http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/author/mirto Feed for BeWelcome Blogs BeWelcome Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:57:27 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/304 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/304 mirto Paris - LyonFrom Porte d'Orléans. We met about 10 other hikers, one of them admitted that he visited 888 by accident  - stumble across huge sign "Hitchhiking Week" just under the Eiffel Tower. We met there also lady in her 50, hitchhiking alone. Driver who took us out of that spot was Mormon prist going to celebration of new Pagoda to meet Dalajlama. The lady went with us and ... hmmm... she just came back from Santiago de Compostella.... We got delivered in fron of Fabriceee house. BeWelcome Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:37:03 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/145 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/145 mirto Dunkerque - ParisFinally! 888 :) BeWelcome Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:55:30 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/144 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/144 mirto Dover - DunkerqueFerry day, kids day, hopes and fears day.  BeWelcome Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:52:58 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/143 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/143 mirto London - DoverIn London I got a note from policeman stating that I had seen no one suspicious in public transport. Also saying that I was hitchhiking, wich is "not very safe" BeWelcome Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:52:07 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/142 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/142 mirto Coventry - Londonhorrible rain, one ride. BeWelcome Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:51:16 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/141 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/141 mirto Id love to paste here description of my trip to barcelona, but its not really possible. if anyone knows how: help! BeWelcome Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:29:00 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/86 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/86 mirto So here I am!uni was closed of course!I dont know how could I love this city... now it seems to me so dreadful, Im freaking out here! So in few days Marseille, Im back here on 20th of aug, and then... SPAIN:) BeWelcome Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:58:17 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/83 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/83 mirto I've just tried to post info about meeting on HC, but DB Maintenance...it seems that it will be only cs meeting... Im starting to be pissed off or really upset by all this situation there... And especially Veits attitude:(We are too much picking on him, but at the other hand... he doesn't take any responsability for his acts...:/ BeWelcome Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:20:15 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/56 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/56 mirto well, after few monthes in Real Great Brittan Im heading south to get some sunshine and education in Montpellier. Sunshine for sure, but with this education... huh, you never know in France. the question is: will the university office be open or not?! We gonna find out!wish me luck ! BeWelcome Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/78 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/78 mirto Lyon - ToursSo my goal was to get to Brittany (Bretagne). I could have followed highway up to Paris and then to Rennes, but as I know by heart l'Autoroute de Soleil, I have chosen a way just a bit longer, but through regions I didn't know. I was still hoping to make this 700km that day. As one of my first rules of hitchhiking is to Enjoy, and not to hurry, of course it took me 2 days. Luckily! Hitching out of Lyon wasn't as bad as someone says on hitchwiki. From bus stop in city centre I got a ride to gas station 12km further. I met there nice Canadian couple going to Spain. Now, my mission was to get to StEtienne. It wasn't  easy, as all cars were going towards Mediteranean Sea. Holidays. After a while I stopped asking, not to loose my hope - I prefered to believe that maybe some of those cars were indeed going my direction and just didn't want to stop, then hear that all of them were headind south south. So I was waiting when a small lorry stopped nearby. Driver was going my direction, but first had to return to Lyon to pick up some forgotten things. As I knew already I wouldn't get that day to Brittany and driver seemed nice, I took this ride. So after an hour I was back to Lyon :P Driver was really friendly and I continued 50km more with him, even though it wasn't anymore on my way. Views were worth it! Puy-en-Velay is not really interesting itself, but there are many pilgrims passing by, on their way to... Santiago de Compostella. Afterwards my driver invited me to his place. I kindly refused, as it was early afternoon and I hoped to get a bit further. I got off at the beginning of Clermont Ferrand, which was a mistake. From there  almost no one would go up south to the highway. After hour waiting a car stopped. Elderly male driver said he would drive me to Tours (as was stated on sign I was carrying). While driving he started very soon with not ambigious propositions and obviously he wasn't going to Tours. But he drove me at least to nearest péage in my direction. I could ask myself where were my instincts, that I got into this car. Yet - nothing bad happenned and I got out of this lousy spot! And this péage turned out to be very good place. Next car was really going to Tours. But this time in real, even though it was again elderly male driver ;) At gas station we stopped for a coffee, we met 3 other hikers going opposite dirrection than mine.  But as it was getting late I started reconsidering if I maybe better stay with them there overnight, as it would be deffinitely nicer then sleeping in a ditch in Tours. But my driver invited me to his place - he must have been seriously bored with driving alone! He called his wife to prepare room and dinner for his guest. When we got there and she found out I was young female hitchhiker, she wasn't delighted. Next morning I discovered how big trust they gave BeWelcome Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/146 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/146 mirto Tours - Brittany BeWelcome Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/147 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/147 mirto Britanny - Dunkerque One of last drivers - original Celt- invited me to his place in Lille. I had already couch to surf.Back to Dunkerque - seeing the same place on the way back - strange feeling. Frame. BeWelcome Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/148 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/148 mirto Dunkerque - CoventryHitchhing through the Channel was a piece of cake.Ferry looked different, without Florian and Nessy and special relation born between them. Once again I got invitation to drivers' place, but I menaged to get home. Many things from the beginning of the journey appeared as wall at the end. Similar situations, people... Mirror or frame? End of trip. BeWelcome Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT BeWelcome http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/149 http://www.bewelcome.org/blog/mirto/149 mirto I just got kicked out of HC, what a relief! 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