A Hell of a Commute

By Tama on 15 October 2009

Tags: driving, carpooling, mountains, hitchhikers, boredom, travel

Currently my partner and I have jobs in separate cities until the end of the year - which means most of the time we're kept apart by 400 kilometres and a decent mountain range. So seeing each other regularly involves a hell of commute whichever way you look at it.

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