Christopher McCandless

That is also a very good point. Yes, you may think that you don't have to hitchhike all around the world to find an adventure, however if you are deeply in love with travel then people will do it. That part is all about personal opinion. Everybody has different ways of doing things. Helping other pe...

Exactly! Most High School kids are like that: they want things! I suppose most kids our age are like this, however I am not really on that spectrum. Of course there may be something here and there but it is mostly necessities I look for. We can't let "society" turn our thinking around, and...

I agree with Bones. The hitchhiker is always afraid of the unknown too even though they are thumbing a ride. It sorta goes both ways for the driver and the hitcher. The driver sees the hitchhiker and thinks maybe it is a bad idea, I mean the media says so and he could be a serial killer. Why would a...

I am definitely traveling this summer. I plan on hitchhiking and walking to my final destination. It is somewhat an experience that one can say they have done as well as something I have been eager to do for quite a while. I will spend as little money as I can on the trip, but spending it before so ...

If you tried for about 10 minutes, there is a slim chance of getting a ride. I suspect you didn't have a backpack of some sort nor did you have a place to go. The more ideal situation for hitchhiking is getting to the edge of town and find the entrance ramp to the major highway. No one is going to p...

I am new to these forums, but I will give it a go. I agree with you on so many levels. I am still in High School and about to graduate, although that has not stopped me from living and traveling. I think about traveling every single day and meeting new people in new places. I switched schools becaus...