On July 11th 2008, Steve Dew-Jones and Will Jackson set off from their home in Salisbury, England, with only one thing in mind: HITCHHIKING TO MALAYSIA.
This is the story of a journey that spanned the length of EUROPE, the MIDDLE EAST and SOUTHEAST ASIA, abiding by two simple rules:
1. Never pay for transport
2. Never refuse an offer
Leaving families, friends and loved ones behind, their beady eyes staring at the map, they embarked on a discovery of great kindness and warmth in a world where mischief and trouble are always around the corner.
Here is their story, told by Steve at the London Night of Adventure…
Unbelievable. I think my wife and I briefly met these two (three?) over breakfast in the Hotel Mashhad in Tabriz, Iran, while we were cycling through in September ’08. Good work guys, nice to hear you made it!
Hi Tom,
Yes, I remember meeting you. Indeed, we did make it and it was a wonderful trip. You would have met us at the time when we were hitching with a random Korean guy and an Iranian that we met, so there were four of us!
Hope all’s well with you both.
Steve
[…] 1. Al Humphreys has just been in touch to ask me to speak at the next Night of Adventure in October. A great event, raising money for Hope & Homes For Children, this one will be in Bristol on October 17 (we think). You can listen to the talk I did at the last one here. […]
A very timely article for me! I hitchhiked a portion of Europe in 2012 and lately I’ve been getting the itch to do it some more. This has just made that itch flare up more.
Great read, great adventure. I’ll be buying the book immediately!
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