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Gap year travel: is it better to work at home or abroad?

A backpacker picks apples in a fruit orchard in Australia.
A backpacker picks apples in a fruit orchard in Australia. Photograph: Robert Lang Photography/Getty Images

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

My son has decided to go to university in 2019 and is starting a year off. He needs to earn some money to pay for adventure later on. Does he get a job locally, or head to Australia, or has anyone got a a better plan? What made your gap year a hit?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions tomoney@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU

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