In Scandinavia, you see all these row of ball-ball cars passing you by. It's so cheap and affordable to have a car in the Nordic countries. So yeah, it makes it a bit more difficult to hitchhiker. When I'm not traveling, I literally spend like 10 hours a day working on my blog. Meinan: "I would qualify as a workaholic"
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