Month: July 2001

I had to walk a long way to the Bedford town centre, as it is not such a small city. I had to find myself a dentist, but strangely enough the dentist…

From Ben and Catherine I moved along the M1 motorway down south to Bedford, where I had a pleasant and peaceful stay with the 18-year-old Nick Snelson. He ruled the house himself…

From Snaith to Lincoln with myself as a my driver and Peter Cooper as my driver from Lincoln to historical Nottingham. Amazing city, amazing people! Today was the big day for Joziena….

Back on the road again, and this time literally, as my hostess in Snaith let me drive her car! As it was Saturday, nobody had to work and I was lucky enough…

My third day in Stockton-on-Tees, what kept me here? Oh, that toothache… Will I ever leave Ian and Tony’s place? And meanwhile, ENTIRE Great Britain watched the finale of their first season…

When I woke up today, I was completely exhausted already. My toothache had not left me alone last night, so I had been sitting up in the bed with my mouth open,…

The child minder of the Lawson family dropped me off on the road towards my destination Stockton-On-Tees. Hitching did not become that necessary, as my new host Ian made an appointment for…

I hitchhiked from the remote Daer Valley, via west coast Carlisle, all the way to the east coast of England, where I stayed with Dr. Geoff, his wife Dr. Anne and their…

Monday did well to me. I got from Fort Williams to Daer, west of Elvanfoot, 150 miles south of Fort Williams, and ended up staying with a real gold digger! I had…

It was such a rainy and quiet Sunday and as I tried to leave town, I was simply not able to get a lift out in over three hours… I was really…

I travelled from Inverness towards Fort William, passing the twenty-four miles long and a mile wide Loch Ness, unfortunately without any monster sightings! As Per had to work until 3am (!) this…

I was trying to contact my host in my next town for a long time, but she only came back from her holiday last night. So why not spend an extra day…

After a full natural breakfast around lunchtime, I hitchhiked to the north of Scotland, to the city of Inverness. Yes indeed, close to Nessie the Monster. I woke up around 11 am….

I travelled from Stonehaven to this remote farm, just 10 miles walking from Aberdeen centre. It is a long end if you go walking, because I still feel it in my feet….

From the cottage on the green hills I moved to the little east coast village of Stonehaven where I stayed with Elaine and Fraser. But first Jos had me find the stone…

Another day with the Dutch family in Forbes, experiencing hot summer sun followed by extreme rainfall and thunderstorms… Oh man, it’s difficult to write a report when the power cuts off! Jos…

From Glasgow to the non-existing village Forbes by Alford, visiting the Dutch family of Annemarie and Jos Alan let me sleep in. As it was Sunday anyway, nobody was in a hurry….

Today I got from Sylvia and Peter’s place in North Berwick to Glasgow. Peter eventually wanted to bring me back to Edinburgh again, which is halfway to Glasgow and I would easily…

From Mark Southgate in Scottish Edinburgh to the green lush lands with Sylvia and Peter in North-Berwick… As I had been working till 4 am this morning I woke up at noon….

About my second day in a city where it will always be hard to understand the country’s culture, traditions and history. Northern Ireland has its weirdness! Today I woke up around 9.30…

From peaceful Dundrum I traveled all the way to Belfast. As Berlin does not has a wall anymore, Belfast has one for their own protection… Carol woke me up around 10am as…

70 Days from home and still not homesick… How I got from Dungiven to Dundrum, passing scary and empty Belfast. What is going on here? Brian woke me up with a wake…

The night out at the Arcade Bar was really enjoyable, and fortunately Brian and Elena at the Dungiven Castle offered me another night here. So, today I could sleep in until around…