Macca Sherifi
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Macca is gapyear.com's travel editor and writes on a myriad of topics, giving the best travel advice in an easy-to-read style that he would describe as 'cutesy'. His two passions are travelling and writing, which is lucky, because he's a travel writer. Macca travelled for 20 months non-stop, never settling in one place for more than a week or two, living to travel and travelling to live. In his spare time, he reads about travelling, thinks about travelling, and then travels…

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Pride and Passion on the Gold Coast

(0) Comments | Posted 12 June 2013 | (14:05)

It's now only 10 days until the British and Irish Lions play their first test in Brisbane, Australia, and people are buzzing with anticipation; there's a true sense of belief that this is our time, a time for men, for lions, to walk a path that few have before and...

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Copenhagen; Cafés, Canals and Castles

(0) Comments | Posted 11 June 2013 | (16:20)

Copenhagen may seem like a quiet city only for the cultured, but once you scratch under the surface you'll quickly learn there's more to it than meets the eye.

Even though Copenhagen can easily been seen in 24 hours, it's best to spend a long weekend there to really get...

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Has Social Awareness Affected Travelling?

(0) Comments | Posted 29 April 2013 | (17:02)

It seems to me that there's a correlation between social awareness and global consciousness; the more we know the more we seem care. Due to the rise in social media, people's perceptions are being challenged every single day, and it's having a huge effect on the society we live in.

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Is Travelling in Our Genome?

(0) Comments | Posted 20 March 2013 | (14:11)

Everyone who travels talks about how hard it is to hang up their travel boots, and if the infamous 'travel bug' were an actual illness then GPs around the world would be inundated with patients.

Travellers are constantly in the search for the unknown, to get lost in new...

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Five Reasons Why You Should Take a Gap Year

(0) Comments | Posted 22 January 2013 | (08:55)

A gap year is all about doing something new and exciting. It's about experiencing new cultures and societies, experiencing new sights and attractions, and even experiencing a new way of life.

A gap year really can be anything you want it to be, whether that's travelling, volunteering or working abroad....

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