Madison Ellingsworth

Over the past few weeks I have been fortunate enough to get to go on some long weekend trips! I have filmed these for my own documentation, as I tend to forget everything, but also to share my adventures with friends and family. One was to New York City in early September with my parents…

What can be said about Greece that has not been said before? It was as warm, sunny, picturesque, and delicious as everyone claims. In May, two friends, my partner, and I flew to Athens to begin our island hopping journey through the Aegean, ending with a beautiful three days spent in Chania, Crete. Out of…

After a fall spent scrimping and saving, it was time for another trip in February. I went with my dad to visit Auckland and Wellington on New Zealand’s beautiful North Island before we flew to Sydney, Australia for a month-long working vacation. We spent our time hiking, eating, and getting plenty of steps in as…

After a brief hiatus from traveling at the end of the summer, my partner, Tyler, and I set off on our next adventure: a central-Europe backpacking trip! We met up in Berlin, Germany—he had been traveling around the country for two weeks before I flew over—and from there we took the train to Amsterdam, Rotterdam,…

The highlight of this July was a trip that I took with one of my best friends, Georgia, to Maui, Hawai’i for nearly two weeks. We stayed put this time (no backpacking around) and made our home at the North Shore Hostel in Wailuku. Our trip was spent surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, and hiking- in…

This spring/summer I backpacked through Italy for over three weeks with my partner. We flew to Milan before taking the train to Lecco, Venice, Bologna, Naples, Rome, Florence, and Genoa (with some scattered day trips along the way). It was an adventure we have been discussing for years now, but could only seriously plan after…