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[[File:Warszawa szosalubelska.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hitching from [[Warsaw]] to [[Kazimierz Dolny]] on a summer day]]
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{{CanHostIn|Deventer|the Netherlands}}
  
22, living in [[Deventer]], the [[Netherlands]] and hitchhiking since July 2011. Originally saw it as a cheap and fun way to get around, and of course a little bit to force people to think and hopefully decide differently than they're used too ;)
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24, living in [[Deventer]], the [[Netherlands]], a small city somewhere on the road between [[Amsterdam]] and [[Berlin]]. Hitchhiking since July 2011. Originally saw it as a cheap, flexible and fun way to get around, since I grew tired of having to buy train/plane tickets to my girlfriend all the time and have to stick to that schedule. I also enjoy making drivers think, consider and hopefully decide differently than they're used too ;)
  
I enjoy beating my own records and trying to hitchhike as fast as possible without making any 'mistakes' which make me lose time. Basically I just love the tactics and strategy behind it all. Although sometimes of course it's nice to just enjoy being out, taking your time and letting luck take over.
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I wrote this in 2012:
  
Also hitchhiking to [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] on a regular basis, as that's where my girlfriend lives :)
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"I enjoy beating my own records and trying to hitchhike as fast as possible without making any 'mistakes' which make me lose time. Basically I just love the tactics and strategy behind it all. Although sometimes of course it's nice to just enjoy being out, taking your time and letting luck take over."
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I still love fast long-distance hitching, but I started appreciating just standing at the roadside with my thumb up, smiling and waiting for that one great ride. And if it doesn't come, just pitching the tent early for a long night of sleep!
  
 
'''I like:'''
 
'''I like:'''
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*[[Competitive autostop]]  
 
*[[Competitive autostop]]  
 
*Rides in random directions
 
*Rides in random directions
*Driving for my drivers
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*[[Driving for your driver|Driving for my drivers]]
*[[Night hitchhiking]] (though my experience is limited)
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*[[Night hitchhiking]]
 
*Meaningful conversations with drivers
 
*Meaningful conversations with drivers
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*Combining hitchhiking with exploring the outdoors (''Rural hitching''?)
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*[[Dumpster diving|Free food]]
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*[[Poland]]
  
  
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*Using [[signs]] (no really...!)
 
*Using [[signs]] (no really...!)
 
*Long waits in hot places (who does?)
 
*Long waits in hot places (who does?)
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*[[Germany|German]] [[Police]]
  
(to be continued...)
 
  
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(to be continued forever...)
  
 
== Statistics ==
 
== Statistics ==
So far hitchhiked '''26.798km''' (Dec 2012) in the [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[Poland]], [[Slovenia]], [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Switzerland]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]] and [[Hungary]].
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So far hitchhiked '''71.465km''' (May 2014) in the [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[Poland]], [[Slovenia]], [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Switzerland]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]], [[Hungary]], [[Great Britain]], [[France]], [[Denmark]], [[Sweden]], [[Ukraine]], [[Andorra]], [[Spain]] (only one ride but hey, it counts.), [[Liechtenstein]] and [[Italy]].

Revision as of 14:53, 26 May 2014

I can host you in Deventer, the Netherlands


24, living in Deventer, the Netherlands, a small city somewhere on the road between Amsterdam and Berlin. Hitchhiking since July 2011. Originally saw it as a cheap, flexible and fun way to get around, since I grew tired of having to buy train/plane tickets to my girlfriend all the time and have to stick to that schedule. I also enjoy making drivers think, consider and hopefully decide differently than they're used too ;)

I wrote this in 2012:

"I enjoy beating my own records and trying to hitchhike as fast as possible without making any 'mistakes' which make me lose time. Basically I just love the tactics and strategy behind it all. Although sometimes of course it's nice to just enjoy being out, taking your time and letting luck take over."

I still love fast long-distance hitching, but I started appreciating just standing at the roadside with my thumb up, smiling and waiting for that one great ride. And if it doesn't come, just pitching the tent early for a long night of sleep!

I like:


I don't like:


(to be continued forever...)

Statistics

So far hitchhiked 71.465km (May 2014) in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Hungary, Great Britain, France, Denmark, Sweden, Ukraine, Andorra, Spain (only one ride but hey, it counts.), Liechtenstein and Italy.