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== About Me ==
[[Image:Carl_Nai_Maroc.jpg |thumb|right|300px|Myself and my hitch partner Naomi leaving [[Cardiff]] for [[Morocco]]]]Hi! I'm Carl, I'm a student currently living in [[Cardiff]], and studying Politics and French. I love to travel, and have hitched mainly in [[France]], but also between [[Cardiff]] and [[Morocco]], for a charity called [http://www.lcd.org.uk Link Community Development], which took five days and was a lot of fun. My first hitch was from [[Bordeaux]] (where I lived) to [[Barcelona]], and although I thought it was a crazy idea at first, I was soon hooked. In September 2007 I plan to hitch from [[London]] around [[France]], before flying home from [[Bordeaux]] (I can't resist cheap flights, and have to be home on the 25th).
== Vital Statistics ==
'''Trips''': '''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. '''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. '''Bordeaux - Carcassone and back (June 2006):''' To visit family in Les Corbières. '''Cardiff - Morocco (April 2007):''' A charity jaunt to Morocco. A full account can be found [http://thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=376201 here]. '''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 Igot a nice tan while waiting. 'll add more photos ''Countries hitched in:''' [[France]], [[Andorra]], [[Spain]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]] '''Total Distance Travelled:''' 4,980 km '''Longest Distance in 24 hours:''' 998 km (from Luxembourg to La Jonquera, Spain, en route to Morocco). '''Longest Ride:''' 1,231 km from La Jonquera, Spain, to Benhavis, Spain. This involved two nights in the truckers cab, which conveniently had bunk beds. '''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 this as Sants station, where my bag was stolen. Fortunately I go alongfound 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.
