8 Best Travel Books Your Carryon Desperately Needs
In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from writer Maria Martinico. I met Maria at a…
How to Save Big $$ for Travel
Accepting change is hard. Most people don’t have a choice, when the world changes – they eventually have to change with it. My mother on…
Shop till you Drop
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…
The Motorbike Diaries – Vol. 7
Start from the Beginning – Motorbike Diaries Vol. 1 I’m on the road and my motorbike is parked in my living room having a vacation! I…
Book Review – Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Photo: Indian girl practicing English After a failed climb of K2 in Pakistan Greg Mortenson set out on a mission of another kind – one…
Book Review: Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Snowflower and the Secret Fan is a fictional book set in 19th Century China – fittiing for all of my China travel in Oct. and…
Book Review – Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald
I just finished the book Holy Cow, a memoir about an Australian’s experiences living in India. It was recommended to me to be a a…
Book Review – My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Shop and Purchase My Sister’s Keeper: A Novel I don’t really read Fiction anymore, but this book, My Sister’s Keeper, did the impossible – it…