This Guy Took A Walk To Get Over His Hangover & Ended Up Walking 800 KMs To France
Friday, October 18, 2019 IST
A hungover college student, Barney Rule had set out to to go on a walk to clear his head after deciding to drop out from the University of Edinburgh on the 20th of September.
But what makes this story interesting is that the 20-year-old ended up 500 miles/800 km away in the South of France.
According to Ladbible, the former history and political science student had started the walk in the early hours after leaving a bar. He then decided that he didn't want to stop.
Barney, who has now been ambling in the South of France for about a month now and plans to travel to Spain.
I had always wanted to walk to Spain but it wasn't until I got drunk with friends last month that I actually began walking... It was only by the time I got to the second night, when I reached around 13 miles, that I realised - I was actually walking, actually doing it with no turning back.
He added:
I wasn't sure it was legal, but I knew I needed to clear my head. I started off just sleeping rough, but I've picked up a tent and a few other things along the way but time alone on the road seems to be good for me.
Rule claims that he only walks about 20 miles/32 km everyday and says that he trip has been entirely self-funded.
A lot of people assumed that I was going through a bit of a crisis type thing, where I'd rely on the bank of mum and dad but I haven't. It's entirely self funded from the part time work that I did at a bar, and the academic scholarships that I've achieved.
Barney's eventual destination is Valencia in Spain. His plan is to come back as far as Paris and write about all he's learnt through his journey.
Related Topics
Trending News & Articles
ALMATY: Hour upon hour, day upon day, Omir Bekali and other detainees in far western China's new indoctrination camps had to disavow the...
Recently posted . 217K views . 1 min read
If you have payed attention to the belly buttons of people on the beach or the members of your family, you have probably noticed that they have different shapes and...
Recently posted . 10K views . 2 min read
The Langya henipavirus has a place with a similar group of infections, including Nipah, which is known to kill up to 3/4 of people in extreme cases.
Recently posted . 6K views . 1 min read
Queen's death: The eldest of her four children, Charles, Prince of Wales, who at 73 was the oldest heir apparent in British history, became king immediately...
Recently posted . 5K views . 1 min read
More in Global
If you're a renter and live alone, there are laws in place to protect you. Here are some that you absolutely must have knowledge about.
<...
Recently posted. 887 views . 1 min read
Members of the royal family often pose for pictures on engagements and walkabouts, but some of the best photos are unplanned.
Recently posted. 1K views . 0 min read
Washington: In the hardest direct activity yet by the US in Syria's six-year-old common war, US warships positioned in the Mediterranean Sea drizzled cruise mis...
Recently posted. 1K views . 32 min read
Recently posted . 912 views
Recently posted . 908 views
Recently posted . 2K views
Recently posted . 2K views
Recently posted . 1K views . 49 min read
Recently posted . 4K views . 52 min read
Stop rubbing the bottle for the genie to magically appear and make you look slimmer for the big date night tomorrow. Because I’ve tried that, sister, and it d...
Recently posted. 1K views . 2 min read
New Delhi: In the wake of an armed force go head to head and chill in ties over Dokalam remain off, China has issued a wellbeing admonitory to its natives making a ...
Recently posted. 1K views . 12 min read