hitchhike
verb (used without object)
to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Rault-Verpre, who says on his couchsurfing.com profile that he has hitchhiked through more than 70 countries for the last five years, was arrested after the incident on Tuesday.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2016