03 Oct
Adventures with Grace

Kim dropped us off at a roundabout just outside of Deva, Romania. We assured her we were fine as we adjusted our bags. She still gave us a bottle of water and then wished us luck. I put on my new boots and we walked...

03 Sep
Austria and Poland

AustriaAs I headed down the mountain from Opererhutte in Austria, I planned my route for the day. I was trying to get to Amstetten, also in Austria, to visit my friend Martina for the night. Since I was in the middle of the mountains, and...

15 Aug
Bavaria and the Koasa

TrampingNico dropped me off on a main road in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. It wasn’t five minutes before someone picked me up and dropped me off in the next town. I traveled like that, alternating between walking and short rides until I got to...

02 Jul
Cross Country – Zurich to Madrid

Hitchhiking in SwitzerlandI arrived in Zurich airport at 6:30 in the evening, exhausted beyond belief. I had stayed overnight at the Ho Chi Minh airport because my flight was leaving at 5am. I didn’t want to pay for a night at a hostel as well...

28 Apr
The Cameron Highlands

Tanah RataA very hungover (or possibly still drunk?) me dragged Aaron into a taxi and then onto a bus for the long ride to the Cameron Highlands. It took about six hours, and while it was a beautiful ride, I was much too nauseous to...

27 Dec
Hitchhiking Across Thailand

Gina and I arrived at the Chumphon Ferry Station at about 5am Christmas Eve morning. We ignored the calls for taxi, bus, and 'where you go!?'s and sat down to relax and think about our day. We had already long since decided that we would...