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''Adventure #8:'' '''Israel by thumb''', January-February 2008
''Adventure #9:'' '''The shortest hitchhike ever?''', April 2008
''Distance travelled:'' '''10737km''' of which 5920km hitchhiking alone, 2891km with one other hitchhiker, and 1926km hitchhiking in a group of three; done 10157km by road, 580km by rail, and not hitchhiked by sea or air... yet
''Best scenery:'' waking up at a service station in the mountains east of [[Aosta]], then travelling through the town, and north on the [[E27]] across the Swiss border towards [[Lausanne]] - this was unforgettable and was well worth the overnight hitchhike from [[Rome]]. In Germany, I had the opportunity to hitchhike to [[Traben-Trarbach]] through the hills and vineyards. I've hitchhiked through some beautiful Israeli scenery, especially Route 40 south of [[Be'er Sheva]], and the mountain roads around [[Galilee]] and the [[Golan Heights]]. All of the Isle of Man (especially the A18 'mountain road') is breathtaking
''Scariest lift:'' any of the 70 year old women who often stop their cars for hitchhikers on the [[Isle of Man]]. On an island with no national speed limit, make sure your driver has good eyesight
''Shortest time waiting:'' two seconds, at [[Antwerp]], Belgium. A driver pulled up just as we'd picked our spot, and took us towards the Netherlands. My travelling partners both fancied the pants off him
*[http://tommoon.fotopic.net Tom's webpage]
*[http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/travel.php?cid=tmoon Tom's Hospitality Club profile]
*[http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/tmoon Tom's CouchSurfing profile]
[[Category:Hitchhikers]]
