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[[File__NOTOC__ Watch the video about my trip through Australia:Bernhard.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Bernhard hitchhiking in [[Chile]]http://vimeo.]]com/54844490
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== About ==
Bernhard is a film making student from [[Austria]] and he has been to more than 30 countriesFile:BernhardSo far, he hitchhiked jpg|right|thumb|300px|Bernhard hitchhiking in [[EnglandChile]], [[Wales]], and [[Chile.]].He speaks German, English, Spanish and a bit of Finnish and Russian.
*Bernhard is a film maker originally from [[Austria]] and he has been to more than 35 countries.*So far, he hitchhiked in the [[United Kingdom]], [[United States]], [[Chile]], [[Ecuador]], [[Australia]], [[New Caledonia]], [[Cook Islands]] and [[French Polynesia]] and is also a very active [[Couchsurfing|couch surfer]].*He speaks German, English, French, Spanish and a bit of Finnish and Russian.*He started hitchhiking in June 2009 and did around 10 20 000 km since then, mostly in [[Chile]] and [[Australia]].
== Personal records ==
* '''Longest Rides'''
** 1438 km, from somewhere on the [[Ruta 5]] next to [[La Ligua]] to [[Calama]] via El Salvador in [[Chile]] in April 2010.
** 464 1363 km, from [[Ceduna]] to [[Coolgardie]] in [[Australia]] in August 2012.** 715 km, from [[Narromine]] to [[Broken Hill]] in [[Australia]] in August 2012.** 553 km, from [[HolyheadCoolgardie]] to [[Perth]] in [[Australia]]in August 2012.** 464 km, from [[WalesHolyhead]] to [[London]] in the [[United Kingdom]] in June 2009.** 422 km, from [[Concepcion]], [[Chile]] to [[Rancagua]], in [[Chile]] in March 2010.
* '''Longest distance'''
** 2003 km From from [[Concepcion]] to [[Calama]] in [[Chile]] in April 20072010. (I breaked up broke the trip up in [[Santiago de Chile]], though.)** 4650 km from [[Brisbane]] to [[Perth]] in [[Australia]] in August 2012.
* '''Worst waiting time'''
** 3 hours near [[FrodshamElton]], [[EnglandUnited Kingdom]].
* '''Shortest waiting time'''
** 1 Minute in [[Chillan]], [[Chile]]. I hoped hopped out of the car and was walking with my sign for 2 metres back and immediately another car pulled over.
== Remarkable Moments ==
<travelmap countries="* I almost got robbed by three freaks in [[Chile]]. They picked me up atthe [[Ruta 5]] and after half an hour I got suspicious. I realized that their talking was a big lie and it seemed that they want to rob me. In a convenient moment,fiI told, that I got robbed in [[Concepcion]] after the Earthquake in February 2010 (what I seriously experienced) and need to go to [[Santiago de Chile]] to borrow money from a friend. Luckily I did not have a big backpack with me,pe" so my lie turned out to be working. In [[La Pintana]] (the poorest and most dangerous neighbourhood) in [[Santiago de Chile]] they finally kicked me out of the car. c2="cl* Hitchhiking from [[Holyhead]] to [[London]] was fun,gb,us"since the driver was a famous Irish soccer player (although I did not know him) and I got a lift in a nice Mercedes. c3="si,es,hr,de,it,hu,mx,bz,gt,sk,fr,pl,se,ee,ru,ar,uy,bo,ec,co,ie,ca,no,cz" width="600" description='red: lived there* A crazy guy somewhere on the [[Ruta 5]] in [[Chile]] picked me up and drove with 160km/h, yellow: lived overtook cars from the right and hitched there, blue: traveled there' />finally showed me an exceptionally big amount of cocaine. I am sure he was on drugs during this ride.
* I My longest ride with almost got robbed by three freaks in [[Chile]]1500km. They picked A guy gave me a lift and as he had to go far, I ended up driving the car for some time as well. He offered me to stay at his house for the [[Ruta 5]] night and after half an hour I got suspiciouspaid for food and drinks. I realized that their talking was Next day a big lie and it seemed that they want friend of him needed to go to robb me. In a convenient moment, I told, that I got robbed in [[Concepcion]] after the Earthquake in February 2010 (what exact same destination as I seriously experienced) and need wanted to go to [[Santiago de Chile]] to borrow money from a friend. Luckily and I did not have a big backpack could go with me, so my lie turned out to be working. In [[La Pintana]] (the poorest and most dangerous neighborhood) in [[Santiago de Chile]] they finally kicked me out of him - also driving the carpart time.
* Hitchhiking from [[Holyhead]] I managed to housesit a beach house in [[LondonCeduna]] was fun, since the driver was a famous irish soccer player (although I did not know him) and I got a lift in a nice Mercedesfor 5 days.
* A crazy guy somewhere on Well, there are numberless moments more, since something special happens all the [[Ruta 5]] in [[Chile]] picked time. People tried to convert me up and drove with 160km/hto the Islam, overtaked cars from I positively hitchhiked within a car (holding the right and finally showed me an exceptionally big amount sign out of cocaine. the window while I am sure he was in a car who gave me a lift), got free food and drinks, was kicked out of a car in the night somewhere on drugs during this ridea highway where the cars passed by with 120km/h.
* My longest ride with almost 1500km. I guy gave In Hawai'i a lady picked me a lift up and as he had to go far, I endet we ended up driving the car for some time as well. He offered me to stay at his house for touring around the night island and paid met two days later for food and drinks. Next day a friend of him needed to go to the exact same destination as I wanted to go and I could go with him more sight- also driving the car part time.seeing
* Well== Map ==<travelmap countries="at, fi,pe,es" c2="cl,gb,us,ec,au,nc,fp" c3="si,hr,de,it,hu,mx,bz,gt,sk,fr,pl,se,ee,ru,ar,uy,bo,co,ie,ca,no,cz,pt,ae" width="980" description='red: lived there are numberless moments more, since something special happens all the time. People tried to convince me to the islam, I positively hitchhicked within a car yellow: hitched and lived there (holding the sign out of the window while but I was have not lived in a car who gave me a liftEcuador), got free food and drinks, was kicked out of a car in the night somewhere on a highway where the cars passed by with 120kmblue: traveled there' /h.>
== Dreams ==
* Shoot a movie about hitchhiking from [[Europe]] to [[Europe]] via [[Australia]].
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[[Category:Hitchhikers in Austria]]

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