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[[Image:tmoon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Trying (and failing) to hitchhike out of [[Maastricht]], [[Netherlands]].]]
[[Image:Israel_338.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Quiet road through the Maktesh Ramon crater at [[Mitzpe Ramon]], [[Israel]].]]
Hitchhiker from the [[UK]], living on the [[Isle of Man]]. Wishes he could unicycle.
''Adventure #7:'' '''The TT course''', January 2008
''Adventure #8:'' '''Israel by thumb''', January-February 2008 ''Distance travelled:'' '''10089km10737km''' of which 5294km 5920km hitchhiking alone, 2869km 2891km with one other hitchhiker, and 1926km hitchhiking in a group of three; done 9509km 10157km by road, 580km by rail, and not hitchhiked by sea or air... yet
''Longest lift:'' I think it's '''352km''', through Germany from [[Inntal Ost]] ([[A93]] services) to [[Pforzheim Nord]] ([[A8]] services), September 2006 - and by the goodest good golly gosh were we grateful for it
''Longest journey Furthest distance in 24 hours:'' '''1042km''', from [[Rome]], Italy, to [[Lausanne]], Switzerland, August 2006
''Countries hitchhiked (earliest first):'' [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], [[Netherlands]], [[Poland]], [[Lithuania]], [[Latvia]], [[Estonia]], [[Sweden]], [[Denmark]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[Austria]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Ireland]], [[Isle of Man]], [[Israel]]
''Most useful lift:'' Gabor the Hungarian, who picked us up at Pforzheim Nord and didn't care where he was going - he wanted to be a personal taxi service. So we got him to take us to a mate's house in [[Kelkheim]], 177km away. Although neither of us trusted him, and he tried to abduct my travelling partner, it was one hell of a useful lift
''Least useful lift:'' the Slovakian white van man who took us to the wrong side of [[Bratislava]], on the wrong motorway and facing in the wrong direction, making us fail the Bummit to Belgrade competition
''Most fun lift:'' two Israeli soldiers found me north of [[Tiberias]], and took me with them for a great day out throwing snowballs, avoiding minefields and exploring abandoned military outposts in the [[Golan Heights]], before tasty ostrich steak and a cross-country drive just to drop me back in [[Haifa]]. Also, drinking syrupy hot chocolate with a French white van man and his two young children as we travelled through the Italian Alps was fun. And I won't forget the three Danish students on the start of their roadtrip ''Best hitchhiking spot used:'' [[Brunautal West]] ([[A7]] services) in Germany, where those three cool Danish guys students dropped me off in front of around 200 hard rock fans going home from the Wacken festival. I could pick and choosefrom so many offered rides, going all over Europe... the only way the situation could have been better would be if I was among a crowd of hippies
''Worst hitchhiking spot used:'' an empty motorway junction outside [[Meerane]] (near [[Zwickau]]), Germany. 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
''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 ''Shortest time waiting:'' a couple of 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
''Longest time waiting:'' a spot in central [[Cologne]], going east. I'd used the spot the year before and it took 2 hours for a lift to arrive. This time we weren't so lucky; after waiting for eight hours, we cut our losses and hitchhiked a train
==Planned hitchhiking trips==
[[Image:Sheffieldbedroomwall.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A collection of [[signs]] used in 2006. 2007 2008 collection under construction...]]Yes, some trips are planned :).But I don't like hitchhiking alone as much as I like it with someone else, so if you're also interested in doing some of these trips then let me know! =====have any planned at the moment. Come to the [[IsraelIsle of Man]], and I'll race you around the [[JordanTT course]], [[Egypt]]=====January 20 - Feb 3 2008!
==You want some more info! Yes you do ;)==
*[http://tommoon.fotopic.net Tom's webpage]
*[http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/travel.php?cid=tmoon Tom's Hospitality Club profile]
