Clara Bensen

A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering

No Baggage

"An engaging memoir of travel, love, and finding oneself." -- Kirkus Reviews Newly recovered from a quarter-life meltdown, Clara Bensen decided to test her comeback by signing up for an online dating account. She never expected to meet Jeff, a wildly energetic university professor with a reputation for bucking convention. They barely know each other's last names when they agree to set out on a risky travel experiment spanning eight countries and three weeks. The catch? No hotel reservations, no plans, and best of all, no baggage. No Baggage is at once a romance, a travelogue, and a bright modern take on the age-old questions: How do you find the courage to explore beyond your comfort zone? Can you love someone without the need for labels or commitment? Is it possible to truly leave your baggage behind?

A Tale of Love and Wandering

Un vestido, tres semanas, ocho paises cero equipaje. Despues de una crisis existencial, Clara Bensen decidio probar que aun no era el fin de su vida amorosa y se dio de alta en una pagina web para encontrar pareja. Conocio a Jeff, un profesor universitario con demasiada energia y una reputacion rebelde; antes de saber su apellido se embarcaron en un viaje de 21 dias, desde Estambul hasta Londres sin hacer reservaciones de hotel, sin tener planes, sin llevar equipaje. Con un vestido verde y una bolsa sin mas que un cepillo de dientes y su pasaporte, Clara y Jeff recorrieron ocho paises en tres semanas y descubrieron no solo que se necesita mucho coraje para dejar nuestras zonas de confort pero, aun mas importante, que cuando se trata de enamorarse, es necesario dejar atras el equipaje viejo para empacar juntos una nueva maleta. Description in English: One dress, three weeks, eight countries ... zero baggage. After an existential crisis, Clara Bensen decided to probe it wasn't yet the end of her love life and registered on a dating website. She met Jeff, a university professor with too much energy and a rebellious reputation; before getting to know his last name they embarked on a 21-day trip from Istanbul to London ... without hotel reservations, without plans, without carrying luggage. With a green dress and a bag with no more than a toothbrush and passport, Clara and Jeff toured eight countries in three weeks and discovered that not only it takes courage to leave our comfort zones but, more importantly, that when it comes to falling in love, it is necessary to leave behind the old baggage to pack together a new suitcase.

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