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It’s all happening when I hitchhike

Posted on July 5, 2011 by The DromomaniacJuly 6, 2011

     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 →

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“Who cares in 20 years?”

Posted on June 28, 2011 by The DromomaniacJune 30, 2011

     Switzerland is the United Nations of hitchhiking. No two nationalities in a row pick me up, it feels. The drivers went from a Swiss to a American to a Lebanese guy who royally screwed me over by leaving me in … Continue reading →

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Giving up your American passport

Posted on June 23, 2011 by The DromomaniacJune 24, 2011

     I know an American living here in Switzerland who is renouncing his United States citizenship and he discovered that the US embassy in Bern has a waiting list of over one year for people who want to give up being … Continue reading →

Tagged hitchhiking, passport, Switzerland | 7 Replies

How to live in Switzerland on 10 euros a day

Posted on June 21, 2011 by The DromomaniacJune 23, 2011

     Step 1: Have your bank tell you that your ATM card doesn’t work in Switzerland “because there is a high rate of fraud.”      Step 2: Have 60 euros and 6 days before you are leaving Switzerland.      Step 3: Have good … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking with VD in Switzerland

Posted on June 19, 2011 by The DromomaniacJune 20, 2011

     I flew from Amsterdam to Geneva on easyJet. Part of the low-cost flight experience is that you always get a few inbreds who make a run for the door the moment the back wheels on the aircraft touch down.      I … Continue reading →

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When will Switzerland love me like I love it?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by The DromomaniacSeptember 13, 2010

     The hitching went pretty easy today between Leysin, Switzerland and here near Aosta, Italy. I spaced out at times while admiring Leysin from a distance and the mountain pass between the two countries, missing some potential drivers, but it didn’t … Continue reading →

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Not so lazy in Leysin, Switzerland

Posted on August 30, 2010 by The DromomaniacAugust 30, 2010

     I am visiting the world’s laziest blogger, my friend Graydon, whom I met in Japan a million years ago. (The last four friends I’ve visited I first met in Japan, India, Chile and Malaysia.) He averages one post a month, … Continue reading →

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Can one travel and blog at the same time?

Posted on August 29, 2010 by The DromomaniacAugust 30, 2010

     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 →

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Zurich, Switzerland: Costs, Money, Travelex and Heroin

Posted on May 5, 2010 by The DromomaniacMay 7, 2010

It’s easy to prepare yourself for Swiss costs by telling yourself that everything is simply double or triple of back home, but when you actually see it, are confronted by it, are hit with the realization that this is the … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking back to Zurich; My Ethiopian body

Posted on May 3, 2010 by The DromomaniacMay 4, 2010

In the freezing cold of 7am I walked a long way to the highway, but once there the second car to come by stopped for me.   He drove me up to Bern, but he left me in a bad spot … Continue reading →

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