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I Had a Mushroom Shake in Thailand and All I Got Was This Stupid CD

I Had a Mushroom Shake in Thailand and All I Got Was This Stupid CD

March 16, 2021
by Pat Boxall
Thailand Yarns, Yarns

I can’t even show you the CD. Why? Because I threw that five-track motherfucker straight into the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok’s crystal clear aquatic thoroughfare….

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I Got High With My Parents in Kenya (and They Didn’t Know)

I Got High With My Parents in Kenya (and They Didn’t Know)

September 14, 2020
by Gaia Lamperti
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Cozmoz arrived with his usual perky walk, wearing flip flops that belonged to two different pairs and red plastic shades lifted over his head. He…

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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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I Started a Glitter Nipple Movement High on Magic Mushrooms in Bulgaria

I Started a Glitter Nipple Movement High on Magic Mushrooms in Bulgaria

May 31, 2019
by The Hobos
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After spending 25 days in the Bulgarian wilderness with a young hippie family – abstinent, vegan and isolated from all of society – I returned…

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Down the Mullumbimby Rabbit Hole

Down the Mullumbimby Rabbit Hole

May 14, 2019
by Jack Lucas
Australia Yarns, Yarns

It was a Friday, around 3pm, when we had our first glass of Kratom. Jai finished his glass first and placed it on the table….

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En Esperando: The Search for Ayahuasca

En Esperando: The Search for Ayahuasca

April 23, 2019
by Ben Donaldson
Peru Yarns

I’m not going to tell you what I saw when I took Ayahuasca. You may have heard tell of alien spirits, impossible geometry and a…

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The Magic Man

The Magic Man

March 1, 2019
by The Hobos
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What a night. Thank fuck it’s nearly over. Olivia’s sat at the empty bar waiting for the rest of us to finish. Livs works across…

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Stoned in Tokyo

Stoned in Tokyo

February 24, 2019
by Flynn Orsong
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Clack, Clack, Clack. I press my teeth together as I sit on a stool in the tiny, five-person bar. The edges of my vision blur…

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I Used Incontinence as Self Defence in Bali

I Used Incontinence as Self Defence in Bali

February 18, 2019
by Yaminah Willcox
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When I boarded my flight to Bali as a naïve, 19-year-old solo traveller, the last thing my mum said to me was “always wear a…

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Typecast as a Drug Mule

Typecast as a Drug Mule

January 10, 2019
by Emilie Hope
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“Ma’am, would you mind stepping over here so that I can test your bag?” The only time I get called “ma’am” in my life is…

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What I Learned From My Shower Sex Injury

What I Learned From My Shower Sex Injury

December 17, 2018
by Julia Jones
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In hindsight, there were probably smarter places I could have travelled to escape my addictive personality than Eastern Europe. Especially when a recovering junkie can…

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Liverpool Living

Liverpool Living

November 29, 2018
by The Hobos
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It hits around 1am and the bar is heaving, as per. I wriggle through the masses, stacks of glasses wedged under my left arm, balanced…

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