In The Odyssey, Odysseus goes on a journey which was supposed to take only a few weeks in terms of time and resources. 

But it ends up taking 10 years. If the actual trip had gone according to plan, itd take a few weeks it would’ve been a terrible book. 

The adventure; all the unforeseen things was the main story

On the theme of sprawling journeys that don't go according to plan, I wonder if you've read "The manuscript found in Saragossa" or have seen it's adaptation?

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On the theme of sprawling journeys that don't go according to plan, I wonder if you've read "The manuscript found in Saragossa" or have seen it's adaptation?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manuscript_Found_in_Saragossa