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HoboHero of the Month

"If you can't come up with a suitable base, you haven't been having a party anyway."

In May of this year after we broke free of the bonds of higher education, my buddy Arcadiy and I engaged in a cross-country roadtrip of nearly Kerouacian proportions. Atlanta to San Jose, California is not like taking the Holland Tunnel, so we found some resources to be necessary.

I'm proud to say that due to our network of great friends across the land, we only had to pay to sleep one night, in progressive Salt Lake City, Utah. Every other night we rolled into a pitstop just in time to catch some dinner with our friends, who had all been kind enough to whip up a party for us each night.

First, we set up shop in Oxford, Ohio, where the local university population was just finishing their final exams and getting ready to graduate, so the good-time vibes were in the air. After a long night of going out, we stumbled back to our friends' apartment at two in the morning with even more fellow travelers in tow. No one wanted to retire for the evening, so I reached into the back of Arcadiy's car and with the help of an easily sourced liquor bottle we had an hour and a half of intersting conversation, fuelled by the coals over a delicous vanilla shisha atop the HoboHookah.

Fast-forward two nights to Denver / Boulder, Colorado, where our friend Dunia takes us for a night on the town in Boulder and then back to her remarkably well-decorated home... which comes complete with what I will call a "shisha nook," with oriental floor cushions, Middle Eastern art, an intricately wrought small table specifically for placing a hookah, and a very cool "wall" of candles. We didn't need any instructions. With the candles lit and the smoke from the HoboHookah lingering beautifully, I snapped this shot of Arcadiy exhaling victoriously.

With the Hobohookah, there is no risk of killing the buzz by smashing it in a moment of overzealous hose-reaching, and if you can't come up with a suitable base, you haven't been having a party anyway. It just goes to show - the Hobo can turn anyone into a party hero.

Preston and Arcadiy
Abreast the USA

Each month we select a HoboHero of the month - and send them a free shisha flavor of their choice. Send your epic hookah or travel story to hobohero@hobohookah.com (subject line "HoboHero Story") and YOU could be the next featured Pioneer!