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i've got it down to: necessary: lightweight sleeping bag lightweight bed roll few (dark) shirts couple pairs pants 3 pairs socks flashlight (i use a headlamp, actually) a few first-aid things emergency blanket (would have a lightweight tarp but i lost mine in mississippi) $1 disposable poncho...

i knew a "runaway" for several years. she didn't have any trouble being 2000 miles from home, except for when she caught shoplifting. then, her mother was called, and since her mom didn't know where she was she flew down, but my friend wouldn't leave with her, so she stayed ran-away. as i...

to be more mindful of the truths i've found, that i forget daily, resurrecting & integrating them more fully into my day-to-day, moment-to-moment awareness. and to ride the highline & through the rockies, to see another 6 countries.

i've got a $30 pack from army surplus that is kinda like one of those nice packs -- straps to strap on bedroll, etc., several pockets, fold over waterproof top -- except it's cheaply made & some things are already breaking (from not too much use) & i'll have to replace it but when i do, goddam...

a friend was telling me about a game her & her friends made in berlin, called squatopoly, which i'll try to relay. you've gotta make the board. (cardboard & sharpie) -- everybody starts out with a six-pack and a bag of weed. you claim squats, and when someone lands on them (to crash there)...

that's kinda how i got started... the train always slow down on the outskirts of my town & at various points inside, and i had friends throughout, so sometimes i'd ride back and fourth whenever it came blowin thru. i'd ride the ladder & wave at confused drivers... back then i didn't pay much...

a good strong ginger tea always did me well. also, if you can catch it when it's just beginning in the back/top of yer throat, hit it with some intense strong salt-water gargling, several times a day if ya can. also a couple shots of liquor seems to help (maybe it burns up all that shit in...

i dunno how empathetic you are, but i can kinda do some brief eye contact with someone and sorta tell whether they're ok or not. i've never had to turn down a ride, but i've ridden with some creepy-ish ones, but they didn't do anything. then again, i'm a guy, and it's different i'm sure. just...

Prementrual Syndrome- it could happen to YOU i've known girls who've had good results with raspberry leaf as a remedy for cramps, and maybe other menstrual-related pains. i think it works best if you start drinking a (strong?) tea of it as soon they begin, or begin to begin. also it's pretty...

i don't understand what's driving you... do you want to get shot/killed? is the risk worth it, or is it the risk you're after? maybe you won't get shot/thrown in prison, but i guess you have to ask yourself if the joy of ride/bus ticket money saved is worth the risk of dying or serious jail...

i've found a little $10 pair of 8x binocular to be extremely useful in big train yards. not only is my vision slightly under 20/20 (binoculars give you instant 20/20), but you can easily see details of what's going on all the way across the yard, and spy on workers who can't necessarily even...

free your mind. in some ways it doesn't matter where you are, it's about your perspective & how you're living, how you're mentally/spiritually fitting yourself into the world. but travel definitely can help with getting out a rut; alternatively, you might find yourself in a new one, but you...

getting train out of asheville isn't too bad. however, it depends on where you want to go. you can PM me for specific information, maybe we can e-mail or phone it. but trains in a month out of a-ville will be fuckin freezing too, so that's probably not what you want to do. get a greyhound or...

-first world travelling post... ?!? south america is the shit, & my favourite place to travel as of yet. i spent some time in peru about a year & 1/2 ago, & had a fucking blast. i was pleased to not see a single cell-phone, few bill-boards or tv's, and to be greeted eye-to-eye by unafraid...