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Travel Diaries

Welcome to the section of Josie Wanders where you can read in diary format the details of my travels. I started this for the gap year I took in 2017-2018, but will continue with future travels too. Here is where you can find all the day to day trials of long term travel and come across the hidden gems that can improve your trips. Enjoy my travel diaries.

Travel Diaries – Vancouver (Part Three)

Colorful urban alley with a large white spherical object suspended above the street.

Our trip to North America was coming to and end. We had just finished up …

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Travel Diaries – Vancouver to Calgary Road Trip

A motorhome driving along a highway lined with pine trees. There are towering mountains in the background

After our weekend in Seattle we were back in the car for another road trip …

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Travel Diaries – Seattle

Reflective sphere nestled among green plants in a garden setting.

We left Vancouver just before lunch to drive down to Seattle for the weekend. Our …

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Travel Diaries – Vancouver (Part Two)

Historic clock tower framed by modern buildings on a clear sunny day.

On our arrival back into Vancouver from our cruise, we docked at about 7am. It …

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Travel Diaries – Alaskan Cruise

Side view of a large cruise ship named "ventura" with multiple decks and lifeboats.

I’ve never done a cruise before. I’ve always hesitated when considering one because every other …

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Travel Diaries – Vancouver Island

Statue of a soldier on a plinth before a lit-up historical building at dusk.

After a few days in Vancouver, Bailey, Simon and I were off to Vancouver Island. …

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Travel Diaries – Vancouver (Part one)

Looking across water to a city skyline beyond

It’s time for the next adventure. A new country, a new continent even. This is …

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Travel Diaries – Saalbach-Hinterglemm

Saalbach-Hinterglemm

Eurotrip 2019 Saalbach-Hinterglemm is this amazing little town in the middle of the Austrian Alps. …

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Travel Diaries – Bled

A seat overlooking a lake in Slovenia

Eurotrip 2019 Our drive into Slovenia had us arriving into Bled just as the sun …

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Travel Diaries – Hallstatt (Another Austrian Interlude)

A view of a traditional European town squished between a lake and the mountains

Eurotrip 2019 When I first started planning this trip to Europe, Hallstatt was one of …

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