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* Being stuck in a desert between Finnmark and Lappland, freezing and having a flu | * Being stuck in a desert between Finnmark and Lappland, freezing and having a flu | ||
| − | * Taking three days to do Vilnius -> Berlin | + | * Taking three days to do [[Vilnius]] -> [[Berlin]] |
* All the blonde swedish head that just look at you for 2x 6 hours standing by the road | * All the blonde swedish head that just look at you for 2x 6 hours standing by the road | ||
Greatest experience: | Greatest experience: | ||
| − | * London -> [[Brussels]] within 5h | + | * [[London]] -> [[Brussels]] within 5h |
| − | * Brussels -> [[Nordkapp]] -> [[Helsinki]] -> Brussels | + | * Brussels -> [[Nordkapp]] -> [[Helsinki]] -> [[Brussels]] |
* A ride from Copenhaguen to Paris | * A ride from Copenhaguen to Paris | ||
| − | * Hitching from Ulm (Germany) to Barcelona (Spain) with a companion and having the chance to use all our different language skills to catch different rides (German - French - English - Dutch - Estonian - Spanish) | + | * Hitching from [[Ulm]] (Germany) to [[Barcelona]] (Spain) with a companion and having the chance to use all our different language skills to catch different rides (German - French - English - Dutch - Estonian - Spanish) |
| − | * Just walking along the road and having someone | + | * Just walking along the road and having someone stop to pick me up simply because of my Canadian flag on my backpack |
| − | * Being invited for dinner and accomodation several times in France | + | * Being invited for dinner and accomodation several times in [[France]] |
* Hitching to work in [[England]] | * Hitching to work in [[England]] | ||
Revision as of 06:17, 5 January 2008
About me
I'm born in Quebec city (Canada) and lived in a rural county (Portneuf) in the moutainous outskirt of Quebec city all my childhood, basically starting to hitch when I was missing the yellow bus to school at about 13yo. Hitching in your localities where everyone knew everyone was most likely easy.
I studied in Sherbrooke by the Vermont State Border, before crossing the pond to live in Belgium (Leuven and Brussels) for a few years to complete my studies and currently living in England (Poole / Dorset) where I hitched already a couple of time to London or back to the continent.
BW (maplefanta) HC (maplefanta) CS
Hitch-hiking experience
Canada (Quebec); Belgium; Netherlands; Germany; Denmark; Sweden; Norway (Finnmark); Finland (including Lapland); Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Czech Republic; France; Switzerland; United Kingdom (England)
Shittiest experience:
- Being stuck in a desert between Finnmark and Lappland, freezing and having a flu
- Taking three days to do Vilnius -> Berlin
- All the blonde swedish head that just look at you for 2x 6 hours standing by the road
Greatest experience:
- London -> Brussels within 5h
- Brussels -> Nordkapp -> Helsinki -> Brussels
- A ride from Copenhaguen to Paris
- Hitching from Ulm (Germany) to Barcelona (Spain) with a companion and having the chance to use all our different language skills to catch different rides (German - French - English - Dutch - Estonian - Spanish)
- Just walking along the road and having someone stop to pick me up simply because of my Canadian flag on my backpack
- Being invited for dinner and accomodation several times in France
- Hitching to work in England
Contribution
- Will try to add some more information about Canada, but as well about different place I have a good remembrance of in Europe.
Network
I'm quite happy to notice that I know personnally many of the fellow hitchwiki members, this includes:
And at a certain point, have been in contact with:
