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19 - 27 Feb 2011 - a week in the UK? Trying to get a few people together for a big hitchhike. If interested please let me know.
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''Adventure #36:'' '''Turkey and back''', 26km, December 2010 - January 2011
''Adventure #37:'' '''The 5 Big Brothers of Cornwall''', 1064km, February 2011
''Distance travelled:'' '''18652km19716km''' of which 8790km 8800km hitchhiking alone, 6993km 7308km with one other hitchhiker, 2251km 2796km hitchhiking in a group of three, and 618km 812km in a group of four; done 18072km 19126km by road (including 5km by busand 38km by coach), 580km 590km by rail, under 1km by tram, and not hitchhiked by sea or air... yet
''Longest lift:'' I think it's '''589km''', from [[Povegliano Est]] ([[A22_Italy|A22]] services near [[Verona]], Italy), to [[Feucht]] ([[A9_Germany|A9]] services near [[Nürnberg]], Germany), in September 2009. The driver was going from [[Bologna]] to [[Szczecin]], and took four hitchhikers in a five-seater car at the same time
''Worst hitchhiking spot used:'' a McDonalds restaurant in [[Meerane]] (near [[Zwickau]], Germany), a couple of kilometres away from an empty motorway junction. All hope seemed lost. Whilst I was thankful to the previous driver for going 50km off his route, he did it so as to drop me off in the most useless place he could find
''Most unexpected lift:'' from [[Keele]] to [[Knutsford]] [[M6_United_Kingdom|M6]] services in the UK, from a coach full of old-age tourists from [[Warrington]], who were travelling back from a package holiday in the southwest. We won over their sympathy and played them some old classic tunes on the ukulele
''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]]. Most of the Isle of Man (especially the A18 'mountain road') is breathtaking
==Planned hitchhiking trips==
[[Image:Sheffieldbedroomwall.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A collection of [[signs]] used in 2006. 2011 collection under construction...]]
Also, if ever you find yourself on the Isle of Man, tell me you're coming and I'll race you round the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snaefell_Mountain_Course TT course].
