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[[File:MrTweek.jpg|right|thumb|300px|MrTweek hitchhiking in [[Austria]].]]
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[[File:MrTweek.jpg|right|thumb|300px|MrTweek hitchhiking in [[Austria]], 2006.]]
 
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== About ==
 
== About ==
MrTweek is a hitchhiker, currently travelling around the world, making his way from [[Germany]] to [[Australia]] by hitchhiking.
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MrTweek is a hitchhiker from Germany, currently living in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]].
  
So far, he hitchhiked a lot around Europe, Asia and a little in South America.
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So far, he hitchhiked a lot around Europe and Asia and a bit in South America and Australia.
  
He speaks German and English fluently and has some basics in Spanish, French, Dutch, Russian and Italian.
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He started hitchhiking in May 2006 and did more than 40 000 km since then. See details on his [[User:MrTweek/log|overview of hitching Trips]].
 
 
He started hitchhiking in May 2006 and did more than 35 000 km since then. See details on his [[User:MrTweek/log|overview of hitching Trips]].
 
  
 
[[File:Trampschilder.jpg|right|thumb|300px|MrTweeks collection of signs.]]
 
[[File:Trampschilder.jpg|right|thumb|300px|MrTweeks collection of signs.]]
  
 
== Personal records ==
 
== Personal records ==
* '''Longest Rides'''  
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* '''Rides over 500 km '''
 
** 774 km, from [[Osmaniye]], [[Turkey]] to [[Şırnak]], [[Turkey]] in July 2011.
 
** 774 km, from [[Osmaniye]], [[Turkey]] to [[Şırnak]], [[Turkey]] in July 2011.
 
** 633 km, from [[Dijon]], [[France]] to a village near [[Perpignan]] in September 2009.
 
** 633 km, from [[Dijon]], [[France]] to a village near [[Perpignan]] in September 2009.
 
** 625 km, from [[Linz]], [[Austria]] to [[Montabaur]], [[Germany]], In August 2006.
 
** 625 km, from [[Linz]], [[Austria]] to [[Montabaur]], [[Germany]], In August 2006.
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** 559 km, from Beaufort to [[Adelaide]], December 2012
 
** 519 km, from [[Bruchsal]]  to [[Dresden]], April 2009.
 
** 519 km, from [[Bruchsal]]  to [[Dresden]], April 2009.
 
* '''Fastest Trip'''
 
* '''Fastest Trip'''
 
** 200 km in 1:20 including waiting times with 2 lifts from [[Dortmund]] to [[Hannover]] in August 2007.
 
** 200 km in 1:20 including waiting times with 2 lifts from [[Dortmund]] to [[Hannover]] in August 2007.
 
* '''Longest distance on one day'''
 
* '''Longest distance on one day'''
** 1128 km from Göreme (Turkey) to Şırnak (Turkey) in July 2011 in 14 hours.
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** 1128 km from [[Göreme]] (Turkey) to [[Şırnak]] (Turkey) in July 2011 in 14 hours.
 
** 916 km from [[Vienna]] to [[Düsseldorf]] in August 2006.
 
** 916 km from [[Vienna]] to [[Düsseldorf]] in August 2006.
 
* '''Fastest Lift'''
 
* '''Fastest Lift'''
** Some guy from [[Kiel]], driving up to '''260 km/h''' on the [[A7 (Germany)|German A7]], together with [[User:platschi|platschi]] in September 2007.
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** On the [[A7 (Germany)|German A7]] on the way from the south to [[Hanover]], a guy was driving driving up to '''260 km/h'''. Together with [[User:platschi|platschi]] in September 2007.
 
* '''Slowest Lift'''
 
* '''Slowest Lift'''
 
** Probably less than '''20 km/h''' with a tractor for maybe 5 km between some villages in [[Germany]], September 2010.
 
** Probably less than '''20 km/h''' with a tractor for maybe 5 km between some villages in [[Germany]], September 2010.
* '''Worst waiting time'''
 
** 6 Hours for 18 km from [[Bratislava]] to the Hungarian border, while walking half of the distance, August 2006.
 
 
* '''Biggest amount of people hitched with'''
 
* '''Biggest amount of people hitched with'''
 
** About 40, on the back of a little truck in [[Berlin]], May 2009.
 
** About 40, on the back of a little truck in [[Berlin]], May 2009.
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Revision as of 01:58, 15 January 2013

MrTweek hitchhiking in Austria, 2006.

About

MrTweek is a hitchhiker from Germany, currently living in Melbourne, Australia.

So far, he hitchhiked a lot around Europe and Asia and a bit in South America and Australia.

He started hitchhiking in May 2006 and did more than 40 000 km since then. See details on his overview of hitching Trips.

MrTweeks collection of signs.

Personal records

  • Rides over 500 km
  • Fastest Trip
    • 200 km in 1:20 including waiting times with 2 lifts from Dortmund to Hannover in August 2007.
  • Longest distance on one day
  • Fastest Lift
    • On the German A7 on the way from the south to Hanover, a guy was driving driving up to 260 km/h. Together with platschi in September 2007.
  • Slowest Lift
    • Probably less than 20 km/h with a tractor for maybe 5 km between some villages in Germany, September 2010.
  • Biggest amount of people hitched with
    • About 40, on the back of a little truck in Berlin, May 2009.

Projects

  • Hitchwiki.org runs on MrTweeks webserver, along with some other webpages.
  • He works as a volunteer for abgefahren e.V.
  • Organizer of the abgefahren hitchhiking championships in 2008-2011.

Contact