Lanarkshire OAP uses International Women's Day to encourage women to travel the world

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South Lanarkshire’s very own intrepid traveller Grace Ross looked back on her life and urged young women to see the world and follow their dreams.Now living in Renaissance Care’s Rosepark Care Home, Grace has travelled well beyond Uddingston in her lifetime.In fact, alongside living in Dubai, Grace has visited New Zealand, Switzerland, the USA and has even trekked the Great Wall of China.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I enjoyed the job tremendously and, for my wedding, Lord Provost John Johnston gifted us a beautiful tea set.“I met my husband Norman and we married in 1968 before starting our family."My son Euan and daughter Kirsten were born soon after, and then the travelling bug bit.

I’ve always wanted to see the world, plus with family overseas, it felt like the right thing."The 77-year-old told how the family moved to Dubai when she was 33 years old and lived there until the age of 40, where she