There and Backes

A Travel Blog

Welcome to There and Backes! My name is Cole Backes, and I’m a recent college graduate who loves to write. I was born and raised in Santa Clarita, California. I’ve always dreamed of seeing the world myself, so I created this blog to chart the places I've been, from across the ocean to across the street. I hope to offer some helpful tips or even cautionary tales to all my readers.

Starting Off on the Left Foot

It all started the way most bad things start: on stairs. Walking past the music rooms on the second floor, I was having a pretty good...

Final Call

I felt stupid in my gargoyle costume. After the show, the makeup was caked to my face, the mask was itchy, and the harness was getting...

A Lost Identity

Lampposts cast warm light across the brick walls, as hostile headlights shot through the winding alleyway. David, Christian, and I sat at...