A heartfelt travel memoir about rediscovering life across 14 countries after a major life setback.

After losing his job and ending a long relationship, Daniel Brooks decides to pack a single backpack and leave the country with no plan.

The Great Escape recounts his unpredictable journey through mountains, deserts, villages, islands, and bustling cities — meeting strangers who become lifelong friends, discovering food he never knew existed, and learning lessons he couldn’t learn at home.

It’s an inspiring story of starting over at any age.