Hi there,

On Sunday, I took the road hitchiking from Stockholm to Goteborg. Something like 500 kilometers. At the beginning, it was very hard: I first spent hallf an hour at a gas station near Liljeholmen, without any success. Then I walked a few hundreds meters back, and nobody stopped to pick me up for 1h30!!! Well, I was really wondering about the possibility of hitchhiking in Sweden...

So after 2 hours (I began early in the morning), I was still at my starting point. So I decided to walk on the side of the highway to reach the next exit. 30min. There I was a last picked up by a cool australian guy, Mike, guitar player himself. Unfortunately only for a short ride (15km!). Then I had to walk again to find a good spot, and after 5min, I was lucky to get a 2h30 ride, thanks to a nice couple from Denmark, Heinrick & Martha and was at Jonkoping at 16.00. And the last (and big) ride of the day was offered to me by a wonderful swedish woman, Suzanne. She dropped me in a nice nature place, 40 kilometers before Goteborg. Great, isn't it?

 Suzanne, a former hitch-hiker and round the world traveller.

 Alone in a small forest, only 2km from the highway!

 Curious cows in the early morning

  Andreas,  a amazing cool guy living in the woods! Thanks buddy!

I slept like a baby, after a small firecamp of course. In the morning, I walked back to the highway,  and a swedish guy, Andreas, picked me up after only 5 min waiting! He even offered me a coffee at his office, in the fire department  headquarters of Goteborg. What a nice guy!!!

So everything is allright here! The kindness on earth has not completely disappeared!
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Hello, or good afternoon,

I' m currently in Stockholm, enjoying the sun in this beautiful city. What about you?

This morning, I came back  from Grinda Island with a little ferry (it's like a bus here for those who live in one of the 24000 islands of the Stockholm Archipel). Then I walked through the old city cobbled streets of Gamla Stan. I took some pictures of course but didn't have time to upload them... It will be for later... To earn a little money, I also played guitar in a tourist street: 150 Kr (15-20 €) in 2 hours! Great!

So... Grinda Island... well it was just a little paradise for me: desert beaches, rocks and hills, forests, wild animals... I stayed there 2 nights, hiking from the early morning until the sunset. I cooked sausages on a firecamp, played guitar, & had of course some moments of rest in amazing nature & peaceful places. I met 2 other humans during my "into the wild" trip!!! The island has some tourist houses or camping areas, but nobody was there. I used the restrooms and even took a hot shower for free! But I put my tent twice in secret places. Only me, the waves and my friends who eat nuts... Awesome

OK it's time for me to go, I'm gonna meet my hosts (for 2 nights in Stockholm) : Hakan & Ulrika. The meeting point is a pub, ans it's a couchsurfing meeting of course (!), with 20 CS members from different countries. See you later, and enjoy the pictures below...

Crowded beach in summer = desert beach in september...

Let's go & discover Grinda Island!

I'm neither tired nor drunk, I swear...

How to get lost on Grida Island? (without a map)

Wonderful scenery: on Grinda, each step desserve a new picture...

The nature gave me some sweet gifts, like this magic encounter...

I was taking a nap, and this lovely family came to visit me!

Bye bye! Kisses from Grinda to all my friends!