Esmeralda
Diamond Member
I hitchhiked through the UK. It was great. On the main motorways, I didn't have to wait for more than five minutes. In fact, I was at a convenience station after being dropped off, buying some food, and some guy came up and asked if I wanted a ride anywhere.
That was 1990. I don't know if people still hitchhike today, but it was one of the highlights of my trip backpacking through Europe.
One summer I backpacked around the UK, but used a British Rail Pass. Too old (53) to hitchhike. I started in London and made a big clockwise circle to Bath, , Plymouth, Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Yorkshire, the Lake District, The Cotswalds, and back to London. Just me, my backpack and my guide book. Not bad for an old lady.
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