I hitchhiked from Arnhem back to Zeist, where I am just for one night. It took me a lot longer than I thought, which is something I am saying a lot lately, but I blame it on my orangish apricoty … Continue reading
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Hitchhiking can be too much of an adventure. I don’t know how I handle it sometimes. I got a late start from Paris and took the RER suburban train way north to Survilliers-Fosses. Are you aware of hitchhiking websites that … Continue reading
I managed two or three hours of sleep in the airport, which was two or three more than I anticipated. I got on the road at around 6:15 and until 7am I think there were two flight departures and only … 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
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
Tomorrow I am going to go for it again and try another exhaustingly long hitch, this time to Paris, but I might use mitfahrgelegenheit.de for the second leg from Munich. If it falls through, I will have to hitchhike the … Continue reading
My friend drove me out to the highway near Lake Balaton. It was freezing, so I put on my cold weather clothes (i.e. an extra t-shirt). It rained the whole way there, and I knew I would be exposed to … Continue reading
By any standard the hitch from Frankfurt to southwest Hungary was a disaster, definitely in the Bottom Ten ever, but it was a true adventure and I have some satisfaction in making it. I just wish it hadn’t lasted 28 … 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
