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| + | '''Amylin''' is based in İstanbul, Türkiye, where she is often found hitchhiking everyday (mostly motorcycles). | ||
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| + | [[Image:3722864915 ba9dbf3a1d.jpg|375 px|thumb|right|Amylin hand-drew & painted this flyer for the [[789]] hitchhiking gathering in [[Odessa]], [[Ukraine]].]] | ||
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==Hitchhiking Experience== | ==Hitchhiking Experience== | ||
* '''[[Africa]]''': [[Morocco]]; | * '''[[Africa]]''': [[Morocco]]; | ||
| − | * '''[[Asia]]''': [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Laos]], [[Thailand]]; | + | * '''[[Asia]]''': [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Laos]], [[Thailand]], [[Turkey]]; |
| − | * '''[[Europe]]''': [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Denmark]], [[England]], [[Estonia]], [[Finland]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Slovenia]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]] | + | * '''[[Europe]]''': [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Croatia]], [[Denmark]], [[England]], [[Estonia]], [[Finland]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[Italy]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Moldova]], [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]], [[Spain]], [[Slovenia]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]], [[Turkey]], [[Ukraine]] |
| − | * '''[[North America]]''': [[Canada]], '''[[United States]]''': [[California]], [[Connecticut]], [[ | + | * '''[[North America]]''': [[Canada]], '''[[United States]]''': [[California]], [[Connecticut]], [[Maine]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Nevada]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York State]], [[Oregon]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Vermont]], [[Washington]]; |
* '''[[Oceania]]''': [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] | * '''[[Oceania]]''': [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] | ||
==Statistics== | ==Statistics== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Espana.jpg|375 px|thumb|hitchhiking from [[Portugal]] to [[Spain]] with Dominic, August 2010.]] |
| − | '''Cross-Section of Distance vs. Time:''' | + | '''Sample Cross-Section of Distance vs. Time:''' |
* 2,710 km in 40 hours - [[Algeciras]] to [[Amsterdam]] | * 2,710 km in 40 hours - [[Algeciras]] to [[Amsterdam]] | ||
* 2,600 km in 48 hours - [[Erlangen]] to [[Porto]] | * 2,600 km in 48 hours - [[Erlangen]] to [[Porto]] | ||
| + | * 2,750 km in 50 hours - [[Istanbul]] to [[Amsterdam]] | ||
* 1,630 km in 22 hours - [[Grenoble]] to [[Porto]] (in winter, through heavy rain and snow) | * 1,630 km in 22 hours - [[Grenoble]] to [[Porto]] (in winter, through heavy rain and snow) | ||
* 1,560 km in 25 hours - [[Marijampole]] to [[Amsterdam]] | * 1,560 km in 25 hours - [[Marijampole]] to [[Amsterdam]] | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | * [http://amyl.in personal site] | ||
| + | * [http://society6.com/amylin/prints society6] | ||
| + | * [http://www.artflakes.com/en/shop/amylin artflakes] | ||
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/amylin flickr] | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/amylin flickr] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:03, 15 August 2012
Amylin is based in İstanbul, Türkiye, where she is often found hitchhiking everyday (mostly motorcycles).
Hitchhiking Experience
- Africa: Morocco;
- Asia: China, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand, Turkey;
- Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine
- North America: Canada, United States: California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York State, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington;
- Oceania: Australia, New Zealand
Statistics
Sample Cross-Section of Distance vs. Time:
- 2,710 km in 40 hours - Algeciras to Amsterdam
- 2,600 km in 48 hours - Erlangen to Porto
- 2,750 km in 50 hours - Istanbul to Amsterdam
- 1,630 km in 22 hours - Grenoble to Porto (in winter, through heavy rain and snow)
- 1,560 km in 25 hours - Marijampole to Amsterdam
- 1,100 km in 16 hours - Amsterdam to Bordeaux
- 290 km in 3.5 hours - Oslo to Gothenburg
- 360 km in 4.5 hours - Rabat to Marrakech
- 220 km in 3 hours - Maastricht to Amsterdam in the morning...
- ...and the same 220 km in 4.5 hours in the evening of the same day returning Amsterdam to Maastricht in time for dinner.