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[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 71 points 2 weeks ago

He's not wrong. It'll be a really shitty journey as it's just voluntary homelessness, but you can choose to live as a hobo if you're brave enough. And if you're brave enough you can cross borders without permission. Not a good idea at all, lots of walking, hunger, sleeping outside, and hiding from authorities, but hey, you can.

Hitchhiking and couch surfing is a thing.

[-] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's just being homeless...

[-] Tja@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago

Nobody said it isn't.

It is traveling and it doesn't require lots of money.

Not if you’re doing it while traveling.

[-] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago

Hobo sort of implies a migrant worker. Tramp is someone that travels about, but isn't interested in working. Both used to be associated with freighthopping trains. Do people stowaway on trains anymore?

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I have to assume some people still hop trains. At the very least some crust punk squatter types probably do

There's nowhere to go on a train tho. They're all tanks and shipping containers.

[-] chunes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I assume train hoppers have tricks to get inside boxcars. Also there are different types of cars besides tank cars and boxcars, like coil cars:

And open-top hopper cars:

That's my point, I never see boxcars anywhere.

[-] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

When you say shipping containers, do you mean these guys?

Yes. I work next to a train yard and 90% of what I see are these guys.

[-] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Interesting. In my neck of the woods, I mostly see boxcars and tank cars. When I lived in the western US I would see those a lot though.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I don’t think that is “travel” in the spirit of the discussion.

[-] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's not travel in your (and to be honest, most people in the comments) preferred version. The OP never mentioned luxuries, or even comfort. The point is that if what you really want to travel, you most probably can, independent of your financial situation.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I get it that s/he is technically correct. I think that was pretty clear in my statement.

[-] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

My point is: it's not technically correct, it's just plain correct. Plenty of people I know go for cycling tours of Europe, packing food and sleeping in tents. Some do two weeks hiking.

Travel is not only flying to the other end of the world and eating fancy food cooked for you by hired chefs... you can travel basically free if you adjust your expectations.

[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago

People do this all the time. Typically it's people on bikes, crossing something.

$5 a day? Pure luxury!

https://adventure.com/how-to-cycle-around-the-world/

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