We’ve been trotting the globe running writing workshops for the last few years, but in the wake of corona-induced uncertainty, the current need to stay…
Since February, we’ve been receiving bulk emails from panicked students, universities and parents about whether our upcoming overseas writing workshops will go ahead. The safety…
No one leaves home unless Home is the mouth of a shark No one puts their children in a boat unless The water is safer…
“Thamil pésuviengala?” Can you speak Tamil? “Om.” “Oondai pasai vithyassam…” Your speech is different… * Earlier this year, I ran a writing workshop where a…
Pottering through a lively marketplace in the lakeside Indian town of Pushkar, I was seized around the elbow by the firm grip of a wily…
“Dinner, madam?” A small frame stretched up and peered into my bed with inquisitive eyes as the Aravalli Range whipped past through the window behind…
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…
The inner workings of Toby Paramor, founder of Stoke Travel and a dear friend to all at Global Hobo, is a mystery to many. Does he…
Get There: Drive to the end of Route 322 and park in the carpark — about 20 minutes from central Hakuba. At the very windy end…
Australians love Japan. We crave its sushi, we embrace getting pissed at karaoke, we marvel at the novelty of being naked in a public bathhouse….
Get There: From Happo Bus Terminal, walk to the base of the Adam Gondola. A round trip on the Alpine Line is 2900 yen for adults,…
Get There: Lake Aoki is about a 15-minute drive from central Hakuba — it’s the first of a trio of bodies of water. Lake Aoki is…
