travel

  1. Goingfar

    NorCal to Sparks trip

    Don’t have enough points for the train hopping group but thought I’d share! Real pretty out there even in the hot summer months
  2. w0ndering0lix555

    little gay travel intro~

    hellooo folx, faeries, fags & fellow travelers~ happy belated pride!! 🌈🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚧ my name is alex (they/them) & I'm a 26/yo white queer genderfluid femboy, homosexual & sober-flexible + covid-cautious human bean, currently inhabiting occupied yuchi/muscogee/cherokee land (eastern tennessee)...
  3. DisgustinDustin

    Back from hiatus

    Looks like I last logged in 2013. Getting ready to head west to CO from TN. This time it’s van life. 🙋🏻‍♂️ 39 years
  4. MetalBryan

    How are you doing? Happy Easter. Happy 4/20.

    Just checking in with anyone who wishes to respond. Within the past month or two I've seen a slight uptick of concern within my little corner of influence amongst travelers and rough-living folks. I've got a birthday creeping up on me so maybe I'm getting old and things just feel worse, but I...
  5. Dogwater

    Photos from last year's travels

    Not in order Mississippi River in Iowa Urbex in Joliet Illinois Norfolk southern yard Roanoke Virginia CoppCopp dog at the kinfolks in South Carolina CPKS yard Shreveport Louisiana
  6. jvv

    Travel insights

    Hello everybody, My name is Joan, I live in Girona, Spain, where I work mostly during the summer season and now I just got my visa to visit the US, where I might come if I find a cheap flight and maybe visit Mexico too, as a backpacker. What's amazing about life is randomness, music...
  7. SonOfASatyr

    Hey all, newbie here!

    Im not really good at introductions, so pardon if it isn't top notch :v For starters, if you want a name you can call me Pan. I'm a 23 year old lil dude who lives in hell (New Orleans) and is finally willing enough to get outta there. By the metrics of lots of my friends (family...
  8. Hermes

    New guy, lookin' for a travel partner in Boston or NYC

    I graduated High School last year, and I'm gonna hit the road soon. I'm thinking probably January 10th(ish) at the earliest. I'm planning on taking an AMTRAK train from Boston to NYC, and I'm looking for a travel buddy in either of those cities. I'm more comfortable around people my age, but it...
  9. klamytaint101

    First train hop

    so over the past months ive done research every single day on how to ride, at this point im very confident in my knowledge and ability to get where i want to go. ive made a few posts already planning to head towards donnor pass with me and my friend, but we decided roseville might be a bit much...
  10. klamytaint101

    winter in donnor pass

    cause of this crazy rain most of california has got over the last couple weeks im wondering if maybe i should wait on a freight journey till spring when the snow starts to melt and it gets warmer outside, anyone got any input on if theres a bunch of snow because of the storm that went through or...
  11. klamytaint101

    a little about me and a question too

    to start off i want to mention i used to do a bit of tagging, still do but mostly on paper. id rather not use my real name to introduce myself but my tag was Ekos, i only really painted in a rather small town, a little along highways and stuff in california. on to my question though. since my...
  12. klamytaint101

    learning the ropes of freight hopping before my first ride

    before i start off i do want to say im not expecting any free information, although that doesnt mean it wouldnt be appriciated lol. anyways. for years ive been interested in freight hopping, starting back watching hobo stobe or shoestring years ago. as of recently me and a friend have been...
  13. squatt11

    any advice,suggestion? (Hungary)

    I'm planning in the days to go either west or east,(hungary->austria->germany or hungary->romania->bulgaria->turkey->(we will see :) ))i'm planning a big trip. I'm curious if anyone know anything about eastern europe,turkey (squating,trying to travel free,train hopping,and etc..)
  14. ExistentialBane

    New here, started seasonal work recently and would love to travel in the off seasons

    I'm brand new to this community, Reddit sent me here earlier today. At the beginning of the year I quit the job I've been at for the last three years because I hate stagnation and wasn't happy at home. Spent one of the best summers of my life working in Yellowstone and plan on doing seasonal...
  15. Lonestar

    Travel art!!!!

    Hi! I’m looking for inspiration of crust punk/oogle/dirty kid/travelers art. I know it’s out there!! But can’t find any on google/pinterest. Show me some of yours or your friends art or point me in the right direction of where to look. Maybe the creator of this site has some stocked up lol idk...
  16. PurplePanda420

    Video Finessing the Bull

    It was a tough situation, I was in a public park and just had to play it cool. I learned something valuable from this altercation. Whenever visiting a new town, it pays dividends to learn the name of the County and research interesting facts about that community for small talk with people in...
  17. R

    What is a "Punk"?

    From what I knew a "Punk" was a edgy anti trendy aggressive young person with a multi collered mohawk hair dew....The Ramones are now old men and half of them are dead.. I am just a old man who loves to travel on the cheap by bike and rail and am not into making a fashion statement...I just want...
  18. MossandSickle

    Question Airport Handling Fees?

    I'll be going to Japan in 2 weeks and plan on doing a little bike tour there but I just received confirmation from the airline I booked with (Austrian Airlines) that the airport handling fee, which is apparently separate from the airline, for the bike would be $150 one way and another $150 back...
  19. N473

    Looking for safe and affordable travel tips in Post-Russian/ Yugoslavian Countries

    Hello everyone, I saw this website when searching about how to travel cheap by hitchhiking or train surfing, but I haven't got enough points to look and the private train hopping post though so I am asking here. My friends and I are planning a budget-friendly trip through some of the...
  20. Gamer197

    It's been awhile!

    Hey everyone! A little update since my last post: . Currently backpacking the world for 4 years! . Spent a month in the mountains of Ukiah on a sustainability farm (the one where everything you harvest from the garden ends up on your table lol) . Hitchhiked from Ukiah, CA to Petaluma, CA ...