Go to the start/finish line of the Circuit de Monaco and stick out your thumb. Hitchhike around the race circuit (or as close as possible using public roads) and cross the start/finish line to end the challenge. Sanne and I made it in 9 or 10 minutes - we forgot to time ourselves. Also, taking a video of the whole thing would've been cool, but hey, you have to save something for next time...

After sleeping in an apartment on the France-Monaco border, we spent the next day in Monaco. After exploring the harbour area we walked up the hill to the palace, then hitchhiked around the Formula 1 circuit before heading on by train to Italy.

Visiting a city for the first time, and going on a 26-part mission. All these pictures are in chronological order, over about four hours. (The letter 'U' is missing - for some reason deleted from my camera - we were struggling for a letter 'U' picture and had to accept 'upsidedown child'.)

Our aim was to hitchhike in one afternoon from Palud-sur-Verdon to Nice. We made it, but took a couple of unusual detours around a lake and various mountain villages. City-hitchhiking through the built-up and super-rich Côte d'Azur was also a lot of fun, and Nice is an interesting city, feels like a much larger version of Douglas, but with better weather and a beach perfect for midnight moonlit relaxation.

Found ourselves a small farmhouse hostel at Palud-sur-Verdon, and hitchhiked out to the Sentier Martel - a 17km hiking route up and down the side of the most beautiful and dramatic gorge in Europe. It took us seven hours to hike, and involved scrambling over rocks, climbing down long vertical ladders, and walking through pitch-black tunnels (without a torch...)

Aiming to get to Palud-sur-Verdon, our hitchhike takes us from Avignon to Digne-les-Bains in an afternoon. We're treated to a barbecue and fresh bed linen before hitchhiking on to Palud-sur-Verdon the next day. Perfect weather and amazing scenery.

My first time in the very south of France! And certainly won't be the last. Flew to Carcassonne, then hitchhiked to Avignon, met with travel partner Sanne and prepared for a trip through the mountains.

Enjoying one-and-a-half days as Gabor's guests in Galway with Monika, before she flies back to Poland and I fly on to France.

After getting to Dublin in five rides (including an hour's free taxi ride!) we were shattered, but continued to a live-music club before crashing at Martha's Temple Bar apartment. The next day was spent racing around Dublin and exhausting ourselves, then attending a CS event and staying at Jules' place. Next stop Galway.

Taking five days introducing Monika to Ireland, to Couchsurfing, and to hitchhiking. We rushed through the cities as fast as possible - stayed with Kata and Robi and saw Limerick in just one morning before hitchhiking to Dublin...

Leaving the Isle of Man, leaving my old job, leaving the gang behind. See you again in the distant future...

Large housewarming party in Edinburgh, with guests flying in specially from all over the continent. Good food, good drink, some bad drink, all a lot of fun.

Making and eating momos, and assembling hats with bits and pieces found from charity shops in preparation for the following night.

Hitchhiked from Newcastle to Edinburgh (in one lift!) and made it to Calum and Mairi's new flat, where I stayed five nights. Many people made it over for the weekend from many places across Europe to break in this new flat. Apart from a large hat party, we spent the time touring the city, climbing Arthur's Seat and some other hills, watching films, visiting pubs, watching films in pubs, going on a graveyard ghost tour, and seeing an amazing Celtic band in concert. Edinburgh is one of my favourite UK cities and I'm sure to be here again soon before long.

An hour in Leeds and a day in Newcastle; just stopping by to visit family, and show Guinea the sights.

Visiting the gang in Sheffield for a couple of days with Guinea, as Ian, Sam and Dave start their hitchhike to Croatia.

AHOJ on the Isle of Man!

Guinea decided to leave Warsaw join me at home for a few weeks, so she jumped into my bag and was smuggled onto the Isle of Man. She stayed until mid-April, then left with me to Edinburgh, where she found a job as the resident DJ in Calum and Mairi's flat and decided to stay.

Visiting Aga, Mon and Guinea in Warsaw with Trevor. Sadly I was flying home very early on the morning after we arrived, but we still had time to chat with Floh in Serbia, go out in Praga district and continue the night out at Warsaw airport. Thanks everyone for a fun week, see you soon.

Visiting Iza in Toruń, which is a better city than I imagined. Trevor came from Berlin to join the fun, and we worked our way through one day of beer, gingerbread, vodka ahoj, zapiekanka, pierogi and the occasional fist fight.

Visiting Monika for two days in Łódź. I was meant to do a restaurant review but it never happened - instead, we ate pizza and the Best Pierogi In The World, went shopping, met up with Ewa, and gatecrashed some polytechnic lectures.

Visiting Paweł in Kraków, and hosted by Asia. A lot of wandering around the city feeling cold, followed by a cool night with zapiekanka, various CSers, more zapiekanka, games with ID cards, yet more zapiekanka, and a fair amount of low-quality beer.

<<<LOCATION: Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof>>>
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On the way back to Frankfurt I stopped by Metz for a night to visit Flore and attend a party, as well as do some experimental cooking. The next day I tried to hitchhike to Frankfurt but only got as far as Saarland, so took a train and relaxed at Claudia-n-Markus' place for a bit. Back home, and although the last three days were a bit rushed, overall it was a fantastic holiday. It could be some months before the next one...

<<<LOCATION: French road D925 near Aiton>>>
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A night and a day travelling high in the French Alps with Anaëlle, a guest on the Isle of Man last year. Eating lots of delicious local food, hitchhiking over mountains in minus temperatures, experiencing a police van from the inside...

<<<LOCATION: Lyon 6th Arrondissement north>>>
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I love this city! I have to visit again sometime. Great food, friendly people, classy atmosphere. It's a shame I had to leave, but I had to keep moving - I left Lyon on the 23rd to travel north to Frankfurt, where my plane home leaves on the 25th...

<<<LOCATION: Geneva Georgian Embassy>>>
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Leaving Vevey to hitchhike to Lyon. The route is not so simple - getting past Geneva is the problem. As time went on I accepted a ride to Geneva (it was a Georgian diplomatic service, I couldn't turn them down), explored Geneva for a bit, then walked to France and caught a train to Lyon.

Hitchhiked from Winterthur to Lausanne in four hours (!) and spent 24 more hours as Noé's guest in Vevey. A tour around a vineyard, a tasty fondue and lots of homemade wine.

<<<LOCATION: Zürich Südbahnhof>>>
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Spent two nights as Thomas' guest north of Winterthur. We visited Winterthur, Zürich, Uetliberg and saw various things. The area is worth visiting, but it's time to move on west...

I had keine Lust to stay in Frankfurt for eleven days, so travelled to Reutlingen to party the night long with Krissi and friends. The day after, sore head and sore neck, I tried hitchhiking to Switzerland. And it worked well - I went over the Swabian Alps, from village to village, so progress was very slow, but it was a lot of fun. Then a night ferry across the Bodensee and on to Winterthur...

<<<LOCATION: Birmingham International Airport Terminal 2 Arrivals>>>
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<<<LOCATION: Isle of Man Airport Departure Lounge>>>
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Decided to go to the Alps on the 13th, flying to Frankfurt on the 15th. I like these kinds of decisions. Also, watch out for explosive dogs on the Isle of Man (see first picture).

Photos from the final night of Berlin fun, ending with the usual Flohfish party until I had to leave for the Isle of Man when the party was about to get going (6.30am). Love you all, til next time.

12 months of Berlin Beach Camp fun. When viewing a photo, click it for the full-size version, and print at will. Thank you to the 24 stunning, highly photogenic volunteers who feature in the calendar. Comes with all the Berlin state public holidays marked in red.

Camera's back! (Sort of.) The New Year night at the Berlin Winter Camp - escaping to a rooftop party with enough AHOJ to go round, and a clear view of the fireworks (most being thrown around at our feet).