I grew up in the boonies, went camping a lot, and had about three or four square miles mapped out as my own domain. Then, I moved to the mountains and mapped out another domain. Then, I moved to the city and didn't really map out any domain, just roamed around when I wasn't in class. Then, I moved back two miles south of where I grew. I've been mapping out a new domain.
About the only thing from my own history that I added to Quickie's was the abuse, only a bit more exaggerated. I ran off several times when I was a kid, but never really ran away from home. Usually just to some hidey-hole about a couple miles away in either the woods or some field.