I crisscrossed Europe a few times during my trip. At the very beginning I had an apartment in Berlin and hitchhiked around Western Europe, periodically coming back and making pit-stops in Berlin. Hitchhiking is a great way to learn about a place since you meet people you would normally never talk to, and have nothing to do but chat for a few hours. After Africa I came to Europe again and jumped around a bit, visiting the Baltic states, Turkey, and more of Eastern Europe.

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