Six months. One backpack. A continent crossed by bus.
Buses and Backpacks is a travel memoir about moving slowly through South America-by overnight buses, shared kitchens, and conversations that don't always land in the right language. Along the way, Mai González navigates the quiet realities of long-term travel: exhaustion and awe, cultural missteps, unexpected kindness, and the strange intimacy of being welcomed into other people's lives.
This isn't a checklist of highlights or a race between landmarks. It's a story about learning to stay, to listen, and to feel at home in places that were never meant to be permanent.
Warm, honest, and reflective, Buses and Backpacks is a memoir for anyone who's ever believed that travel is less about where you go-and more about how you move through the world.
By:
Mai Gonzalez Imprint: Mai Gonzalez Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 485g ISBN:9781069682147 ISBN 10: 1069682144 Pages: 422 Publication Date:20 April 2026 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
