A journey to ENGLAND, SWEDEN, FRANCE/Andorra, and GREECE to study people, life, and happiness.

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My ideal way of getting to know a country that interests me is by staying in it for three months, learning the language, making friends, working, having a place to stay, and taking hitchhiking trips around the area.

I would like to begin calling such a stay a "thrump."

So, join me, the thrumpering thrumpkin, as I thrumpadump my thrumps through thrumpankerous thrumpopias ...

• 1	ICELAND'S HALFWAY 'CROSS THE POND Reykjavik, Iceland on March 16, 2004 0 comments 0 pictures

• 2	IF YOU'RE INSANE, GO TO THE HOOLIGANS Kirkby Stephen, United Kingdom on March 24, 2004 0 comments 1 pictures

• 3	RULES AND SIGNS Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom on March 30, 2004 1 comment 0 pictures

• 4	ANIMALS PUNCHING PEOPLE Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom on April 2, 2004 0 comments 1 pictures

• 5	BACK TO FRIENDS London, United Kingdom on May 25, 2004 0 comments 2 pictures

• 6	ELAINE AND I HITCHHIKE WEST Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, United States on July 4, 2004 0 comments 6 pictures

• 7	RUGGED, INSPIRING MONTANA The Beartooth Pass, United States on July 9, 2004 0 comments 7 pictures

• 8	SWEDES LOVE BICYCLES AND SNUS Umeå, Sweden on July 12, 2004 0 comments 1 pictures

• 9	MY TWO JOBS Umeå, Sweden on July 19, 2004 0 comments 3 pictures

• 10	OOPS, I'M IN FINLAND Kemi, Finland on July 24, 2004 0 comments 3 pictures

• 11	ARCTIC EXCURSION Nikkaluokta, Sweden on July 30, 2004 0 comments 7 pictures

• 12	MY IRANIAN BOSS Umeå, Sweden on August 10, 2004 0 comments 1 pictures

• 13	PARTY AT JOJO'S Stockholm, Sweden on August 17, 2004 0 comments 4 pictures

• 14	FIRST SWEDISH SNORKEL Holmön, Sweden on August 23, 2004 0 comments 4 pictures

• 15	SURSTRÖMMING, YUK! Umeå, Sweden on August 30, 2004 0 comments 0 pictures

• 16	SWEDISH HITCHHIKING SCAVENGER HUNT Kittelfjäll, Sweden on September 6, 2004 0 comments 3 pictures

• 17	COWS IN THE FOREST Nybyn, Sweden on September 13, 2004 0 comments 4 pictures

• 18	SARA LIDMAN Umeå, Sweden on September 14, 2004 0 comments 0 pictures

• 19	SWEDEN, ON RELIGION Umeå, Sweden on September 15, 2004 0 comments 0 pictures

• 20	COMING AND GOING (THE LAST "HEJ DÅ") Umeå, Sweden on September 26, 2004 0 comments 4 pictures

• 21	UMEA TO SPAIN - PART I Stockholm, Sweden on September 29, 2004 0 comments 7 pictures

• 22	PART II (J'AIME LES FRENCH!) Fairon, Belgium on October 9, 2004 0 comments 8 pictures

• 23	PART III (LE VINDANGE) Wellenstein, Luxembourg on October 20, 2004 1 comment 4 pictures

• 24	PART IV (PRIORITY CHANGE?) West Terschelling, Netherlands on October 22, 2004 0 comments 4 pictures

• 25	THE LAST PART Paris, France on November 3, 2004 1 comment 4 pictures

• 26	THE PYRENEES Toloriu, Spain on November 8, 2004 0 comments 7 pictures

• 27	VIKINGS AND HOOLIGANS Benidorm, Spain on November 17, 2004 1 comment 5 pictures

• 28	NEGOCIO SERIO Madrid, Spain on November 28, 2004 1 comment 2 pictures

• 29	WWOOFING IN PORTUGAL Sacoes, Portugal on December 5, 2004 1 comment 5 pictures

• 30	FRENCH FOOD Lasalle, France on December 12, 2004 0 comments 4 pictures

• 31	WE COME FOR SKI WORK Andorra la Vella, Andorra on December 19, 2004 1 comment 2 pictures

• 32	MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE SLOPES Pas de la Casa, Andorra on December 26, 2004 0 comments 2 pictures

• 33	I´M MAKING A KILLING IN THE SUPERMARKET Pas de la Casa, Andorra on January 1, 2005 0 comments 4 pictures

• 34	DON´T GET CAUGHT DRINKING BEER ON THE JOB Pas de la Casa, Andorra on January 8, 2005 0 comments 2 pictures

• 35	THE LITTLE PRINCE Thues, France on January 15, 2005 0 comments 1 pictures

• 36	KLARA AND MARTINA (MY FRIENDS) Pas de la Casa, Andorra on January 30, 2005 0 comments 2 pictures

• 37	MAGIC IN THE MOUNTAINS Cruz d´Encamp, Andorra on February 7, 2005 0 comments 2 pictures

• 38	A BLURRY NIGHT OUT IN ANDORRA Pas de la Casa, Andorra on February 18, 2005 0 comments 2 pictures

• 39	WORK-MATES Pas de la Casa, Andorra on February 28, 2005 0 comments 3 pictures

• 40	OFF-PISTE Grau Roig, Andorra on March 12, 2005 0 comments 3 pictures

• 41	FINALLY, CULTURE IN ANDORRA Maritxell, Andorra on March 20, 2005 0 comments 3 pictures

• 42	"BONNE CONTINUACION" (´ROUND THE GLOBE) Mimizan Plage, France on March 24, 2005 0 comments 7 pictures

• 43	A BEAUTIFUL GIRL LAUGHS WITH YOU Mazamet, France on March 28, 2005 1 comment 0 pictures

• 44	DON'T CHANGE, FRANCE! Gorge of the Verdon, France on April 7, 2005 0 comments 6 pictures

• 45	CROSSING THE BALKANS ... Lupinjac, Croatia on April 10, 2005 0 comments 4 pictures

• 46	... I DON'T NEED A VISA Skopje, Macedonia on April 10, 2005 1 comment 4 pictures

• 47	THE KID Larissa, Greece on April 14, 2005 0 comments 1 pictures

• 48	JUST SHUT UP AND TALK Larissa, Greece on April 21, 2005 0 comments 0 pictures

• 49	RICH CULTURE Larissa, Greece on April 30, 2005 0 comments 1 pictures

• 50	TRAVELING WITHOUT PEACE Allonisos, Greece on May 10, 2005 0 comments 5 pictures