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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]].]]
[[Image:Dhoonglen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|My favourite type of hitchhiking - narrow countryside roads. The [[Isle of Man]] is perfect for this.]]
Hitchhiker from the [[UK]], living on the [[Isle of Man]]. Wishes he could unicycle.
''Adventure #9:'' '''The shortest hitchhike ever?''', April 2008
''Distance travelledAdventure #10:'' '''10737kmKeeping it local''' of which 5920km hitchhiking alone, 2891km with one other hitchhiker, and 1926km hitchhiking in a group of three; done 10157km by road, 580km by rail, and not hitchhiked by sea or air... yetMay 2008
''Distance travelled:'' '''10776km''' of which 5934km hitchhiking alone, 2916km with one other hitchhiker, and 1926km hitchhiking in a group of three; done 10196km 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_Germany|A93]] services) to [[Pforzheim Nord]] ([[A8_Germany|A8]] services), September 2006 - and by the goodest good golly gosh were we grateful for it
''Furthest distance in 24 hours:'' '''1042km''', from [[Rome]], Italy, to [[Lausanne]], Switzerland, August 2006
''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_Germany|A7]] services) in Germany, where those three Danish students dropped me off in front of around 200 hard rock fans going home from the Wacken festival. I could pick and choose from 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 Most of the Isle of Man (especially the A18 'mountain road') is breathtaking
''Scariest lift:'' any of the 70 year old women -age drivers with terrible eyesight who often stop their cars for hitchhikers pick you up on the [[Isle of Man]], and drive way too fast. On an island with The Isle of Man has no national speed limit, make sure your driver has good eyesight
''Shortest time waiting:'' 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
