05/07/2025
One backpack, 10 countries, and a girl who trusted herself 🎒✈️
In 2018, I took a leap — my first ever solo travel across Europe.
It started with a work opportunity to join a group tour from Berlin to Venice, but I wanted more. So I planned my own extended journey… from Paris to Amsterdam, covering 10 countries — all by myself.
I booked hostels, caught overnight buses, crossed borders at midnight, and carried a heavy backpack full of dreams. I stayed in mixed dorms, made friends from around the world, rode bicycles through Paris, hiked the Alps, and found Wi-Fi at 4AM in Zurich on a random bench just waiting for the hostel to open. 😅
Most of my photos were selfies or tripod shots — with one eye on the camera and one eye watching for anyone walking too close, ready to run if needed 😂.
Back then, I didn’t know much about social media. I just took pictures of whatever I found beautiful — though yes, some of those edits are very oversaturated now. But I still love every one of them.
Because every photo reminds me of who I was back then — curious, brave, and figuring it all out as I went.
This journey shaped me in ways I can’t fully explain.
I didn’t just travel through Europe. I traveled deeper into myself. 💛