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Hitchhiker from the [[UK]], living on the [[Isle of Man]]. Unhealthy love Wishes he could unicycle. ==The stats== ''My definition of statistics'hitchhike':'' a journey made*for ''free'',*arranged ''at the moment the journey starts''*with the ''explicit consent'' of the vehicle driver,*who is otherwise a ''complete stranger'' to you(i.e. no car-pooling schemes or similar, public transport drivers must agree to let you travel without paying, and lifts from friends-of friends, work colleagues etc don't count)

''Adventure #3:'' '''"Jedzie Pan do Wrocławie?" "Tak! :)"''', June 2006

''Distance travelled:'' '''8858km8860km''' of which 4977km hitchhiking alone, 2068km with one other hitchhiker, and 1813km 1815km hitchhiking in a group of three; done 8280km by road, 580km by rail, and not hitchhiked by sea or air... yet

''Longest lift:'' I think it's '''352km''', through Germany from [[Inntal Ost ]] ([[A93 ]] services) to [[Pforzheim Nord ]] ([[A8 ]] services), September 2006 - and by the goodest good golly gosh were we grateful for it

''Most useful lift:'' Gabor the Hungarian, who picked us up at Pforzheim Nord and didn't care where he was going - he wanted to be a personal taxi service. So we got him to take us to a mate's house in [[Kelkheim]], 177km away. Although neither of us trusted him, and he tried to abduct my travelling partner, it was certainly one hell of a useful lift ''Least useful lift:'' the Slovakian white van man who took us to the wrong side of [[Bratislava]], on the wrong motorway and facing in the wrong direction, making us fail the Bummit to Belgrade competition

''Least useful liftBest hitchhiking spot used:'' the Slovakian white van man who took us to the wrong side of [[BratislavaBrunautal West]] ([[A7]]services) in Germany, on where three cool Danish guys dropped me off in front of around 200 hard rock fans going home from the wrong motorway Wacken festival. I could pick and facing in choose... the wrong direction, causing us to fail only way the Bummit to Belgrade competitionsituation could have been better would be if I was among a crowd of hippies

''Best Worst hitchhiking spot used:'' Brunautal West an empty motorway junction outside [[Meerane]] (A7 servicesnear [[Zwickau]]) in , Germany. All hope seemed lost. Whilst I was thankful to the previous driver for going 50km off his route, where three cool Danish guys dropped he did it so as to drop me off in front of around 200 hard rock fans going home from the Wacken festival. I could pick and choose... the only way the situation most useless place he could have been better is if I was amongst a crowd of hippies.find

''Worst hitchhiking spot usedShortest time waiting:'' an empty motorway junction outside Meerane (near Zwickau)a couple of seconds, Germanyat [[Antwerp]], Belgium. All hope seemed lostA driver pulled up just as we'd picked our spot, and took us towards the Netherlands. Whilst I was thankful to My travelling partners both fancied the previous driver for going 50km pants off his routehim ''Longest time waiting:'' a spot in central [[Cologne]], he did going east. I'd used the spot the year before and it took 2 hours for a lift to arrive. This time we weren't so as to drop me off in the most useless place he could findlucky; after waiting for eight hours, we cut our losses and hitchhiked a train

==Planned hitchhiking trips==[[Image:Sheffieldbedroomwall.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A collection of [[signs]] used in 2006. 2007 collection under construction...]]Yes, some trips are planned :).I don't like hitchhiking alone as much as I like it with someone else, so if you're also interested in doing some of these trips then let me know! =====[[Ireland]]=====*[[Dublin]] > somewhere, Aug 26*somewhere > back to [[Dublin]], Aug 28 or 29=====[[Germany]]=====*[[Hahn]] > [[Traben-Trarbach]] > [[Klöden]], Aug 30-31*[[Klöden]] > somewhere ([[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt-Main]]? [[Prague]]?) > [http://abgefahren.hitchbase.com/HHC2007 Denzlingen], Sep 3-6*[http://abgefahren.hitchbase.com/HHC2007 Denzlingen] > anywhere, Sep 9-...?=====[[Isle of Man]]=====whenever there is a free day and some sun ==You want some more info! Yes you do ;)== * [http://tommoon.fotopic.net Tom's webpage]* [http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/travel.php?cid=tmoon Tom's Hospitality Club profile]