“Cheaper still is to hitch-hike and to thumb a ride overland to the Far East.”
Can I say “Cheaper still is to hitch-hike and thumb a ride overland to the Far East” as well?
Many thanks in advance. Greetings.
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In AmE “hitch-hike” and “thumb a ride” mean the same thing. The terms are used interchangeably. So you are saying the same thing twice.
Other than that, you don’t need the second “to” since the meaning is clear without it.
That sounds like the old Hippie Trail. There are only a couple of good overland routes from the West to the Far East.
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As NN said, the original text seems to be repeating itself.
In your version the “and” takes on the job of introducing additional information, so “thumb a ride overland to the Far East” is sort of explaining “to hitch-hike”.
So, I think your version is better than the original.
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