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If you plan to hitch in '''Mongolia''', it is good to know that most drivers expect to be paid, though you can still hitch for free. It just takes more patience, and effort, but the rides come relatively quickly, nonetheless.
Before entering the car make it clear that you have no money, unless you don't mind shelling out a few bucks for every ride. Many Some will just turn forward and continue driving, leaving you in the dust, but many most will say or gesture not to worry about it, and motion for tell you to get in anyway. Also expect a jam-packed car, packed with amazingly friendly people!
There are just a couple hundred km of paved road from [[Ulan Bator|Ulaanbaatar]] in every geographical directions (exactly one per direction) and that's it. No roads, no signs. The trunk roads out of Ulaanbaatar are paved and reasonably trafficked. Be careful if you walk out of the cities, along the ''roads'' so you don't get lost, and take water with you. Confusingly, names of cities equal names of states, so make sure city and state match.
