tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post6003794061411044053..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: The vanishing hitchhikerSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-72880728042178207582009-08-18T08:24:31.759+02:002009-08-18T08:24:31.759+02:00People still hitchhike in the Eastern Cape. They c...People still hitchhike in the Eastern Cape. They call it 'hiking' and it took me a while to figure out it wasn't a sort of recreation. There aren't many taxis away from the major centres and there is no alternative! People alse feel a lot safer here than in Gauteng.Jenny Hillebrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799136212493192452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-18743018495219903792009-08-16T16:30:17.051+02:002009-08-16T16:30:17.051+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.JanuskieZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125979395799901174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-8465234405773092072009-08-16T10:51:04.334+02:002009-08-16T10:51:04.334+02:00I understood form my one or two South African frie...I understood form my one or two South African friends that since the change of government, it has become highly dangerous to hitchhike or go to beaches on one's own.<br /><br />Obviously, I'm in no position to comment on that.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-10698608178669171212009-08-15T17:51:48.829+02:002009-08-15T17:51:48.829+02:00I've only ever picked up on hitchhiker. That w...I've only ever picked up on hitchhiker. That was on the Isle of Skye in 1992. His name was Jürgen and he was trying to get to Uig to catch the ferry to the Wesern Isles. He wasn't in any hurry as the ferry didn't leave til the afternoon, so we did some of the sightseeing I was going to do anyway and visited Dunvegan Castle.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595923965000317055noreply@blogger.com