Gap Year Diaries

About Gap Year Diaries

Two best friends relive their ’Gap Year’ travelling the world in 2010, by re-reading and reflecting on the hilariously misguided blog diary they kept along the way. Just prior to smart-phones and social media taking over our travel habits, these two wide-eyed 18 year olds set off with nothing but digital cameras and a trusty blog to document their trip. From lost passports to inaccessible bank accounts, jumping out of planes and into gorges, this is a nostalgic exploration of first-time travel and all its hilarious twists and turns.

Publisher

Emily and Rachel

Category

comedy · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Jun 2021

Latest episode

19 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

83 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jun 2025

   *Special Episode* Post-trip Epilogue

   Emily and Rachel reflect on their five-month backpacking trip, sharing favorite destinations and discussing how the experience shaped their lives.

2. 

   22 May 2025

   *Special Episode* Postcard from: Singapore

   In this special episode, Emily and Rachel ask each other burning questions and queries about their time in Singapore, 15 years on. Among many other things, we hear their takes on the culinary scene, the backpacking opportunities, how ill-prepared they were for the country's insanely chic street style and, of course, why on earth Rachel thought it a good idea to spend $60 on candles in Little India.

3. 

   1 May 2025

   S5E5: Singapore - 'Monsoons, reflections and homeward journeys'

   In this, the final blog episode of the podcast, Emily and Rachel reread the last ever blog entry, chronicling their last day in Singapore and journey back to the UK. We hear of a failed attempt to visit Clarke Quay's food festival in the pouring rain, a final hostel pool game, and the family reunion at Heathrow airport that was somewhat delayed by M25 traffic.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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