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[[Image:ludopascalandme.jpg|thumb|300px|[[User:Garthelgard|Garthelgard]]<small><sup>, [[user talk:Garthelgard|wikitalk]]</sup></small> Pascal,Ludovic and me May 2008]] | [[Image:ludopascalandme.jpg|thumb|300px|[[User:Garthelgard|Garthelgard]]<small><sup>, [[user talk:Garthelgard|wikitalk]]</sup></small> Pascal,Ludovic and me May 2008]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 22 July 2010
Contents
About Me
Garthelgard was born in Toulon, France but lived in the United States, Australia and Russia.
Hitchhiking philosophy
On-ramps
Garthelgard believes in eye contact and either sticking out your thumb, holding a sign with your destination or a joke sign
Gas stations
Gas stations is Garthelgard's favorite hitchhiking spot because he gets to talk to a lot of different people. He believes in an active attitude consisting in striking up a conversation with drivers. In Europe, Garthelgard beleives in the use of a funny ice-breaker: he flashes his Tokyo sign at drivers and asks them "Excuse me, are you going to Tokyo today". The ice breaker is essential in order to break the whole "I don't-know-you-why-should-I-take-you-for-all-i-know-you-could-be-a-criminal" pattern. For Garthelgard, the second step consists in explaining his project ( who he is, where he is from, where he left, who took him before, why is he going to his destination, what he does for a living, why does he hitchhike) in order to reassure people and break the common stereotype of the hitchhiker
Why hitchhiking?
"It is when you are in a survival mode that you can see the best or the worst in people". Pascal Dumont.
Hitchhiking is more of a lifestyle that an actual means of transportation for me. I got hooked on hitchhiking pretty quickly because it is a way for me to:
- understand the effects of society on people
- understand the impact of the media on people
- understand the true nature of human beings
- see the best coming out of people
- share with others (I get a ride and I sometimes buy coffee) and contribute to a communautarian ideal
- to maintain a positive thinking
- to get a rush of adrenaline and real adventure
I consider my drivers as family members and actual teachers and learn something from every ride. I see hitchhiking as an actual school of living.
Hitchhiking experience
Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden.
Asia: Mongolia, Russia, Thailand, Turkey.
Statistics
28721km
Current Location
Berlin, Germany