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General Travel
A rabble of butterflies; wanderings and ponderings in South East Asia – Download
A selection of writings from time spent (mostly) in Indonesia and Malaysia between 2012 – 14 with thanks and appreciation to everyone that has given me a cup of tea, a plate of rice, rides, a bed or floor to sleep on, smiles along the way…
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Hitchhiking
Hitchhiking by Anick-Marie Bouchard – Download
How-to guide to hitchhiking, including an analysis of the main safety-related advice.
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Cool information with a good overview for the new hitchhikers, which states are illegal, plus individual state laws as well as some information (for some states) of what to see and routes to take in certain states.
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Boatpunk / Sailing
Mississippi River lock information
This procedure is used for boats, barges, canoes, and kayaks
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A ‘zine made in preparation for a journey with friends on the Willammette River based on a half decade of DIY river rafting. Full of letters and stories about river rafting with found materials as well as pictures, diagrams, and advice for building your own found materials river raft.
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So we’ve all been discussing floating down the Mississippi. Here’s how we can build our flotilla.
A step by step plan to building a canoe out of sheets of plywood, downloaded from the boat plans online website and made into a pdf.
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A graphic adaption of an adventure building a raft out of trash and floating more than a hundred miles on the perilous Missouri River, one of the fastest flowing rivers in North America.
Librarian’s Note: It’s an awesome comic book style tale of the adventures touched on in the Punk Rafting Adventure zine that’s also located in this section!
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Train Hopping
Railroad Semantics: Better Living Through Graffiti & Train Hopping
Devoted to train-hopping, graffiti, and railroad culture, Aaron Dactyl’s Railroad Semantics series describes the sights, sounds, successes, and defeats of exploring the western U.S. by freight train. The first four Railroad Semantics books are collected here for the first time. In their pages, you’ll see epic, hidden works of art, read up on rail lore and riding tips, meet rail workers and fellow adventurers, and experience the perils and glories of life in rail yards, train cars, small towns, and encampments.
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There’s Something About a Train by Hobos from Hell
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