Josie Travels

Northeast Bangladesh: Srimangal and Lawachara National Park

This trip was a short one as we only had two goals: to drink 7 layered tea and to see the Hoolock gibbons in Lawachara National Park. It was actually…
Northwest Bangladesh: Rangpur, Dinajpur, Paharpur, and Natore

Leaving Dhaka We were up at 6am, riding a tuk-tuk through the chaos to get to the bus station. After eying all the battered and dented buses we were directed…
Welcome to Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka is a hectic city full of traffic jams, overwhelming crowds and a lot of stares. There are over 17 million people that live here and you can tell as…
6 Reasons to visit Bangladesh

I was lucky enough to have this piece published on the Born To Bunk website last year, and now that my blog is finally up and running I wanted to…
Snowboarding in Verbier, Switzerland

After arriving home from my first solo round-the-world trip I gave myself two weeks to unpack, say hello to friends and family, pack my snowboard bag and hit the road…
See the sights in Sydney

As the capital of New South Wales (but not of Australia, as some people seem to think), Sydney is one of Australia’s largest cities and there are endless streets full…
Cruise down the Gold Coast

Welcome to the Gold Coast. If you’re into surfing, or even if you’ve never tried it before, this is a good place to start. It’s an (almost) safe place to…
Drive a 4×4 on Fraser Island

The best way to explore the world’s largest sand island is to drive across it and in Hervey Bay, you can pay to do just this. Tours include the jeep…
Sail around the Whistsunday Islands

74 mostly uninhabited islands make up the Whitsundays. Pristine white beaches and dense jungle are ready to be explored, you can charter your own boat for your island hopping experience…
Drive around Magnetic Island

Magnetic Island is only 8km and a short ferry ride away from Townsville and it’s a great place to spend a few days. You can cuddle a koala or drive…
Relax at Mission Beach

Less than two hours south of Cairns lies Mission Beach, a series of four small villages along a 14km stretch of golden, palm tree-lined beach. South Mission Beach, Wongaling Beach,…
Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef

The main reason people visit Cairns is for the daily or overnight trips to the Great Barrier Reef. If diving isn’t your thing you can wander around the city and…