Global Hobo
Menu
  • Home
  • Hobo Basics
  • Writing Workshops
    • Freelance and Travel Writing Workshop: Hobart, Australia
    • eCourse
    • My Account
  • About
  • Contact
Menu
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
Browse: Home   /   Sad
Caruso

Caruso

June 14, 2021
by Alistair Johnston
Italy Yarns, Yarns

For a few years I lived in the Trastevere district of Rome. I rode a bicycle to work and bought groceries at the market. I…

Read Article →
Understanding Depression: Be Kind to your Mind

Understanding Depression: Be Kind to your Mind

April 1, 2021
by The Hobos
Beating the Blues, Features

“Malingerer” is my reflexive conviction when I talk about depression or hear it discussed. Mental illness is the privilege of wealthy societies where basic needs…

Read Article →
The Long-Distance Couples' Tips for Being Apart

The Long-Distance Couples’ Tips for Being Apart

February 10, 2020
by Celine Dam
Editorial

We’ve been done long distance for a while now, sitting in front of screens on opposite ends of New Zealand. We could be together for…

Read Article →
Death of a Doorman

Death of a Doorman

August 4, 2019
by Gravy
Spain Yarns, Yarns

My previous portero died unexpectedly. One day he was there – a fat and jovial man, bald, glasses, head pushed a little forward giving way…

Read Article →
Losing My Mum at Six Years Old

Losing My Mum at Six Years Old

August 23, 2018
by Meg Fitzallen-Peck
Yarns

I enter the hospital room and my body freezes. Before me stands a lifeless room full of clinical white light. Death lingers in the fringes,…

Read Article →
Travelling When Broken: A Memoir

Travelling When Broken: A Memoir

February 25, 2018
by Maya Skidmore
Yarns

I am sobbing as surreptitiously as I can in a scungy Indonesian bathroom, clutching two strawberry daiquiris bigger than my head. My cleavage is blistering…

Read Article →
Fishing For Crabs

Fishing For Crabs

February 7, 2018
by Adam Russell
Yarns

I squeeze my dad’s hand in excitement. “Look!” I exclaim. There’s a splash in the water where the ocean meets the sand. A crab scurries…

Read Article →
Finding Comfort in Coach: On Dealing With Death

Finding Comfort in Coach: On Dealing With Death

June 24, 2017
by Renee Holt
Features

All I want to do is see him, hug him, tell him a funny joke. As I curl my fingers around the yellow rose I…

Read Article →
It's Not You, It's Me

It’s Not You, It’s Me

February 18, 2017
by The Hobos
Yarns

I had heard about you from girls who dated you in high school. I knew you were responsible for sending two of your exes to…

Read Article →
Lessons in Grief

Lessons in Grief

January 28, 2017
by Daisy D'Souza
Yarns

When I replay the memory of the moment I found out Dad had died, it’s like a film, sped-up, where I’m the lead character and…

Read Article →
What No One Tells You About Falling in Love Abroad

What No One Tells You About Falling in Love Abroad

November 6, 2016
by Hamantha Salad
Yarns

This is not a good love story, let me just prepare you for that. It’s a story about having the world as your oyster, but…

Read Article →
The Travel Blues

The Travel Blues

September 16, 2015
by Mardi Wilson
Features

Travelling has overtaken hobbies like stamp collecting and scrapbooking to become the primary pastime of youth in the western world. We are constantly bombarded with…

Read Article →
1 2 Next →

What we do

A hub for world-savvy dirtbags who like to roam.
We trot the globe on a shoestring, travel light and sustainably, and offer rad destination guides, thought-provoking stories and travel-writing workshops all over the world.

Like Us

Join Us

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Fresh Picks

  • THIS IS A TAKEOVER. WE HAVE REBRANDED.
    THIS IS A TAKEOVER. WE HAVE REBRANDED.
  • I Modelled Nude and Got Complimented on My Feet
    I Modelled Nude and Got Complimented on My Feet
  • A Day in the Life of a Bear Conservationist
    A Day in the Life of a Bear Conservationist
  • 18,000 Empty Planes
    18,000 Empty Planes
  • Waldeinsamkeit
    Waldeinsamkeit
  • The Unexpected Joy of Enforced Public Nudity
    The Unexpected Joy of Enforced Public Nudity
  • Lost On Mt Macedon
    Lost On Mt Macedon
  • Unwired
    Unwired
  • Colour of Hyphens
    Colour of Hyphens
  • I Moved Countries For a Holiday Fling
    I Moved Countries For a Holiday Fling
line
© Global Hobo - For world-savvy dirtbags who like to roam.
 

Loading Comments...