Hitchhiking - The Biggest Danger?

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Hitchhiking is a way to meet people and explore new places, says the Argentine. The biggest danger he has faced was hitchhiking across Afghanistan with an American volunteer. An Afghan police jeep told him that they were being targeted by the Taliban. "I think definitely that was the most, the closer I was to potentially fatal situation"

Travel writer Juan Pablo Villarino had visited 90 countries before making the trek to exotic Arlington, Virginia for this chat with Tyler. Amazingly enough, this recording marked his first trip to the mainland United States, which is now the 91st country in an ever-expanding list.

The world's best hitchhiker talks with Tyler about the joys of connecting with people, why it's so hard to avoid stereotypes (including of hitchhikers), how stamp collecting guides his trips, the darkest secrets of people he's gotten rides from, traveling and writing books with his wife, the cause of violence in the Americas, finding the emotional heart of a journey, where he's going next, and more.

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Recorded May 4th, 2018 Other ways to connect

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