Backpacker Stories

Sadie takes her dream trip to Australia, where she embraces solo travel life until she crosses paths with quirky Irish traveller Neil. The two discover they share more than their love for adorable Aussie animals as they complete bucket lists they'd planned with their exes. As their connection strengthens, Sadie considers unsettling her newfound peace and self-acceptance for a connection she'd thought impossible since her destructive break-up. Amby's Contemporary Novella Favourite 2024 ONC Shortlisted Story 2022 Featured on Adventure's 'Modern Adventures' reading list (Nov 2025) ContemporaryLit's Ambassador's Picks (Sept 2025) Ambassador's 'Lattes and Life' chapter of the 'Ambassador's Picks' book (April 2025) ContemporaryLit's 'Hot Encounters' (Dec 2024) 'Contemporary LGBTQIAP+' (June 2024) reading lists Romance's 'Slow Burn' reading list (June 2024) StoriesUndiscovered 'Tales of the Heart' reading list (May 2022) Copyright all rights reserved 2025

Lyric Haney is hiking across America. Well, that's the plan. She has to write a dozen proposals for sponsors first, convince her parents that she's not crazy, and learn how to escape from possible bear encounters. Taking a gap year from college is easy enough for a creative writing major, and since her blog has already taken off Lyric's just pretending that it counts as homework. Her adventure quickly attracts newspapers and magazines, even getting the attention of Oliver Burch, a film student whose father is a producer. Suddenly Lyric not only has to navigate a path across the country, but also the complex world of reality television. Traveling with a small camera crew has its perks-Oliver for one-but Lyric's not sure if it's what she really wants. Now a lot more than adventure is riding on her completing the journey. The cameras are on, people are watching, and failure is not an option.

Twenty-two year old Grace McCaffrey is humiliated when she can't find a job after graduating college and has to move back in with her parents. She always assumed she'd do something big with her life-create change or do something that matters-not work at the Banner Market as a cashier. Soon, Grace gets roped into being a chaperone for a high school backpacking trip with her ex-boyfriend, Miles Dalby. However, she quickly learns these students are part of a mentorship program for troubled youth. As she tries to get them to open up, Grace starts to doubt herself. How can she make a difference in the world if she can't even help these students? Or is her mom right and sometimes it's the little things that can make all the difference?

This is the story of my first backpacking trip.

[Authors note: this is the third book in my unexpected series. Their first two An unexpected holiday romance and an unexpected romance can be found on my page. This one is followed by Unexpected endings] Lisa had been dragged on the craziest journey of her life and it had all started around 6 months before when she met Natalie. Natalie had made a reappearance that had thrown Lisa's train well and truly off the track, will it resume the monotonous course it was once on or remain on the current track that has no final destination...

Luke Harris never understood loneliness, he had a great set of friends, a supportive family. Yet Loneliness haunted Eleanor Morgan, a girl that Luke never expected to befriend. From Australia to around the world Eleanor's loneliness turns into happiness. Cover from Pinterest

Between Flights and Dreams ✈️✨ Amara has spent most of her life fulfilling responsibilities-supporting her mother, maintaining a stable corporate job, and meeting everyone's expectations. But when an unexpected retrenchment forces her out of her comfort zone, she takes it as a sign to chase the dream she's always put on hold: traveling the world. With a one-way ticket to Morocco, she embarks on a journey filled with breathtaking landscapes, new friendships, and moments of self-discovery. But even as she immerses herself in adventure, doubts linger. Is she truly free, or is she just running away? From the vibrant streets of Chefchaouen to the vast Sahara Desert, Amara's journey is more than just a trip-it's a search for herself. Will she find the answers she's looking for, or will the weight of her past pull her back home? A story of adventure, self-discovery, and the courage to chase dreams.

Collection of short and humorous stories about hikers and their experiences on the Appalachian Trail. This is a continuing work with new chapters and experiences, and characters being added all the time.