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Travel to Tahiti: No Honeymoon Required

April 17, 2024 No Comments »

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“I thought I’d have to get married to travel to Tahiti,” my friend and solo traveler Lisa said to me while we were sipping pina coladas on the upper deck of Windstar’s Star Breeze. Lisa joined me and a few other friends on this Windstar Dreams of Tahiti cruise. She is an avid diver and […]

Travel Solo With These Expert Travel Safety Tips for Women

April 8, 2021 5 Comments »

travel safety tips for women

In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from writer Sherry Spitsnaugle. I asked her to interview JC Lightcap about his expertise in Travel Safety. I met JC at a Travel Massive event and immediately fell in love with his website and bootcamps on travel safety and […]

Hiking Banaue to Batad Rice Terraces

March 5, 2020 7 Comments »

I had been hearing about the amazing beaches in the Philippines for years now, so I always had it on my list as a ‘must see’. I had the perfect opportunity to travel to the Philippines for my niece’s softball tournament so I thought this would be my chance to finally experience the Philippine beach […]

How I Ended Up On My First Solo Trip

January 8, 2019 8 Comments »

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In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from blogger Jackie Sills-Dellegrazie. I met Jackie recently at a Blog conference and she so nicely said to me, “you inspired me to travel solo!” I was so touched as I heard her story of her hearing me speak […]

Roam Sweet Roam – Solo Car Camping Tips

September 17, 2018 36 Comments »

solo car camping tips

I love the idea of solo car camping. However, even though I’ve been traveling solo all over the world doing outdoor adventures, there’s something about sleeping in my car that makes me feel vulnerable. But sometimes the universe speaks to you and sends you what you need – and that’s exactly how I got over […]