# Hobo tourism

The textbook is an author's training manual on one of the types of independent tourism for familiarization with the theory of long intercontinental voyages at minimal cost.
The concept under consideration—Hobo tourism (Russian: Бомж-туризм) also Bum tourism, Vagabond tourism, Tramp tourism; harsh backpacking or Russian backpacking is a format of long trips a-la homeless people life.
The origin of the term is based on a combination of the Russian words "бомж" and "туризм" However term should not be taken literally— homeless + tourism ("voyage of a homeless person"): people who do not have housing don’t travel the planet. The choice of a phrase so strange at first glance as a name explained by the fact that the existence of a traveler (or an independent tourist) following these postulates for some time becomes similar to the life of a homeless person wandering around the world.
Anyone who is annoyed by the word displayed in the title, don’t advise to continue reading: it is unlikely that the technique will appeal to you, since the content fully corresponds to the title. This is a typical Russian method; the alternative to it is the well-known (pro-Western method) backpacking.
The textbook describes a practical approach, supplementing the text part with an abundance of illustrations, sometimes videos; and also contains the category "Optional material", which presents real events as an example and Russian-language literature on the topic. It is not necessary to read the "elective", in particular, for those users who prefer to act independently.
The creator of textbook is Russian traveller Viktor Pinchuk.

## Content

Introduction: Long intercontinental trips and expeditions

### Overnight stays in long intercontinental journeys

    In the flophouse (dosshouse)
    In Aboriginal dwellings
    In abandoned buildings
    In the company of homeless people
    In a public toilet
    At the police station
    In halls and stairwells
    At the cemetery
    In the ancient pyramid
    On objects under construction
    Under the open sky
    In hostels
Ways of moving: Transport
What to take with you: Equipment
Tips for self-sufficiency in food: Food
Who chose this method: Subject of hobo tourism
For additional information:
Survival practice in extreme conditions (specific examples):
    Visiting Death (about traveler involuntarily staying in an uninhabited territory)
    One day in an Afghan prison
    African Robbery
    Tropical fever in the bum tour
Routes traveled by the author:
    First creative trip to Africa
    Creative trip to India
    Creative trip to Mongolia
    The second creative trip to Africa
    Afghan Expedition
    Third creative trip to Africa
    Bum tour of winter Japan
    Expedition to Papua New Guinea
    Latin American expedition
    Solo expedition to Africa (2017/18)
    Expedition to the islands of Oceania
Travel literature in the bum tour format (in Russian):
    Third African trip
    Japan for free
    Six months by islands... and countries
    Mongolian huyvaldagch
    Two hundred days in Latin America
    Afghan prisoner
    Holiday of wandering mzungu
    Two months of wandering and 14 days behind bars
    Indian dreams
Some tips for spending high-days (and examples from practice):
    How to celebrate the New Year in bum tours
Author's TV project, recommended for viewing with the purpose of additional familiarization with the topic (in Russian):
    Around the world with empty pockets

## See also

* Cultural travel is a type of wandering around the planet that partially overlaps with the basic principles of hobo tourism.