Ludovic Hubler
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Ludovic Hubler is a French traveller, most famous for his 5 year tour of the world completed entirely by hitchhiking (car, boat, etc.). He wrote the travelbook Le Monde en stop, rewarded by the 2010 Pierre Loti
award.
Born on September 11th 1977, Ludovic Hubler is the son of Monique and Jacques Hubler and the brother of the consultant Eric Hubler and the photograph Marc Hubler.
Passionate by football and geography, he grows up in Wasselonne and Obernai in Alsace region East of France.
In June 2002, he graduates from the Business School of Strasbourg with a Master of Science in Management.
Tour of the world by hitchhiking
At the end of this Master, believing that discovering the realities of the world was a pre-requisite before entering the work market, Ludovic Hubler decided to start a tour of the world, using hitchhiking as his only means of transportation.
This adventure, that he baptized his "life Phd", lasted 5 years (2003-2008). From "sailing-boat hitchhiking" to cross Atlantic and Pacific oceans to "Ice breaker hitchhiking" to reach Antarctica, from crossing the Sahara desert to countries like Colombia and Afghanistan, he used his thumb in all kinds of possible and imaginable situations.
His encounters were as numerous as diverse. Among the most striking were his encounter with Tenzin Gyatso, His Highness the XIVth Dalaï-lama, who received him in his home in Dharamsala (India) but also the thousands of students from all corners of the world who he shared his story with.
5 years, 170,000 kilometers travelled, 59 countries visited, hundreds of lectures given and the help of over 1,300 drivers give an idea of the richness of his trip, a trip that was shared on a daily basis with kids victims of cancer from the Hospital of Strasbourg, France.
After the tour
Ludovic Hubler now lives in Menton and work as Head of Programmes and Field Operations for Peace and Sport, L'organisation pour la paix par le sport placed under the High Patronage of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco.
He continues to regularly gives lectures sharing his journey and what he learned on the road.
Ludovic Hubler is now married with Marisol Richards Espinosa, from Panama, met during his trip in September 2005.
Pierre Loti
Pierre Loti was a French novelist and naval officer.-Biography:Loti's education began in his birthplace, Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. At the age of seventeen he entered the naval school in Brest and studied at Le Borda. He gradually rose in his profession, attaining the rank of captain in 1906...
award.
Biography
ChildhoodBorn on September 11th 1977, Ludovic Hubler is the son of Monique and Jacques Hubler and the brother of the consultant Eric Hubler and the photograph Marc Hubler.
Passionate by football and geography, he grows up in Wasselonne and Obernai in Alsace region East of France.
In June 2002, he graduates from the Business School of Strasbourg with a Master of Science in Management.
Tour of the world by hitchhiking
At the end of this Master, believing that discovering the realities of the world was a pre-requisite before entering the work market, Ludovic Hubler decided to start a tour of the world, using hitchhiking as his only means of transportation.
This adventure, that he baptized his "life Phd", lasted 5 years (2003-2008). From "sailing-boat hitchhiking" to cross Atlantic and Pacific oceans to "Ice breaker hitchhiking" to reach Antarctica, from crossing the Sahara desert to countries like Colombia and Afghanistan, he used his thumb in all kinds of possible and imaginable situations.
His encounters were as numerous as diverse. Among the most striking were his encounter with Tenzin Gyatso, His Highness the XIVth Dalaï-lama, who received him in his home in Dharamsala (India) but also the thousands of students from all corners of the world who he shared his story with.
5 years, 170,000 kilometers travelled, 59 countries visited, hundreds of lectures given and the help of over 1,300 drivers give an idea of the richness of his trip, a trip that was shared on a daily basis with kids victims of cancer from the Hospital of Strasbourg, France.
After the tour
Ludovic Hubler now lives in Menton and work as Head of Programmes and Field Operations for Peace and Sport, L'organisation pour la paix par le sport placed under the High Patronage of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco.
He continues to regularly gives lectures sharing his journey and what he learned on the road.
Ludovic Hubler is now married with Marisol Richards Espinosa, from Panama, met during his trip in September 2005.
Bibliographie
- 2009 : Le Monde en stop, 5 années à l'école de la vie, éditions Géorama. 2010 Pierre LotiPierre LotiPierre Loti was a French novelist and naval officer.-Biography:Loti's education began in his birthplace, Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. At the age of seventeen he entered the naval school in Brest and studied at Le Borda. He gradually rose in his profession, attaining the rank of captain in 1906...
award, rewarding the best travel book of the year 2009.