Brian The AmericanParis..... It's like London, but with all the ugly people removed and replaced with supermodels. Our coach got in at about 5pm. We wondered around for a while, and stopped for a drink at some cafe. It cost €11 for two glasses of coke. The most expensive drinks in the world. Oh well. After talking to travel agents, policemen and random passers by, we were pointed in the direction of the only camp site in Paris - the Bois De Bologne. Afte...

MichaelLa Rochelle was disappointing. There was no Monsieur Dupont for starters. And, bearing in mind the undertaking ahead of us, we got straight on with it. We arrived there at about six in the evening and started walking. It was at this time that Karim revolutionised our baggage, by starting to wear his small bag on his front instead of the back. This was the best thing that had ever happened to us - we were balanced. It was still heavy of course, but it meant...

SandraThe train to Bordeaux left the following morning. We spent the night in a bar in Rochefort, and were adopted by a young French couple who bought us drinks and practised their English on us. Bordeaux was like any other city would be if it was soaked in oil overnight. Grimy, dirty looking and kind of s***ty. The guide book went down in my estimation by pointing us to a camp site that no longer existed. Then we waited for a bus for about two hours. Anyway, aft...

The French Business ManAfter a few nights in Bordeaux, we decided to hitch hike to Toulouse. Observers of our previous efforts might be surprised to find that we were so keen to recreate the situation. After all, we had been far from successful.But, we decided that we had to learn from our mistakes. Streamline our method, concentrate our efforts, focus on our objective.And stand on the right f***ing side of the road.We got the free bus (not actually free, but Eur...

The PolesOur next step was to get into Spain. We toyed with the idea of hitching, but in the end we decided to get the train to Barcelona. Once we'd found out that it was actually pretty cheap, neither of us could really throw ourselves into hitching. So that's what we did.The train took us through the mountains, and it was all rather pretty. We had been warned that the weather in Spain was much the same as in France, but when we changed trains at the bor...