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MOAH = Mind of a Hitchhiker ([http://www.mindofahitchhiker.com 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.
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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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* Georgia (+Abkhazia)
 
* Georgia (+Abkhazia)
 
* Armenia
 
* Armenia
* Turkey
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* Turkey (+ Northern Cyprus)
 
* Slovakia
 
* Slovakia
 
* Slovenia
 
* Slovenia
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* Montenegro
 
* Montenegro
 
* Moldova (+Transnistria)
 
* Moldova (+Transnistria)
* Cyprus (North)
 
 
* [[Malta]]
 
* [[Malta]]
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* Belarus
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* Lithuania
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* Latvia
  
 
=== Central America ===
 
=== Central America ===
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* Belize
 
* Belize
 
* Guatemala
 
* Guatemala
* El Salvador
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* [[El Salvador]]
 
* Honduras
 
* Honduras
 
* Nicaragua
 
* Nicaragua
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=== South America ===
 
=== South America ===
  
* Brazil
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* [[Brazil]] mostly [[Brazil#Border_Crossings]]
 
* [[Paraguay]]
 
* [[Paraguay]]
 
* [[Bolivia]]
 
* [[Bolivia]]
 
* [[Peru]]
 
* [[Peru]]
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* [[Chile]]
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* [[Argentina]] mainly the [[Cordoba (Argentina)|Cordoba]] sections
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* Uruguay
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* [[Ecuador]]
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* [[Colombia]]
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=== Africa ===
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* [[Tunisia]]
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* Cabo Verde
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=== Asia ===
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* China
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* Myanmar
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* Thailand
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* Malaysia
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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I have.../I am.../I...
  
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* 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: 4592 m above sea level from Puno to Moquegua, Perú
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* 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 previously present
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* 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 gets weed offered directly after stating her nationality
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* Often get weed offered directly after stating saying I'm from the Netherlands
* Traumatised by hitching in Spain  
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* Traumatized by hitching in Spain  
* Has the superstition that a car will stop seconds after lighting up a cigarette
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* 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 ^
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* Chain smokes occasionally because of that ^ (not anymore)
* Avid freecamper
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* An avid freecamper
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* Sometimes pretend to be driving in order to stay awake in the car (try it!)
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[[Category:hitchhikers]]
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[[Category:hitchhikers in the Netherlands]]

Revision as of 18:43, 4 September 2020

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.

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

Central America

  • Mexico
  • Belize
  • Guatemala
  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Costa Rica
  • Panama

Middle East

  • Iran

South America

Africa

Asia

  • China
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia

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!)