As mentioned in my previous entry, I have documented this first Stage of my journey from start to finish and selecting only the most pivotal moments I have for you given an insight to both my best and worst moments of the journey so far.
Showing posts with label Hitchhiking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hitchhiking. Show all posts
The Extracts
As mentioned in my previous entry, I have documented this first Stage of my journey from start to finish and selecting only the most pivotal moments I have for you given an insight to both my best and worst moments of the journey so far.
Vancouver Island: The Cat's Arses
Ben looks back on his eight weeks spent on Vancouver Island and how leaving might be more difficult than he expected
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada
After hitlching 5,000km across Canada, Ben Collins presents the Hitchhiker’s Guide to CanadaHaving spent over 80 hours hitchhiking across Canada I have had a lot of time to think about the art of successful hitchhiking and for readers thinking of embarking on a similar journey I wanted to share with you my thoughts.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada Day 28/28: To The Island
As Ben reaches the end of his adventure hitching across Canada, he looks back on an incredible four weeksFour weeks ago this morning I was heading out of Quebec after a long weekend spent celebrating the national holiday of Saint Jean-Baptiste. On the ride down to Ottawa I felt intimidated by what lay ahead and crossing the Ottawa River I vividly remember feeling overwhelmed with what seemed like an almost ludicrous challenge ahead...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada Day 23: Andrea
Ben Collins reveals his experience hitchhiking more than 1,000km from Banff, Alberta to Vancouver, British ColumbiaThe Pacific Ocean. In many ways I could not believe it and as the warm waters lapped at my legs I felt overwhelmed in pride knowing I had made it here from across a continent using only my thumb. It was a moment of both serenity and reflection...
New Photo Album
Canmore
Lake Louise
Lady Macdonald trail (Canmore)
Plain of Six Glaciers (Lake Louise)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada Day 15: "Shopping for a new place to live"
Ben Collins hitchhikes his way deeper in to the Canadian Rockies, bypassing Banff and heading straight for Lake Louise
Having spent some time last night speaking with Mike and his girlfriend about where in the Rocky's they would recommend heading on to, I decided today to make my way across to Banff and possibly, if nothing takes my fancy, further on to Lake Louise...
- - - Thumb's Up in Canmore at 10:20 - - -
Having spent some time last night speaking with Mike and his girlfriend about where in the Rocky's they would recommend heading on to, I decided today to make my way across to Banff and possibly, if nothing takes my fancy, further on to Lake Louise...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada Day 14: Lady Macdonald
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After years spent dreaming of the Rocky Mountains, Ben Collins' journey across Canada finally reaches the town of Canmore
I began the day with no plan. Yes, that's right... no plan...
101: Take a Note
To mark his 101st journal entry, Ben Collins shows his readers a rare first hand look into the workings behind each post
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada: Day 12: First Sight
Ben Collins hitchhikes to Calgary, during which he captures first sight of the Rocky Mountains
- - - Thumb's Up in Medicine Hat at 12:40 - - -
Ride 022: Chris. 3km to the edge of town in Medicine Hat
After waiting for nearly an hour for a ride in the baking heat I was picked up by Chris who drove me a few kilometers right out to the edge of town...
Barry Will Love You
Ben briefly looks back at one of the least interesting days hitchhiking across Canada
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada Day 9: Gus
Ben Collins reveals a day of two halves as he hitchhikes his way in to the great plains of central CanadaIt was hot and it was humid. The rain lashed, the wind blew, the lightening flashed and the thunder shook the very ground I walked on. It was to say the least not my weather of choice for attempting to hitchhike...
100 Days Later
On his 100th day travelling, Ben Collins takes a moment to reflect on the journey so far100 days ago I completed the transaction on what was the biggest gamble I have ever made. With my job, my apartment and all of my possessions going in to the pot, I was as they say "all in" and stood at Gate 13 I bet all this on nothing more than a whim and a prayer that travelling would be everything I had hoped for. This though was in fact a real problem - having thought of little else twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, I had built up my expectations far beyond what I knew was realistic and prior to boarding did prepare myself for the mother or all anticlimaxes.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada: Day 5: So Long Ontario. So Long.
On the first day since setting out on his adventure to hitchhike across Canada, Ben makes some real progress and finally makes it out of Northern Ontario and in to Manitoba
After two nights in Thunder Bay I was all too happy to be heading back to the highway and with hopes of covering another 700km it felt like it was always going to be a long and tiresome day...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada: Day 4: Thunder Bay
Ben briefly summarises his 2-night stay in Thunder Bay, Ontario whilst hitchhiking across Canada
My time in Thunder Bay was little to write home about...
My time in Thunder Bay was little to write home about...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada: Day 3: Two Mikes and a Jocelyn
Ben Collins reveals how he managed to hitchhike Northen Ontario in just two rides
Avoiding the reality of what I knew was waiting for me I tried my best to be optimistic. With my eyes still firmly shut I lay there questioning how on earth I expected to make it to Thunder Bay in under 12hrs when yesterday I was unable to achieve a little more than half this great distance in roughly the same time...
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