Travel That Changes You
“I wasn’t happy. I knew I had to change my environment, so I left to travel in 1984. It was total freedom. It’s the best…
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Best Hikes in the World I’ve Personally Completed
I’m going to tell you a secret: most people who write about travel don’t even travel to the places they are writing about! I’ve seen…
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Fairbanks Your Homebase for Alaska Winter Fun
While Alaska is a popular dream destination in the summer, it gets little respect in the winter. The fear of frigid temperatures, lack of light,…
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Experience Dog Sledding in Alaska and Mush Your Own Team
I looked around the Two Rivers post office, wondering what it was like to live in such a small community in Alaska. In this tiny…
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How to Use Airbnb Hosting to Jump Start Your Travels
Ask anyone in any country if they have traveled enough, and the answer will likely be no. It’s one of those things that just when…
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5 Surprising Things You Never Knew About Scuba Diving
In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from an Ottsworld reader and blogger Laura Longwell. She…
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Why an Alaska Train Trip Should Be On Your Winter Itinerary
I see the big yellow engine against the scenic winter backdrop pulling into the flagstop. The whistle blows, and immediately, I can feel my excitement…
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Why I’ve Decided to Take my First Biking Tour
“You should consider biking,” the doctor said to me, as my hopeful look deflated. This wasn’t the answer I wanted to hear, and this wasn’t…
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The Truth About How We See the Northern Lights
Until I went to Fairbanks, Alaska, I thought the Northern Lights were all just hype. No – I haven’t joined a Flat Earth Society or…
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Exploring the Foreign World of Elko’s Cowboy Poetry
Sometimes you don’t have to go far to experience culture shock. I first heard the term Cowboy Poetry in the tiny town of McCarthy, Alaska….
