A wanderlust-fuelled traveller has urged adventurous souls to “dust off their thumbs” after scoring more than 200 hitchhiking journeys throughout the UK, resulting in a treasure trove of encounters and a hefty savings on travel expenses.

Nico Lethbridge, a 26 year old copywriter hailing from Saffron Walden, Essex, embraced the world of hitchhiking following a trip to his cousins in America back in…