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Easy Ways To Meet Locals Abroad

February 25, 2014 by The Runaway Guide 22 Comments

Whether you’re tired of the backpacker scene and endless hostel parties or just want to get more out of your trip and experience something new, it’s time to go local. Hanging out with locals gives you the opportunity to truly experience a country and discover a new way of life. Not only will your host […]

Filed Under: Budget Travel Tagged: guides, hitchhiking

The Perils of Hitchhiking Ethiopia

August 9, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 8 Comments

ethiopian farmer with a gun

The road was the most desolate road I had ever attempted to hitchhike. Aside from a few huts, which sparsely dotted the hillsides, there was nothing but untamed fields, dried out riverbeds and the dirt road ahead. I was in the Wild West of East Africa, better known as the Ethiopian Highlands. After two hours […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: adventure, ethiopia, hitchhiking

How to Hitchhike The Ferry From England to France

October 20, 2011 by The Runaway Guide 6 Comments

Intense budget backpackers and broke runaways who desire to travel from England to France or vice versa, are in luck. Despite increased immigration procedures, it is still possible to hitchhike across the English channel and avoid the 30 pound foot passenger fare. However, as you can imagine, hitchhiking onto a car that is boarding an […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: england, france, hitchhiking, london

How To Get From Gatwick Airport to Downtown London

October 7, 2011 by The Runaway Guide 4 Comments

Low cost airlines offer deals on flights that often can’t be beat. They can afford to sell such cheap seats for a few reasons. The first is that governments often subsidize an airline’s costs in order to promote tourism. The second is that low cost carriers generally have a very low luggage weight limit, and […]

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A Guide To Hitchhiking

February 17, 2011 by THE RUNAWAY 35 Comments

While some of you have already done a fair share of hitchhiking, most of you may think such means of travel is reserved to the beatnik/hippie era. No matter what level of experience you have, it never hurts to review proper hitchhiking strategies, etiquette and safety precautions. And this is especially true for the runaway backpacker. […]

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Who Is The Runaway Guide?

When I was 16 I ran away from home and traveled the world with nothing but the clothes on my back. Over 10 years later and I'm still "on the run," surviving in style, thriving off adventure, searching for that elusive road to enlightenment, and cultivating the life of travel that I want to live. More...

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