Hike St Olav Ways of Norway - Long Distance Trail

Active Travel Adventures

English - February 19, 2019 19:40 - 42 minutes - 34.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
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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!

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15 Benefits of Adventure Travel

Sherry’s Blog Post on St. Olaf’s Way

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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