Istanbul to UK Hitchhike in Pictures

Here are some images from when I hitchhiked from Istanbul to the UK. The whole trip cost less than €45 for two people and took nine days (via mountains, beaches, and Venice). I even made a short video about it which you can watch here.

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Turkey, one of the few countries where hitchhiking on the motorway is OK

In the back of a van

In the back of a van

Shepards in Bulgaria

Shepards in Bulgaria

A tractor on the main road in Bulgaria

A tractor on the main road in Bulgaria

Rain, a hitchhiker's nightmare

Rain, a hitchhiker’s nightmare

Protests in Sofia, Bulgaria

After leaving the protests in Istanbul, we found more protests in Sofia, Bulgaria

Me and Christo

A trucker's lunch

A trucker’s lunch

Crossing the Turkish-Bulgarian border on foot at night

Sleeping in Venice

Sleeping in Venice

The Dolomites, Italy

The Dolomites, Italy

One day, I will live with goats

One day, I will live with goats

Crazy goat lady

Crazy goat lady

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Bed in Italy

Bed in Italy

Would you trust your kids with this face?!

Would you trust your kids with this face?!

Stick your tongue out if you love hitchhiking

Stick your tongue out if you love hitchhiking

I found a wetsuit on the beach, so I put it on

I found a wetsuit on the beach, so I put it on

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Escape from the midday Italian sun

Escape from the midday Italian sun

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All good things come to an end

All good things come to an end

Sleeping out on the beach in Italy

Sleeping out on the beach in Italy

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

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Two Muslims insisted that they had to share their Jim Beam with us.. at 8 in the morning

Two Muslims insisted that they had to share their Jim Beam with us.. at 8 in the morning

Two Polish hitchers we met near Paris

Two Polish hitchers we met near Paris

The coldest part of our journey, just miles from our final destination in the UK

The coldest part of our journey, just miles from our final destination in the UK

By | 2014-05-07T03:38:37+00:00 July 20th, 2013|Photo, Stories|4 Comments

4 Comments

  1. Natalia 26/09/2013 at 09:59 - Reply

    I love these photos, you’re an inspiration!

  2. Jeremy Radcliffe 30/07/2013 at 09:33 - Reply

    Great photo montage!

  3. Charli 25/07/2013 at 09:33 - Reply

    As ever, you’ve collated an inspirational set of images! Love this!

  4. Maria Alexandra 24/07/2013 at 00:39 - Reply

    loved the photos: would like to read the actual travel tales of this adventure though! 😉

    -Maria Alexandra

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