Never has it been so easy to keep in touch with friends and family who are travelling or living abroad. Gone are the days when you relied on the postcard to drop through your door or saved up for that all expensive long distance phone call. Now you can keep in touch in a variety of ways such as Skype, cheap calls using SIM Only deals, Facebook and blogging.
Communication is often now just cheap these days, but completely free, as long as you have an internet connection. Many people travel with laptops and it is always easy to find a Wi-Fi connection in a bar or cafe or wander into an internet cafe for a pittance.
Photos of your gap year can be seen instantly by friends and family all over the world; while for distant families, a video of the new born grandchild or his first steps can be sent at the click of a button.
Blogging is a great way to keep your family up to date with your extended holiday or gap year adventures and they can feel part of your trip with a blow by blow account of your trip.
Trekking in Nepal, soaking up the sun in the Seychelles or climbing the Alps, the highlights of your holiday can be followed by your family.
