Let me make a small diary and most of pics!
Hitchiking 2006 Spring
I went to Reutlingen (Sud Stuttgart) for Willi Betz spotter
I went to Reutlingen by fly the plane so i had made a decision so i want to hitchiking for return to home from Stuttgart cos i want to get lift by the truckers and travel to homeward and gain more experience & fun for myself but i know can be dangerous for something happen.
Wednesday 5.30AM
Get up and a quick wash & change the clothes at Hotel and catch the taxi to Airport from Reutlingen Hotel.
Arrived at Airport and catch a other taxi to Denkendorf A8 Motorway Service Station (Raststatte)
Here where i was stand for hitchiking
It was 8am - waiting for get a lift from someone toward to Nord (Belgium)
I was wait for long time because most of all trucks drivers just woke up and make breakfast themselve, etc…
9.30am - German Polize car toward to me and asked me - “where is your passport” and wondering what am i doing stand here" I show them - my passport also explain to them I am look for a lift to London and they made a phone call and check the my passport number ref - ten mins later, They said ok and have a safe journey to me. I think it was part of thier job - check the routline.
10.45am - Still wait and waiting for a lift - no lucks - some german cars offer me lift to Stuttgart City Centre or go to Swiss (Basel) I did rather look for nord not heading west or sud.
11.00am - again other the german polize car and asked me same question and make a phone call for passport number ref confirm so then they let me to continue the hitchiking.
11.30am - Finally the young German couple asked me and want a lift to Karlsruhe - YES please 
get in thier nice old black bmw estate car.
Young german woman drive are so too fast in autobahn! her husband told me they had been holiday at Austria and on the way to home - Karlsruhe, he explained me, he saw me stand at raststatte, he though he want to help out cos they had been hitchiking across the european when they were young so they had a great experience in past. They want something to owe up
Finally arrived at Karlsruhe autobahn exit slip, they gave me a 10 Euro 
and gave me a good luck & safe trip to London
12.15pm - I made a small cardboard sign and written “RASTSTATTE” - fifteen mins later - the four young german student give offer a lift to next service station
1.10pm Arrived at Bruchsal Service Station. buy a quick lunch and return to continued the hitchiking
ten mins later A German Autotransporter truck stop and asked me - where ? I told him I want to reach Aachen so he will not able to so he offer me to lift to Worms - Not bad and hop in his mercedes truck.
The driver come from Offenburg (German town near Strasbour France). He asked me, where I come from, I told him - London, he was very impressed., he told me he is a russian and live in Germany for 10 years. He work for Mosolf (Biggest German Autotransporter company like ECM) his job is trunking from Offenburg to Mainz / Frankfurt to Offenburg. he was kept complained to me - this job is very boring! but i am enjoying ride the wonderful mercedes truck. he drive through the A5 then A61 and drop me off at Wonnegau Service Station (Worms)
A5 Autobahn
Nice bridge
No traffic! 
not like M1
Mirrors
Nice Scenery - Good weather & Windmills
Russian driver
Wonnegau Service Station A61 (Worms)
Farewell
hitchiking again - Wait for a half and hour so A Serbian truck driver parked his truck and cooked his lunch at his toolbox so i walked and asked him, “where will you go today” ? he told me he will drive to Netherland. he said no problem - welcome but he told me had to wait for ten mins until his 45 mins tacho rest done.
He told he drive to Holland from Serbia via Hungary, Slovakia, Czech and Germany not through Austria cos too expensive toll.
He told me he will stop at Aachen for overnight and drop me there same time - Excellent plan - Aachen (busy place for heading to UK/ Belgium )
We drive along the way A61 then A4. The Serbian driver told me - Sorry his truck were very slow due full heavy loading in his trailer so lots of dutch trucks rushing overtaking the our truck for heading to Netherland by teatime 
Finally arrived at Aachen 5.30pm - very busy place due all drivers stop there for overnight or buy a vignette before heading to Belgium. we searching for a place to park.
A61 Autobahn
A61 Quiet
then busy section due roadwork
A Dutch tanker overtake in third lane! where is the polize!! 
Our friend
Impressive Autobahn
Again Windmills - everywhere in Germany
Mosel River
Nice Bridge Viaduct
A61
Mirrors - Leave the A61 for A4 Aachen
A4 busy
Aachener Land Service Station - busy place!
Thank to Serbian driver for take me from Worms - Aachen for 2.5hrs driving
6.00pm - Quick Eat at Aachener Land Service and return to hitchiking again, my plan - aim to arrived Calais or UK by midnight so few mins later - A Turk truck stop and driver make a gesture sign - where! I show him a map book - England, he say ok no problem
He drive fastly throu quick through the Netherland A76 then Belgium A2 (E314). He told me he cant go to England because his delivery destination is Oostende 
he say sorry to me but he said no problem so he tried speak to other turks trucks by CB channel but unfortunley no other turks trucks on this area near to our truck so he made a stop two service station for check out the other turks trucks, if he find so he will speak them and gave me a continue journey to Calais for me but unfortunley - Wettern & Jabbeke Service Station - there were none of turks trucks park there. he was surprise cos he told most of turks truck were stay there for a break before off to England. A Turk driver is very friendly and make a easy friend with him - we talked in gesture sign all time good fun to watch him during drive with same time gesture hands He told me Oostende ferry does direct to England Ramsgate. I though it was no problem.
Germanyt / Netherland borders
Netherland
Holland highway
Belgium
We tried overtake a fire engine for 15 mins and we are in same speed 
good fun to watch a turk driver struggle overtake him finally after 20 mins we overtook him
Decent turk driver
Easy drive across the belgium - full of straight road with full light lamps
Heading to Bruxelles
When we arrived at Oostende - 9pm - 3 hrs driving from Aachen impressive 
He drop me off at Ferry Terminal and he went off to parking in somewhere
I walk into Ferry Terminal and ask buy a ticket - single way foot passenger to England but A lady say sorry its for only car with passangers and dont accept the foot passengers in the ferry. She advised me ask to other people and join into thier car 
. I made a decision - the time was up due dark and find a hotel for overnight before refreshed for tomorrow - crossing the channel
Thursday Morning, Woke up and leave the Hotel. I had a decided and catch the train from Oostende to Calais via Brugge & Lille.
2.30hrs train journey to Calais - Wet Raining
Catch the Ferry P&0 (Foot Passenger single way 25 Euro roll: )
Arrived at England 3.00pm and get out from the ferry and walking toward to A20 Roundabout.
Hitchiking again
10 mins later A Czech drawbar truck stop and offer me a lift to Wandworth (London) excellent
A20
M20
A Czech driver - nice guy
We were driving to A20, M20, M26, M25 and A3. He told me that his first time visit the England. He was busy to concentrate the driving (Left hand drive) and I was help him for direction to Wandworth Industrial Park - No problem. I thank him for lift but he said no need cos I was help him for a guide the England roads and help with his direction to Wandworth, he gave me a czech beer we chatted for a while until i catched the bus and tube and heading to home! what a trip! it was exhaust and experienced! 
Ben.
