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Someone else changed the plan.

A day sail becomes a month together. A bicycle journey picks up a passenger. Sometimes the thing you finally do brings a person into the story, and sometimes that person is the reason you begin.

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Illustrative sailboat in a sunlit marina — Illustrative scene · Not a photograph of the featured people or journey

About these accounts

These are original retellings of publicly shared experiences, not FIBI interviews or endorsements. Each story links to its source.

The People chapter

Six ways a plan became shared

File numbers follow the full FIBI archive.

01Archive file

The dream boat became the actual boat

Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu

Riley saved for a sailboat, bought one in Italy and set off around the Mediterranean. A day sail with Elayna became an invitation to island-hop for a month.

Big Dreams · Travel · People

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02Archive file

A honeymoon without the hurry home

Mike and Anne Howard

Mike and Anne sold their belongings and set off on their honeymoon in January 2012. They gave the journey room to continue beyond a couple of weeks.

Travel · Big Dreams · People

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03Archive file

The aisle was nine days long

Ashley Schmieder and James Sissom

Ashley and James spent months preparing for vows at Everest Base Camp. After nine days of hiking, they changed into wedding clothes at base camp.

People · Travel

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04Archive file

He left on a bike. He gained a co-pilot.

Dean Nicholson and Nala

Dean set off from Scotland to cycle the world. Near the Bosnia–Montenegro border, a kitten followed his bike and joined the journey.

People · Travel

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07Archive file

He asked her out again

Joel Gill and Jessica

A last-minute trip brought Joel and Jessica to the same Mexico City rooftop bar. After an awkward morning, Joel asked to see her again.

People · Travel

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12Archive file

He secretly built her a cabin

Beau Miles

During lockdown, Beau built a surprise cabin for his wife on their farm. He used salvaged materials already on the property.

Big Dreams · People

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