Having permanently itchy feet can be a real problem. You sometimes have to wear your undies four different ways before getting a chance to wash them. The only thing close to a house you’ve ever owned is a mouldy swag. You can speak bits of seven different languages, but nothing’s more foreign to you than trying to understand a tax declaration. But the only thing worse than having itchy feet is having itchy feet and not scratching them.
If your piggy bank is empty but your travel-bug bite is driving you mad, here’s how to make the world your oyster on a shoestring — and not be a cocky, ethnocentric prick about it in the process.
How to Be as Cheap as Humanly Possible
How to Drive an Unregistered Vehicle Indefinitely
I wanted to travel with the securities of home, but with the freedom of being homeless. I figured a 1990 Toyota…The Hobo Guide to Getting Scabby in ‘Straya
There are a few essential know-hows if you wanna make your dollar go as far as possible in a…How to Save Money for Travelling
(without needing to sell your body) Unless your grandparents invented the internet and are now happy for you…The Art of Bartering
Travel outside the realms of the western world and you are sure to bump into some haggling. If…Gettin’ Around
In this bipolar world that we all live in, there are various platforms of transportation to be used,…Where to Crash (If you Make it…)
The places you stay whilst travelling generally seem to determine how good of a time you are going…Crowd Sourcing Food for the Hungry Hostel Dweller
As you sit in the hostel common room, a dishevelled shell of a human, you may look at…Minesweeping
So it’s 2am, the bar closes at 3, you’re dead broke and for the last few hours you…Verified Hitchhiking
Often as a nomadic hobo, you will have budgeted your everyday allowance down to the cent. Too often…Sleeping in Airports
Having completed a Gap Yah where I earned well below minimum wage, I like to think of myself…Couchsurfing
I first heard about couch-surfing from a university tutor in one of those lame first-day “get-to-know each-other” classes.…Doing a Runner
Crime is bad. We certainly don’t condone it, but sometimes, dashing from a banquet is completely necessary. That,…Eating Out Of Garbage Bins
I’ve taken a few refreshing dips into the tidal waters of unemployment, hitch-hiking, living below the poverty line…
How to Make Important Life Decisions
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
I’ve never been very good at thinking through decisions. Impulsive trips and impromptu 11am wine I can handle.…So You Want to be a Volunteer?
As someone who’s spent a fair bit of time around the mud-brick hand-moulded blocks of the volunteer world,…Exchange: To Do or Not to Do
Exchange your life… or at the very least, exchange your waistline. PROS: Your foreign accent automatically increases your…The Pros and Cons of Organised Tours
For anyone who’s planning a Eurotrip, there comes a point where you have to decide between doing an…
Nailing Travel Basics
The Hobo Guide to Staying Fit on the Road
F45 has reached religious status in Sydney. The Crossfit Lite gym has a “church” on every corner, and…Hobo Tips for Getting Sick on the Road
Getting sick is one of the unavoidable trials of travel, much like mystery stains on dorm beds and…The Hobo Guide to Losing Your Luggage
Losing your luggage is up there with being cut off from the aeroplane minibar as one of the…
How to Not Be a Dickhead While Travelling
The Trouble with Paradise
It felt surreal despite the bloody normalcy of it all. Where were the paparazzi, the dark sunglasses? I…The Problem With Aussies Abroad
A couple of years ago, I found myself in Bali interviewing Australian kids about their experiences at schoolies. At…Travelling – It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It
Words are my favourite things. Over the course of humanity, we’ve whittled down and refined the primordial grunts…Get Real, Travel Snobs
Coming from the Gold Coast and having just moved to Bali – two places infamous for their tackiness…Bring Back the Shame
Under the guise of progression, our society has willingly thrown away invaluable household traditions, such as respect for…Less Pictures, Please
“Nup, you fucked it! Bend your knees more. Move your right hand down a bit. Stop… yep, that’s…Enough of your #Wanderlust
In a society convinced of its own self-importance and obsessed with image, Instagram rules. Go see a band…Lads on Tour: Please Shut the Fuck Up
Lads on Tour are easily identifiable. You walk into a hostel, bar or party and they’re grouped together,…Where Are You From Part I
You’re Not From the Fucking First Fleet, You Fuckwit I know this is a website for the young,…#Death2Hashtags
Facebook is an unusual beast. Seemingly, it has the lot: the cure for boredom; procrastination; unusually candid insights…
How to Beat the Blues
Understanding Depression: Be Kind to your Mind
“Malingerer” is my reflexive conviction when I talk about depression or hear it discussed. Mental illness is the…Stuck Between Homesickness and Privilege
The saddest I’ve ever felt on the road was in France, alone at night on a lovely French…Travelling with a Mental Illness
Walking towards customs, all I can think about are the hundreds of tiny pills stuffed into my bag,…On Anxiety
I am naturally an anxious person. And not the kind of anxious that only appears when running late for…
On Going Solo
Travel Couples: Stop Wishing You Were Them
I glance to my left to see a little girl sitting with her mum. There are a lot…Nude and Alone in Lamington National Park
It would have been an unbelievable sight to witness: a young woman standing atop a cliff completely naked,…Girls on Tour
Hey chicks, shit-scared of traveling alone? As a girl who clearly has no friends and prefers to spend…Why You Should Travel Alone
No matter what subculture you were mercilessly pigeonholed in on your first day of school, the moment you…
Love (and Sex) On The Road
How to Shag a Pom
Britain is a strange place. You have to pay to use the toilet at the train station. Fried…Don’t Date a Girl who is a Hobo
She’s the one with near-dreadlocks and the occasional nit, a look she achieves by only ever washing her…How to Shag your (Male) Scuba Instructor
It’s a verified fact that 95 percent of what lies beneath the earth’s oceans remains unexplored. Thing is,…How To Shag Your Ski Instructor
My family used to frequent Colorado most winters, 2005 being the most memorable season of them all. My…