Recommended by the Independent 18/08/09

Ticket to Ride Listed in 2009 Independent Gap Year Guide for the 4th Year running Click here to read this article on the Independent Online more

Fresh ideas for a rewarding gap year 18/08/09

Learn to earn Qualify as a surfing instructor in South Africa with Ticket To Ride (020-8788 8668, www.ttride.co.uk). The ten-week course (leading to SSA Level 1 Surf Instructors and SPA Surf Lifesavers certificates) is £4,995 including meals, accommodation and tuition. New for this year is the opportunity to extend your trip ... more

THE BUSINESS OF SURFING 18/08/09

The surf economy does it in waves, as Ticket To Ride found out: a surf academy that's as good for career breaks as it is gap years Surfing. It’s a contradiction of images, when you think of what it conjures up: laidback people with a burning passion; rebels who love getting spiritually gooey over the ocean; it’s these opposit... more