Hitch-hiking Tactics

I tried showing leg to get a ride...

March 17th 2014
I wasn’t all that interested in visiting Cyprus, I was basically just ticking another country off the list for my Corn Flake mission but I spent nearly 2 weeks camping and sleeping in the car and found enough to keep me entertained. It was the end of a 2 month trip which started with a month in Jordan, followed by a couple of weeks touring around Israel and Palestine and when I flew out o ... read more

Middle East » Cyprus

A former British colony, Cyprus received independence in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capi... ... read more

Message Follow (17) Comment

Mick Hobday

The Corn Flake Traveller

I started travelling in September 2002 and 13 years later I have eaten flakes in 77 countries. After 10 years on the road I've written a book (which led to some publicity in national newspapers a... full info

Joined	July 16th 2009	Trips	12
Last Login	August 25th 2018	Followers	17
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	12
Blogs	89	Guestbook	57
Photos	5,511	Forum Posts	14

[photo=7932683]

[blogger=128763]

[photo=7932683]

[blog=833779]

[blogger=128763]

Top Photos Trips (12)Blog Map

30th July 2016

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Hitch-Hiking Tactics
Not sure you'd get away with such tactics in Oz but gotta admire your guts to give it a go in Cyprus. Was it successful or did you have to pull up your "socks" and try otherwise?

30th July 2016

The Corn Flake Traveller
Mick Hobday

Success
I was semi-successful - I got quite a few rides but due to limited time and wanting to see as much of the island as possible I opted to hire a car in the end. Happy dancing Dave

Tot: 0.018s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 6; qc: 5; dbt: 0.0055s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb