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PS WARNING FEMALE HITCHHIKERS HEADED TOWARDS BADAJOZ: On March 25th 2016 I started to hitch on my own from Lisbon, was doing very well, however I followed my drivers' recommendations to hitch the National road N4 instead of the A6. I got stuck at Borda's gaz station for 3 hours, 40 kms before Badajoz. Ends up that it is a creepy area for female solo travellers, gas station workers were sexist, mean and made me feel very unsafe, only creepy men with no clear destination would stop or pass by this gas station commenting that I was 'sozinha' (alone) and offering to go 'somewhere for a ride' or 'partying' (I speak fluent Spanish and Portuguese). One of my driver had told me that this area was dangerous, because there is a lot of drugs, arms and human traffic in this area (many dirty prostibulos along the road). I ended up paying a friendly taxi driver to get out of there. I have years of experience hitchhiking and never felt that unsafe. If you really want to hitch through Badajoz then I would recommend you only take drivers that stick to A6 and do not stop anywhere near the border.
'''Option 3:'''
Catch the ''Feragus'' train to ''Fogueteiro'' station. This station is adjacent to the [[A2 (Portugal)|A2]] highway. Exit on the south side and follow the footpath around the nearby buildings (you should be able to follow other passengers). Turn right and cross the bridge. From here you can hitch near the on-ramp or illegally on the highway itself a there is plenty of space for cars to stop in the emergency lane. This is a good spot to catch a lift south to the [[Algarve]] or east towards [[Spain]]. However keep in mind highway patrol near metropolitan areas such as Lisbon are far less patient with hitchhikers than their rural counterparts.
=== West: [[Sintra]] ===
