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Get Drunk or Get Off: A Sober Perspective on Sail Croatia.

Get Drunk or Get Off: A Sober Perspective on Sail Croatia.

May 29, 2020
by Posy Roper
Croatia Yarns, Yarns

The Adriatic swathes the searing coastline with laps of turquoise under the beating sun. Holiday makers pour in to catch some rays in this warm…

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The Japanese Government Is Going To Subsidise Your Next Trip to Japan

The Japanese Government Is Going To Subsidise Your Next Trip to Japan

May 27, 2020
by Gemma Clarke
Current Affairs

Here at Global Hobo, Japan has been one of our favourite places in the universe for quite some time. It’s the steamy solidarity of soaking…

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Santa Claus Coffee in Joyful Minowa

Santa Claus Coffee in Joyful Minowa

May 21, 2020
by Bronte Hodge
Features

The street bustles with a steady stream of visitors. Every now and again, one individual will pause, examining a store’s goods. Amongst this, Papa Noel…

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How Living in a Hare Krishna Community Turned Me Vegetarian

How Living in a Hare Krishna Community Turned Me Vegetarian

May 19, 2020
by Gaia Lamperti
Australia Yarns, Yarns

“Eating is a spiritual practice, and if you do it right, it will boost your health and your mindfulness.” Vaḷḷi, a female meditation guru with…

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Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch

May 19, 2020
by Nahum Gale
Japan Yarns, Yarns

The legacy of one William Shakespeare specifically outlined the various separate qualities of a tragedy and a comedy: two stories destined never to interlink, telling…

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Colonisation, The Greatest Imposter

Colonisation, The Greatest Imposter

May 14, 2020
by Celine Dam
Features

Growing up, I always felt small. I’m half-Vietnamese, half-Chinese, and I live in New Zealand – so of course I didn’t feel like I belonged….

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Tales of a Privileged Rose in South America's Political Thornbush

Tales of a Privileged Rose in South America’s Political Thornbush

May 12, 2020
by Tia Nation
Yarns

I’m travelling with a woman and her adult daughter from the airport, two people whom I had the good fortune of sitting next to on…

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A Hinge Date Saved Me From The Streets Amid London Lockdown

A Hinge Date Saved Me From The Streets Amid London Lockdown

May 7, 2020
by Monica Wasch
London Yarns, Yarns

Me: Have you ever done cybersex? Him: If it’s essentially getting freaky on FaceTime, then yes. You? Me: Nope. Him: You swear? Me: Oh, shit….

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An Orwellian Bus Tour from Shanghai to Beijing

An Orwellian Bus Tour from Shanghai to Beijing

May 7, 2020
by Ira Friedberg
Yarns

The savannah has been drained of life. Its blooming grasslands have shrivelled and are bleached. The great beast pants, searching for the blanketing comforts of…

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The Real Tokyo Blues

The Real Tokyo Blues

May 4, 2020
by Khushaal Singh
Japan Yarns, Yarns

The black coffee reflects the vague shape of a little boy who thinks he’s a man. It’s rather off-putting, to be honest. Like the transition…

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Travel: On Separation and Connection

Travel: On Separation and Connection

May 1, 2020
by Claire Dalton
Yarns

A river mirrors the sky and a strip of life sits in between the middle of the blues I was reminded that my internal world…

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