Madison Ellingsworth

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…