My Brother’s Wedding Invitation Was a Rejection. So I Booked a One-Way Ticket and Chose Myself.

and cheeks. “That obvious?” I asked.

She laughed, a warm sound that immediately put me at ease. “You’ve got that deer-in-headlights look. I’m Audrey, from Vancouver.”

“Haley. Boston,” I replied, then added almost defiantly, “solo traveler.”

“Best way to travel,” she said confidently, swinging down from her bunk with practiced ease. “A few of us are heading continue reading …