Gutsy Travels: Travelling the World With My Invisible Friend

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In this inspiring book, Joanna shares her adventures to some of the most remote corners of the world while facing the added challenge of living with Crohn’s Disease. Her optimistic outlook shines throughout each chapter.

Joanna’s travels include voluntary work and fundraising for a Crohn’s charity, with highlights such as trekking Machu Picchu, climbing the Three Peaks in Transylvania, building houses in Cambodia, and washing baby elephants in Thailand. She also recounts a narrow escape in Madagascar and regularly going to bed hungry in Switzerland.

Written in a fast-paced, often humorous style, this collection of unique stories showcases Joanna’s resilience, proving that chronic illness doesn’t have to be a barrier to living an adventurous life.

Joanna O’Donoghue has had a long career in education, predominantly working with children with social and emotional difficulties. She has travelled extensively and documented her journeys in journals. Joanna was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in her mid-twenties and later began blogging for a charity to fund research. This experience inspired her book, Gutsy Travels: Travelling the World With My Invisible Friend. Last year, she published Lockdown Stories: Reflections on the Pandemic From Around the World.