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[[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 Ride:''' 625 km, from [[Linz]], [[Austria]] to [[Montabaur]], [[Germany]], In August 2006.
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* '''Longest Rides'''  
* '''Fastest Trip:''' 200 km in 1:20 including waiting times with 2 lifts from [[Dortmund]] to [[Hannover]] in August 2007.
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** 633 km, from [[Dijon]], [[France]] to a village near [[Perpignan]] in September 2009/
* '''Longest distance on one day:''' 916 km From [[Vienna]] to [[Düsseldorf]] in August 2007.
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** 625 km, from [[Linz]], [[Austria]] to [[Montabaur]], [[Germany]], In August 2006.
* '''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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* '''Fastest Trip'''
* '''Worst waiting time:''' 6 Hours for 18 km from [[Bratislava]] to the Hungarian border, while walking half of the distance, August 2006.
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** 200 km in 1:20 including waiting times with 2 lifts from [[Dortmund]] to [[Hannover]] in August 2007.
* '''Biggest amount of people hitched with:''' About 40, on the back of a little truck, May 2009.
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* '''Longest distance on one day'''
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** 916 km From [[Vienna]] to [[Düsseldorf]] in August 2007.
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* '''Fastest Lift'''
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** 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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* '''Worst waiting time'''
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** 6 Hours for 18 km from [[Bratislava]] to the Hungarian border, while walking half of the distance, August 2006.
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* '''Biggest amount of people hitched with'''
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**About 40, on the back of a little truck in [[Berlin]], May 2009.
  
 
== Projects ==
 
== Projects ==

Revision as of 20:13, 26 February 2010

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MrTweek hitchhiking in Austria.

About

MrTweek is a hitchhiker, currently living in Karlsruhe, Germany.

So far, he hitchhiked in Germany, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, England, Wales, Ireland, Poland, Switzerland, Chile, Czech Republic and Liechtenstein. He speaks German and English, some Spanish and a bit of French and Dutch.

He started hitchhiking in May 2006 and did more than 21 000 km since then. See details on his overview of hitching Trips.

He also tries to keep track of his hitching trips on google maps (kind of outdated though). Check it out.

MrTweeks collection of signs.

Personal records

  • Longest Rides
  • 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
  • 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
    • 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 developed Liftershalte.info, a web-based map, where hitchhikers can mark good hitching spots.
  • He works as a volunteer for abgefahren e.V.
  • Organizer of the abgefahren hitchhiking championships in 2008 and 2009.

Planned Trips

Real Plans

Dreams

Contact

40px-Stock post message.png To-do list for User:MrTweek:
  • comment function on hitchmaps!
  • fix kaltura widget (complain harder on kaltura website)
  • Add gzipped versions of database dumps
  • Integrate wiki with abgefahren site
  • Gas stations on maps.