Julie Woods: Connecting the world by dots

From Summer Times, 9:10 am on 8 January 2025

Dunedin resident Julie Woods is completely blind, but it seems nothing can hold her back.

While Kiwis are well known for having itchy feet and wanting to travel the world. Julie, who is known affectionately as 'That Blind Woman', is no exception. She set herself the goal of visiting 50 countries by the time she was 50.

Julie is using the experience to, in her words, connect the world by dots, with a goal of writing one million names in Braille on her journey.

Julie Woods is "connecting the world with dots" by aiming to write one million names in Braille.

Julie Woods is "connecting the world with dots" by aiming to write one million names in Braille. Photo: Supplied/Ron Esplin