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Travel and Life Experiences of a Corporate American Runaway

I’m Sherry. I’ve been traveling around the world and writing about it on Ottsworld since 2006. Yes, that makes me one of the first travel bloggers! I started out as a novice middle-aged traveler and have transformed into a world explorer and travel industry expert! I share my adventures, tips, and advice on how to conquer your fear of traveling or traveling alone so that you, too, can have epic adventures to intriguing places!

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Where I’ve traveled…

10 Travel moments I’m most proud of

Traveling with each of my six nieces as part of the Niece Project

Living in Vietnam for a year solo

Finishing the 9,000-mile Mongol Rally

Having no home and being nomadic for 11 years

Taking my Dad to Antarctica

Completing the Camino de Santiago solo

Driving a rickshaw 2,000 miles across India and raising money for charity:water

Taking over my Father’s Capitol Quest and cycling from Capitol to Capitol in the US

Launching my first small group tours

Getting my first passport when I was 30

The one thing they all have in common is overcoming fear and trusting in the world to take care of you.

Travel Series

I’ve done a number of long-term travel ‘projects’ (I might call them Epic Trips) that I’ve written about. These are best read like a book with chapters. Some of these have taken place over weeks (like the Mongol Rally or Camino de Santiago), some over months (the Motorbike Diaries), and some over years (like the Niece Project).

The Niece Project
2012 begins a project for me that has been in the making for a long time. But first, let me back up a few years…
Camino de Santiago: 23 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions
You have made the decision to hike the Camino de Santiago, Camino Frances – what next? I bet you have a bunch of questions you need…
The Beginnings of a Nepal Trekking Plan – Annapurna Circuit
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 1 Why? Such a simple question, yet it resonated in my head many, many times on my most recent trip to…
It’s Real Now – Starting the Mongol Rally
Have you ever worked so long and hard on something that you forgot what you were doing or why you were doing it? The idea…

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