I had observed that most people who wrote stories of travel journeyed over the country in firstclass coaches. They visited only the great cities and points of known interest. . . . Their stories are of beaten paths and, dress them as artistically and originally as they may, they are only telling a tale that has been told. While making no particular claim to superiority in writing, I thought by assuming the garb of a sailor and traveling as one of the plain, everyday toilers I could get closer to nature and her children and tell a story of our country such as had never been told.
Krohn, John Albert. The Walk of Colonial Jack; a Story of a Long-Distance Walker. Keane, N.H.: Printed by the Cheshire republican, 1910.

Luca Reber, 21 anni, ha lasciato tutto ed è partito alla volta del mondo. Starà via un paio d’anni. Con sé ha pochi vestiti, macchina fotografica e pc. “Non mi serve altro, non mi manca niente”. Budget: 25mila franchi, i suoi risparmi. “Dormirò gratis sui divani. E se non bastano i soldi, troverò un lavoro”.