Comments on: Women hitchhikers http://www.vagablogging.net/women-hitchhikers.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Horatio http://www.vagablogging.net/women-hitchhikers.html/comment-page-1#comment-694382 Horatio Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:07:56 +0000 http://www.vagablogging.net/?p=5887#comment-694382 I took Kerouac too seriously. The road took me to Zero Tourist town working as a hack translator. What would I be saying if I had become entrenched in an office building? I took Kerouac too seriously.
The road took me to Zero Tourist town working as a hack translator.
What would I be saying if I had become entrenched in an office building?

]]> By: Anneka http://www.vagablogging.net/women-hitchhikers.html/comment-page-1#comment-26816 Anneka Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:25:32 +0000 http://www.vagablogging.net/?p=5887#comment-26816 A fellow female, I had my share of 'thumbing it' (solo in the U.S. only, partnered outside of the U.S.) and quite the time of it. Even as recently as a few months ago when my car broke down. Within this last year I have also met a 20 year-old woman who had, with intrepid abandon, hitched from Kansas to Portland, Oregon- solo. I can't say that at 40 years old I would still do it cross-country, or even cross-state; as romantic an idea as it still sounds. Frankly, people can be downright bloody frightening out there in this rapidly changing world. However, if you lose that sense of faith in humanity, you lose the game, just as the Euro-traveler girls obviously have. Immersing one's self in the culture at hand is the prevailing reason for travel, yes? Well, outside of the smashing eats of course! A fellow female, I had my share of ‘thumbing it’ (solo in the U.S. only, partnered outside of the U.S.) and quite the time of it. Even as recently as a few months ago when my car broke down. Within this last year I have also met a 20 year-old woman who had, with intrepid abandon, hitched from Kansas to Portland, Oregon- solo. I can’t say that at 40 years old I would still do it cross-country, or even cross-state; as romantic an idea as it still sounds. Frankly, people can be downright bloody frightening out there in this rapidly changing world. However, if you lose that sense of faith in humanity, you lose the game, just as the Euro-traveler girls obviously have. Immersing one’s self in the culture at hand is the prevailing reason for travel, yes? Well, outside of the smashing eats of course!

]]> By: Backpacker http://www.vagablogging.net/women-hitchhikers.html/comment-page-1#comment-26646 Backpacker Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:44:12 +0000 http://www.vagablogging.net/?p=5887#comment-26646 Hitchhiking is fun but can be a bit dangerous especially if you're alone. You'll never know what's going to happen. Strangers have many faces - can be good or bad, accomodating or not, happy or mad. You will never know. Just don't trust anybody. Be vigilant! Hitchhiking is fun but can be a bit dangerous especially if you’re alone. You’ll never know what’s going to happen. Strangers have many faces – can be good or bad, accomodating or not, happy or mad. You will never know. Just don’t trust anybody. Be vigilant!

]]> By: Travel-Writers-Exchange.com http://www.vagablogging.net/women-hitchhikers.html/comment-page-1#comment-26578 Travel-Writers-Exchange.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:53:44 +0000 http://www.vagablogging.net/?p=5887#comment-26578 Hitchhiking can be dangerous and economical at the same time. As long as you're comfortable hitchhiking, go for it. Use your intuition or "gut instinct" to alert you as to whether or not you should get into a car. You may want to avoid watching the movie The Hitcher... Hitchhiking can be dangerous and economical at the same time. As long as you’re comfortable hitchhiking, go for it. Use your intuition or “gut instinct” to alert you as to whether or not you should get into a car. You may want to avoid watching the movie The Hitcher…

]]> By: Garnet http://www.vagablogging.net/women-hitchhikers.html/comment-page-1#comment-26577 Garnet Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:50:21 +0000 http://www.vagablogging.net/?p=5887#comment-26577 Not sure I would do it again, not with today's America. I spent a year walking and hitching around the midwest and west, which was a great experience for the most part but I had a couple close calls from rides that looked safe but weren't. That was 20 years ago. Not sure I would do it again, not with today’s America. I spent a year walking and hitching around the midwest and west, which was a great experience for the most part but I had a couple close calls from rides that looked safe but weren’t. That was 20 years ago.

]]> By: jaz http://www.vagablogging.net/women-hitchhikers.html/comment-page-1#comment-26442 jaz Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:04:10 +0000 http://www.vagablogging.net/?p=5887#comment-26442 hey colleen, woman hitchiker here. did it for 2 years all over the usa. no probs, great friends and experiences. enjoy! jaz ps- but i still carry mace ;) hey colleen,

woman hitchiker here. did it for 2 years all over the usa. no probs, great friends and experiences.

enjoy!
jaz

ps- but i still carry mace ;)

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