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Total hitchhiked: 6622km
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== About me ==
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I'm a 30-something Dutch hitchhiker.
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I live in [[Doetinchem]], [[Netherlands]] but I usually start hitchhiking on the [[A3 (Germany)|A3]] near Emmerich. I mainly hitchhike for vacations, but want to get into the habit of hitching for daytrips as well.
  
Longest ride: 387km
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Modus operandi:
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I'm a gas station exit dweller, as I believe that people that want to help will stop anyways. I prefer hitching without signs, but always carry a home made whiteboard.
2015:
 
  
Barchem -> Barchem (Single ride from camping, to supermarket, back to camping. 3km)
 
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2020:
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Feel free to write something on my talk page, or find me on Insta. Chris_reist_rond. (On my story it's mainly pics of my backpack against guardrails).
  
[[Doetinchem]]-> [[Hamburg]]
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Also I sometimes post travel story's in Dutch on my facebook page "Chris reist rond". (Chris travels around).
  
[[Hamburg]] (Gave up after 3 hours and took the bus.)
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== Some stats: ==
  
[[Bremen]]-> [[Denekamp]]
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Total hitchhiked: 15.602 km
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2022:
 
  
[[Doetinchem]]->[[Strasbourg]]
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Longest journey: 8018 km. Netherland to Nordkapp, Finland, the Baltics, Germany and Poland. 31 days, 23 days of hitchhiking.
  
[[Kehl]]->[[Koblenz]]
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Furthest ride: 596 km ([[Oulu]]->[[Turku]])
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[[Emmerich]]-> [[:de:Weiskirchen Süd|Weiskirchen Süd]] (First gasstation wildcamp)
 
  
[[:de:Weiskirchen Süd|Weiskirchen Süd]]> [[Bamberg]]
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Most km per day: 695 km ([[Brussel]] -> [[Macon]])
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[[Emmerich]]-> [[Magdeburg]] (goal was Marburg)
 
  
[[Magdeburg]] (Gave up after 6 hours on 2 spots. Took the bus home)
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Most ride's per day: 11x (Moskenes->Evenes)
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[[Emmerich]]-> [[Marburg]]
 
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[[Nijmegen]]-> [[Brussel]]
 
  
[[Brussel]]-> [[Macon]]
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Send off by police: 2x ([[Metz]] & [[Uppsala]])
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== Country's hitched: ==
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(In order of appearance)
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*Netherlands
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*Germany
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*Belgium
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*France
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*Andorra
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*Denmark
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*Sweden
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*Norway
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*Finland
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*Estonia
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*Latvia
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*Lithuania
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*Poland
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*United Kingdom
  
[[Macon]]-> [[Orange]]
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== My personal HH hell's ==
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*The road from Lakselv to Karasjok.
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*Toulouse
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*Hamburg Stillhorn West
  
[[Orange]]-> [[Pas de la Casa]]
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== Future HH'ing plans: ==
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*The Channel Islands
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*Tramprennen 2024
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**Looking for teammates.
  
[[Pas de la Casa]]-> [[Andorra la Vella]]
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== Log ==
 
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For my log, see: [[User:Chris9012/log|Chris9012]]
[[Andorra la Vella]]->  [[Canilla]] -> [[Encamp]] -> [[Andorra la Vella]]
 
 
 
[[Andorra la Vella]] -> [[Toulouse]]
 
 
 
[[:Fr:Saint-Malo|St Malo]]-> [[Le Mont St Michel]] (Legendary 80 year old Regi drove me around all day, showing me the entire Brittany coast)
 
 
 
[[Le Mont St Michel]]-> [[Caen]]
 
 
 
[[Blancy-sur-Bresle]]-> [[Brugge]]
 
 
 
[[Brugge]]-> [[Doetinchem]]
 
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2023:
 
 
 
[[Emmerich]] -> [[Trier]]
 
 
 
[[Trier]] -> [[Saarbrücken]]
 
 
 
[[Saarbrücken]]-> [[Metz]]
 
 
 
[[Metz]] -> [[Antwerpen]]
 
 
 
[[Antwerpen]] -> [[Doetinchem]]
 
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[[Doetinchem]]-> [[Vreden]] -> [[Doetinchem]]
 

Revision as of 20:16, 16 November 2023

About me

I'm a 30-something Dutch hitchhiker. I live in Doetinchem, Netherlands but I usually start hitchhiking on the A3 near Emmerich. I mainly hitchhike for vacations, but want to get into the habit of hitching for daytrips as well.

Modus operandi: I'm a gas station exit dweller, as I believe that people that want to help will stop anyways. I prefer hitching without signs, but always carry a home made whiteboard.


Feel free to write something on my talk page, or find me on Insta. Chris_reist_rond. (On my story it's mainly pics of my backpack against guardrails).

Also I sometimes post travel story's in Dutch on my facebook page "Chris reist rond". (Chris travels around).

Some stats:

Total hitchhiked: 15.602 km

Longest journey: 8018 km. Netherland to Nordkapp, Finland, the Baltics, Germany and Poland. 31 days, 23 days of hitchhiking.

Furthest ride: 596 km (Oulu->Turku)

Most km per day: 695 km (Brussel -> Macon)

Most ride's per day: 11x (Moskenes->Evenes)

Send off by police: 2x (Metz & Uppsala)

Country's hitched:

(In order of appearance)

  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Andorra
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Norway
  • Finland
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Poland
  • United Kingdom

My personal HH hell's

  • The road from Lakselv to Karasjok.
  • Toulouse
  • Hamburg Stillhorn West

Future HH'ing plans:

  • The Channel Islands
  • Tramprennen 2024
    • Looking for teammates.

Log

For my log, see: Chris9012