to spend all day wallowing in the lakes.
Beyond The Blue runs Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop to allow individuals planning a trip anywhere in the world, to prepare with all the information required to reduce the risk and personal safety skills to give you the confidence to reach your destination.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
Title – The Golden Gate Bridge
Date – August 1986
Location - San Francisco - USA
The Golden Gate Bridge is the gateway to San Francisco one of the worlds most interesting cities. It’s a city that seems to pit itself against the rest of the USA and sometimes seems to have a more European feel, then an American one.
With it artistic quarter and creative heart beat the city seems to come alive as soon as you cross this great bridge, the scene of many a movie stuntman’s greatest achievement.
No matter how friendly they may seem, big urban areas often have the some dangers associated with them. With budget accommodation often being in the less affluent areas of town, you should use added caution especially at night.
Beyond The Blue run workshops to help prepare people for all the environments they may encounter, urban and rural. Our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop covers the assessment of risk and aspects of good communication, to enable you to recognise the signs of escalating conflict and aggression. Our personal safety techniques are specifically designed to be low-impact and not to require the use of force.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
