Hike St Olav Ways of Norway - Long Distance Trail

EP040 : Show Notes St. Olav's Way with Sherry Ott of Ottsworld   St. Olaf's Way is a series of seven long distance pilgrimage paths through rustic Norway, away from the crowds.  Just 1000 people complete the paths each year compared to over 200,000 for the El Camino in Spain.   Our guest today, Sherry Ott of the popular travel blog, Otts World, describes her experience hiking a section of one of the St. Olaf's Way trails.  A nomadic traveler and avid long-distance hiker for over a decade, Sherry says that this trail ranks in her TOP THREE of all time!   Links mentioned in this episode: 15 Benefits of Adventure Travel El Camino (Spain) Annapurna (Nepal) Kungsleden (Sweden)  Packing List Sherry's Blog Post on St. Olaf's Way Maine Hut to Hut hiking or skiing On today's show, we head to Australia to snorkel the magnificent Great Barrier Reef.  We also discuss Daintree National Rainforest, and rafting the famous Tulley River. COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about training for this adventure. Get FREE Travel Planners for ATA adventures (and each month you will get an email from Kit with links to all future Travel Planners (no spam promise!).  Get the monthly newsletter here. CONTACT KIT Resources  Promo Codes and Recommended Tour Companies Travel Insurance:  Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy!  The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.  Train For Your Adventure  Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have!  You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success.  Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit.  AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount! Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program?  You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks! Amazon Kit's Picks   Please use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account.  Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:) SUBSCRIBE to the Adventure Travel Show (the "How to's of adventure travel) SUBSCRIBE to Active Travel Adventures (fantastic adventure destinations) Join the Active Travel Adventures Facebook Group Follow ATA on Twitter Follow ATA on Instagram Follow ATA on Pinterest (C) Active Travel Adventures, LLC - All Rights Reserved TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES: 00:00   Intro 00:20   The problem of over-tourism 04:27   Meet Sherry Ott of Ottsworld.com 05:01   How Sherry got in to adventure travel 08:58   St Olav Ways as a pilgrimage, for personal growth or mental/physical health 11:20   Going solo 12:32   Lodging 15:56   No luggage transfer at this time:  carry everything 18:13   The landscape and how it is harder than the El Camino 20:00   Hiking sticks 20:26   When to go 21:34   Are the trails well signed 22:18   Paths and planning 22:58   What if you can't speak Norwegian 24:16   Meeting locals and other hikers 26:13   Trondheim at the end of the paths 27:22  The other paths 28:45   St Olav - who was he 31:50   Sherry's favorite memories 33:32   What Sherry wished she'd known beforehand 34:41   How to dress 35:12   How Sherry compares this hike to other long distance hikes she's done 35:50   Ottsworld.com 37:29   Sherry to hike Japan 39:20   Kit's take   WHERE TO FIND SHERRY: Ottsworld Website https://www.ottsworld.com/   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OttsworldTravel/   Twitter https://twitter.com/ottsworld   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ottsworld/   Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/ottsworld/   Overtourism article:  https://www.responsiblevacation.com/copy/what-is-overtourism   FOR MORE Active Travel Adventures (ATA): Directory of Podcast Epsiodes Facebook Group   Subscribe to the podcast   Contact ATA Twitter@Kit_Parks Facebook Group:  Active Travel Adventures Instagram:  parks.kit www.ActiveTravelAdventures.com   © 2019 Active Travel Adventures          

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