Cole Higgison

The Right to Release: a Trail of Empty Bottles Across Europe Cole Higgison

After self-reflecting for a few weeks, I thought a lot about if I was to die tomorrow, would I be happy with everything I had done. Had I ever lived my "dream?" I realized that although my life had been interesting, the answer was "No." Think about it, what would you do before you die? Where would you go? What would you see? Who do you want to meet? I took the chance and "released" from "real life" to see what was out there. It is a right that we all have. I know many people have traveled to "find themselves" and though that was not my intent, it happened. I did something that no one can ever take away from me - something for myself. For the first time in my life I did not have a plan, was selfish and it felt great. The first thing I packed was a wine key. This is my European story: 42 cities, 14 countries, in 80 days - solo and unplanned.