Just recently got a really cool zine/book called How and Why put out by microcosm publishing which has a couple of incredibly rad diy bike trailers made from salvaged bed frames, bike tires, and plywood, plus only like ten bucks in hardware that...
I had an encounter with a police officer yesterday that left me completely surprised. In all honesty I wasn't expecting anything but I certainly was not expecting what ended up happening.
For context, I'm visually impaired and was just given my...
Fully aware that I've had an easy life compared to many here, but telling the stories of bad times helps me to find the lessons I needed to learn. Lots of wisdom in this thread.
The hardest parts for me were simply the tedious things like making and breaking camp every day. I was bikecore and pedaled all day, making camp wherever I was at the end of the day.
I was used to all the hard stuff like climbing mountains and...
I've always been too honest for my own good. I have some scars from my childhood and other kids would always ask about. I'd get into the nitty gritty of why and where I got the scars, just to make the nosy fucks stop asking. Their expressions...
relatable.
every time i start sharing experiences with coworkers they get uncomfortable and soon begin to avoid asking me personal questions — which i dont mind, im there for the pay, not to have a picnick — and its bc its all shit most people...
If someone who's never traveled asks me for advice I always respond with "don't do it" and then proceed to tell them about all my dead friends and how I can never get a decent job due to my criminal record. If they're already traveling the...
Really sorry to hear about your mom, that's rough. This might sound strange, but don't give yourself too hard a time about your addiction issues and bad feelings. Even if you didn't have drug problems, being a teenager is fucking hard and for...
There's a pretty good long read in the Graun this weekend about the Criminal Justice Bill protests in the early 90s, touching on Spiral Tribe, Castlemorton and how the whole thing linked up travelers with ravers and laid the groundwork for...
Hi!
single, non smoker, sober -non user/nondrinker (no judgement!) female soon (almost immediately) to be traveler.
new to the site, and have been absorbing as much info and sites from the threads as possible! Had this a year ago before my...
Sometimes a person needs a little help because they can't accomplish things on their own. Go to rehab or go to a meeting and find a sponsor. You just need a fresh start to find peace and happiness.... Good luck to you!
would second wwoof.org. very good way to go for the younger crowd.. you will meet the right kind of people that way, in a drug free environment, who will teach you all kinds of things.
its important we dont muddle the term ‘travel’ with what is...
I was in a similar situation at your age, minus the drug addiction. Try to do everything you can to get ready for life as an adult, whether that's saving money, getting rid of stuff you don't want/don't want to have to transport or store, read...
You gotta get out of SoCal, yo. It's going to be incredibly difficult to overcome addiction being around that area, and the triggers you have around to go back to using.
I don't know where you are at in SoCal, but it might be worth going to the...
So, to keep things short, I am at a crossroads. I'm not sure what to do. I live in southern california, and I struggle badly with addiction. I have no means to leave the area officially (moving to another location with housing), and I am afraid I...
You gotta get out of SoCal, yo. It's going to be incredibly difficult to overcome addiction being around that area, and the triggers you have around to go back to using.
I don't know where you are at in SoCal, but it might be worth going to the...
If you'd like to learn more details, you can find plenty in the thread about Shoestring that was posted while he was still missing.
https://squattheplanet.com/threads/missing-mark-nichols-aka-shoestring.45038/
There's also an actual obituary there.
Yo, I'm 20 yo man from the Czech Republic.
In Scout, I got a lot of experience with survival in the woods and so on. Czech scouts are strongly influenced by Woodcraft Indians, so luckily we were more Indians than soldiers. Ocassionally I do...
Hey folks, just a quick message to let everyone know that I'm cancelling all future plans I've posted here for the StP website. The etsy store has been closed, and the donations have been disabled. The website will continue on in a kind of...
Man the last week or so with the broken SSL certificate was a sad reminder of what noodling around the internet is going to be like without StP. I like to poke my head in here even when i'm not traveling because it reminds me of things that are...
I know I haven't been very active, I plan to travel, and I have looked forward to using this resource. I'm glad I got bandanas when they were first available! Still got one or two in the bag.
Matt, thank you for creating this space. I've not...
Good luck in all your future endeavors Matt, thank you for everything you've done for this forum, this community and thanks for giving me my favourite place to hangout on the internet.
How's this project going? Is it still going?
I really wanna see something like this come to fruition, I sure as hell would like to get involved, especially if it's in the midwest and not in the middle of a baking hot desert like Slabtown.
would second wwoof.org. very good way to go for the younger crowd.. you will meet the right kind of people that way, in a drug free environment, who will teach you all kinds of things.
its important we dont muddle the term ‘travel’ with what is...
Hi!
here is something that you might like Hitchwiki: the Hitchhiker's guide to Hitchhiking - https://hitchwiki.org/
we are thinking of traveling over to europe later this year
Sometimes a person needs a little help because they can't accomplish things on their own. Go to rehab or go to a meeting and find a sponsor. You just need a fresh start to find peace and happiness.... Good luck to you!
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