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[[File:Gerben_getting_out_of_skopje.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Getting out of [[Skopje]], [[Macedonia]] on a nice day in July 2009]][[File:Gerben_Ethiopia_to_Kenya.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Hitchhiking on a truck in [[Ethiopia]], just south of [[Addis Abeba]], July 2010]]<!-- About time I start contributing a bit more to this site. -->{{IsIn|:Europe}}{{CanHostIn|Utrecht|Netherlands}}Until 31/12/10 I can host you in [[Utrecht]] if you pass by. (hc and cs username is the same: gerbennap)==About=='''Gerben''' is a Dutch student, formerly in [[Delft]] doing civil engineering, but has now almost finished his degree in liberal arts and sciences in [[Utrecht]] (mainly social geography and international relations), where he has lived for the past three years. He first started hitchhiking on Queensday 2006, and got picked up by a Brazilian air acrobat who told him she always picked up hitchhikers when she saw them. Going only from [[Delft]] to [[Amsterdam]] that day, he decided that it must be possible to go further as well. So far, he has hitchhiked criss-cross through Europe in all directions, and has made several bigger trips: in 2008 he hitchhiked from [[Netherlands|NL]] to [[Russia]] and back, while in 2009 he hitchhiked from [[Netherlands|NL]] to [[China]], passing [[Turkey]], the Caucasus and [[Central Asia]] en route. In the summer of 2010 he hitchhiked from [[Egypt]] to [[Kenya]], passing [[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] on the way.

Until 31Currently, he is planning his first Atlantic crossing by boat after his graduation in December. ===Blog===My [http:/12/10 gerbennap.waarbenjij.nu blog], I can host you have quite a few stories on here. ==Hitchhiking experience=====Countries===* [[Europe]]: [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], [[Spain]], [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]], [[Denmark]], [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Germany]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Italy]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Poland]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Ukraine]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Bosnia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Russia]] * [[Asia]]: [[Turkey]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[China]] * [[Africa]]: [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]] ===Memorable experiences===* Fastest ride: 260km/h on the Autobahn around [[Berlin]] * Longest ride: approx. 3000 km ([[Aktau]] to [[Astana]] in [[Kazakhstan]] in Utrecht if you pass bya limousine-turned-batmobile that was participating in the Mongol Rally.

Gerben is a Dutch student* Longest wait: 4 hrs, formerly in Delft doing civil engineering[[Berlin]] trying to get out of the city, but has now almost finished his degree in liberal arts and sciences in Utrecht (mainly social geography and international relations), where that was when he has lived for the past three years. He first started hitchhiking on Queensday 2006, was still a rookie and got picked up by a Brazilian air acrobat who told him she always picked up hitchhikers when she saw themdid not know about awesome sites like hitchwiki. Going only from Delft to Amsterdam that day, he decided that it must be possible to go further as wellorg. So far * Had several rides with four people at a time, he has hitchhiked criss-cross through Europe in all directions, [[Lithuania]] and has made several bigger trips: in 2008 he hitchhiked from NL to Russia and back, while in 2009 he hitchhiked from NL to China, passing [[Turkey, ]] along the Caucasus and Central Asia en routeBlack Sea coast. In the summer of 2010 he hitchhiked from Egypt to Kenya * Have had rides with ''motorcycles'' twice, passing in [[Greece]] and in [[Sudan and Ethiopia on the way]].Currently, he is planning his first Atlantic crossing by boat after his graduation * Have also been allowed to drive for my drivers numerous times (also in December. the limousine :))

I==Map==<travelmap countries="nl,cn,et,gb" c2="sd,ke,kg,kz,az,ge,tr,ru,ua,ee,lv,lt,fi,no,se,dk,pl,de,ie,be,lu,fr,es,ch,at,it,si,cz,sk,hu,hr,me,gr,bg,ba,rs,mk,al,ca,us,ve,co,tt,sr" c3="eg,ad,va,ma" width="720" description='ll add some more info later. My hc and cs username is the samered: gerbennaplived there, yellow: hitched there, blue: traveled there' />