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Are there any wordpress blogs out there that have stories about tramping, riding trains, bicycle touring, etc. I used to read Johnny P's blog called the Dirty Journals, but he took it down. I haven't quite found anything like it aside from a prose poetry blog, which I also read from time to...

Below I have posted links to my blog posts written about my recent travels riding trains over the past 5 months, with some hitchhiking. Pictures are also included. They are scattered about, but I tried to keep them in order. I am heading back to work in a few weeks as my travels come to an...

Just a short video of my time in Hawaii over the past few months with my wife. I am highly considering going back there to check out the Big Island and Molokai when we have the money, the only islands we never got the chance to explore. If you are considering heading out there you won't regret...

"Just some travel writing of my recent experiences riding trains and going nowhere wandering around. It's a pretty long read, covers up to Colton, CA." After working and bumming around Hawaii for the past few months my world changed as I entered Seattle as if leaving a dream. Going from a...

I was wondering if you all had any advice in the waterproofing gear department. Like something I can use on the road while I'm traveling to put on my jacket, pants, boots, etc. My gear is getting old and just wondering what you all use to keep your stuff dry. I hate spending days drying out my...

It has been a pretty spectacular time hitchhiking around Maui and Kauai. I've swam next to turtles and tropical fish. I've seen whales and dolphins. I've woke up in caves in some of the most beautiful places near red sand beaches, black sand beaches and swimming ponds. We hiked down Haleakala...

This video covers the past three years of my travels between seasonal work as I continued to push west. I landed in a few particular places for an extended period of time to work or just because I enjoyed the area. I have clips from bicycle touring from DE to CO, living in Breckenridge while...

I think this is my last adventure in Arizona before I head out of Flagstaff to make my way back east for my next job in a few months. I highly recommend hiking Havasu Falls. This was one of the coolest hikes I have ever done in my life. We did not do a permit. The water has lime in it which...

Hiking much of the South Rim Trails while working in the Grand Canyon, exploring some caves, and hiking the tallest peak in Arizona, Mount Humphrey. We saw debris from an airplane crash on that hike. I really want to check out Havasu Falls if I can hitch a ride with some people in the Canyon...

So I have started planning a bicycle tour from Deadhorse, Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina. I am not sure exactly when I will have the funds to do this since I expect it to take 12 to 18 months to complete and I'd rather not rely on anyone (unless I have to and run out of money), but I...

Ok, so it's gotten to that point where I need new gear. By new I just mean I need to upgrade as I have no issue with used gear as long as it works. I just got a used Kelty Cosmic 0 degree sleeping bag, but I need recommendations on a bivy sack to purchase. I get paid in a few days and I'm...

Short videos of my five month backpacking trip through China, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines. I did a lot of hitchhiking, couchsurfing, wild camping, urban exploring and roaming around. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98o8hW2GRMruoXOsI0ilUBrk8LRlWplF

So I decided to buy a cheap ticket to Manila, Philippines to check out Luzon Province. After squatting at the Kuala Lumpur Airport for 6 days and living at McDonald's I was eager to do some exploring. My flight got delayed two hours and I ended up arriving in Manila at about 2 AM. I tried...

If you're looking for the punk scene and some chill people to hang out with go to Aguinaldo Park & Museum across from the University of Baguio. The punks normally hang out there, you can smoke free weed, throw some pesos for gin and smokes and get pretty wild. I did lose my phone that night...

I just want to make a note that this has nothing to do with me at all. It's just a flyer I stumbled across while hitchin' through Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. Pretty sure it's legit since I saw it on a few islands along with the mainland in different parts of the country. Thought this...

I haven't hitched through all of South East Asia so I am uncertain on many places, but I was going to go over some advice for hitching in the places I traveled over the last month. Malaysia So this is probably the easiest hitch hiking I have ever done in my life depending on your location...

So I've been documenting some of my travels while I hitch hike through Southeast Asia. Thought some of you might be interested in seeing some of the places I've been and the beauty of the country so I've uploaded some short clips to YouTube. The clips are just of hitch hiking, scenery and some...

A video I made with some of my free time in China. I'm fighting an infection so I thought I'd go over the essential items I take with me on my travels. It was a pain in the ass to upload this over a VPN, but I hope it's helpful to anyone just starting to travel. I forgot to mention in the...

So I set out on a bike tour back in August of 2013. Ended up in CO from DE. I found a job for winter and ended up skiing until April. Hitch hiked to Vegas with a buddy. Met a co-worker who hooked me up with work in NY at a skydiving company, which is where I'm at now. I've been living minimally...

For anyone stuck in a city and needing to use Greyhound if you have a phone with internet access make sure to buy your ticket online. I got stuck in Vegas and the kiosk the other night was 69 for a one way to Salt Lake. Checked my phone and on there site I got it for 49. Don't ask me why, but...

I have been stuck in Fruita now for over two days trying to hitch out of here to Utah. I've tried flying all different kinds of signs even some funnier ones suggested here. I've danced, thrown an invisible sign, about to go as far as holding out a bottle of lotion while my buddy holds a sign...

I'm doing another bike tour from Colorado to New York in the next few weeks. I already have all my gear since I did this six months ago to get here, but I need to get there in 30 days and was wondering if anyone had any luck touring and either hitch hiking or hopping freight trains. I'm making...

I'm headed to Buffalo in a month once the season is over in Colorado. Was wondering if anyone wanted to meet up. I'll be bike touring, maybe hopping some trains or hitch hiking if anyone is headed that way.

Has anyone had success with a cache on top of a cliff in national forest? I'd like something to store some shit for when I leave. I found a nice spot right next to a river. Just wondering if anyone has done this before and if it works might make it big enough to live out of. It's like on top of...

Tattoo I got recently after my bike tour. I decided to change my lifestyle and will continue to travel. This is to give me inspiration to continue on this path. Eventually I would like to get my whole back tatted and my other pec, possibly my ribs and abs, but I just don't have the money atm...

Alright, I'm thinking of train hopping in the near future. I already have two small three inch knives since I know anything over that in most states is illegal. I would like more protection though not that I'd need to use it but I would think a small hand gun would get me out of any predicament...

Here are some of the best photos I took from Colorado. Goes from Pueblo to Breckenridge with a part of Western Kansas at the end. There are others, but the max upload is ten files, so if you are interested in seeing more let me know and I'll make another post.

Hey guys, I stumbled across this place from slimers_ectoplasm who recommended I join. I recently lost my job about 2 months ago as an engineer and decided to sell all my shit, and buy some backpacking gear in an effort to begin traveling across the country. I will be leaving sometime this...