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Josie Kelsh

Josie will help you to plan your next trip filled with bucket list experiences balanced with budget travel. She discovered travel in her late thirties, but since then has travelled extensively, visiting more than 60 countries and taking an adult gap year. She is now based in Australia and loves sharing all she has learned about travelling on a budget but with the added comforts a Gen Xer requires.

A Budget Weekend in Newcastle, Australia

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Are you searching for an affordable weekend escape from Sydney but don’t have a car? …

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Is Copenhagen Card Worth It?

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City cards are great! But sometimes it’s hard to know if they are good value …

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Centennial Parklands – Best Park in Sydney

Centennial Parkland

One of the best things about Sydney is the amount of green space, some of …

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Christmas Gifts for Travellers

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Are you wondering what gifts to buy the travellers in your life this year for …

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Is Marina Bay Sands Worth It?

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Hands up if you have a stay at the iconic Marina Bay Sands Singapore on …

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Fifty Before 50 – My New Bucket List Challenge

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With all the lack of travelling happening lately – and the likelihood that there won’t …

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Best Things to do in Akaroa, New Zealand

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Our cruise itinerary listed a stop in Christchurch, and I was excited to spend a …

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Best Things to do in Dunedin New Zealand

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My recent visit to New Zealand included a short stop in Dunedin. We only had …

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Things to do on Stewart Island, New Zealand

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A few years ago a group of my friends spent a few days on Stewart …

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Hundertwasser Around the World

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I first discovered Hundertwasser when I was researching for my visit to Vienna, Austria, a …

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