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  1. TanMan

    How did you leave?

    This is mainly directed toward those who up and left after high school, or ran away and never went back, or got their degree and said 'fuck a job'. Or however you gave the farewell and hit the road. The question is: How did YOU do it? What was your situation? Did you leave a note? A voicemail...
  2. TanMan

    Communes?

    I've been planning a nice long traveling session when I take a year off of college next year. I've been researching heavily and I've found that there are a lottt of communes all over the US. These communes have various different prerequisites for entrance. So my question is, in YOUR...
  3. TanMan

    So, my best friend tried to kill me last night.

    Yes, there was alcohol involved. Lots. But he wasn't just stupid drunk like he usually gets. He was "I fucking hate you and I'm determined to have you die at my hands tonight." drunk. And I'm not exaggerating. There's a bike path that runs along a river in the small town I live in. It's about 3...
  4. TanMan

    Anyone seen a young guy named Colin from WA State?

    Blond hair, got a UP tattoo on his forearm, has a black lab? Believe he told me he's 20, been traveling for 3 years or so, and originally from the Seattle area. Last I saw, he was with 2 older dudes who's names totally escape me, and this dude named Monty, who walks around with a sunhat and...
  5. TanMan

    When Friends Show Their True Colors..

    So, I tried explaining this whole adventure idea to a couple of my closest friends, and they just don't understand it. When I told them about my plans to hop a train, they responded with, "Why don't you just buy a train ticket? Or ride buses cross-country?" Shit like that gets me. It really...
  6. TanMan

    Advice for a newbie

    I've really grown to like StP a lot lately, but I see a lot of posts here about "dirty arrogant kids" this, "d-bag kids" that, whatnot. I'm only 17. When I turn 18 I plan to take the first train out. And just go. And with all these posts going around about "fucking kids" I'd like to know how I...
  7. TanMan

    East Coast Kid Looking to Live.

    I'm a 17 year old kid from Rhode Island developing an ever-growing obsession with adventure. I've always wanted to get away. I've spent months planning, plotting.. Sharpie to Road Atlas. Printing pictures. Researching hitching laws, researching train routes, types and stations; organizing places...