I woke up doubting everything. How am I going to carry a 30-pound pack over the course of 2 weeks climbing up and down hills – and a mountain pass of 3000 ft? I can’t do this. It will be impossible. But I got up, brushed my teeth, and went anyway. I arrived in Antalya […]
I constantly get questions about my travels and I do make an attempt to answer them all back. However, when someone asks a question that I think others would really benefit from hearing the answer, I like to share them with my entire Ottsworld audience (my mom + 20 other people) I had a recent […]
I’ve been walking around London all last week with a hot pocket…literally. I’ve been carrying my Tep wireless hotspot device in my pocket as I ride the tube, visit Greenwich, the London Eye, Borough Market, Brick Lane, museums, and friends. The Tep device was a life-saver providing me a constant dose of internet access, which […]
I’m happy to announce – I’m in love! My heart is all a flutter, I’m wearing a permanant grin, and when I see the pictures – I can hardly contain myself! I’m in love with my wide angle lens! Travel Photography Lenses I used to travel with two lenses a portrait lens 17 to 55mm […]
It’s here…the day the travel blogging community has been waiting for; Passports with Purpose 2011 begins today! What is Passports with Purpose? This is the innovative charity event of the online travel community! Travel bloggers love to travel and we also love to make this world a better place. During this holiday season we are […]
In Memorandum – Saying goodbye to a dear friend My throat immediately tightened and my swallowing became slow and laborious. I could feel the familiar sting in my eyes and my abdominal muscles contracting into a knot. I was going to cry; dammit, I was going to cry! I tried to hold back the tears, […]
One of my best friends (who I love dearly…Angie…ahem) always sends me (and other victims) these crazy ‘chain’ emails. She always begins the email by apologizing for sending it…which I find a little weird. You know the kind, the chain emails where you need to fill something out about yourself and send it one to […]
I love traveling, but I hate packing. It’s really one of the most stressful things about traveling for me. Sure, this should be easy, but when you’re packing for a long trip and you will be lugging your pack around for months, efficient, smart packing all of a sudden becomes priority #1! Of course I […]
I’ve been busy working in retail this weekend…actually, I’ve been building a store! No, it’s not a brick and mortar store, it’s an online travel store for Ottsworld readers. Of course this little project that should have been rather simple ended up taking me about 4 hours, but it’s done now; mission accomplished! Check out […]
Photo: Geocaching – all you need is a GPS and an adventurous spirit! Calling all travel geeks!!!!! There’s a treasure out there that is waiting to be found all over the world and all you need is a GPS and an adventurous spirit. I am traveling with a small group through the Yunnan province in […]
