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How Backpacking Taught Me to Embrace the Unexpected

How Backpacking Taught Me to Embrace the Unexpected

November 17, 2020
by Caitlin Brown
Thailand Yarns, Yarns

It was the night before the Thai new year festival of Songkran, and we were spending it in the luggage hold of a bus. We…

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Beautiful Are The Fireflies

Beautiful Are The Fireflies

November 25, 2019
by Sam Stonnell
Yarns

Our guide sunk his comically large paddle into the bank and pushed us away. While I half-expected us to gracefully sink into the river like…

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Confessions of a Sex Tourist in Pattaya

Confessions of a Sex Tourist in Pattaya

October 24, 2018
by Johnny Thai
Thailand Yarns, Yarns

This story was received via anonymous submission and it details a lifestyle and form of tourism we at Global Hobo do not endorse. In the…

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Life's Little Joys

Life’s Little Joys

May 30, 2018
by Alistair Johnston
Yarns

The finest and best restaurant on Koh Tao is a cosy little place called Mama’s. The eponymous Mama is a middle-aged blob of a woman,…

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Stitched Back Together in Thailand

Stitched Back Together in Thailand

May 8, 2018
by Meg Trewhella
Yarns

A harsh light pierces my eyes from a low swinging globe above my face. I am lying on a bed. No. It’s a gurney. It…

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WWOOFing in the North Thai Wilderness

WWOOFing in the North Thai Wilderness

May 4, 2018
by Grace Burns
Thailand Yarns, Yarns

I abandoned my job teaching at a school in Thailand to volunteer at an organic farm. I’d heard about a beautiful property outside this place…

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A Failed Attempt at Enlightenment

A Failed Attempt at Enlightenment

December 4, 2017
by Luke McConaghey
Thailand Yarns, Yarns

I was introduced to meditation by Japanese pickup artists. Their interest in the subject made me wonder if it could be useful to those of…

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When a Rookie Rents a Scooter

When a Rookie Rents a Scooter

November 21, 2017
by Kristen Pharaoh
Thailand Yarns, Yarns

A couple of years ago now, Julia Gillard’s “$1000 textbook allowance” and continuous Centrelink payments bought me my flight to Bangkok and funded my Asian…

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A Night in a Bangkok Brothel

A Night in a Bangkok Brothel

November 10, 2017
by Isaac Keatinge
Thailand Yarns, Yarns

To know a place is to know the people. This is why I check Grindr in every location. Grindr is far nicer to use in…

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The Exploited Workers of Thailand’s Tourism Industry

The Exploited Workers of Thailand’s Tourism Industry

October 16, 2017
by Frances Vinall
Features

Sometimes when you travel, you meet people whose impact on you far outweighs the time you spend with them. For me, Luke was one of…

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Exploring Bangkok's Ghost Tower

Exploring Bangkok’s Ghost Tower

September 25, 2017
by Nat Kassel
Features, Thailand Yarns

We stock our backpacks with freshly made dumplings from a local market, bottles of beer, a portable speaker and a couple of cheeky tins of…

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The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon

June 2, 2017
by Ada Roszkowska
Thailand Tips, Yarns

It was half-past eight and the sun was smouldering, as it was midday. I sat on a wooden bench and to avoid the public displays…

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