In the first format, it was like 100 pages photocopy book. I would walk around the streets of Bangkok and the beaches in Thailand to sell it to other travelers. And then over the time, so I was invited to a book fair with my own self-published books. The big publishing houses from Buenos Aires noticed that,. okay, which was the best selling book in Marle Plata's book fair. What's this hitchhiking? Who is this guy? He doesn't even have a publisher.
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