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==My experience with hitchhiking==<!--<kaltura-widget size='L' align='R' kwid='Mm4xdXVsamRsZ3w2ODF8NjgxMDB8Um9iaW5vIEhpdGNoaGlraW5nfHgwNmVsbm5hZGN8MzMzODBjY2ViOQ==' />-->[[Image:Robino_hitching.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]Robino has hitchhiking experience in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]], [[Wales]], [[England]], [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Slovenia]], [[Italy]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Spain]], [[Romania]], [[Poland]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Turkey]]. The first time hitching was in '98 with a girl from [[Nijmegen]] to [[Amsterdam]]. After four rides they got stuck somewhere in [[Utrecht]] and he took a train. A year later he hitched around the UK twice and - apart from that day he took a wrong car out of [[London]] - he happily never gave up again. __NOTOC__
Since February 2009, Robino also started to hitchhike from his home to his office, once or twice a week, and writes about that in Dutch at [http://liftenwerkt.nl Liften werkt]. Due to his inability to work in an commercial office he had to quit this job though just 6 weeks later. Ironically, on his final hitch to work he was offered another job.
I believe also in 'hitchhiking karma'. Most of the time you end up getting those rides which - in one way or another - was meant for you at that time, for your driver, or for both of you. You can make rides happen but you also should be able to listen very carefully to what the road is trying to tell you.
I used to strongly believe ==Experience==Robino has hitchhiking experience in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]], [[Wales]], [[England]], [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Slovenia]], [[Italy]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Spain]], [[Romania]], [[Poland]], [[Ukraine]], [[Turkey]] and [[Portugal]]. The first time hitching was in '98 with a hitchhiker with an active attitude; walking up girl from [[Nijmegen]] to drivers [[Amsterdam]]. After four rides they got stuck somewhere in [[Utrecht]] and talk to them to ask them for he took a ridetrain. Whether you are waiting at a service station, restA year later he hitched around the UK twice and -area or simply at apart from that day he took a roundabout or traffic lights where cars stop. One wrong car out of my favourite approaches is to wave and make them stop and then make the driver understand what I am actually doing: hitching[[London]] - he happily never gave up again.
Though these days I more and more believe in taking it easySince February 2009, lying down in the grass, reading a book, writing notesRobino also started to hitchhike from his home to his office, taking once or twice a napweek, and writes about that in Dutch at [http://liftenwerkt.nl Liften werkt]. Due to his unfitness to work in an commercial office he had to quit this job just waiting for a driver 6 weeks later. But ironically, on his final hitch to wake you upthe office, even without putting up your thumb all the time. The right he was offered another job by his driver ''will'' recognize and stop for you.
I highly recommend ==Philosophy==Hitchhiking for me is above everything a sport (as in mental exercise). It is not about cheap travel but about persistence, creativity, sharing, interpersonal skills and meeting random people - of whom some never turn out to be so 'random' at least speak some all. I believe also in 'hitchhiking sentences inevitabilities', especially if you surrender to the road. If you hitch like this, many times you are ending up getting specifically those rides which - in one way or another - have a significant correlation with your life, experiences or mindset. You can also make rides happen but you should be wise enough to listen very carefully to what the language road is trying to tell you. Things that are out of the country ordinary do happen. ==Non-action==I used to believe in a hitchhiker with an active attitude; walking up to drivers and talk to them to ask them for a ride. Whether you are waiting at a service station, rest-area or simply at a roundabout or traffic lights where travelingcars stop. One of my favourite approaches is to wave and make them stop and then make the driver understand what I am actually doing: hitching. But over the last couple of years, I more and more believe in taking it easy, lying down in the grass, reading a book, writing notes, taking a nap, and just waiting for a driver to wake you up, even without putting up your thumb all the time. The "right driver" will recognize and stop for you. Try it. I got rides of 1,000 km like this. Just by doing "nothing". ==Photos==I have a collection of photos of people hitchhiking (mostly girls). [http://photos.robokow.net/hitchhikers Check it out]!
[[Image:Granada.jpg|left|thumb|234px|Me hitching from Valencia to Granada]] [[Image:Robino_Sitarane.jpg|thumb|240px|right|[[Robino]] & [[Sitarane]] with their drivers while hitching from [[Amsterdam]] to [[Paris]] for the [[888]]-event.]]
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==Missions==
These were my missions as I wrote them in 2010. None of these has been accomplished yet ;-)
* To hitch the complete [[:Category:E40|E40]], 8500 kilometer long from [[Calais]] to [[Ridder]] in [[Kazakhstan]], and further into [[China]].
* To cross one of the Oceans by [[sailboat|boat hitching]]
==Personal==
Currently I live in Amsterdam. I also lived in [[Barcelona]], [[Istanbul]], [[Het_Gooi|Huizen]] and [[Newcastle]]. If you're coming to Amsterdam, [https://www.bewelcome.org/bw/member.php?cid=robino Be Welcome]. [http://casarobino.org My house] is regularly visited by other hitchhikers. You can also have a look at my personal [http://robokow.net my website] and send me [http://www.robokow.net/contact an e-mail].
