You don't even need to mention that you did small gigs. Just say you took the year off to travel. From the recruiters POV, that should be sufficient. The only

You don't even need to mention that you did small gigs. Just say you took the year off to travel. From the recruiters POV, that should be sufficient. The only concern would be that you might want to do that again in the next couple of years, so assure them that this is not the case.