#wildhobos

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I’m slowly typing out my travel journals to share with you guys. I’m starting with a trip I took in 2013 where I attempted to hitchhike from England to India. So far in the story we’ve made it to France. If you feel like reading it you can find it here... Patreon.com/zkorvin Or click the link in my bio. #travel #journal #stories #roaddogs #hitchhiking #hobo #illustration #wildhobos https://www.instagram.com/p/B8tjwz2g6aB/?igshid=1kwv6zk4jqiyn

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Wild Hobos: Time to be ALIVE!!! #wildhobos #graffiti #chalkgraffiti #bridge #loomisstreetbridge #loomisstreet #bridgeport #chicago #illinois #mychicagopix (at Chicago, Illinois)

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Sunday 5th May 2013

I’m sitting on a hill in some sand dunes in Belgium watching the sun go down behind the city of De Panne… And I’m surrounded by ass! This morning we walked for ages to the outskirts of town and made a sign for ‘Belgique’. It was quiet and we thought it would take ages to get a ride but it wasn’t too bad. An Alfa Romeo stopped in the middle of the road and we jumped in, it was a couple of frenchies that worked at a bar in Belgium. They dropped us off in De Panne in Belgium, we were relieved to be out of France, straight away the country was giving off good vibes, it’s only just the other side of the border but it’s clean, busy and the people look happy. It’s a beautiful city, we just walked around looking at the buildings and stuff for a while. We went to this bar in the town square, I didn’t realise until after we’d bought the drinks (Stella Artois of course) that it was the campest place ever, green and red polka dot covered the tables and chairs. Cal had noticed before we ordered but hadn’t said anything. Hmmm… We wanted to go to the bibliotheque but it was Sunday so it was probably closed, we went for a coffee instead in a small cafe so we could use their wifi, I ordered a Costa Rican Mocha because it was the cheapest coffee they did (it still wasn’t cheap though) and Cal had the same but from Guatamala or something. The waiter brought the coffee over, it was tiny but it came with a little sponge cake on the side, I was happy with that. The waiter walked off then came back a second later with another tray and put it down in the middle of the table. It was full of tasty goods, there was chocolate mousse in a glass, cream for the coffee, a shit load of water and a dish with whipped cream on one side and some kind of delicious liquor on the other side. I poured all that into my coffee, scoffed the chocolate mousse and drank the coffee. I’m not sure if that’s how they expect you to do it but it was the best coffee I’ve ever had. They should come with instructions though. Cal proper enjoyed it, he even took a picture of the coffee and put it on the internet. We loitered there for a while on the wifi, looking on google earth for some woods to sleep in. The only bit of woodland was a nature reserve right next to the city. We went for it. On the way we noticed there seems to be a lack of a moral code for public urination, people were pissing where they felt like so I joined in and took a piss facing the road. The nature reserve was a bust, all fenced off and just heathland, we carried on walking through picturesque suburbs until we found a little common. The meths had leaked over Cal’s bag so he found a plastic bottle on the floor and put the meths in that. I dropped a feistel banger into the empty meths bottle, the plan was to drop it in then throw the bottle. I dropped the banger in there and a burst of flames shot out the top, burning my fingers, I ran off leaving the bottle standing next to Cal’s ukelele, about to blow. Cal seemed genuinely distressed. It went bang, there was a puff of smoke, but no collateral. The place smelt terrible so we got out of there. We wandered into some woods nearby, it’s not ideal but it’ll do. It’s right next to loads of sand dunes, where I’m sitting right now. It’s a pretty beautiful spot. There are wild donkeys everywhere!

-ZK

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Wild Man Day One by Zak Korvin