Explore the unexpected challenges and unique experience of traveling across the world with a malfunctioning passport. Discover how technology failures can transform a routine backpacking trip into an adventure in international bureaucracy and personal resilience. The Start of the Journey: Realizing Somethings Off It was started to as a spur of the moment trip across the world, but little did I know that my adventure would start with a hiccup right at the first border. As I approached the immigration counter, I handed over my passport with confidence. However, the officer took a longer-than-usual time inspecting it, but nothing out…