User:BookLoverNoosa/Des Gettinby

Born in Northern Ireland, Des moved to Australia in 1967, settled in Brisbane and began working for an international computer company. After retiring in 1992 Des Gettinby took up painting, specialising in naïve landscapes and gaining recognition within the Noosa art community. To add spice to the retirement scene, Des and wife Barbara enlisted the help of a Noosa stock market advisor to learn to trade the financial markets using technical analysis. At age 69 Des and Barbara set off backpacking through SE Asia for four months with the following objectives: Minimum luggage (7 kg) so that travel would be light and easy – A budget of $50 a day for two – No plans, no bookings, just flights in and out. On their return Des wrote about their travels in a very entertaining book called Budget Travel Secrets – SE Asia. With Des’s larrikin sense of humour, this story is funny and enthralling as well as pointing the way for other travellers. Des’s second book, Budget Travel Secrets – India, is due to be released shortly.