. Job idea axed, . Traveling alone, with not much money and the only plan is in the contents of the box (her mums memories) to guide her, Sophie visits all the same places her mum and 2 friends backpacked and hitchhiked through back in 1958. She soon realises her financial situation does not stretch to the luxury five-star smooth travel that she is accustomed, but more like one star, with a run of relatable disasters... It is almost a race against time - what is going to run out first, her visa, confidence, or money? and writes her stories alongside her mums. We also follow the story of Bella, 19, who in , says goodbye to her mundane life and a to embark on a journey across the world. She ends up in the mountains of Canada working as a chambermaid where she meets two intrepid explorers and when the season ends, they set off backpacking and hitchhiking to Mexico. A story which is , a must read.