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I am currently involved in the restoration of an Irish Cottage. This summer I am blogging about my adventures with this project and other travels. I am now in my sixties, I strive to live life to its fullest. Please follow me and see what I am up to next. Maybe we’ll meet on the road some day!
ABOUT ROSIE KELLY
Hi I’m Rosie. Born in Brooklyn NY, I had little experience with the outdoors or cycling as a kid.
While running barefoot under the sprinkler at a city park I spotted a rainbow. I wondered what lay at the other end. I thought I would one day find out.
CYCLE TOURING
I began my cycle touring adventures in the early seventies traveling with limited touring knowledge and a spartan budget. I have cycled throughout Europe, across the USA, two tours in China, Japan and Taiwan. I also was a tour leader for American Youth Hostels for over a decade and ran a Youth Hostel then as well.
'Rosie's Big Adventure - from retirement to Nepal & Tibet'
'Slow Solo bike Tour in Taiwan'
TRAVELS
I have trekked in Nepal and also traveled in India and Central America. I also traveled extensively during the 1970’s, and have written stories about those trips.
Check out these stories about some of my adventures:
"Gift to a Tibetan"
"Drug Smuggling On The Hippie Trail"
"Sleeping With Sherpa"
MARATHON MOM
I took up jogging in my forties and within a year ran the NYC marathon. In the following three years I ran (so very slowly) three more marathons including Ireland’s Dublin Marathon.
EBOOKS
One of my most epic trips brought me to China to ski and ride a snowboard. I decided to blend my love for different cultures, for Mandarin and for snow sliding. As a result of that experience, I wrote an ebook entitled “Snowboarding China”. Prior to that I wrote “Snowboarding in for Adults”.
Snowboarding Books
Perfect for snow sport lovers! In Snowboarding Is For Adults and Snowboarding China Rosie Kelly shares her inspiration for the sport and describes her adventures. Both titles are now available in eBook format.