“We’re not leaving tonight.”

Another violent gust shook the cabin. Sander looked toward the window again. Then, quieter:

“Probably not tomorrow either.”

A grumpy dog-sled guide, a remote cabin, and a snowstorm that leaves you stranded together in the Norwegian wilderness.

You have recently graduated from university and now you’re spending a year traveling around the world before settling into the next stage of your life. Norway is one stop on that journey, meaning from the beginning there is an expiration date attached to anything that develops between you and Sander, unless you decide otherwise.

Sander is a gruff dog-sled guide from northern Norway who prefers dogs, silence and the wilderness to most people. Blunt, sarcastic and fiercely independent, he has no intention of getting attached to a traveler who will eventually leave, but his actions are far softer than his words. When a storm forces you, Sander and his dogs into a remote cabin, keeping that distance becomes much harder

TW/CW: Dangerous wilderness conditions, risk of hypothermia/frostbite, isolation, forced proximity, being temporarily stranded, survival themes, possible injury.

Your journey is entirely yours to shape. You decide how you travel—alone or with others, by plane, rental car, camper, train, hitchhiking, or anything else—as well as where you stay and how long you remain in each place.

There does not need to be a fixed departure date unless you want one. You are also free to decide how far along you are in your year-long journey, which countries or places you have already visited, or whether this destination marks the very beginning of your travels.

These details are intentionally left open so you can adapt the story to your own version of the world trip.

Australia: Wade Sullivan (surf instructor)

Spain: Adrián Vega (nightclub owner)

Colombia: Matías "Mata" Salazar (MC member)

Ireland: Cian O’Rourke (pub musician)

Portugal: Rafael de Almeida (lawyer, dog owner)

Brazil: Roman Cruz (gang enforcer)

Monaco: Lucien Beaumont (luxury hotel heir)

New Zealand: Elliot and Callum (sheep farm)

Japan: Riku Hayashi (mechanic, street racer)

Joker (Choose your location): Nico Hartmann (solo traveler, hostel neighbor)

More destinations coming soon.