{"product_id":"buses-and-backpacks-mai-gonzalez-9781069682147","title":"Buses and Backpacks","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix months. One backpack. A continent crossed by bus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuses and Backpacks \u003c\/strong\u003eis a travel memoir about moving slowly through South America-by overnight buses, shared kitchens, and conversations that don't always land in the right language. Along the way, Mai González navigates the quiet realities of long-term travel: exhaustion and awe, cultural missteps, unexpected kindness, and the strange intimacy of being welcomed into other people's lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a checklist of highlights or a race between landmarks. It's a story about learning to stay, to listen, and to feel at home in places that were never meant to be permanent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, honest, and reflective, \u003cstrong\u003eBuses and Backpacks\u003c\/strong\u003e is a memoir for anyone who's ever believed that travel is less about where you go-and more about how you move through the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mai Gonzalez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1069682144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781069682147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mai Gonzalez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d","brand":"Mai Gonzalez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001637806335,"sku":"9781069682147","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/buses-and-backpacks-mai-gonzalez-9781069682147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}