http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl trekhaak gezocht Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:25:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The trailer (great word in this) video of The Caravan Hitchhiking Project is online now, with English subtitles. Watch it here, on our YouTube channel! Follow us on Twitter? That's possible also in English now: @Caravan_Project. http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2012/01/30/trailer-video-online/ After a first Italian book publication in the book Arcipelago Balkani: An Alternative Map The Caravan Hitchhiking Project now is again in Italian spotlights soon: in the February issue of fashion & lifestyle magazine Marie Claire there's a seven-page feature on The Caravan Hitchhiking Project, including an interview with Tjerk ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2012/01/22/marie-claire-article-in-italy/ Interested in hearing more on The Caravan Hitchhiking Project? Cool! We'd love to tell you more! Want a copy of the book? That is possible now internationally! Just drop us a line, and we find a way that fits your country! The same goes for requests for lectures of Tjerk Ridder ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2012/01/19/want-a-copy-of-the-book/ We are happy to announce that in this week, three months after the release of 'You need others to keep you going', the Caravan Hitchhiking Project book, we placed an order for a second print!! The demand has been so high, that we almost run out of copies of the first ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2011/11/22/second-print/ The Caravan Hitchhiking Project is heading to Prague! During the opening weekend of the Tina B Contemporary Art festival Peter Bijl will read stories of the book 'You need others to keep you going' (Dutch title: 'Trekhaak Gezocht!') which he wrote with Tjerk Ridder, about their caravan hitchhiking trip from the ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2011/10/14/next-week-prague/ The book & DVD of the Caravan Hitchhiking Project is out now! The release at the Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands - where Tjerk Ridder opened the literarature programme with his performance (containing live-music, storytelling and film) has been a success. Also the first reactions and reviews on the book have ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2011/10/14/book-is-released/ In Sarajevo recently the book “ARCIPELAGO BALKANI. An Alternative Map” has been released. Published by Silvana Editoriale and curated by Claudia Zanfi, the book offers an alternative journey through the 'New Balkans', through the eyes of both artists and writers - 20 Years after the outbreak of the Balkan War. In ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2011/10/14/italian-publication-arcipelago-balkani/ We are very happy to announce the publication of 'Trekhaak Gezocht! You Need Others To Keep You Going', a full color 150 pages bilingual (Dutch / English) book, narrating our experiences on the road during our remarkable hitchhiking adventure in 2010. You Need Others To Keep You Going is a multimedia ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2011/08/17/tow-bar-needed-book/ Coming to Lowlands this weekend? Please visit us in our caravan! On Friday at 15.00 hours we are performing 'Tow Bar Needed: A Theatrical Road Movie' in the Tïtty Twïster (in Dutch), and on Saturday and Sunday we will be present all day in the caravan to tell you ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2011/08/15/tow-bar-needed-on-lowlands/ The Caravan Hitchhiking Project literally and figuratively needs others to keep it going. We are therefore looking for partners to identify themselves with our body of thought: connection, trust and hospitality in Europe. The Caravan Hitchhiking Project cooperates with these partners to spread this message through theatre shows, music, online ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/12/07/tow-bar-needed-needs-you/ Dear followers and friends, A lot has happened since Tjerk arrived in Istanbul, hitchhiking with his guitar, dachshund, travel companion Peter Bijl and caravan, but without a car. In summer the theatre show 'Tow Bar Needed: a Theatrical Road Movie' hit the travelling theatre festival De Parade in Utrecht. Supported by ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/12/01/and-the-journey-goes-on/ http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/07/23/new-theatre-show-tow-bar-needed/ This Saturday, the 10th of July, Tjerk Ridder and Peter Bijl will return to Utrecht. At. 14.00 hrs the mayor of the city of Utrecht, Mr. Wolfsen, will welcome the party on Domplein. We would hereby like to invite you to come and celebrate the great success of the hitchhiking journey ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/07/06/towbar-needed-back-in-utrecht/ Dear friends and followers It is a great pleasure to write you this message from out of one of the most fascinating cities of Europe: Istanbul! After a long, intense and inspiring trip, The Caravan Hitchhiking Project reached its final destination of 2010: Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010- and inspiring crossing ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/07/02/final-destination-istanbul/ Can we borrow your tow bar? [caption id="attachment_787" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dachs in Istanbul"][/caption] On Tuesday the 29th of June at 18.00 we reached the Sultanahmed square in Istanbul with our caravan. On the left the blue mosque, and on the right the famous Aya Sofia. Surrounding us: a crowd of people, amongst ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/06/30/istanbul/ Yesterday evening Tjerk and Peter arrived in Stara Zagora, in central Bulgaria. We are now looking for a ride to Edirne for tomorrow (Monday 28/6). Please contact us at +359-89 69 13 798 in case you can help us getting there. http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/06/26/stara-zagora-bulgaria/ Two days ago Tjerk and Peter arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria. Their stories will soon appear here. http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/06/26/sofia/ Duran Duran, Billy Ocean, Feargal Sharkey, Salt’n’ Pepa, Kajagoogoo, Cyndi Lauper, Rick Astley: we have been in Serbia for over a week and what strikes us, apart from the meat consumption, is the music. Everywhere we go, we hear hits from the eighties, as is the case – or should ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/06/20/back-to-the-eighties/ We have arrived in the Serbian capital. Everything here is bigger, faster and more dynamic than in the rest of the country, as is the case with most capital cities. At every new location we go through the same repetition, so nothing different in Belgrade. It is great to be ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/06/19/belgrade/ The songtitle of the project. Written in February, inspired by the first stage of the Caravan Hitchhiking journey. Unterwegs (link to the song) Unterwegs kann zu Hause sein Unterwegs, es gibt keine Pause nein Unterwegs in das Leben herein. Ich verließ meine Heimat An diesen kalten Morgen Ich wusste nicht wohin das macht mir aber keine Sorgen Ich spüre ... http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/2010/06/16/unterwegs/