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Dave’s Faves

8 of my faves, for whatever reason.

Man’s Search for Meaning: The Viktor Frankl 5-a-Day Book Cult (2018)

A Really Good Day: Psychedelic Microdosing with Ayelet Waldman (2017)

“No one ever died while breathing.” Psychedelic Breathwork with Alchemy of Breath (2017)

They Want Me to Fly Like a Bird: Travels in the Belgian Asylum System (2016)

Understanding the Calais Critical Mass (2015)

Why does society need people who go on crazy, stupid, arduous adventures? (2015)

Do We Need Borders? (2014)

The Complete History of the Moon in Sixteen and a Half Verses (2014)

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Category: Hitchhiking

I started hitch-hiking, like most people, by accident. I had just arrived at an airport in Greece, hoping to meet up with my parents in a resort to the north. What I didn’t realise until I arrived at said airport was that the resort was over 200km away and that public transport would cost more than the price of my airfare. Somewhat disbelieving, I stumbled out into the sunshine to consider my options. Then I noticed that there were plenty of minibus drivers standing outside arrivals holding up signs for various holiday resorts. My brain put two and two together and, two minutes later, I had a lift, door to door. Since then, I’ve hitched all over the UK, including in 2010 a hitch from London to Ben Nevis and back. It was so memorable, that I wrote a book about it: ‘The Soles of My Shoes’. Check it out, or scroll down for more tales from the road.

The Soles of My Shoes

Soles thumbnail ‘The Soles of My Shoes’ is a hitch-hiking travelogue, a Kerouac for the sustainability generation. In this time of austerity cuts, climate change, under-employment and over-education, what better way to travel?
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Experiments in Publishing: Success?

Experiments in Publishing: Success?

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Posted on August 27, 2012February 14, 2014Author DavidCategories Creative Writing, Hitchhiking, Travel Writing, Writing about WritingLeave a comment on Experiments in Publishing: Success?
How to Hitch-hike

How to Hitch-hike

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Posted on June 28, 2011December 19, 2015Author DavidCategories Hitchhiking, Travel Writing1 Comment on How to Hitch-hike
MacAulay & Co: The Programme

MacAulay & Co: The Programme

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Posted on June 15, 2011December 27, 2016Author DavidCategories HitchhikingTags Audio, BritainLeave a comment on MacAulay & Co: The Programme
Me & Hitch-hiking on BBC Radio Scotland – Tomorrow!

Me & Hitch-hiking on BBC Radio Scotland – Tomorrow!

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Posted on June 14, 2011December 27, 2016Author DavidCategories HitchhikingTags BritainLeave a comment on Me & Hitch-hiking on BBC Radio Scotland – Tomorrow!
Hitchhiking: London to Oxfordshire (and Back)

Hitchhiking: London to Oxfordshire (and Back)

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Posted on September 28, 2010December 27, 2016Author DavidCategories Hitchhiking, Travel WritingTags BritainLeave a comment on Hitchhiking: London to Oxfordshire (and Back)
Hitchhiking: London to Winchester and Back

Hitchhiking: London to Winchester and Back

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Hitchhiking: London to Scotland and Back

Hitchhiking: London to Scotland and Back

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Posted on August 29, 2010December 27, 2016Author DavidCategories Hitchhiking, Travel WritingTags Britain1 Comment on Hitchhiking: London to Scotland and Back
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