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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://photos-bwww.lcd.akorg.facebookuk Link Community Development], which took five days and was a lot of fun.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v75/167/43/512835202/n512835202_282289_3718My 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.jpg |left|300pxIn 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).== About Me Vital Statistics ==
'''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 [[image:http://photosthestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=376201 here]. '''Cardiff -bBristol 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]] '''Total Distance Travelled:''' 4,980 km '''Longest Distance in 24 hours:''' 998 km (from Luxembourg to La Jonquera, Spain, en route to Morocco).ak '''Longest Ride:''' 1,231 km from La Jonquera, Spain, to Benhavis, Spain.facebookThis involved two nights in the truckers cab, which conveniently had bunk beds.com/photos '''Quickest pick-akup:''' 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-sf2p/v75/167/43/512835202/n512835202_282289_3718up''' 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.jpg [[Category:Hitchhikers]][[Category:Hitchhikers in Wales]]