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He's fluent in Dutch and English, more than capable of speaking German and knows enough of French to survive when dropped in the middle of nowhere in France.
== Personal hitch-hiking hike records/statistics ==
* '''Career distance:''' 268,235.4 km (as of 2008-09-30T19:23)
* '''Best 24 hour:''' 2,318.4 km, from Southern Yugoslavia (1989-07-05T00:00) to just before Raststätte Hamburg-Stillhorn (Germany) (1989-07-05T24:00). This record can be found on page 179 of the 1991 UK edition of the Guinness Book of Records.
* '''Longest ride:''' 2,502.9 km, from [[Platamon]] (Greece) (1990-08-13T16:32) to [[Driebergen]] (Netherlands) (2009-08-15T12:54).
* '''Fastest ride:''' 181.9 km/h (<span style="color:blue">''average speed!''</span>), from Raststätte Wildeshausen (Germany) (2002-05-01T03.28) to Raststätte Grundbergsee (2002-05-01T03:47). There have been a multitude of rides where the highest speed has exceeded this value, with speeds up to around 255 km/h!
* '''Fastest trip:''' 7,943.3 km in 67:05 hours (<span style="color:blue">''actual driving time''</span>), from [[De Bilt]] (Netherlands) (1996-09-08T07:00) via Germany, Italy and Greece, to [[Culemborg]] (Netherlands) (1996-09-24T20:08).
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