When Clara Bensen arranged to meet Jeff Wilson on the steps of the Texas State Capital after just a few email exchanges on OkCupid, it felt like something big was going to happen. Jeff was a wildly energetic university professor with a free willing spirit, Clara, a sensitive reclusive writer just recovering from a quarter life existential breakdown.
Within a few days of knowing one another they decided to embark on a crazy travel experiment. Twenty-one days from Istanbul to London with zero luggage, zero reservations and zero plans. Based on Clara Bensen’s viral Salon.com article entitled "The Craziest OkCupid Date Ever," her new book No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering is the story of her luggage less adventure.
Originally aired in February 2017.