Joe Ashley

I first met Joe back in January 2020, on the same day I met my girlfriend,  both of them volunteering in the same hostel in Barcelona. The kind of person whose very presence can bring energy to a whole room, he is someone with an endless supply of both positivity and fascinating stories. I saw Joe again two years later, again in Barcelona, and it was as we shared tales of our pandemic adventures I opportunistically asked if he would be interested in writing some of them down. He graciously and enthusiastically agreed and so, below are stories written by someone who truly appreciates the concept of serendipitous travel.