Seeing The World Via Hitchhiking w/ Juan Villarino

Joining me today is someone who since 2005 has hitchhiked across 95 countries, including Afghanistan and Iraq, to document hospitality and fight stereotypes and who has written a book about it called Hitchhiking in the Axis of Evil, Juan Villarino from JuanVillarino.com.    Have you ever hitchhiked? Where is your dream hitchhiking location? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.   Check out the full show notes with all the links here!   In This Episode 02:30 Hitchhiking In Modern Times 10:35 Home Basing To Write A Book 12:40 Easiest & Hardest Places To Hitchhike 18:15 Building Authentic Connections Through Hitchhiking 23:10 The Rules Of Hitchhiking & Being A Good Hitchhiker 33:15 Solo vs With A Friend 36:15 Hitchhiking in the States 47:45 The Real Hospitality Of The People In The "Axis of Evil"  01:01:45 Biggest Travel Mishap