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
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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
I completely dreaded hitchhiking up to Frankfurt on what was said to be one of the coldest May days on record, but I got very lucky. In Switzerland it wasn’t raining, just cold, and I got my first ride out … Continue reading
