Her family and friends thought she was mad but she only questioned her own sanity once and that was on a journey from Bosnia to Hungary when she almost died!
She details her experience as a lone female traveler in modern day Europe on every100feet.tumblr.com.
Rebecca will be talking to Alison this Saturday Breakfast about the challenges she faced, the unusual and amazing people she met along the way and offering advice to young women who are thinking of doing the same.