Note: This tour is currently fully booked. However if you’d like to be added to the wait list – please email me at [email protected]. To really experience Ireland – you need to feel it – feel its land, its rain, its temperate climate, and most of all – its soul. This is a country that […]
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Back to DestinationsSouth Pacific Travel: How to Visit 14 of the Most Remote and Culturally Fascinating Islands
The South Pacific region contains about 30,000 islands – it seems unfathomable – 30,000! So how in the world do you decide which ones to go to? I was faced with this question as I tried to plan my South Pacific Travel. One of my goals was to visit the really remote, seldom visited South […]
Heritage Adventurer: A New Era for Heritage Expeditions
I’m going to share something with you that I probably shouldn’t admit. After years of exploring the far corners of the world and working with various companies, I have a few favorite travel companies. I suppose much like parents – a travel writer is not supposed to have their favorites, but I do – cuz […]
Going to Ecuador – Why You Shouldn’t Skip Old Town Quito and Casa Gangotena
I get tired of travel planning, searching through endless websites for the best things to do in Quito, and feeling overwhelmed since they are all sort of the same. Then I start questioning whether any of these writers have even set foot in Quito or if they are just lifting all of their knowledge from […]
An Unexpected Find in Merida’s Historic Center
In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from traveler Vicki Hill. Vicki is a good friend of mine who traveled with me to Merida Mexico. It was her first trip to Mexico and her excitement for the culture was infectious. Like the great curious traveler she […]
Bella Coola British Columbia: One of the Last Great Wilderness Areas
You have to want to go to Bella Coola British Columbia, there is little possibility of accidentally ending up there. It’s a small community at the end of the road in a remote region. I’ve always had a thing for communities that lie at the end of the road. There is no way out except […]
Horseback Riding Steamboat Springs: A Gateway to its Western Culture
It’s hard to stand out in a state like Colorado. I mean we have 58 mountains over 14,000 feet, numerous jaw-dropping alpine lakes, and three national parks; we even have sand dunes and an endless number of cute mountain towns. However, Steamboat Springs has found a way to stand out…with a cowboy hat. I started […]
South Africa Silver Linings in times of Covid19
In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from Shelley and Lars. I ‘met’ Shelley when she sent me a message on social media and mentioned that they were stuck in South Africa during the pandemic and ended up having a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I asked her to […]
Naadam Festival: Mongolia’s Unique Celebration of Culture and Manliness
According to the Ger to Ger itinerary we were stuck in this grey, bleak Gobi Desert village until 11 AM so I decided to try to make the best of it and find some beauty in its coldness by going for a walk around the dusty empty streets with my camera. I was surprised to […]
Take a Northern Colorado Road Trip to experience a different side of Colorado Culture
Sponsored Content: I worked with Visit Colorado to support this Northern Colorado trip, however, all opinions expressed here are mine. And the itinerary was determined by me based on things I like to do. When you think of Colorado you probably think of the mountains; skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. However, […]