ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 3月26日 04時02分

People generally believe hitchhiking takes no particular know-how. But when you rely entirely on hitchhiking to traverse tremendous distances, there’s a great deal of skill involved to quickly and safely arrive at your destination. Meet the world’s greatest hitchhiker, Juan Villarino. Juan (@acrobatadelcamino) once waited for 2 days in Tibet before a single car stopped; for 24 hours, on a frigid winter route, in Patagonia. He compiles statistics, including average wait times, in every country he has ever hitchhiked across. The numbers aren’t what you would expect. The countries with the shortest average wait times are Iraq (7 minutes), Jordan (9 minutes) and Romania (12 minutes). The longest: Norway (46 minutes), Afghanistan (47 minutes) and Sweden (51 minutes). Juan has cataloged every ride he has ever caught: 2,350, totaling about 100,000 miles in 90 countries, or enough to circumnavigate the globe 4 times. The @nytmag writer Wes Enzinna met up with him on the final leg of his latest transcontinental journey, this one through Africa. For a modern-day hobo, Juan kept to a tight schedule: up at sunrise, out on the road by 8, when long-distance traffic is at its peak. He believes getting a ride or not — and doing so safely — is the responsibility of the hitchhiker. “You don’t catch a ride with your thumb,” he said, as we waited. “You catch it with a smile.” @brentstirton took this photo of Juan with his travel partner, Laura Lazzarino, on Table Mountain, overlooking Cape Town. Visit the link in our profile to read his story in @nytmag’s #Voyages issue.

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