In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from writer and traveler, Staci Schwarz. I met Staci a few years ago when she and her family left for a family sabbatical. I loved following her travels and subsequent learnings from that experience. However now her kids […]
In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from an Ottsworld reader and blogger Stacey Ebert. Not everyone loves hiking like I do, for some it’s an acquired taste. She tells us how about how she has discovered her love of hiking. All opinions and experiences […]
I’m not a big fan of the term ‘influencer’, however I must admit, it does describe much of what I do. Over the past few years the term travel blogger has been taken over by the term travel influencer; honestly we do more than blog I suppose. My goal is always to inspire, or convince […]
You know how in the Wizard of Oz when Dorthy gets to Oz and there’s a lot of smoke and mirrors. She is temporarily enthralled with it, but soon she wants to find out what’s behind the smoke – and literally what’s behind the curtain. Her curiosity leads her to the almighty Oz, a man […]
When you think of Northern California what do you first think of? San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, maybe Napa or Sonoma? That’s the Northern California we all know. I personally don’t want to follow the crowds to these well-known places. I like to find hidden gems few people know about; to find unique and […]
California is known for it’s beautiful cities, San Francisco, LA, and San Diego. It’s also known for it’s theme parks – Disney, Universal, Sea World, Six Flags – where you can get your thrills on adventure rides. However, I don’t like my adventures manufactured, I want the real thing. So I went in search of […]
I like to go to the less visited places in the world, and that desire takes me to some pretty remote and unusual places. And even within those places I like to visit less popular spots, which is why I have a love of visiting and photographing cemeteries around the world. Even though I hate […]
“We want you to travel back to one of your least favorite cities,” the note read. ‘I’m used to getting a lot of weird emails, but this one I had to take a second look at. Yes, it said “least favorite city”, I wasn’t imagining it. Now you have my attention. I love things that […]
Have you heard of Forest Bathing? Forest bathing isn’t a bathtub in the forest, or a jump in the lake, or even running nude through the forest – it’s simply a forest walk. What is Forest Bathing Mindful forest walks, called Shinrin Yoku, started in Japan (not sure that walking in the forest really has […]
