Most trips just give you photos. I wanted this one to give you something you'll actually use for the rest of your life.

This is a 7-day route through Bucharest, the Carpathian mountains, and the Black Sea (the restaurants, the hidden spots, etc.). You'll visit Dracula's castle, soak in a spa that's also a waterpark, ride trains through the Romanian countryside, and do so much more. But I didn't want to just hand you a map. So at almost every stop, there's a dare waiting for you too.

I took every one of these risks myself, on a trip that changed my life completely, and led to my new album. I'll tell you that story too, one stop at a time, as you go through this interactive travel memoir.

Go for the places. Stay for the story. Leave a little braver than you arrived.

Now go pack!

I'll meet you in the Paris of the East...