I’m standing southwest of Berlin at the end of a highway gas station rest stop, trying to hitchhike to Frankfurt, cursing my bad luck on not having shaved the night before. An old sedan pulls up. The man leans out … Continue reading
I used a great German rideshare website, Mitfahrgelegenheit, to go from outside Amsterdam to Berlin. I practice what I preach on my website! We haggled to 33 euros ($41) for the 6-7 hour trip, but with rideshare you never know … Continue reading
You see everything in life when you stick your thumb out on the road, including things you don’t want to be a part of. The other day a Sri Lankan family picked me up. I noticed two kids in the … Continue reading
I have been busy and active these days, which I need after the slothfulness of Hungary, but the blogging suffers. I’ve been receiving some very nice fan mail from travelers who have stumbled upon my site. It might be better … Continue reading
My 100th post, which means I average about 18 posts a month. Is it a lot? Of course, one good post is better than five bad ones, but The Dromomaniac never posts schlock, right? RIGHT? People often stop me on … Continue reading
Muenster has been named by UNESCO as the world’s most livable city for a population between 250,000 and 500,000 so imagine my surprise when I saw this sign showing its sister cities and just look at Fresno, California sitting there. … Continue reading
Look at this: a full page ad in the Frankfurter Allgemeine, a serious newspaper (i.e. it’s not cheap to place such an ad) for trips to Antarctica. Antarctica! Tell me another country where you would see that. Go ahead, I … Continue reading
My first day in Europe five weeks ago was beautiful and sunny, and only now can I go outside without shoes again, but now I hardly want to as I am feeling weak. Is there anything worse than be sick … Continue reading
A woman and her little son have picked me up for the last stretch into Frankfurt. The son looks out the window and says, “Mommy, look! That police car is blue and yellow!” The woman explains that it isn’t the … Continue reading
I am going to go for it tomorrow and try and hitchhike 900km (550 miles) to Zalaegerszeg, Hungary in one day. Budapest would be easier as there is more traffic between Vienna and Budapest and there are no highways going … Continue reading
