From Malmö in Sweden I flew to London, sponsored by The Guardian newspaper. In exchange for a chat with a reporter of this newspaper who would also be my host with a…
Category: United Kingdom
The full daily reports archive of my time in the UK. I traveled through England and Wales, headed from Ireland back into Northern Ireland and Scotland again and had a short return stop in London from Sweden.
Ealing -> Copenhagen, Denmark
Today was a big day again. A huge day! After travelling over two months through the United Kingdom and Ireland, I am heading to Denmark today. Why Denmark? As my flight is…
Ealing – day 3 – last UK day
My plane takes off tomorrow, but a last host unfortunately had to cancel as he wanted to host me, but his guest rooms were under construction and his wife had invited other…
Ealing – day 2
As my next host for today did not really return any of my phone calls, Dan and Karen told me I could easily stay another day. They enjoyed my company, they said….
Maidenhead -> Ealing, London
Mmmm. At the last minute, my sponsored flight got cancelled last night, so I had to contact some more places to stay in the area of the Heathrow Airport and wait for…
Maidenhead – day 2
I was allowed to stay another day with my hosts in Maidenhead today, as my plane to my next destination would leave tomorrow. Call it an excuse to prepare for another country,…
Amersham -> Maidenhead
James brought me, on the back of his motorbike, to Maidenhead, where I met my next hosting family. Forget all the dental problems, I got a free relaxing massage from a Russian…
Bedford -> Amersham
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…
Nottingham -> Bedford
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…
Snaith -> Nottingham
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….
Stockton-On-Tees -> Snaith
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…
Stockton-On-Tees – dentist 2
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…
Stockton-On-Tees – recovery
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,…
Cleadon -> Stockton-on-Tees
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…
Daer -> Cleadon Village
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…
Fort William –> Daer
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…
–> Fort William (day 2)
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…
Inverness -> Loch Ness -> Fort William
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…
Inverness (day 2)
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…
Craibstone -> Inverness
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….
Stonehaven -> Craibstone
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….
Forbes by Alford -> Stonehaven
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…
Forbes, Scotland (day 2)
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…
Glasgow –> Forbes by Alford
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….
North Berwick -> Glasgow
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…