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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 – Naples

The front of a rustic store in Naples with vegetables, bread, hanging bundles of chillies

Gap Year Days 39 – 43 In Rome, we boarded our Italo fast train for …

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Travel Diaries – Rome

A sign with cursive text reads "Welcome to Rome" accompanied by small bird illustrations on a light background.

Gap Year Days 34 – 39 Our arrival from into Rome Fiumicino Airport was blissfully …

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Travel Diaries – Budapest

Budapest Parliarment

Gap Year Days 31 – 34 Ahhh, Budapest! We arrived early in the morning after …

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Travel Diaries – Krakow

Krakow

Gap Year Days 27 – 30 Getting to Krakow was proving to be a challenge. …

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Travel Diaries – Berlin

Holocaust Memorial

Gap Year Days 22 – 27 We arrived into Berlin to rain, almost the story …

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Travel Diaries – Paris

Louvre Paris

Gap Year Days 17 – 21 Paris is one of those iconic cities! I’ve never …

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Travel Diaries – Amsterdam

I Amsterdam Sign

Gap Year Days 14 – 16 We arrived in Amsterdam mid afternoon and endured the …

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Travel Diaries – Norway

A cute stone bridge over a small river in the city of Oslo Norway

Gap Year Days 9 – 14 We arrived in Norway after a twelve hour economy …

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Travel Diaries – Singapore (1st Gap Year Visit)

Aerial view of Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, featuring the iconic domed conservatories, green spaces, water features, and the Marina Bay with numerous ships in the background.

Gap Year Days 6 – 8 Our arrival in Singapore late in the evening meant …

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Travel Diaries – Newcastle, Australia

A view of a sandy beach with waves washing ashore, a few people on the sand, and buildings on a hillside in the background.

Gap Year Days 1 – 5 Finally our long awaited gap year begins! Our first …

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