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Browse: Home   /   2018   /   October
A Gay Atheist Goes To Church

A Gay Atheist Goes To Church

October 31, 2018
by Lachie Parry
Yarns

Photo by Karl Fredrickson. I’m an atheist. It’s never normally hard for me to admit that. But last time I settled myself in a city overseas,…

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Cotton Swabs and Second-Hand Panties in Japan

Cotton Swabs and Second-Hand Panties in Japan

October 29, 2018
by Luke McConaghey
Features, Japan Yarns, Yarns

Cover by Takahiro Taguchi Dotombori, 10 pm. The street was neon-drenched and the soundtrack was synthetic saccharine J-pop. I stepped into a bar. “Irashaimase!”, shouted…

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I Hitchhiked Around Albania

I Hitchhiked Around Albania

October 25, 2018
by Caroline Marcela
Yarns

I sit in the back seat of an old Mercedes-Benz that smells like cheap tobacco and think about what I should say to the mystery…

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Confessions of a Sex Tourist in Pattaya

Confessions of a Sex Tourist in Pattaya

October 24, 2018
by Johnny Thai
Thailand Yarns, Yarns

This story was received via anonymous submission and it details a lifestyle and form of tourism we at Global Hobo do not endorse. In the…

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The Hobo Guide to Not Looking Like a Tourist in Spain

The Hobo Guide to Not Looking Like a Tourist in Spain

October 23, 2018
by Gravy
Features

Did you know that Spaniards have their own term of disendearment for us? Well they do, it’s guiri (pronounced giddy), and it basically means sunburnt foreigner…

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Stoned and Paranoid in Vancouver: A Lesson From the Streets

Stoned and Paranoid in Vancouver: A Lesson From the Streets

October 18, 2018
by Ryan Backhouse
Yarns

I arrived in Canada to begin what was to become my fourth snow season, but my first long-term solo overseas trip. I had no job…

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Why Pauline Hanson is Wrong and It's Not Okay to Celebrate Being White

Why Pauline Hanson is Wrong and It’s Not Okay to Celebrate Being White

October 16, 2018
by Gemma Clarke
Current Affairs

Like a redneck cockroach in a white hood, Pauline Hanson has well and truly crawled out of the woodwork, and continues to spout bile about…

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What Happens Once You've "Found" Yourself?

What Happens Once You’ve “Found” Yourself?

October 16, 2018
by Storm Zdanowicz
Yarns

We all go through a Mulan phase. Not so much the cross-dressing our way into the army, saving China and cosying up with mega dreamboat…

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I Went to Transnistria: the Country That Doesn't Exist

I Went to Transnistria: the Country That Doesn’t Exist

October 12, 2018
by Luke McConaghey
Yarns

Officially, there are 195 countries in the world today. I just visited the 196th. When bringing up my holiday to Transnistria, I usually get a…

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Being a Brown Backpacker in a Sea of White

Being a Brown Backpacker in a Sea of White

October 10, 2018
by Nirvana Bhandary
Features

I walk into a hostel in Italy and the common room is filled with people for the free dinner. I scan the room quickly. There…

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The Hobo Guide to Wild Camping in Europe

The Hobo Guide to Wild Camping in Europe

October 9, 2018
by Ruby Claire
Features

I’m camping in Europe at the moment. Pitching my tent at rest stops, in the mountains and inconspicuously behind bushes on private land. I’m camping…

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A Balinese Jungle Ruined My Gig as the Villa Psychic

A Balinese Jungle Ruined My Gig as the Villa Psychic

October 3, 2018
by Josie Adams
Bali Yarns, Yarns

Using my tweed blazer, online degree from the University of Metaphysical Sciences, and superior height, I convinced three of the mugs I was living with…

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