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'''Bordeaux:''' two mile cross town commute looking for a friend who had drunkenly gone missing. She turned up safe in her apartment, fast asleep, although she left the door to her apartment wide open. Needless to say she was shocked to find us in her room.
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'''Trips''':
'''Bordeaux - Barcelona and back (May 2006):''' Six of us holidayed in Barcelona, sleeping on the beach at Barceloneta. Highlights included a free night in a 4* hotel on the way there, drunk swimming in the sea at 5am, and watching the sun rise with my friends while not sleeping on beach.
'''Cardiff - Bristol and back (July 2007):''' Day trip to Bristol, didn't fancy the train fare. Got a ride in a Range Rover, and met another guy called Carl. Beats a dull hour on the train, and I got a nice tan while waiting.
'''Countries hitched in:''' [[France]], [[Andorra]], [[Spain]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]]
'''Quickest pick-up:''' In Luxembourg we stopped at a motorway services on the E25 towards Metz, used the toilets, approached a trucker leaving the restaurant, who offered to run us to Spain. We were in the building less than five minutes.
'''Longest pick-up''' Spent the entire day on the roadside north of Barcelona trying to get back to France. The traffic was too fast and wouldn't stop. I got bad sunburn, and when we got a lift back to Barcelona we slept the night in the park next to Sants station, where my bag was stolen. Fortunately I found it on the edge of the park, with everything present except a bottle of gin and 5€ from one of the pockets. Useful tip: keep your wallet and passport in your sleeping bag when sleeping rough.Eventually we took the train to Perpignan and hitched from there. [[Category:Hitchhikers]][[Category:Hitchhikers in Wales]]
