Adventures in Serendipity

a collection

Location: Zakopane, Poland

Photo by: Tom Taylor (@tomtayloor)

A celebration of the unique serendipity of life on the road.

Adventures in Serendipity hopes to serve as travel inspiration for beginners and veterans alike. No tips, no guides, no lists. Only a collection of stories from backpackers from all over the world about their best and most unique travel experiences.

Stories are organised in the three themes below, or search by location here.

People

Who you meet

From hostels and bars, to mountain peaks. You never know when you'll meet a character who may change your entire experience of a place - hopefully for the better.

Places

Where you go

A wrong turn into a new adventure or a stumble into an unexpected but enthralling location. Sometimes the best places are the ones you never planned to visit.

Experiences

What you do

A stroll around town that turns into an unforgettable memory, or a quick beer that become a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The best moments rarely involve an intinerary.

Breaking into the
Eiffel Tower

Not my own story, but perhaps the favourite I have heard when sharing many stories with fellow travellers. The title says it all!

The Floating Villages
of Cambodia

A day trip to a village that survives and thrives whilst balanced on stilts above the largest lake in SouthEast Asia.

Riding the
Ha Giang Loop

Weaving through the North of Vietnam for three days, admiring endlessly beautiful views from the back of a motorbike.

Experiencing the dangerous
side of Brazil

When a friend made on the road experienced the dark side of Brazil and was mugged in Sao Paolo.

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Bikepacking across South America
(Part 1): Quito to Salinas de Guaranda

Guest Post - The first part of a series of posts as Stéphane makes his way through South America by bike, started in Ecuador.

Adventures in Serendipity

a collection

Location: Zakopane, Poland

Photo by: Tom Taylor (@tomtayloor)

Who you meet

From hostels and bars, to mountain peaks. You never know when you'll meet a character who may change your entire experience of a place - hopefully for the better.

Where you go

A wrong turn into a new adventure or a stumble into an unexpected but enthralling location. Sometimes the best places are the ones you never planned to visit.

What you do

A stroll around town that turns into an unforgettable memory, or a quick beer that become a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The best moments rarely involve an intinerary.

Recent Posts

Breaking into the
Eiffel Tower

Not my own story, but perhaps the favourite I have heard when sharing many stories with fellow travellers. The title says it all!

The Floating Villages
of Cambodia

A day trip to a village that survives and thrives whilst balanced on stilts above the largest lake in SouthEast Asia.

Riding the
Ha Giang Loop

Weaving through the North of Vietnam for three days, admiring endlessly beautiful views from the back of a motorbike.

Experiencing the dangerous
side of Brazil

When a friend made on the road experienced the dark side of Brazil and was mugged in Sao Paolo.

Bikepacking across South America
(Part 1): Quito to Salinas de Guaranda

Guest Post - The first part of a series of posts as Stéphane makes his way through South America by bike, started in Ecuador.

Unexpected enounters at
the end of the world

Even at its extreme edges, it really is a small world. Meeting people where you least expecr it when on the road.

Adventures in Serendipity

a collection

Location: Zakopane, Poland

Photo by: Tom Taylor (@tomtayloor)

Who you meet

From hostels and bars, to mountain peaks. You never know when you'll meet a character who may change your entire experience of a place - hopefully for the better.

Where you go

A wrong turn into a new adventure or a stumble into an unexpected but enthralling location. Sometimes the best places are the ones you never planned to visit.

What you do

A stroll around town that turns into an unforgettable memory, or a quick beer that become a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The best moments rarely involve an intinerary.

Recent Posts

Breaking into the Eiffel Tower

Not my own story, but perhaps the favourite I have heard when sharing many stories with fellow travellers. The title says it all!

The Floating Villages of Cambodia

A day trip to a village that survives and thrives whilst balanced on stilts above the largest lake in SouthEast Asia.

Riding the Ha Giang Loop

Weaving through the North of Vietnam for three days, admiring endlessly beautiful views from the back of a motorbike.

Experiencing the dangerous side of Brazil

When a friend made on the road experienced the dark side of Brazil and was mugged in Sao Paolo.

Bikepacking across South America (Part 1): Quito to Salinas de Guaranda

Guest Post - The first part of a series of posts as Stéphane makes his way through South America by bike, started in Ecuador.

Unexpected enounters at the end of the world

Even at its extreme edges, it really is a small world. Meeting people where you least expecr it when on the road.

Breaking into the
Eiffel Tower

The Floating Villages
of Cambodia

Riding the
Ha Giang Loop

Experiencing the dangerous
side of Brazil

Bikepacking across South America
(Part 1): Quito to Salinas de Guaranda

Unexpected enounters at
the end of the world