Welcome to The
Hobo Proletariat; Not just a blog but a community of Vagabonds
with a common interest in honest affordable rail travel experiences. The owners
of The Hobo Proletariat aren't looking for followers we are looking to
create a community.
Fellow Vagabonds
are you looking for stories, videos and insights into rail travel for
the masses? Do you dream of crossing Russia on the Trans-Siberian and wonder
whether to travel by 3rd or 2nd class? Then you’ve come
to the right place. We don’t have anything to offer the bourgeois with their
first class lounges and private sleeping compartments. But we can tell you
which waffles out of the vending machines in a Netherlands train station taste
the best. Come aboard as we discover and then share with you tips for
negotiating the Moscow subway, a translation guide for the Washington DC Metro
conductors and many other adventures.
The videos
and photographs we share are all taken with “semi-pro”, “Prosumer” or lesser
equipment. After all we aren’t National Geographic or PBS. We don’t have a film
crew to follow us around. But we are serious about photography. Some people
like golf, some like to collect stamps, we like taking pictures. But as Vagabonds
ourselves we don’t have $10,000 to spend on recording equipment.
Our goal
when you view our work is to not think “I could never do that”. Our goal is for
you to think “I could do that if I only (took a photography class at the
community college, cleaned the lens on my phone, took my camera instead of my
iPad with me the next time I rode the metro…)" So follow along and when
you feel ready to join email us with guest posts or videos.
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