I spent two weeks backpacking through Europe for the first time last year. I found that it wasn't the glamorous, romantic adventure that it often looks like on Instagram. While backpacking, I was ...

When I planned my two-week backpacking trip through six European cities, the last thing I expected was to be blown away by my budget bookings in the suburbs. In October 2022, I traveled to Berlin, ...

Backpacking Europe someday? Worried about what to pack? If so, here are two things you should know: 1) less is more; and 2) they actually do have stores there for instances when rule number one fails.

We had an underwear problem before we even got on the Europe-bound airplane. Cal — our sweet, expressive, supposedly potty-trained 5-year-old — had soiled his ...

Europe has some of the most gorgeous hiking trails around, so I want to highlight five of my all-time favorites. These trails range from easy to challenging, and may require some extra gear along the ...

I stayed in an Airstream trailer I found on Airbnb while backpacking through Europe. The trailer was in the city of Vienna, and the noisy streets outside kept me up all night. Next time I'm ...

This was the trip of a lifetime. Traveling to Budapest, Hungary, I experienced the time of my life while trekking simultaneously through the hardships of a stolen passport, wallet and train pass. I ...

Note from Professor Elena Albarrán: At MUDEC, students of "World History since 1945" have been studying youth travel in Europe in historical perspective, literally and figuratively retracing the ...