An Isle of Wight author is celebrating a lifetime’s worth of travelling while teaching English abroad with her new collection of books.
Julie Watson, from Cowes, is a retired university teacher come author who now lives on the Island with her feline companion Marmite.
Her books, the forty travel tales, are a collection of stories from her travels around the globe.
When not writing, she spends her time kayaking on the western Yar, wildlife watching and teaching refugees.
Julie said: “I would like readers to feel that they are there with me in the narrative present, as I retell the stories, soaking up the atmosphere, immersed in the place, culture or personal encounter, and experiencing what I experienced.
“To this end, I am trying to recreate an evocative reading experience from which I hope the reader can take away an interesting and thought-provoking armchair travel experience too.
“Interestingly, from what I see elsewhere in the travel genre, I think the pandemic has shifted the focus away from travelling to far-flung places to a more introspective curiosity about what is unfamiliar and interesting in our own backyard.
“I think travel can help us to discover how we manage out of our comfort zone and understand a bit more about who we really are.”
To find out more about Julie’s new book, visit the publisher’s website, Beachy Books, HERE.
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