Four years ago, Melissa Hawks set off to have the adventure of a lifetime solo traveling Europe and the UK and ended up in a war for her life. Her trip began with walking the Camino up the Portuguese coast into Spain, then exploring Ireland and Italy. Her journeys took her from Porto to Dublin to Amalfi to Florence to the beautiful Umbrian countryside, and the many tiny coastal towns in each country she visits. These stories may make you laugh, some will probably make you cry or rage but all of them will see you falling a little bit in love with the angels and surfers, sea gods and witches she meets along the way. TW: themes of suicidal ideation, mental health challenges allusions to sexual trauma, domestic violence, child abuse