MOAH

MOAH = Mind of a Hitchhiker (www.mindofahitchhiker.com) aka Iris Veldwijk, professional solo hitchhiker and travel writer from the Netherlands. She started hitchhiking in September 2012 and is non-stop on the road since November 2013.

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
Slovakia
Slovenia
Croatia
Albania
Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Greece (Corfu)
Montenegro
Moldova (+Transnistria)
Cyprus (+North)
Malta

Central America

Mexico
Belize
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama

Middle East

Iran

South America

Brazil
Paraguay
Bolivia
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay

Trivia

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: 4592 m above sea level from Puno to Moquegua, Perú
Thought both Hummers and Smarts were in unhitchable until hitching a Smart in Tirana, Albania in 2015 with two people already present
Often gets weed offered directly after stating her nationality
Traumatised by hitching in Spain
Has 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)
Avid freecamper
Sometimes pretends to be driving in order to stay awake in the car (try it!)