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Old 14 Oct 2010
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Hello HU



Hello everyone

I am registered and lurking around since a little while and just found out I never said even Hello here. What a pity

So my name is Thomas, I was born in Germany (Dortmund) 34 years ago. Now I live (and work) in Switzerland,near Berne.
Those alps are just awesome


And here I am:


I am kinda new (a bloody newbie, to be honest) to this let's call it "long distance travelling". Since 2007 I love to scout the european countries on 2 wheels.
Done some in your eyes (propably) smaller rides around CZ, RO, DE, AT, CH, PL, SWE and CH and still wanna see more.


On this one I also want to say "Thanks!" to all your great information and stories. With every sentence I read I am more and more infected.
Pretty sure I'll be back when I start planning my next trip direction east.

Lots of questions here.
Like: How do you go travelling 6 months, how do you pay your bills at home AND your travels...mostly beginner questions as you see


Looking forward to more...


Save travels out there
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if you want even more inspiration try to get to a HU meeting
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Hello, Twoch, welcome to the board!
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if you want even more inspiration try to get to a HU meeting

Surely next year if within 2000km range
I was very intrested in the Bulgarian Meeting this year but sadly I had no chance to get 2 days off
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You can go to the German meeting at Oberliebersbach near Heidelburg at the end of the month.

There are threads on HU if you look around to help you with your question.
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Hi,
My name is camellia from australia. I am 22 years old and am still a student.
I want to join in this forum to learn more knowledge and have more friends.
Look forward to being a part of this community.
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Hi Thomas and Camellia

Welcome to HU, a really great site!
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