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Fellow Americans, what if I told you I discovered a place more beautiful than San Francisco, with better weather than LA, more drug legalization than Portland, a place where you can drink publicly like in New Orleans, and cheaper than Kansas City? Sounds too good to be true, right? Hey all, I...

In your journey's are there places in the Eastern part of the states that you've traveled by and looking back on it (now that someone's asking), think that might be a good reclusive place to pitch a wagon/tent and graze some livestock for a while before getting booted off? (If so what states or...

Ive been traveling around about 4 years through NC TN and Ohio and havent found anything too worthy of sticking around for. I was wondering which states any of you would recommend that would have good jobs and resources for the homeless. All suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

This is my first ever post on Travel Stories, so apologies if I do something wrong. For some background info, I go by they/them and my best friend goes by he/him (I will refer to him as V). We are both minors, so we can't hop or travel on our own without serious question. Yes we do drugs and...

Does anyone know a good camping site around santa Barbara? Where I won't get hassled for sleeping or stabbed for my stuff? Lol

Hey all I'm looking for the best way to head west out of new Orleans! Any suggestions would help! I'm hitchhiking!

Hey y'all, I'm trying to purchase a van to live out of, any chance yall could point me in a good direction to find cheap vans? I'm already aware of Craigslist and Facebook marketplace, but I'm looking for less mainstream options

Hi! Unfortunately, due to personal reasons and the way things are going, I realize I won't be able to continue being in my current living situation. Due to that, as well as ideological reasons, I decided that I may as well start traveling instead of be cooped up in one area. Live life to the...

I see a few problems. The Ocean I have to traverse. (legal method) The tens of thousands of dollars I would have to save for the visa. Not an option. I’m American with an extremely Midwest accent and would stick out like a sore thumb. is immigrating to the Uk without being loaded actually...

Besides a dog, what would be the best animal friend to bring on the road? What would I need to keep in mind and have beforehand?

Hello, I'm. Short time lurker that needs some advice so if this isn't in the right spot I do apologize.I've never really tried the nomadic lifestyle before other than moving around and I was younger. Recently I was really wanting a fresh start and to start moving around a bit more, ButI'm not...

I'm going to be selling my sedan to get a van or truck! I'm going to start with camping and make the transition into van life. Currently, I'm looking for a 4 wheel drive, 6 cylinder, with automatic transmission*. Needs to be able to handle (mild) offroading in the desert. >* (Edit: These are...

Week two in Sacramento, traveled from Arizona. It's chilly here and the grid is so flat my friend and I had to make push staffs out of conduit. Conduit because we are learning how to bend conduit for wires! That's right, we are mastering the still of conduit bending. Anyway we traveled here for...

What do you guys think is the best breed of dog for travelling with, some may say its not about breed of the dog but about how they been raised.. yeah ok, but at the same time theres a difference between a Pug and a Rottweiler. What do you guys think? Including mix breed dogs. Two breeds I...

I am looking for a VA Hospital to winter at where I can work at and be in the Domiciliary Program. Most VA hospitals have improved greatly over the past 3 years thanks to the press. But I need to be somewhere were there is no drama and little temptation to fall off the wagon- perhaps the VA...

Find Your Way Without the Internet: 7 of the Best Offline Maps Apps by Dave DeanMay 23, 20192 Comments Whether you’re getting off the grid, don’t have a local SIM card yet, or just prefer not to be connected all the time, you’ll undoubtedly find yourself traveling without the Internet at some...

I've hitchhiked about 50,000 miles in the 80s. USA, Canada, Europe and I usually got the longest friendliest rides at daybreak. I guess all the perverts and criminals are home or passed out and the optimists I surmise are out to start the day. The worst time was in the afternoon when people are...

Gather 'round the bonfire, because this story will take a while to tell. Good for a read if you're waiting. I need to kill some time while waiting for my train, so I thought I'd take a little time to tell you about my journey out West last year. Note: This story will have some West/East...

I have to do 28hrs of community service for a bullshit charge. I can pick any non profit like goodwill, salvation army, church, homeless shelter, animal shelter, ect. I prefer somewhere that will fudge the numbers for me. Like, i do 4 hrs and give credit for 8. Or at least, the service be fun...

Just was wondering about which cities are currently doing well with the diy punk/noise/Weird music scene. The bay area has been the best spot that I've experienced in regards to a diy music scene and I miss it there but it's super expensive to live around there. Currently in Austin Texas and...

Need some advice/input. If you were bike touring from Detroit to upstate NY towards Maine, What route would you take? Highways? state routes? No smartphone or GPS. When I went to the UP I mainly used the state routes or side roads roughly following the Adventure cycling route. Just curious...

So far, I been using a Lenovo Tab 2 covered with a HotCool case - as far as surfing the web and accessing digital copies of books, PDF's, guides, and so forth. It eliminates most of the weight and I don't have to carry heavier physical copies of books/stuff as we all know. I like the idea of...

Hey im about to hitch from Klamath falls Oregon to little rock Arkansas, and I'm searching for the best route, best to fly and safest with the early winter coming. Very much appreciated

I'm working in the Colorado Rockies until Mid-November and I was planning on visiting NorCal in the winter and I wandered what were some good places for travellers to check out. I've wanted to see Monterey, Eureka, and Arcata but I would love some more suggestions. I will be mostly hitching. Thanks!

I am taking a few months off in a week to live out of my backpack and be with nature. I was thinking about the Sierras however Yosemite is on fire.... Where is the best spot you have ever camped?

I’ve been looking for places to go to after my job in Colorado ends in November. What are some travel friendly places in the southwest or other places you recommend being in the winter?

I've had a few near the top end but the most memorable was one in St. Louis where there were like 5 of us in this 1800's warehouse that backed to the Mississippi River. It was the middle of January so the river was frozen af so we kept warm by (this is crazy) burning coal + logs in our barrell...

I drive a lot and travel very frequently by car. I’d rather avoid cops at all costs if possible. What are the best apps for finding them. Waze has the best one I’ve used so far. Radarbot is ok but doesn’t work well in my part of VA. I already know about avoidance driving so to speak and am...

So Ive been thinking lately which the best ones are since Greendot banned me for life (don't ask- haha) but Serve by Amex is pretty good - low monthly/transaction fees & free ATMs @ 30K nationwide locations... Chase Liquid with a costly $4.95 monthly... Also PayPal sux ass & banned me as well...

I'm inretested in hitch hiking from Oregon to Nevada (probably doing it in early or mid june). Any interesting places to go? (Except for Vegas, lived their).

Hey all. If you're in or around wilsonville, oregon, or have been in the last 5+ years, you likely have seen this man. Names Rob. Goes by blaze in some circles. Hes a homeless man. A canner. Sometimes flies a sign but very rarely and only within the last year or so. Friendly AF. Drinks Mickeys...

So I've noticed that some of my jeans have held up better than others, even the ones that are made for "fashion" have done better than tractor supply. I was wondering what experiences you guys have with jeans, like which companies hold up the best, which ones should I avoid, etc.. I'm going to...

I want everybody to post about the best squat they have ever had, and your story of how you found it, what happened and why you left. Here's mine. It was a hotel/pub which had closed a few years earlier. It was in a beautiful location right on a harbour by a beach. It was easy to hitchhike...

I’m looking to take a few trips through February - March and was wondering what national parks/cities are the best to visit in the cold months? I’m based in Louisville so I’m trying to stay within a 8 hour drive (one way). Bonus points for free places to park my car + sleep, art communities...

We met up with Rivkah from Groovy Yurts (www.groovyyurts.com) to learn about the traditional hand-painted yurts (gers) they import directly from Mongolia, and we also helped her team set one up at the Tiny House Festival this summer. It was more work than we thought it would be but it was...

Hey All, What's the best State (uh, in the Continental US) to register your car? I just bought a microhouse (Prius); it's registered in NY. I only bought 6 months of insurance cuz I was thinking of registering it in Virginia after my commitments in NY are severed, and I hit the road. Is...

As the title said.... What iz the best beer you have had to date and why? I am just getting into all of that and i have a tender place in my heart for sweet beers. I dont mind the bitter ones so much but anything is worth a try once. I had a beer that changed my life a year or so ago. It was...

What's the best way to stash your shit outside? I don't have a lot of people's places to stash my shit at ( clothes, gear, personal hygiene, food), wondering how to do that safety without it getting wet or my stuff stolen. Thanks. :) (Sorry if a similar post as been posted, couldn't find it here. )

Looking to get a home base pretty soon. Want to avoid bourgeois as much as possible and be in an alternative community, preferably with a nice music (really into noise n shit) and anarchist scene. Also, it's gotta be cheap. I have a few places in mind like Denton TX, Philadelphia PA, Richmond...

What are the best and worst jobs y'all have ever had on the road or what interesting stories do you have about some of ur jobs. Just curious I'm sittin here at work and got to thinking bout OTR jobs and that led to this lol

Check this out: This is an Ibanez Piccolo guitar. It is a 1/3 scale guitar, tuned to A (capo 5th fret on a regular guitar) http://www.ibanez.com/products/ag_detail17.php?year=2017&area_id=2&cat_id=3&series_id=98&data_id=124&color=CL01 It sounds amazing, and is super light with steel...

So im new to the forum and new to the usa. I recently got deported from Australia, for busking of all things. I was squatting there and made it my business to learn all the laws.. Now im in Boston and I feel a bit wet behind the ears. Can anyone tell me what cities have squatter friendly laws...

These things are great. You can see you friend across the world (Skype), Find a job or a gig for a few days with or even a place to sleep. You can check your email, look up your route, find a good camping spot or place to sleep with a birdseye view(google maps), Find free shit on LetGo or...

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I searched and didn't find anything similar. I'm thinking about making a blog for my bike tour. I'm not trying to gain a big following or anything like that. I just want a place to post shit about my trip where my friends and family that are interested...

Hi, Melissa, Chris and Haley (k9). We totally are so enamored by this website. Hop a train yes! We aren't young and we aren't old we are middle life crisis 30. There is so much to say, so much to tell, but quit school, sold our ocean view house in Hawaii and now we are out of money trying...

What is the best way for someone without a car to get from Los Angeles to Slab City? Without a good sized city nearby it looks like it could be tough. Would it be best to head out straight from LA towards Joshua Tree? Or is it better to go to San Diego and hang a left? Seems like San Diego might...

I have had many steel toe boots over the years including the top premium brands such as Red Wings and Rocky, as well as the more economical ones from Wal-Mart like the Herman Survivors, which in my opinion were the best all-around work boot on the market, considering wear and tear and price...