Wall Street Journal: Why Even Control Freaks Are Opting for ‘Surprise Vacations’ The Wall Street Journal featured Rustic Pathways in a recent story about the growing popularity of mystery trips. “Shanna Bober, a 17-year-old high school junior from Boca Raton, Fla., signed on for a guided mystery trip with Rustic Pathways last summer. She had to fight the urge to scour images on the company’s website for clues as to where she was headed. “It was hard,” she said, “But it was actually more rewarding. Learning everything there, in the moment, was so much cooler.” Read the Story