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Hitchhiking with a caravan, a true adventure! Who takes me along and where will I end up? On Sunday, January 3rd, musician Tjerk Ridder left Utrecht, Holland, with a caravan – but without a car – hitchhiking to the three 2010 European Capitals of Culture.
During this special, inpiring and emotional endeavour Tjerk visited Ruhr 2010 in Germany and Pécs in Hungary. In the late spring of 2010 he will continue his journey to Istanbul in Turkey. This blog describes his adventures.
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First stage of “Tow Bar Needed” a great success
This winter, Utrecht musician Tjerk Ridder traveled through Europe, hitchhiking with a caravan, but without a car. Destinations: The European Capitals of Culture 2010: Essen/Ruhr (Germany) and Pécs (Hungary). But the actual project goal was the journey itself. And this journey was – to put it mildly – overwhelming. And so was the media attention. Ridder made it to the national TV news in five different European countries and even became close to being a national TV star in Hungary. » Read more…
22 februari, 2010 11:37
Contemplations on the way home
On the way home, while miles are passing by between Prague and Utrecht, I have a lot of time to contemplate on all experiences and encounters of part I of the project. Starting with the departure from Utrecht Dom Square in Mayor Wolfsen’s car. My first wintery week in The Netherlands ending with the warm welcome in Limburg. The grand opening of Ruhr 2010 at Essen Zollverein. » Read more…
22 februari, 2010 11:09
Back to Utrecht, via Prague
The caravan leaves European Capital of Culture Pécs at 3pm on Saturday afternoon. It sits behind the car of Remco Timmermans, who offered his third lift during my journey here. The trip from Pécs to Utrecht starts with a trip to Lake Balaton, which now looks more like an ice skating rink than the watersports destination that it is in summer. From there we continue the trip accross the Slovakian border towards Bratislava. » Read more…
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This winter, Utrecht musician Tjerk Ridder traveled through Europe, hitchhiking with a caravan, but without a car. Destinations: The European Capitals of Culture 2010: Essen/Ruhr (Germany) and Pécs (Hungary). But the actual project goal was the journey itself. And this journey was – to put it mildly – overwhelming. And so was the media attention. Ridder made it to the national TV news in five different European countries and even became close to being a national TV star in Hungary. » Read more…
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