To my right is a glacier; in front of me are mountains covered in dark, moody clouds; evergreens dot the ridge line in front, running down into the fjord, snow-capped peaks are in the distance, a...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/meet-sherry-this-is-me-6-years-later/
Yup – that’s right…this is crass…I’m telling all of you it’s my birthday and I want presents…lots and lots of presents. I’m totally serious about this. It’s my birthday this w...
Sometimes I feel so fragile. Ready to break at any moment and last night was one of those nights. A night where I was confronted with my own solo culture, family culture, my religious culture, an...
“Is this a good idea?” This is what I kept asking myself as I went through the online signup for the Mongol Rally. What started out as sounding like a really fun, crazy adventure was now soun...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/when-is-travel-too-dangerous/
I often get asked what my favorite country is, or what my least favorite country is. I get asked where the best food is in the world and which country has the hottest men. However occasionally I ...
It took one simple question 10 years ago to change my life… “Do you want to come with me?” My co-worker and friend asked me that simple question referring to visiting his home country of Tu...
The movie Eat Pray Love has hit the big screens around the world (yet sadly not where I’m currently at in Belgium), however it has caused a flurry of activity in the world of travel writing as ...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/eat-pray-love-a-travel-movie/
I had all the kids stand up and one by one they sat down… “If you haven’t been outside of Lincoln, Nebraska – sit down.” I stated. Everyone remained standing…phew. “If you haven’t...
I remember the streets crowded with people for Pilger Days, a weekend celebration which happened once a summer. There was cotton candy, music, families walking hand and hand, a cake walk (my pers...
As I drove the car slowly down the road getting used to all of its high-tech gadgets I noticed a truck pulled over on the side of the road. There was no one coming in the oncoming lane, so I swun...
https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/re-entry-lobotomy-retraining-my-brain/