Backpacking Stories

When Alexis Walker's best friend of 13 years, Abigail, suddenly kills herself, and Alexis looses herself to depression through the pain and greaf of her loved one. One day, Alexis spontaneously buys an plane ticket to Paris, and she goes on a wild adventure in hope to find herself again.

"How fate decides things for us, isn't it?" When solo backpacker Ayush connects with Grace on Couchsurfing, he only expects a budget-friendly stay in Galway. Instead, he finds an unexpected travel partner ready to break her daily routine. Together, they embark on a spontaneous road trip across Ireland and Northern Ireland-sharing coffee, camping under starry skies at Kylemore Abbey, and exploring the Giant's Causeway. A true travel diary about spontaneous adventure, shared wine on quiet balconies, and the bittersweet magic of turning an introvert into a friend you'll never forget.

A nonfiction American southwest road trip story within a story that draws the conclusion of the importance of going with the flow.

A learning writer shares the first essay he ever wrote as a aspiring writer. He looks back on the work he was once proud of and reflects on the mistakes in his writing. The story is about the experience when he backpacked to the Thar desert to camp a night between the dunes.

Travel tips and mental hacks learnt over several backpacking adventures in India. Applying these policies has enhanced my travels and my daily life. Hope they enhance your travel experience too.

Sam takes a job as an Au Pair in Spain, she thinks it will be an adventure with traveling and enjoying what was there, she even started a blog dedicated to her experience. However her life was less than extraordinary, and it turns out her summer is too. The kids she is with are okay, but the older one couldn't care less about speaking English with her, and the younger one is destined on scaring the crap out of her every second he gets. Max wants an adventure before he finishes high school and becomes an adult. He has saved up all his money from his part time job, and now he is spending his summer backpacking Europe, by himself. When Max takes a pit-stop in Rascafria, a village in the mountains of Madrid, he finds Sam, at a pool, reading. He thinks nothing of it, until he sees the cover, it is in English. Two teens looking for an adventure find one with each other in the oddest place.