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| − | MOAH = Mind of a Hitchhiker ([http://www.mindofahitchhiker.com www.mindofahitchhiker.com]) | + | Hi! I'm Iris! MOAH = Mind of a Hitchhiker ([http://www.mindofahitchhiker.com www.mindofahitchhiker.com]). I hitchhiked for the first time in September 2012 and have hitchhiked pretty much non-stop since November 2013. I travel on a Dutch passport. |
== Hitched Countries == | == Hitched Countries == | ||
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* Romania | * Romania | ||
* Ukraine | * Ukraine | ||
| − | * Georgia (+Abkhazia) | + | * Georgia (+ Abkhazia) |
* Armenia | * Armenia | ||
| − | * Turkey | + | * Turkey (+ Northern Cyprus) |
* Slovakia | * Slovakia | ||
* Slovenia | * Slovenia | ||
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* Montenegro | * Montenegro | ||
* Moldova (+Transnistria) | * Moldova (+Transnistria) | ||
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* [[Malta]] | * [[Malta]] | ||
| + | * Belarus | ||
| + | * Lithuania | ||
| + | * Latvia | ||
| + | * Switzerland | ||
=== Central America === | === Central America === | ||
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* Costa Rica | * Costa Rica | ||
* Panama | * Panama | ||
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=== South America === | === South America === | ||
| − | * Brazil | + | * [[Brazil]] mostly [[Brazil#Border_Crossings]] |
* [[Paraguay]] | * [[Paraguay]] | ||
* [[Bolivia]] | * [[Bolivia]] | ||
* [[Peru]] | * [[Peru]] | ||
* [[Chile]] | * [[Chile]] | ||
| − | * Argentina | + | * [[Argentina]] mainly the [[Cordoba (Argentina)|Cordoba]] sections |
* Uruguay | * Uruguay | ||
| + | * [[Ecuador]] | ||
| + | * [[Colombia]] | ||
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| + | === Africa === | ||
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| + | * [[Tunisia]] | ||
| + | * Cabo Verde | ||
| + | * [[Madagascar]] | ||
| + | * Mauritius + Rodrigues | ||
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| + | === Asia === | ||
| + | * Iran | ||
| + | * China | ||
| + | * Myanmar | ||
| + | * Thailand | ||
| + | * Malaysia | ||
| + | * United Arab Emirates | ||
| + | * Kyrgyzstan | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| + | I have.../I am.../I... | ||
* Hitchhiked with three guys named "Chris" consecutively on the same day in Wales, in 2013. | * Hitchhiked with three guys named "Chris" consecutively on the same day in Wales, in 2013. | ||
* Never hitchhiked with a female truck driver | * Never hitchhiked with a female truck driver | ||
| − | * Highest altitude hitched: | + | * Highest altitude hitched: 4700 something meters above sea level on the Paso Agua Negra border from Argentina to Chile |
| − | * Thought both Hummers and Smarts were in unhitchable until hitching a Smart in Tirana, Albania in 2015 with two people already present | + | * Thought both Hummers and Smarts were in unhitchable until hitching a Smart in Tirana, Albania in 2015 with two people already present. 2020 update: still no Hummers in sight. |
| − | * Often | + | * Often get weed offered directly after stating saying I'm from the Netherlands |
| − | * | + | * Traumatized by hitching in Spain |
| − | * | + | * The superstition that a car will stop seconds after lighting up a cigarette (quit smoking as of April 2016) |
* Chain smokes occasionally because of that ^ (not anymore) | * Chain smokes occasionally because of that ^ (not anymore) | ||
| − | * | + | * An avid freecamper |
| − | * Sometimes | + | * Sometimes pretend to be driving in order to stay awake in the car (try it!) |
[[Category:hitchhikers]] | [[Category:hitchhikers]] | ||
[[Category:hitchhikers in the Netherlands]] | [[Category:hitchhikers in the Netherlands]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 18 September 2023
Hi! I'm Iris! MOAH = Mind of a Hitchhiker (www.mindofahitchhiker.com). I hitchhiked for the first time in September 2012 and have hitchhiked pretty much non-stop since November 2013. I travel on a Dutch passport.
Contents
Hitched Countries
Here's the list of countries I've hitchhiked (solo) in. All country pages I've made edits to are linked.
Europe
- Austria
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Belgium
- The Netherlands
- France
- Spain & the Canary Islands
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Italy
- Germany
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Finland
- Norway
- Poland
- Hungary
- Romania
- Ukraine
- Georgia (+ Abkhazia)
- Armenia
- Turkey (+ Northern Cyprus)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Albania
- Serbia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Greece (Corfu)
- Montenegro
- Moldova (+Transnistria)
- Malta
- Belarus
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- Switzerland
Central America
- Mexico
- Belize
- Guatemala
- El Salvador
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Costa Rica
- Panama
South America
- Brazil mostly Brazil#Border_Crossings
- Paraguay
- Bolivia
- Peru
- Chile
- Argentina mainly the Cordoba sections
- Uruguay
- Ecuador
- Colombia
Africa
- Tunisia
- Cabo Verde
- Madagascar
- Mauritius + Rodrigues
Asia
- Iran
- China
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- United Arab Emirates
- Kyrgyzstan
Trivia
I have.../I am.../I...
- Hitchhiked with three guys named "Chris" consecutively on the same day in Wales, in 2013.
- Never hitchhiked with a female truck driver
- Highest altitude hitched: 4700 something meters above sea level on the Paso Agua Negra border from Argentina to Chile
- Thought both Hummers and Smarts were in unhitchable until hitching a Smart in Tirana, Albania in 2015 with two people already present. 2020 update: still no Hummers in sight.
- Often get weed offered directly after stating saying I'm from the Netherlands
- Traumatized by hitching in Spain
- The superstition that a car will stop seconds after lighting up a cigarette (quit smoking as of April 2016)
- Chain smokes occasionally because of that ^ (not anymore)
- An avid freecamper
- Sometimes pretend to be driving in order to stay awake in the car (try it!)