These days, it's a common safety suggestion: Don't ever hitchhike. Getting in a car with a stranger is a dangerous move, people are taught from a young age. But there was actually a time, long before ...

Paul McCartney put a fond memory with his late Beatles bandmate George Harrison into a song on his forthcoming album, The ...

Hitchhikers were once a familiar sight on roads around the world. That is until increased private car ownership, long haul buses and a spate of road-based serial killers made the practice seem no just ...

When the early Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best, and Stuart Sutcliffe — were first beginning to see success as performers, they nearly destroyed it. Lennon and ...

In Douglas Adams’ hilarious “Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” fictitious characters thumb a ride through space to meet Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed president of the galaxy; Marvin, a depressed ...

Writer Phil Reisman looks back on a notable summer spent hitchhiking around the United States — and the adventures he had along the way. Westchester recommendations are objective, unbiased, and ...

In May 2012 Baltimore filmmaker, artist, and author John Waters left his Baltimore home looking for a ride. He walked to the corner of a nearby busy street and held up a sign. His ultimate goal: to ...