Hitch hiking kind of sucks. But not because it is dangerous or scary. It sucks because you’re hustling all the time and you can never relax. You are buried in maps, always putting yourself out there for judgement and inviting constant rejection. It is a tough sport. When it is bad, it is really, really bad. AndContinue reading “On Hitchhiking”
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Into the Wild: The Miraculous Norway Adventure
It was sometime between when I filled my camelpack with glacier melt and started a fire with my own hands that I realized Norway might be my favorite country so far. This might come as a surprise since my last two entries have been a little on the down side, but that is only aContinue reading “Into the Wild: The Miraculous Norway Adventure”
Portugal: The Paradise and the Wasteland
The Paradise and the Wasteland My arrival to Portugal was a complete anomaly as far as hitch-hiking goes. This realization came to me as I found myself standing at the exit of a truck stop some 20 kilometers north of Santarem on May 1st. I was in poor spirits. The previous day was about asContinue reading “Portugal: The Paradise and the Wasteland”
Thoughts on Traveling in the Winter
You just had a meltdown in Starbucks in the city center of Gent. Granted, you captured maybe 2 hours of sleep last night and have been having quite a day mentally battling with yourself. Still, there is no excuse for that shit. And yet, here you are. It began with a walk to a poor hitch-hikingContinue reading “Thoughts on Traveling in the Winter”