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<div>Hi guys! I do not have a log here, but I have a full list of my rides online. I just updated it, so check it here: [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike2.htm] --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 21:50, 24 October 2007 (CEST)--[[User:84.30.146.113|84.30.146.113]] 21:49, 24 October 2007 (CEST)<br />
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Hey Frank, nice to see you here. Thanks for your contributions so far, I'm sure you have much more useful tips to share ;) --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 17:38, 12 April 2007 (CEST)<br />
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Ugh, that's an aweful lot of statistics! Anyway I hope you're enjoying your day, how's life, are you still hitchhiking? ;-) --[[User:jurgen|jurgen]] 13:03, 18 Februar 2010<br />
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==[[Arnhem]]==<br />
Hoi Frank! Did you [http://www.hitchwiki.org/Arnhem?title=Arnhem&diff=12257&oldid=11443 remove text] from [[Arnhem]] by accident or was there are reason to do so? In the former case, don't worry, I merged both versions. In the latter case: it's good to leave a Summary of the edit in case it might cause confusion among other Hitchwiki folks. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 14:04, 13 July 2007 (CEST)<br />
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: Yes, because the service area at IJsseloordweg has been reopened in october 2006, like I wrote in the replaced text. The rest of Tom's contribution seemed irrelevant and undesirable; relating the impression that Arnhem has a high share of 60+ drivers with WWII, that there are gangs with saloon cars and adding the caption "hh out of arnhem - one hitch too far is really undesirable and certainly not true. It seamed a way to express frustration, but that's not the right place here ~ then use a boxing ball instead ;). Also, the advice to change an itinerary to Nijmegen when stuck in Arnhem and heading for Germany (eg on the spot that does not exist anymore according to Tom) is not that good. Especially now that the service station under reconstruction on IJsseloordweg is back in service. Besides that it would not be easier or less hard over Nijmegen (or I do not know how to claim that ~ I'm interested to hear why it would be easier over Nijmegen, which isn't the case I claim). Because between the now returned service area and the German border there are still 2 service areas, so only a short ride out of Arnhem makes the world go round, if you have a driver going only to Doetinchem or Zevenaar, you already get by service area Oudbroeken (A12 between exits 28 and 29). And if the service area on IJsseloordweg would be taken out of service, it would still be doable to get a ride there from junction Velperbroek, the roundabout which connects A12, A348 and IJsseloordweg, or at the Esso petrol station in the south of Velp, 100 meter before Velperbroek roundabout! :) Well, it would have been better to discuss the matter and not change, or do this prior to changing the page. I'll copy these comments to the Arnhem page as well! Document about the reconstruction of the service area including a photo: http://www.texaco.nl/pdf/Arnhem%20NL.pdf. I've hitchhiked there on 27 december 2006[[User:Fverhart|fverhart]] 23:59, 13 July 2007 (CEST)<br />
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==Sysop==<br />
We don't really have a policy about this, but MrTweek and I decided to "promote" some more people to sysops on the wiki. Of course we noticed your great contributions and decided to make you into a sysop :) Check [[project:administrators]] to read (a little bit) more about this. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 21:08, 7 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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==[[Talk:789]]==<br />
Frank, sorry, I see I made a small mistake. You had deleted the whole page by accident, except for the multiple-location discussion, and I reverted it. Wanted to leave you a note about it on your talk-page but got interrupted by something off-line. I now see as well though that you had left a note as well. I now repost your contribution and would propose to delete our little thread at [[Talk:789]] if you're o.k. with that. I also responded to your contribution b.t.w. --[[User:Robino|Robino]] 00:35, 26 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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: Good, I see that there was some misunderstanding and some bad clicking. I'm glad to know, and thanks so far. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 10:02, 26 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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== Waiting time per country distribution ==<br />
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Your method of allocating waiting times to countries as a proportion of the distance covered in each country is not "somewhat discussable", it's utterly ridiculous! If I were a follower of this method, I'd have a waiting time in SK for a ride that started in CZ and ended in H, without even stopping in SK... [[User:Prino|Prino]] 00:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)<br />
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: Prino. In that chart the distances per country are accurate, where I mean distance of cross border lifts is allocated to the country in which that lift started. Eg, the distance of a ride east from service station Tienbaan neer Heerlen I add to the Netherlands, even though only one kilometer of that ride took place in the Netherlands. Criterium: where did a ride start. Robert, I agree and will early next year re-calculate the waiting times, with allocation to the country in which a lift started, no matter if that ride took place for 1%, 50%, 99%, 100% or whatever% in the country where the lift started. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 16:47, 2 November 2008 (UTC)<br />
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:You're probably right, but for conviviality it's better to stick to calling each other's ideas "ridiculous" in real life. ;)<br />
:With (a lot) more data it'd be interesting to calculate<br />
:# The waiting time per country<br />
:# The percentage of number plates from other countries (e.g. in SK: 90% SK, 5% CZ, 4% H)<br />
:# The average distance per ride.<br />
:Anyway, given the recent discussions and activity in this field it's time for an article about [[statistics]]. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 09:54, 1 November 2008 (UTC)<br />
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:: Guaka. A lot more data is not really needed. Or anyway, those stats can never be used in general. My stats are pretty worthless if you do not know that I usually hitch at once through Germany or for quite a distance. In Czech Republic I did more local, short distance hitching. In my opinion, collecting data of one million rides is not more worth than data of twenty rides. Just it is somehow interesting to keep track, as it can be useful for later analyzation. One another example, recently I less often hitch the really short distances up to 20 km, I used to hitch more even 5 km, which obviously has it's influence on the lift average length; this one got higher in most of the consecutive years but not or not only due to better developed technique or better knowledge of infra and culture aspects. These days I was creating some charts and figures of my statistics, eg accumulated hitched distance for each consecutive month, starting from 2002. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 16:47, 2 November 2008 (UTC)<br />
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hi, I'm sorry but I don't have time to add maps now but you can find spots easily: you just have to put coordinates in google map (without any() before and after)<br />
To find a spot coordinates with google map, double clip on the point (center of the window) and put this url: javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().getCenter())); a window open with coordinates.<br />
Thanks for checking my adds, and your comments are welcomes, because I'm new and not too good to edit pages...<br />
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Just for fun I looked at my waiting time per KM, (2013-07-04: 364,457.7 km, 2165:47 hours), and that gives me 21.39 sec/km for the total. No plans to it on a per-country basis. [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 12:27, 4 July 2013 (CEST)<br />
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Wonderful! Mine has been around 18 sec/km (=0.30 min/km) over the last five years, as a quite stable fact. Obviously some important factors (already tipped by me a bit above from here), such as length distribution of rides, have their influence. Also deciding is how we define waiting time. Should waiting time include the time it takes to hike from the place where one stepped out of a vehicle to the next location (if there is any distance in between them, it being 500 meter or 10 km for example). This factor has caused the sec/km ratio to be very high for Lithuania. We once got a lift after walking 90 minutes / 6 kms, until the first vehicle appeared driving in the right direction. Same, should the time it takes to get to the initial hitching spot (with whatever kind of vehicle or on foot) be included in the waiting time for the first ride? How do we count the hiking part of hitchhiking? As for pure breaks from hitchhiking to have a rest or refreshment (when you do 100% ignore passing vehicles for the purpose of doing something else) - I generally exclude them from counting waiting time. If I walk and raise my thumb to passing drivers, while I am walking to the spot which I consider as the initial hitchhiking spot, at what point should I start counting waiting time? My waiting times exclude situations where I ultimately decided to travel by other means before obtaining a lift - should I include these? Not that I expect answers, but others' points of view would be interesting to know! --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 12:49, 4 July 2013 (CEST)<br />
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==Categories==<br />
Hi! Your user page category has been changed to '''Category:Hitchhikers in the Netherlands''' because from now on this (along with the old Category:Hitchhikers) will be a standard categorization for hitchhikers on hitchwiki.org (see [[Category talk:Hitchhikers|this discussion here]] for the reasons of doing so). If for some reason you don't want to be categorized by country, feel free to delete country category on your page leaving only a standard Category:Hitchhikers. We hope you don't mind. <br />
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== Days with at least 10 vehicles ==<br />
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Don't you just hate these? I very much prefer days with very few very long rides... [[User:Prino|Prino]] 22:01, 12 January 2009 (UTC)<br />
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I do not only hate them, I also like them. Depending on the time there is mostly. Last October I returned from Klodzko in Poland and decided to take the shorter way over regional roads Klodzko - Nowa Ruda - Walbrzych - Jelenia Gora - Zgorzelec, in stead of Klodzko - E8 - Wroclaw - E40 - Zgorzelec. Klodzko to Jelenia Gora took some six hours (good 150 km), JG to Eindhoven took some 9 hours (900 km). Over Wroclaw to Zgorzelec would have taken two or three lifts, would have been some 50 kilometres more, but would have been lots faster, probably between 3 and 4 hours (2/3 national road, 1/3 motorway). However obviously the rides of 1032 and 85 km that I got yesterday and brought me near to home were very pleasant, and forever the ride that let me cross the first 50 k barrier will be also my first ride of over 1 k! I've thought about celebrating the 50 k mark with VHHC in Wilno (oops, Vilnius), perhaps I'll keep this idea for the 100 k. Thumbs up for 2009. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 22:19, 12 January 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== statistics ==<br />
It seems as you could start your trips on average 15 minutes later and therewith reduce your waiting time significantly... ;) Medians and standard deviations would be cool... --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 21:42, 20 January 2009 (UTC)<br />
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: Hi Frank, i like your statistics. I try to keep a logbook to. I have also the same like your gender studies ;) but only in a excel table on my stand alone pc. maybe we could establish a possibility to join statistics from more hitchhikers, so we get overall statistics. maybe with a web formular or something. does something like this exist? [[User:Quarim|Quarim]]: 07:31, 1 September 2009 (UTC)<br />
:: I don't think there is such a thing. However, maybe we can build one :) I made some graphs some time ago [http://yoshi.mega2000.de/~philipp/hitchstats2.php here]. The data is collected from the hitchwiki-userpages. Maybe I can enhance that somehow. Any ideas? --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 08:41, 1 September 2009 (UTC)<br />
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==liftpunt.tk==<br />
Cool. :) Je weet dat we altijd een Nederlandstalige hitchwiki kunnen beginnen - als er genoeg animo voor is. Trouwens, had je [http://liftenwerkt.nl liftenwerkt.nl] al gezien? :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 03:44, 10 June 2009 (UTC)<br />
: Did not see that one yet. Added it to http://lifters.startpagina.nl. It's really a small world, that's what I thought when I realized that this blog is edited by Robin (or Robino, dunno). I'm currently creating a Google Map with all my hitchhiking itinerairies. About Hitchwiki in Dutch - I'm not particularly motivated atm to work on that. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 12:22, 16 June 2009 (UTC)<br />
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::Eindelijk is ie er dan: http://hitchwiki.org/nl :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 23:44, 21 March 2010 (UTC)<br />
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== Links to YouTube ==<br />
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A few lead to "This video has been removed due to terms of use violation." [[User:Prino|Prino]] 23:30, 6 August 2010 (UTC)<br />
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I've updated the video links! --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 09:42, 30 October 2012 (CET)<br />
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== Split up your page? ==<br />
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Frank,<br />
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It might be useful to split up your page into various smaller per-subject (log-)pages. The current page is impossibly long... [[User:Prino|Prino]] 20:25, 22 August 2010 (UTC)--[[User:Roelguldemond|Roelguldemond]] ([[User talk:Roelguldemond|talk]]) 10:16, 13 December 2013 (CET)<br />
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Yes Robert, that's a good suggestion. :) --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 09:43, 30 October 2012 (CET)<br />
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== Deleting Spam ==<br />
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Frank, when you delete spam pages, change the description in the "Other/additional reason:" box to just "Spam" and don't forget to block the user who posted it. You may also want to "bot"-ise the change on the [http://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesCleanup Recent Changes Cleanup] page, so that the Recent Changes page only shows relevant data. [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 11:25, 9 December 2013 (CET)<br />
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: Thanks. How to "botise" these six changes I just made from Recent changes page, Prino? <br />
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(Deletion log); 07:24 . . Fverhart (Talk | contribs | block) deleted page Stop Smoking With These Tips And Tricks (Spam)<br />
(Deletion log); 07:24 . . Fverhart (Talk | contribs | block) deleted page Remy real hair extensions, Clip in human hair extensions (Spam)<br />
(Deletion log); 07:24 . . Fverhart (Talk | contribs | block) deleted page How to save cost with company vehicles? (Spam)<br />
(Block log); 07:24 . . Fverhart (Talk | contribs | block) blocked Sockrefund0 (Talk | contribs) with an expiry time of indefinite (account creation disabled, email disabled) <br />
(Block log); 07:23 . . Fverhart (Talk | contribs | block) blocked Bestvaporizer18 (Talk | contribs) with an expiry time of indefinite (account creation disabled, email disabled) <br />
(Block log); 07:22 . . Fverhart (Talk | contribs | block) blocked Braydenstar83 (Talk | contribs) with an expiry time of indefinite (account creation disabled, email disabled) <br />
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--[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 08:25, 13 December 2013 (CET)<br />
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== Reactie op Frank's welkomstwoord ==<br />
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Frank dank voor je welkomstwoord op mijn versaangemaakte userpagina.<br />
Ik ben overigens ook vaker lang van stof.<br />
En neig teveel hooi op mijn vork te nemen.<br />
Met betrekking tot deze hitchwiki, wil ik niet veel gaan toevoegen.<br />
Maar de pagina's over Lille zijn rijp voor betere structurering.<br />
Ten behoeve van betere leesbaarheid.<br />
Mijn zoon, een twenner, komt volgende week met een vriend naar Lille.<br />
Dan willen ze naar Parijs door liften.<br />
Hij is afgelopen zomer plotseling met liften begonnen.<br />
Blijkbaar smaakt het hem naar meer.<br />
En ik vind het een mooie aanleiding om eens een kleine bijdrage te leveren aan deze hitchwiki.<br />
Die ik overigens nooit gebruik; ik voel me een oude, door economische situatie, herintredend in het liftersgilde.<br />
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Tot slot tik ik hieronder mijn indruk van de wiki:<br />
Wat een rommeltje! <br />
Ik ben voel me niet lekker op dergelijke rommelige, versnipperde informatie.<br />
Wat een enthousiasme ook bij de mensen die zich inzetten om de wiki naar een hoger niveau te tillen ...<br />
(en ik hoop dat dit nu een goede plek is om te reageren op je welkomstwoord)<br />
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== Crossable rest areas in various countries ==<br />
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Did you actually test all crossings yourself? Or just used Google Maps? <br />
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And, already changed, it's Pedestrian Bridge (and not Pedestrians Bridge) ;)<br />
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: Hi Prino, please, don't forget to add the signature in User talk ;) <br />
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: Much of this is Google maps + streetview which is not always 100% up to date and, not to forget, observations on the road (without testing the possibility).<br />
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: Testing has the advantage of knowing if gates in fences are locked or not - my experience is that fences made for letting people on foot through are not locked (tried that in NL, F, CH, LUX), but they might be locked (e.g. Aire la Courneuve, A1, Paris-Aubervilliers) or the situation might change (doors in noise barriers in NL are nowadays only accessible for going out, which as an example made entering service station Meerssen (a.k.a. De Kruisberg) just north of Maastricht on the A2 impossible. <br />
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: Foot bridges and foot tunnels sound miraculous, but those might be closed temporarily (e.g. service station just west of Linz in A, personal experience, and various cases in Italy, as seen on Google streetview with signs "foot tunnel closed"). Or they might not be open 24/24. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 13:27, 13 April 2015 (CEST)<br />
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== Tables ==<br />
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Waarom nog steeds geen sortable tables met echte html, zodat je het ooit op een eigen site kan zetten? [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 09:31, 14 April 2015 (CEST)<br />
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: Is niet gepland, maar er zitten wel een paar sortables op User:Fverhart. De bestaande gegevens updaten is al genoeg werk ;) --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 13:49, 11 May 2015 (CEST)<br />
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== Er is een "Preview" button ==<br />
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Maar waarom gebruik je hem niet? [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 01:41, 21 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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: Gebruik 'm echt wel, maar ik ben geen robot, dus soms / regelmatig doe ik nog wat na-editen. Beter dan die kleine foutjes laten staan. Heb je er last van en zo ja, waarom heb je er last van. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 10:13, 21 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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:: Geen last, maar als de granddaddy of hitchhike statistics volg ik je pagina, en het is irritant(ish) om niet alle changes in een keer te zien. [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 21:20, 21 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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== 24 uurs tabel ==<br />
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== 24 hrs Personal Record history ==<br />
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The table below shows how my best 24 hours hitch-hiking distance has evolved. <br />
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<table class="sortable wikitable" style="border: 1px solid; border-collapse: separate;"><br />
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<th align="left"><b>date</b></th><br />
<th align="left"><b>distance</b></th><br />
<th class="unsortable" align="left"><b></b></th><br />
<th class="unsortable" align="left"><b>from</b></th><br />
<th class="unsortable" align="left"><b></b></th><br />
<th class="unsortable" align="left"><b>to</b></th><br />
<th align="left"><b>trip speed</b></th><br />
<th align="left"><b>ride speed</b></th><br />
<th align="left"><b>vehicles</b></th><br />
<th align="left"><b>avg distance</b></th><br />
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<td align="left">1993-07</td><br />
<td align="right">5.0</td><br />
<td align="left">F</td><br />
<td align="left">Meribel les Allues</td><br />
<td align="left">F</td><br />
<td align="left">Meribel Mottaret</td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right">1</td><br />
<td align="right">5.0</td><br />
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<td align="left">2000-07</td><br />
<td align="right">25.0</td><br />
<td align="left">F</td><br />
<td align="left">Ausson</td><br />
<td align="left">F</td><br />
<td align="left">Col de Rousset</td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right">2</td><br />
<td align="right">12.5</td><br />
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<td align="left">2003-02</td><br />
<td align="right">206.0</td><br />
<td align="left">NL</td><br />
<td align="left">Velp</td><br />
<td align="left">NL</td><br />
<td align="left">Meerssen</td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right">3</td><br />
<td align="right">68.7</td><br />
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<td align="left">2003-11</td><br />
<td align="right">713.0</td><br />
<td align="left">D</td><br />
<td align="left">Aachen Rothe Erde</td><br />
<td align="left">D</td><br />
<td align="left">Frankfurt an der Oder</td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right">4</td><br />
<td align="right">178.3</td><br />
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<td align="left">2005-09-15</td><br />
<td align="right">1125.0</td><br />
<td align="left">NL</td><br />
<td align="left">Bocholtz</td><br />
<td align="left">PL</td><br />
<td align="left">Piotrków Tr.</td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right">7</td><br />
<td align="right">160.7</td><br />
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<td align="left">2013-10-06</td><br />
<td align="right">1208.7</td><br />
<td align="left">HR</td><br />
<td align="left">Šibenik</td><br />
<td align="left">D</td><br />
<td align="left">Sinsheim</td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right"></td><br />
<td align="right">7</td><br />
<td align="right">172.2</td><br />
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<td align="left">2014-06-02</td><br />
<td align="right">1636.9</td><br />
<td align="left">HR</td><br />
<td align="left">Šibenik</td><br />
<td align="left">D</td><br />
<td align="left">Garbsen</td><br />
<td align="right">74.1</td><br />
<td align="right">108.2</td><br />
<td align="right">8</td><br />
<td align="right">204.6</td><br />
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Of, als je de dd.mm.yyyy data wilt houden:<br />
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&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt;2015-09-21&lt;/span&gt;21.09.2015&lt;/td&gt;<br />
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== Rides of over 250 kms ==<br />
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Table is completely eff'ed up... Something wrong with the order of your opening and closing HTML tags. [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 15:38, 22 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
: Corrected the html, sort of distance is still wrong, you need hidden right-aligned text spans. Look at my tables! [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 15:57, 22 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
:: And sorry, I may have messed up some Unicode names in my non-Unicode compliant editor. Apologies. [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 15:59, 22 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
:Isn't it about time you start thinking about a somewhat higher cut-off, like over 300/350/400 km? 250 km may have been exciting but with now plenty of (much) longer rides it's not that long any more... [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 23:32, 31 May 2016 (CEST)<br />
:: Wordt het geen tijd om naar bedje te gaan Robertje? ;) --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 23:37, 31 May 2016 (CEST)<br />
::: And more on topic: now that I'm hitching less in Germany in favor of France, the 250 km limit has actually become a lot more exciting; France 10 out of 127 rides over 250 km (less than 10%) - in Germany 52 out of 277 (close to 20%)... As for quickly collecting 250+ km rides, try east-west motorways of Poland and Germany... the 250+ rides there are both NOT rare and the average speeds are high so that collecting goes quicker! --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 23:50, 31 May 2016 (CEST)<br />
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== Crossable rest areas ==<br />
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Hey Frank, <br> First of all, great idea! Dunno if it was yours, but I'm in awe :-) <br> Second of all: Where do you get the information from? OSM? <br> Thirdly: I imagine that there is much less service areas where you can NOT cross. True? If so, wouldn't it make sense to add a list of the no-no ones for easy reference?<br>all the best--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] ([[User talk:Zenit|talk]]) 15:13, 27 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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: Info is mostly from Google streetview / maps, http://motorways-exitlists.com/europe/europe.htm and (for France) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_autoroutes_de_la_France. There is a page with all bridge restaurants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_restaurant. I imagine that not all bridge restaurants crossings are open 24/24. But the job is big. Yes, it makes sens to have a list of not crossable stations. Or in other words lists of all stations, crossable or not. Or to integrate crossability with exit lists on Hitchwiki. But, too much work. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 15:21, 27 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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:: Hm, I'm most convinced by integrating them with the exit lists. Good idea. Are you aware of how complete the exit lists are for the countries for which there are crossability lists up to now? It would be cool to design a little template the size of the hitchability template with a symbol in green (crossable) and in red (not crossable). I don't have the technical skills to make this happen, but I'd be happy to help migrating lists to exit lists. --[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] ([[User talk:Zenit|talk]]) 15:58, 27 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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::: The exit lists on Hitchwiki I guess are not very complete and have been made more or less haphazard. Best would be to work out everything, but do you know what a shitload of work that is. For the sake of ease I only list the crossable stations for now. Perhaps, in the future, when the lists are complete (mid 2016 ;) - other things. Adding color icons to the crossability list is an idea and perhaps not hard to implement. A service station crossable in 60 minutes makes me less happy than one which has a pedestrian bridge. But I'd rather not rate them. How would we rate service stations for both directions situated on one side of the motorway... or, even worse, situated in the middle of a junction of two motorways (Raststaette Voralpenkreuz in Austria)... ;) Probably later this year though, we (Hitchwiki) would need help of editors to fix the planned merging of Hitchwiki and Hitchwiki maps. So if you wanna help, feel most welcome. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 17:52, 27 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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:::: hmm... I don't quite know what kind of work that involves. Also I don't know where I will be in relation to computers later this year :-) as to rating the crossability, I would vote for doing it anyway and finding a contingency for those special cases. I'd probably just either not rate same-side stations or rate them with the same symbol as a direct bridge or tunnel. then I'd have a second symbol for having to use an access road, and a symbol for not crossable. green, yellow, red. the really complicated ones I'd not rate, but explain in text. I'm not familiar with Voralpenkreuz, but just looking at OSM, where would you even want to cross to there? :-) but I get yarr point. --[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] ([[User talk:Zenit|talk]]) 19:43, 27 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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::::: For one sided stations for both directions crossability is not relevant as they can always be crossed, but on average the hitchability is about one class higher on the side the station is actually on. Generally to be avoided if possible though ;). Got your point too, thanks. For now, would continue as before, keeping in mind to 1. add the ones that can't be crossed the list, 2. add dots for crossability and 3. add numbers of nearest exits (which I've started for the page of France) as these will help a lot to look up the right stations (although that info is included on Wikipedia pages and Motorway exit lists). Shall we keep it like this for now? Or actually, if you like to, you could if you have time and would be up for it add the info under points 1 and 3. For the crossability dots, we would need to work out a system. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 00:01, 28 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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So I just went ahead and created these: {{crossable green}} {{crossable yellow}} {{crossable red}}<br>What do you think? The text displayed upon mouse-over might be improvable. <br>As it is, I actually wonder if the by-country gas station crossability lists are really necessary if we just integrated crossability & the detailed information on how to into the exit lists (it's quite perfect, because afaik the exit list tables have an empty box in between the respective gas stations anyway). On the other hand side of course it'd be a pity to just get rid of them after all the work you've put into them. Maybe keep them as country-overviews on all the highway gas stations rather than just for crossability?--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] ([[User talk:Zenit|talk]]) 14:28, 28 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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: Great pictograms! Not all Euro motorways are listed on Hitchwiki's exit pages, e.g. those in the UK, Spain, Slovakia, Hungary and Lithuania are not. Am not motivated to create those. Transform crossability pages into completely lists with all stations - perhaps we'll see. Not all exit lists have an empty box between them, in some the stations are in the central column. Guess those are the "one side, serving both directions" stations - so it's all still perfect. Anyway here is the bottom line - I'm not going to spend days and days on this, although I do, so I just do, when I want to. That might mean that I only do what I'm motivated to do ;) --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 18:15, 28 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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::Whaat.. you're only gonna do what you're motivated to do? You anarchist! :P I might be motivated to start updating the exit lists for some central European countries such as Germany, France or Switzerland. I guess I'll follow your work of adding also the ones that are non-crossable and then just carry the whole batch across to the exit list. :-) Thanks again for your work!--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] ([[User talk:Zenit|talk]]) 20:14, 28 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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:: I created all the articles of the motorways and like to make more. But in Spain I got some problems and need some talk to hitchhikers, who have experience in Spain. * {{Aes|A-7}} counts kilometers from west to north and {{Aes|AP-7}} counts kilometers from north to west, and for parts they are parallel and for parts they change from one to another. How I can connect them? * Is there a need to write up all motorways around Madrid? They build a web, where I cannot see through. * At some motorways the service stations or private petrol stations reside on 20 kilometers long sideroads. Are these important for hitchhiking? --[[User:GeorgDerReisende|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende|talk]]) 12:01, 29 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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::: I'm not familiar with hh-ing in Spain and can't advise you on this. As for the crossability lists, I am not sure if I will make one for Spain given my personal interest and since apparently the density of service stations in Spain is higher than in other countries. I've noticed that the motorway exit lists on Hitchwiki are linked to on some country pages (Germany), but not on all of them. That would be a "to do" thing - which again I do not feel attracted to, because I'm "such an anarchist" as Zenit put it... --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 12:27, 29 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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::: AFAIK, Spanish hitch-hikers don't have central online communication channels. If Spain was Poland, you would simply throw your questions into the “Autostopowicze czyli MY” (Hitch-hikers, that's WE) group on FB, and probably get a series of answers within a day. --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 12:33, 29 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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: Why the deletions on the [http://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Crossable_rest_areas_in_France&curid=13053&diff=80960&oldid=80955 A35]? [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 13:54, 29 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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:: These stations aren't on the A35 my dear. They're on the A31. Happened before, matter that I forget to remove the remainder of the copy-pasted list. Sorry, but I work as efficient as I can. Anyway, it's rather complete. What's your opinion / experience with motorway bridge restaurants. Are they usually open 24/24 or not? --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 14:43, 29 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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::: The only two in Germany they are 24x7x52.xxxx, in Belgium I don't really know. Barchon closes, as does Wanlin, and no experience with any other, but in Belgium most normal ones also close at night! [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 15:10, 29 September 2015 (CEST)<br />
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Hey, the stations which aren't listed in the crossability list for A2 (Germany) -- are they just not crossable? Or did you not find information?--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] ([[User talk:Zenit|talk]]) 12:08, 23 October 2015 (CEST)<br />
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: The not listed stations are not crossable, unless I'm really overlooking something! But am pretty sure without checking them, guess I've got some 3,000-5,000 km of hitching experience on that part of the "Warschauer Allee"! --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 20:46, 1 November 2015 (CET)<br />
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==Link to google books==<br />
Hi! [http://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Media&diff=0&oldid=84147 You wrote]: "''search it online on Google Books; Hitchwiki does not allow to link directly)''" — what do you mean by this? I can see the link right on that very row, though? :-) -[[User:Mikael|Mikael]] ([[User talk:Mikael|talk]]) 00:05, 15 August 2016 (CEST)<br />
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Please, can you watch your language. You said ''Bullshit'' to one of the user talk pages. Please, don't do it again! Other users may find it offensive! [[User:The Vixen|The Vixen]] ([[User talk:The Vixen|talk]]) 18:23, 6 March 2018 (UTC)<br />
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== Hitchgathering 2019 ==<br />
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Hi Frank, i just saw that [https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Hitchgathering/2018&diff=next&oldid=91250 Traumschule has been removed] from the list of suggestions for this year's gathering. Was there a decision making process about this or why did this happen? --[[User:Traumschule|Traumschule]] ([[User talk:Traumschule|talk]]) 13:26, 1 July 2018 (UTC)<br />
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== Spam pages ==<br />
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Hello Fverhart,<br />
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I'm just contacting you because I don't know about any other admin who was recently active. There's an increasing number of spam pages on the hitchwiki and it's starting to annoy me because it clogs up the recent changes list.<br />
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Is there anything we can do about them?<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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-- Rebew<br />
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:Didn't see much spam. I left a note at [[User talk:Rebew]]. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 14:53, 27 November 2021 (CET)<br />
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::I deleted it. --[[User:GeorgDerReisende|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende|talk]]) 16:05, 27 November 2021 (CET)</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User_talk:Guaka&diff=102062User talk:Guaka2021-05-12T12:51:17Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: all files are gone</p>
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<div>==Italian version of hitchwiki?==<br />
Hi Guaka, sorry cant really use hitchwiki talks but ill try my best. It make me feel really ashamed every time I open hitchwiki home page that there are plenty of languages, from chinese to hebrew to polish bulgarian and finnish and there is neither an article in italian. Id like to translate it from english according to my "schedule" havent any, and the fact that im continuosly traveling though without a regular internet connection nor personal device (depending on hosts or internet cafes). Simply i have no idea where to start to create a new language section, if i didnt get it wrong u as [[User:Prino|Prino]] are the main developers of this wiki. so id ask ur help:) <br />
trying to spread hitchin culture also among italians that have no idea about english or cant really understand it.<br />
thanks<br />
[[User:Fedecicco|Fede]]<br />
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:Cool. We'll set it up. Actually, usually [[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] does this. I created a ticket on github so it will happen for sure at some point: https://github.com/Hitchwiki/hitchwiki/issues/18. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 16:15, 14 July 2013 (CEST)<br />
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== When deleting spammers... ==<br />
Don't leave half the contents of the page, please replace it with just "Spam" [[User:Prino|Prino]] 18:20, 16 August 2012 (CEST)<br />
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:Sorry, which one did I miss? [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 18:31, 16 August 2012 (CEST)<br />
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::Look at the [[Special:Log/delete|deletion log]]. You are the only admin who leaves the system generated contents in the '''Other/additional reason''' box, rather than replacing it with just "Spam". [[User:Prino|Prino]] 21:15, 16 August 2012 (CEST)<br />
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:::I didn't know you meant the edit summary. Okay. Will put "spam" there from now on. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 00:11, 17 August 2012 (CEST)<br />
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== et ben c'est parti alors ==<br />
Salut Guaka (c'est pas toi qui est aussi sur Trashwiki? Le monde est définitivement petit...)<br />
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:Oui c'est le meme Guaka :)<br />
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Puisque tu m'autorises à poser des questions et en français, c'est parti...<br />
Pour traduire les pages déjà créées en anglais vers le français, dois-je demander systématiquement au(x) créateur(s) de la page?<br />
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:Tout est sous la license Creative Commons ShareAlike Attribution, donc il n'est pas necessaire de demander permission pour copier, traduire. Juste mentionner que c'est une traduction dans le commentaire suffit largement a mon avis (et en plus, ca pourrait etre pratique de savoir :)<br />
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Je suis un peu une quiche finie en termes de mise en page Wiki, j'espère que c'est pas trop grave... et que je crée pas des masses de boulot supplémentaire à des admins déjà débordés...<br />
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:Pas de probleme du tout, au contraire ca me fait plaisir d'aider avec la mise en page :) En plus, je pense qu'un peu d'activite sur le Hitchwiki en francais pourrait attirer plus de gens actives la-dessus.<br />
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Est-ce que vous avez déjà démarré un boulot de trad dans un ordre précis ou je la fais à ma sauce et comme je le souhaite? euh... voilà, je crois que c'est tout pour une première fois, merci! (et j'ai pas compris cette histoire de sign dont tu m'as parlé...[[User:Klodreamer|Klodreamer]] 01:35, 30 November 2011 (CET).)<br />
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:(<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> est automatiquement devenu [[User:Klodreamer|Klodreamer]] 01:35, 30 November 2011 (CET) :)<br />
:Pour traduire, tu peux simplement commencer a le faire, je pense qu'il y avait plein de traductions de l'allemand en francais. Mais je vais simplement regarder les [http://hitchwiki.org/fr/Sp%C3%A9cial:Modifications_r%C3%A9centes dernieres modifications dans la version francaises], et aider ou il y a le besoin. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 02:19, 30 November 2011 (CET)<br />
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Cool, merci super Guaka actifs sur toutes les communautes!!!<br />
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== A little question ==<br />
:''moved to [[Talk:Israel]]''<br />
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==Using the map on your profile==<br />
Hi Kasper, <br />
I liked the map on your profile a lot, the one saying where you lived, traveled, and hitched. I went and copied it into my own page, I hope you don't mind. If you do, please let me know, I'll remove it :)<br />
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Cheers,<br />
[[User:gerbennap|Gerben]]<br />
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==ridiculous!==<br />
Haha I love the new page of [[Nonsense]]. Essential reading.<br />
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==that would be nice!==<br />
It is going to be too many weekends before I unexpectedly turn up there again, I miss it already.. along with the Casa! [[Kalgoorlie]] is worlds apart. I suspect the separation will soon drive me to kick off some sort of collective down here :) lets see. Its fun to edit [[Hitchwiki]], hehe! Western Aus is so undiscovered.. not for long.. :) --[[User:Dear sarah|Dear Sarah]] 19:48, 23 September 2010 (CEST)<br />
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:Haha, great! I'll put the kettle on. To tempt you more, I'm already as tanned from 2 hrs in the sun here than all of July in Amsterdam... --[[User:Dear sarah|Dear Sarah]] 03:02, 24 September 2010 (CEST)<br />
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==re:how to ask for precision in an article==<br />
thanks for answering! yep, i know that, but does it mean i have to check all the versions ? (there s no clear indication about this specific change). plus many of them are from visitors (just IP). Or should i ask somewhere/someone else? if so,the "discussion" page for budapest seems most appropriate (more precise than the forum), but doesnt seem very active. <br />
P.S.: same as Rocky : should i talk on your page or mine? are you notified when i answer you on my talk page?<br />
thanks! [[User:Stupidfrog|Stupidfrog]] 11:18, 7 October 2008 (CEST)<br />
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==re:Highways==<br />
no problem, i'll try to find a good picture of me and my friend hitching on a highway in France.<br />
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P.S.: is this the right way to do wikitalk? wiki's are kinda new to me ;) --[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] 15:03, 18 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
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:Great, pictures are very welcome! Yeah, writing on someone's talk page will inform them about that. Usually it's added at the end of the page, but anyway, I should archive all the old stuff that's on my talk page. [[User:guaka|guaka]]<small><sup>[http://guaka.org site], [[user talk:guaka|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 16:47, 18 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
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==Resemblance to WikiTravel==<br />
Hello! Whatever you did worked. There's now no resemblance, so no problem!<br />
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[[User:Robin Patterson|Robin Patterson]] 03:46, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:Okay! Cool :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 08:41, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)<br />
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==That apostrophe==<br />
To save making you look twice, here's another thought I've had:<br />
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I see some recent moves probably related to standardising your apostrophe placement in "Hitchhikers". I've not looked to see how it all ended up.<br />
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But there's still a problem, as of a few minutes ago. Your main article namespace - http://hitchhiking.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=0 - contains pages that start with "Hitchhikers' Guide to Hitchhiking:". If they were redirects to matching "project" namespace pages - http://hitchhiking.wikicities.com/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=4 - that start with "Hitchhiker's Guide to Hitchhiking:", no problem. But they are not. That namespace is practically unused.<br />
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You do know, I suppose, that you can type "project:" and let the software sort out the long prefix?<br />
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:No I didn't. :)<br />
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So I suggest that you grab those "s-apostrophe" pages and Move them all to the corresponding "project:" page if that's what you meant for them (which you probably did, as they are "About" and "Why this wiki?", etc). <br />
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[[User:Robin Patterson|Robin Patterson]] 03:46, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)<br />
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:Sort of did that now. Hope it's awrite now. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 08:41, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)<br />
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==Separating verifiable fact from opinion and personal stories==<br />
:''moved to [[project:Community portal]]''<br />
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==Wiki Name==<br />
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:''moved to [[project:Community Portal]]'' :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 15:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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==Anarchopedia==<br />
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Hoj Guaka. Maybe you want to check what I am doing on this page [http://eng.anarchopedia.org/Anarchopedia:Hitchhiking_Wiki_datadump Anarchopedia:Hitchhiking Wiki datadump], basically the same as what was done with infoAnarchy wiki. I think it is useful to have redundancy, so that the content stays should one website go offline for any reason. I am not sure how many articles to move, I think I will just start with the ones I find most interesting. [[User:Rev 22|Rev 22]] 21:48, 3 July 2006 (UTC)<br />
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:Hmm, redundancy can be good, but it can also lead to double work. Can you contact me by mail? kas per DOT sou ren AROBASE gmail PUNTO com. There's always Google cache if one website is offline for a bit. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 23:42, 3 July 2006 (UTC)<br />
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::My initial idea was not to move all data, just the most interesting and relevant. Relevant data attracts users, and eventually contributors. Every article will link to articles on this project so the score search engine for it will increase. Google cache is not reliable as a backup, except for reasonably popular articles in popular websites, but even then recreating mediawiki code from cached data (html) is a suboptimal solution (except if formatted text is all you care about). [[User:Rev 22|Rev 22]] 02:08, 4 July 2006 (UTC)<br />
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==great stuff==<br />
This is really nice work. Let me know if you would like us to promote in via the wikia spotlight when you're ready. You should also talk to bill on http://World.wikia.com about cross-linking! [http://world.wikia.com/wiki/User:Gil<font color="Blue">Gil</font>] ([http://world.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Gil<font color="Blue" size="1">talk</font>]) 15:11, 25 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
:Thanks for the note - I believe Bill added you to World Wikia<br />
::As for ads, I know they are a bit annoying, but we use 100% of the ad revenue to pay for our servers and bandwith (and still lose money) so I hope you understand that we need to cover our costs. Given our topics are more fun and less "educational" than Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales decided that we would not easily get donations, so he made Wikia a commercial business. We could put the ads on the top of the page instead of the right hand side if you found that easier on your eyes :-). World had an that made us take them off temporarily, I expect they'll be back as soon as the engineers have time to quickly fix the code. Also, I couldn't tell from your comment if you wanted your wiki promoted in the spotlight. Thanks! [http://world.wikia.com/wiki/User:Gil<font color="Blue">Gil</font>] ([http://world.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Gil<font color="Blue" size="1">talk</font>]) 22:59, 25 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== I like it!.. ==<br />
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*I just fuckin like this wiki - nearly as much as I like hitchhiking... :-) --[[User:Speckmade|Speckmade]] 18:04, 25 October 2006 (UTC)<br />
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*Very Useful, good conception --[[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 14:48, 10 December 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Any time ==<br />
:''moved to [[Talk:Hitchhiking Zine]]''<br />
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== Moving help ==<br />
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What do you need? [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]]<small><sup>[[User talk:Zac Stewart|talk]]</sup></small> 00:13, 23 November 2006 (UTC)<br />
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Some things:<br />
* When the next Wikia database dump is imported at hitchwiki.org I want to go through all pages, check if they are the same on both sites and place the <nowiki>{{moved}}</nowiki> template at Wikia. It would be great to have some help with that. The next database dump will probably be available on the 27th of November. <br />
* A cool logo! <br />
* Let's write a [[project:Thanks to Wikia for hosting]]. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]]<small><sup>[[User talk:Guaka|Talk]]</sup><sup>[http://www1.couchsurfing.com/guaka CS]</sup></small> 01:04, 23 November 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== confused... ==<br />
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''hitchhikingguide.org''? ''hitchhiking.wikia.com''? ''world.wikia.org''? ''hitchwiki.org''?<br />
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Can you please tell (maybe at a prominent place) about what is now what, what is related to what in which way?<br />
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This Wiki moved from ''hitchhikingguide.org'' to ''hitchhiking.wikia.com'' - and then? to ''hitchwiki.org''? Is this now the official, persistent version, hte version to edit? What happened to ''hitchhiking.wikia.org''? What is that ''world.wikia.org'' it now redirects to? (Seems like it serves exactly the same purpose like Wikitravel... Where does it come from?)<br />
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Why does it show me my old userpage here and complains when I try to log in here, that there is no user of that name? Do I have to recreate an account here?<br />
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Questions over questions that I've not been able to answer completely on my own...<br />
--[[User:Speckmade|Speckmade]] 17:50, 12 Dec 2006 (UTC)<br />
: The wiki recently move from hitchhiking.wikia.org to hitchwiki.org. We transfered all the pages (including userpages) to here, but unfortunately, wikia doesn't let one export user-accounts, so you will have to register here again. wikia made the old url redirect to world.wikia.com, and we can do nothing about that. This seems to confuse a lot of people :(. Anyway, now we have our own domain and own databases, so the wiki will stay here forever :) --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 21:34, 12 December 2006 (CET)<br />
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:Ok, something for [[project:history]] :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 00:34, 13 December 2006 (CET)<br />
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::OK! Nice news! Thanks! (Hehe: My talk page is still there...)<br />
::Who will start this [[project:history]]? Would be definately nice - like that people get the chance to find out on their own or one can just give the link for these questions...<br />
::Greetings - [[User:Speckmade|Speckmade]] 04:45, 13 December 2006 (CET)<br />
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:::I just copied Tweek's reply to [[Hitchwiki:About#Frequently Asked Questions]]. :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 05:13, 13 December 2006 (CET)<br />
::::Thanks - that's nice.--[[User:Speckmade|Speckmade]] 02:39, 14 December 2006 (CET)<br />
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== Copyright violation ==<br />
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Grr. There's a [http://news.google.com/?ncl=1112120157&hl=en Associated Press story syndicated all over the world today], and it says that "World Wikia has resources on how to hitchhike out of Tokyo." Guess what? That's [http://www.hut.fi/u/jpatokal/travel/hitch-tokyo.html my article], which I licensed to Wikitravel, and which '''you''' copied to World Wikia and HitchWiki.org '''with no attribution of any kind'''.<br />
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Now yes, [http://wikitravel.org/en/User_talk:Guaka I did dual-license the content as GFDL], but you're not following the conditions of the [http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/fdl.html license]: <br />
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''B. List on the Title Page, as authors, one or more persons or entities responsible for authorship of the modifications in the Modified Version, together with at least five of the principal authors of the Document (all of its principal authors, if it has fewer than five), unless they release you from this requirement.''<br />
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I expect a ''major'' apology from you, and please remove every last word of my content you've copied here or elsewhere ''unless'' you can figure out a way to do what you're supposed to do according to the license: credit the author(s). Also remember that, for other Wikitravel content, GFDL and CC by-sa are ''not'' compatible. [[User:59.161.79.82|59.161.79.82]] 05:38, 20 December 2006 (CET) ([[:wikitravel:User:Jpatokal]])<br />
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:Ok, I'm ''very'' sorry. I know CC-BY-SA and GFDL aren't compatible, and I see that I made a mistake when I copied the text without a more specific mention.<br />
:I saw your other edits on this wiki. I hope [[Tokyo]] and [[Japan]] are okay on this wiki now? [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 13:27, 20 December 2006 (CET)<br />
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::On this wiki, yes, apology accepted. But please review your contributions of my content to World Wikia. [[User:61.246.40.184|61.246.40.184]] 18:58, 20 December 2006 (CET) (Jpatokal)<br />
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== Autostop Argentina wiki ==<br />
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Hi Guaka, i´m from argentina. From the comunity of Autostop Argentina we are trying to create a wiki at wikia.com. If you could give me a hand in any way (i filled the request form of wikia) i´ll thanks to you.<br />
so sory for my poor english.<br />
[http://www.autostopargentina.com.ar Autostop Argentina]<br />
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:Hi! Super! Maybe we can set up a Spanish version of Hitchwiki, also hosted by [[MrTweek]]? Seria mucho mas chevere!<br />
:Also, moving away from Wikia was not too hard, but it didn't go as smooth as expected.<br />
:Si prefieres, tambien puedes escribirme en castellano.<br />
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Gracias Guaka por contestar tan rapido! te escribo por email, subjet: AUTOSTOP ARGENTINA<br />
thanks!, SAn<br />
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== Couch Surfing ==<br />
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Yeah, I've looked into that site. A good majority of the people who've offered places to stay I've met off that site. Hoping to find more.<br />
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:Cool! Usually it works better once you get more contacts on CS. Have fun! [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 10:30, 8 March 2007 (CET)<br />
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== Mapping locations -- Google Maps? ==<br />
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Hi!<br />
<br />
I'm sure you know that Google has recently opend up their API in Google Maps just a little, allowing you to create and share locations/KML (shapes, points and lines) created via the Google Maps interface. I realize that another system is being used on various articles in Wikipedia (to tell you the truth, I can't find such an article right now -- if you know what I'm talking about, could you point me in the right direction?). Have you considered this issue on hitchwiki.org? I.e., should we stick to one solution for providing on-line mapping of coordinates for hitching places? Has such a solution already been implemented? Ideally, such a solution should be open, editable and transparent. I've added a link to a Google Maps point I have created for Janki, a popular hitching spot in Warsaw. The problem is that the point is not editable by anyone besides me (of course, anyone may simply change the link.) What are your thoughts on this? Also, what would be a more appropriate place to post such questions, so that all the editors may read and comment on the issue? (Still new here).<br />
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Pozdraw,<br />
Arthur<br />
: At the moment, we use to add direct links to www.liftershalte.info to articles, and mark the hitching spots there. [[Liftershalte.info]] is based on google maps, created by me and hosted on the same Server as hitchwiki.<br />
: I'm planning to add the possibility to include liftershalte-maps directly into hitchwiki-articles, but this doesn't seem to be trivial and I don't have much time at the moment, so it could take a while to implement this.<br />
: --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 15:08, 9 April 2007 (CEST)<br />
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== mauritania ==<br />
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got plenty !! how do i upload them ?? just had a 12 hour shift so my brain is maybe functioning at a less impressive level than it should... i got one uploaded to the [[Choum]] page but it's full size and not thumbnailed...<br />
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:Awesome! I added some formatting to the [[Choum]] picture. [http://hitchwiki.org/Choum?title=Choum&action=edit Check it out], but don't worry too much about that. Usually, if you provide some information about location and such, someone will add it to some pages on this wiki :) and if you add it yourself without formatting, someone (often me, or Philipp) will make it look nice. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 09:14, 14 April 2007 (CEST)<br />
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===Video plugins===<br />
great ! looks better... hopefully encourage some people to take the train, it's pretty good ! i have a video too if there's any way that can be incorporated...<br />
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:Hmm, cool. There are MediaWiki plugins for Google Video and YouTube, so MrTweek or I could install them and then you could upload it to those sites and tell us where to find the video :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 06:52, 18 April 2007 (CEST)<br />
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it's here ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdWE1sHOCpY<br />
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:I will try to get back to this when I'm back in [[Europe]]. It's not so easy to install this plugin from [[China]]. :/ But maybe MrTweek will fix it sooner :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 10:43, 24 April 2007 (CEST)<br />
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==Help!==<br />
Are these pages the right pages to talk/message with people on here?<br />
[[User:Myshkin|Myshkin]] 16:33, 16 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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: Yepp, that's how we do this here ;) --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 16:48, 16 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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:: Yeah, it's good for transparency and if someone writes something sensible (which happens sometimes ;) it can directly be copied somewhere else. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 17:41, 16 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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== Allowing user stylesheets ==<br />
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Could you add this to LocalSettings.php to allow users to create their own stylesheets?<br />
$wgAllowUserCss = true;<br />
[[User:Chmac|Chmac]] 15:34, 16 October 2007 (CEST)<br />
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: I just enabled it. Hope it works --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://http://www.liftershalte.info/ site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 15:48, 16 October 2007 (CEST)<br />
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== Image background ==<br />
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Hey, do you maybe know how to fix the background of the images of the Template:Potn so that they appear with the same backgroud color like on the main page? (without white borders). [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 21:21, 18 January 2008 (CET)<br />
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== Video Plugin ==<br />
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Hi, I saw you installed the kaltura video plugin. I'm from the Kaltura team and wanted to know if everything went smoothly, if you had any problems and also to collect any feedback you might have. Thx, [[User:IdoSet|IdoSet]] 09:23, 2 June 2008 (CEST)<br />
: Hi again, I started a video on my user page - how to hitch-hike safely. I thought it could be a video demo based on the article. Would appreciate your contributions... Thx, [[User:IdoSet|IdoSet]] 09:22, 25 June 2008 (CEST)<br />
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== Top bar ==<br />
Hey, in top yellow bar have 'fi' pointing for pt version. Fix to 'pt'<br />
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: I think MrTweek has fixed it already :) --[[User:guaka|guaka]]<small><sup>[http://guaka.org site], [[user talk:guaka|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 10:56, 4 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
:: Yes :) You can even edit the top line yourself. See [[Hitchwiki:Topline]], and maybe also [[Hitchwiki:Start Page]]. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 11:31, 4 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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== drupal ==<br />
see my talkpage. --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 16:32, 16 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
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see mine too [[User:Xo|xo]] 19:29, 16 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
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== openid ==<br />
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if i want to convert my hitchwiki account into openid, nothing happens, just a blank, white page appears. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 00:38, 30 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
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:Hmm, I just logged in with an OpenID and then I was able to log in to my account afterwards. I'll check the conversion now. guaka 12:25, 30 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
::It's working now, no idea how but it works. great stuff! [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] 15:38, 30 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
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== Turkey ==<br />
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Well, never leave your stuff in a truck, esp. not when crossing borders ;-) Had similar experiences when going from Bulgaria to Serbia, waited for the truck more than 5 hours. Where are you going at the moment? Well, let me know when you reached Syria ;) [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] 14:51, 18 October 2008 (UTC)<br />
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:Yep yep. Just started an article about [[border crossings]] and spread some more useful info. :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 22:07, 19 October 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Zoetermeer ==<br />
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Jongeren Belang Zoetermeer zoekt een ervaren lifter om een korte film (vijf minuten) te maken over liften, zodat jongeren er wellicht wat meer bekend mee worden. Ze hadden mij benaderd, maar ik doe er niet aan mee. Misschien is het iets voor jou aangezien jij dicht bij Zoetermeer woont. Of wellicht weet je iemand die er aan mee wil werken. <br />
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Ik kreeg hierover een mail doorgestuurd van de volgende bestuurder van JB Zoetermeer.<br />
http://www.jbzmeer.nl/site/pages/wie-zijn-wij/timothy.php<br />
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Als je belangstelling hebt, stuur ik hun mailadressen en mails aan je door.<br />
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--[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 18:50, 24 November 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Review ==<br />
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Hi thanks for that, I was just feeling a bit lost with all the structure and on how to get back into the writing. Especially as matter to keep my writings systematic, but also maybe to ensure a certain similarity of the information throughout the various cities and countries? We keep in touch about that!<br />
I definitely can make some entry for Djibouti! [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 00:15, 16 March 2009 (UTC)<br />
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Pleasure and no worries, for most of them I tried to make some equal adjustment between the various pages. I will still work in it. I seem to mainly have a problem of finding a structure to follow when I start a new page. [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 02:55, 3 May 2009 (UTC)<br />
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==Hitchwiki Maps Questions==<br />
Hi guaka. I have some questions about Hitchwiki maps. I was searching through, but i couldn't find any up date info. First of all is it possible to edit other users spots. There is many roads being built or rebuilt in Poland recently and there are more and more spots that need or will need some updates or even removal. Second is how can I set my home position other than Paris, maybe I'm blind;) but couldn't find it. Third, I see there are changes in the maps in city pages. No more thumb symbols with rating. Any reasons why? Any recent talk page about? Thanx for any help. Greets! --[[User:Paluch|Paluch]] 17:30, 24 June 2009 (UTC)<br />
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==French version==<br />
Hi Guaka hoe gaat het? I would like to make changes in the interface of the french wiki (spelling and translation, begining with this ugly Acceuil instead of accueil). I guess that it is required to become an admin to do that. So can I become one? Otherwise I could also ask you to do the changes if you have time;) --[[User:Kimdime69|Kimdime69]] 22:19, 30 June 2009 (UTC)<br />
:And help me to understand why my adaptation of the countries template [[:fr:Modèle:Infobox Pays]] doesn't work (for exemple <nowiki>{{langue}}</nowiki> displayed even if the information is fullfiled) Cheers.--[[User:Kimdime69|Kimdime69]] 23:54, 30 June 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== bork ==<br />
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I will edit personal page. I am planning to do that on Wikipedia for a long time but somehow I love to be nobody who is contributing to the community. Plus you look like guy who picked me up in Germany (500 km with him) You are exactly the same xDDDD<br />
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Plus plus I didn't notice how to put personal comments so I just added them to he articles because I think there are very useful to the exciting ones as little improvment. For example you have Duisburg where I stucked and if somebody have written that Düsseldorf is just few Euros away I wouldn't sleep on gas station that night etc... <br />
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:-)<br />
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== hoi ==<br />
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Hoi Kasper! --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 08:17, 15 October 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== Thanks... ==<br />
For cooking the other day, and reviewing my wiki syntax every once in a while :) It's appreciated!<br />
--[[User:Perilisk|Perilisk]] 21:28, 3 December 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== Czech republic ==<br />
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Hey, read the [[Talk:Czech_Republic|Talk page]] before reverting stuff! --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 11:10, 27 June 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:Yeah, thanks for being attentive! I don't even remember I reverted it! :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 16:46, 27 June 2010 (UTC)<br />
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== Wikitravel ==<br />
:TODO: ''move to FAQ :)''<br />
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Why doesnt hitchwiki work together with wikitravel? It seems to me senseless that there are two wiki sites with city-like pages. -- 11:03, 29 June 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:Practical answer: Wikitravel is owned and controlled by a company, they put ads on the site and you can't download the database dump (I've asked for this, even before Wikitravel was sold out to Internet Brands). This is quite different from [[Hitchwiki:How_we_want_to_keep_Hitchwiki|how we want to keep Hitchwiki]].<br />
:Content related answer: 1. I don't think Wikitravel would want to include extended information about hitchhike spots inside cities. 2. Hitchhikers are often not tourists. <br />
:There are probably some more good reasons I can come up with... Nevertheless, Wikitravel is using the same CC-BY-SA license now, so feel free to copy text back and forth :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 11:19, 29 June 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:: I understand all that but still it seems to me pointless, to spread out user generated traveling sites. Have a nice day. -- 15:13, 29 June 2010 (UTC)<br />
::: Hitchhiking is not a method of travelling, but a method of transportation. Wikitravel would not want as detailed information as we have, and our information is exclusively about hitchhiking. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 15:49, 29 June 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:::: Well not exclusively, we do have information about where to sleep, but we would never have information about 5 star hotels in articles here, or about museums and fancy restaurants and information about rock bottom budget food kinda moved to [[:trash:|Trashwiki]] :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 16:05, 29 June 2010 (UTC)<br />
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== re: Phrasebooks, and a few questions ==<br />
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Hey, Kasper, I answered your question on my discussion page a few days ago - I'm very much used to answering on my own page as we do in Wikipedia ;-) Also, could you answer to my question regarding your comment [[Template_talk:Phrasebook/Arabic|here]], please? And one last question: to discuss general questions, is the community portal talk the right spot? Cheers--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] 19:47, 4 August 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:I saw your answer when I didn't have time to respond...<br />
:The [[Hitchwiki:Community_Portal|Community Portal]] is a good spot yes. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 22:42, 4 August 2010 (UTC)<br />
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== West Gate shopping center ==<br />
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How do u know its quite a hike from shopping center till pay-toll? its no more than 500m [[User:Luka85|Luka85]] 20:36, 30 August 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:I was staying with a local hitchhiker. Then I actually was there yesterday afternoon. It's a hike if you take the bridge. It's still a bit of a hike to cross the channel, not far... Will add my experiences later, with pics :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 20:52, 30 August 2010 (UTC)<br />
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At who did u stay? maybe i know the guy [[User:Luka85|Luka85]] 12:22, 2 September 2010 (UTC)<br />
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Oh I know the guy (he studies archeology, right?). didnt knew he was on CS though [[User:Luka85|Luka85]] 17:25, 2 September 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:Yep, archaeology, and yes, through CS. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 17:27, 2 September 2010 (UTC)<br />
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And how long did u wait on pay-tolls and till when did u got ur first ride? [[User:Luka85|Luka85]] 18:23, 2 September 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:Pay tolls were not as great as e.g. in [[France]]. After 25 minutes or so with many many cars passing, mostly ignoring us, two trucks stopped. The Belgian dudes who were standing 100 meters further, right before the trucks, didn't bother to walk there. So after 1 minute I ran there and arranged a ride for me and Erga to [[Macelj-Kozminci border crossing|the border]]. We had to split up between the trucks but since it was only a short distance, and some German was spoken by the Turkish truckers we were okay with that. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 21:04, 2 September 2010 (UTC)<br />
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Didnt catch u with the belgian guys, they managed to stop turkish truck drivers before they arrived to pay-toll? [[User:Luka85|Luka85]] 21:21, 2 September 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:Oh no, we were all right after the toll booths. The 2 trucks stopped. I was signalling the Belgians to go check if they can get a ride with them, but they didn't bother. So I went myself and scored the ride. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 21:38, 2 September 2010 (UTC)<br />
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== Re: Money ==<br />
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Yeah no prob! But do tell me, what would you like to be added? I myself am home now, after a long hitch from Norway to Spain, starting with 0.00 in my pocket! So I can say I'm a bit experienced with hitching with no money. I'm not really sure what to add to the article at the moment, since it still seems in it's early early stages, but if there's anything you're unsure but feel I may know, I'm MORE than happy to contribute!<br />
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But for now I'll make a short section on hitching without a dime. Edit as you seem appropiate!<br />
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== Blogging ==<br />
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:''moved to [[Hitchwiki talk:Community Portal]]''<br />
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== Template ==<br />
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Do you know where the Talk page is for the standard city template? I'd like to propose there to remove the "Places to visit" heading, as this leads new editors like Siberian Explorer to put in general tourism info; I thought we decided a couple of years back that Hitchwiki shouldn't compete with Wikitravel. [[User:CRCulver|CRCulver]] 17:46, 13 November 2010 (CET)<br />
: lol, I got today same thoughts. P.S. Where is guidelines what to write? [[User:Siberian explorer|Siberian explorer]] 18:06, 13 November 2010 (CET):<br />
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:Found [[Template:City]] and there's [[Template talk:City]].<br />
:I also came across: <br />
:[[Hitchwiki:Templates]] - going to delete content and redirect somewhere<br />
:[[Hitchwiki:Template for City pages]] - move to [[Template talk:City]]<br />
:[[Special:MostLinkedTemplates]] - clean up :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 19:16, 13 November 2010 (CET)<br />
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::I don't think we even have guidelines here, somehow it just worked fine without guidelines - but that shouldn't stop anyone from starting them ;) There are pages like [[Hitchwiki:How we want to keep Hitchwiki]] though :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 19:19, 13 November 2010 (CET)<br />
::: ''moved some discussion to [[Template talk:City]]'' [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 22:00, 13 November 2010 (CET)<br />
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== Admin? ==<br />
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Hey, Kasper,<br>I was wondering if you could possibly give me the sysop rights? I've been contributing for a longish time, I know my way around wikis and stuff, and for all it's worth I'm still an admin on Wikipedia even though I don't regularly contribute there. I know there's already quite a few sysops around, but I don't think one more can do any harm, and besides, there's a new spam article at the moment that's been around for almost four hours without anybody removing it ;-) cheers--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] 22:16, 26 May 2011 (CEST)<br />
: I just promoted you. Thanks for the good work so far :) --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 22:34, 26 May 2011 (CEST)<br />
:: Awesome :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 23:39, 26 May 2011 (CEST)<br />
::: Thanks, guys :-)--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] 00:19, 27 May 2011 (CEST)<br />
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== /community ==<br />
<br />
You mentioned /community on CS today, though I could not seem to log in with my Hitchwiki credentials. I get an error page with Wordpress headlines... --[[User:Quitelost|Quitelost]] 09:59, 5 September 2011 (CEST)<br />
:It worked for me yesterday but I passed your message to [[User:Platschi|Platschi]], who has set up the thing. Can you paste (part of) the error page here? [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 10:31, 5 September 2011 (CEST)<br />
::I end up at http://hitchwiki.org/community/wp-login.php with "ERROR: Invalid username. Lost your password?". Trying to request password with my Hitchwiki email gives me "no user registered with that email". Maybe it's just my account... [[User:Quitelost|Quitelost]] 10:40, 5 September 2011 (CEST)<br />
::: How do you write your Username? With a capital Q? I think there was a problem like this. Try to use a capital Q, if you didn't already do so. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 11:16, 5 September 2011 (CEST)<br />
:::: Yes, ofcourse. No lowercase usernames (or page titles) in Mediawiki. Should've remembered that. Thanks. [[User:Quitelost|Quitelost]] <br />
:::: We should find a better solution though. Either fix it or mention this issue at http://hitchwiki.org/community/wp-login.php - I went through the code but unfortunately wp_check_password is only given a user ID, not the username. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 11:53, 5 September 2011 (CEST)<br />
::::: I fixed it by overriding <tt>get_user_by()</tt> :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 12:04, 5 September 2011 (CEST)<br />
:::::: So probably that's why I didn't managed to reproduce it now, great work :) [[User:Quitelost|quitelost]] 12:12, 5 September 2011 (CEST)<br />
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== Hey ! ==<br />
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You're welcome :-) This wiki has been quite useful to me during my last trip. It's the last I can do ! I took some notes about hitchhiking spots during my trip, but I can't find it right now. I'm quite of a day dreamer, so I make a lot of stupid mistakes (even being used to the mediawiki system). Don't be surprised... [[User:BadWolf|BadWolf]]<br />
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:Thanks for giving back! Mistakes are no problem at all on an active wiki like this one, usually someone will jump in and fix things :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 09:13, 24 November 2011 (CET)<br />
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::Allright then! I did knew about the signature thing. But, of course, I forgot, as usual :P Have a good day ! [[User:BadWolf|BadWolf]] 09:21, 24 November 2011 (CET)<br />
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== Deleting spam/spammers ==<br />
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When you block a spammer and delete the crap they put up, change the "Content was: ..." to just "Spam", '''don't keep any URLs visible in the change log''' (after all, that's what they want...) [[User:Prino|Prino]] 07:56, 13 December 2011 (CET)<br />
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:Would be good if there's an extension for this stuff. I've actually been playing with a semi-automated approach of handling spam on [http://cultwiki.org/ cultwiki], we could try that out here. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 08:20, 13 December 2011 (CET)<br />
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== Jerusalem experience ==<br />
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Since you have quite some experience with the area, I'd like to draw your attention to my recent [[Talk:Jerusalem |edit]] on the Talk page for Jerusalem. [[User:CRCulver|CRCulver]] 19:00, 1 January 2012 (CET)<br />
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== [[Template:Infobox Country]] ==<br />
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Can you have a look at this. I've tried adding clickable links to XE for the currency, so that people can check what they will be paying, but the text after the second &amp; seems to disappear. Also, for currency = USD it would be nice to only give EUR and for EUR only USD. [[User:Prino|Prino]] 18:24, 19 May 2012 (CEST)<br />
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:Couldn't quickly get this to work. I suspect that the link don't allow variables somehow. Or it could be that upgrading to latest MW might fix this? [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 01:00, 20 May 2012 (CEST)<br />
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hey i'm sorry, is this how i uh reply to a message? i am not online too often, a friend showed me this website and i figured i'd make an exception i think it's real cool what yall are doin here , demystifying hitchhiking, i think i have some pretty cool stuff to contribute but man i don't know how to do all this stuff so, if you could tell me whatcha meant in your message, i don't see what you changed<br />
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== New extension ==<br />
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Kasper,<br />
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If you delete spammers, use [http://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesCleanup Recent Changes Cleanup] to hide your changes, so that the Change Log stay neat and tidy. [[User:Prino|Prino]] 11:55, 27 August 2012 (CEST)<br />
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== Digihitch ==<br />
I inquired a little further and it seems like fruup is basically running the site right now but is more or less just "sitting on it" unable to commit a decent amount of time to it. He offered to get me in touch with Morgan's family to basically take over the reigns to the site. Problem is I lack the technical know how and knowledge of the vision that Morgan's family may have for the site. Please email me back: thewindnrain@gmail.com; I have a lot of ideas and a lot of free time to commit, but no outlet to apply it to.[[User:Thewindandrain|Thewindandrain]] 02:09, 24 September 2012 (CEST)<br />
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== Erga photo ==<br />
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Why did you put a photo of Erga hitchhiking '''to''' Bucharest on the page for Bucharest? I would think it more appropriate on the page of whatever city she was hitchhiking out of at the time. [[User:CRCulver|CRCulver]] 19:07, 26 September 2012 (CEST)<br />
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:True, but I don't remember from where it was :) Added similar pictures to articles like that. Also, it could be a starting point for a Hitching in section ;) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 22:02, 26 September 2012 (CEST)<br />
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== Rendering of SVG flags ==<br />
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For some reason the flags of Spain and Portugal no longer render, see, among others, [[Europe]]. Can you have a look? [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 12:39, 14 October 2012 (CEST)<br />
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== Edit conflict ==<br />
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Have been talking to [[User:Strazdas007]] on Skype. Whatever he tries to edit will end, when he saves it with an "Editing conflict". I initially blocked him as his name is pretty spammy, but unbloced him later when he contacted me, and he was able to create his page yesterday, but right now he's completely stuck. Can you have a look at what's going on? He cannot even edit your talk page! [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 21:08, 24 October 2012 (CEST)<br />
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== Spam page deletion problem ==<br />
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I cannot delete two spam pages, one on the German and one on the Russian wiki. In both cases the error is<br />
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A database error has occurred. Did you forget to run maintenance/update.php after upgrading? See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading#Run_the_update_script<br />
Query: INSERT INTO `archive` (ar_namespace,ar_title,ar_comment,ar_user,ar_user_text,ar_timestamp,ar_minor_edit,ar_rev_id,ar_parent_id,ar_text_id,ar_text,ar_flags,ar_len,ar_page_id,ar_deleted,ar_sha1) SELECT page_namespace,page_title,rev_comment,rev_user,rev_user_text,rev_timestamp,rev_minor_edit,rev_id,rev_parent_id,rev_text_id,'','',rev_len,page_id,rev_deleted,rev_sha1 FROM `page`,`revision` WHERE page_id = '2044' AND (page_id = rev_page)<br />
Function: WikiPage::doDeleteArticleReal<br />
Error: 1054 Unknown column 'ar_sha1' in 'field list' (127.0.0.1)<br />
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Can you have a look at it.<br />
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Also, on both Monobook CSS does not give me the normal "delete" tab at the top of the page. [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 12:58, 7 November 2012 (CET)<br />
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== Deleting spam in German wiki impossible ==<br />
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Please do something about this, there's yet another spam page on the German wiki. [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 20:18, 22 November 2012 (CET)<br />
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:Fixed the database issue and deleted two spam pages. Thanks for your alertness! [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 15:08, 23 November 2012 (CET)<br />
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::Same issue on the Russian one, and there are two spam pages [http://hitchwiki.org/ru/index.php?title=Roth&rcid=1576 Roth] and [http://hitchwiki.org/ru/index.php?title=Kilpatrick217&rcid=1567 Kilpatrick217]. You might also want to check the other languages for the same problem... Also, using the monobook CSS, you cannot delete anything (de and ru, and possibly others) - I'm sorry to say, but I personally loathe the new "Hitchwiki" css... [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 16:46, 23 November 2012 (CET)<br />
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== Floods of spammers ==<br />
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If you look at the [http://hitchwiki.org/pl/index.php?title=Specjalna:Ostatnie_zmiany&hidebots=0 Polish recent changes] for 2012-12-24, you will see that there were 12 bogus registrations in just 7 minutes. Can we please do something about this. There must be a way to link them to specific IP addresses, and although it may hit innocent bystandes, maybe we should start blocking more than just the single IP address, and directly go for 255, i.e. aaa.bbb.ccc.*<br />
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I might also be useful to remove the ability to register on any of the non-English wiki's - just put up a note that "due to whatever...." people must register on the English one, but can then login on any of the others as well.<br />
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Finally, why can't we make registration a manual process: people register, provide an email address, and one of the Admins can activate the account. Clicking on something to activate them would take far less time than blocking them and then going via the Special Pages to the Recent Changes Cleanup to hide two entries in the change log... <br />
[[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 00:43, 25 November 2012 (CET)<br />
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:Sorry about Gn0m on the German wiki - stupid username anyway...<br />
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:As for blocking spammers, these RegExp's should stop quite a few: <br />
:* <nowiki>[A-Z][a-z]*[A-Z][a-z]{2}</nowiki>, <br />
:* <nowiki>[A-Z][a-z]*[A-F][0-9]</nowiki>, and<br />
:* <nowiki>[A-Za-z]*[0-9]{4}</nowiki> <br />
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:They should not give any error message, but just silently ignore the registration. Anything with more than two 'x'es should also be ignored. [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 18:31, 28 November 2012 (CET)<br />
:: Wtf? Again, can you please stop banning users as long as they don't make any problems? I don't care who many dead spamming accounts we have. As long as they don't spam, they don't do any harm at all. Then again, every other week a genuine user is blocked which DOES cause harm. And insulting our users in public for no reason (''stupid username anyway...''') is not exactly a behaviour I want to see here. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<sup>([[User_talk:MrTweek|talk]])</sup> 23:14, 28 November 2012 (CET)<br />
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== CSS: Hitchwiki vs Monobook differences (Bug!) ==<br />
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If you go to my [[User:Prino/log/summary|summary table]] page, you will see that it contains three tables. Using the Monobook CSS they all behave as expected, i.e. they can be sorted without any problems. Now switch to the new (and IMHO ever so annoying "New and now washes even whiter") Hitchwiki CSS, and suddenly the tables are no longer sortable, and the nice little sort arrows do not even appear on the country and month tables anymore. <br />
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Can someone skilled in the art figure out what's going on? Thanks, [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 21:38, 26 December 2012 (CET)<br />
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:I guess some JavaScript is not included with the Hitchwiki theme. I just asked Mikael if he has any idea. If he doesn't I can take a better look at this. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 23:46, 26 December 2012 (CET)<br />
:: Yup sounds like some JS missing. I'll look into it! Prino, lucky we can all choose our favourite templates. ;-) Thanks for noticing it. -[[User:Mikael|Mikael]] ([[User talk:Mikael|talk]]) 23:49, 26 December 2012 (CET)<br />
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== Unacceptable usernames ==<br />
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"Edwardgrahamlii" was one of a series of accounts created by a spambot, and all the names were derived from the same algorithm. That's why I deleted it (someone, maybe Prino, had deleted earlier ones before me). [[User:CRCulver|CRCulver]] ([[User talk:CRCulver|talk]]) 19:49, 18 April 2013 (CEST)<br />
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== On the undesirability of first-person writing ==<br />
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Could you please participate [[User_talk:Irningston|here]]? [[User:CRCulver|CRCulver]] ([[User talk:CRCulver|talk]]) 02:13, 10 May 2013 (CEST)<br />
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== Discussion forums ==<br />
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Though Stew Green and I had a disagreement about adding accomodation on Hitchwiki, I didn't participate in the community discussion because it was on [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!forum/hitchwiki Google Groups], and I would prefer not to log in to Google-owed sites. Why are editors still using a Google Groups forum to talk when Hitchwiki has its [http://hitchwiki.org/forums/ own forum]? [[User:CRCulver|CRCulver]] ([[User talk:CRCulver|talk]]) 02:28, 10 May 2013 (CEST)<br />
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:You're very right. I'll keep this in mind and do a [http://hitchwiki.org/groups/about-this-buddypress-installation/forum/topic/bxl-hackathon-progress/ repost] :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 11:54, 10 May 2013 (CEST)<br />
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::There has been some login issues to our own forums for some users — so it's still kinda in "testing" phase (yea, for 2 years...), but seems like things are getting more stable and we could really start using it in this way. [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] ([[User talk:Mikael|talk]]) 12:22, 17 May 2013 (CEST)<br />
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== Login problems ==<br />
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Since a couple of weeks I can no longer log in to any of the other language wiki's, they come back that my password is incorrect, can you have a look at what's going on. I just want to hide all the names of the spammers from the Recent Changes pages, so that only relevant things are visible, something I've been doing on the English one for quite some time now. [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 09:30, 17 May 2013 (CEST)<br />
:We also found this bug some time ago. Could you test can you login to newly created [[:lt:|Lithuanian wiki]]? [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] ([[User talk:Mikael|talk]]) 12:19, 17 May 2013 (CEST)<br />
::I can get into the Lithuanian one without problems, but I tried another one ([[:pl:|Polish]]) and there I still cannot get in, even if I actually re-enter the correct password. :( [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 20:55, 17 May 2013 (CEST)<br />
:::When is this problem finally going to be solved, I still cannot get into most other wikis with my '''en''' password. [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 21:50, 22 June 2013 (CEST)<br />
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== All CSS is gone ==<br />
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The title says it all, the usability in this state is abysmal... [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 18:48, 30 July 2013 (CEST)<br />
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:Looks fine for me now, also when not logged in. Checking on IRC now. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 19:34, 30 July 2013 (CEST)<br />
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::Only the Hitchwiki skin works, all the other ones are totally screwed up. And the hitchwiki skin doesn't have the nice sortable tables, something broken ever since it was introduced. Additional note, I've tried this also with Internet Exploiter and the results are the same, crap. FWIW, the preferences page in the hitchwiki skin used to be tabbed, it's no longer. Something has been screwed up big time... [[User:Prino|Prino]] ([[User talk:Prino|talk]]) 21:30, 30 July 2013 (CEST)<br />
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== more trouble ==<br />
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I can access the article of [[Dresden]], but from there I cannot follow to the article [[A13 (Germany)]], I get there a message <br />
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''403 Forbidden''<br />
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&mdash; <br />
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''Forbidden''<br />
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''You don't have permission to access /en/index.php on this server.''<br />
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''Apache/2.2.22 (Debian) Server at hitchwiki.org Port 80''<br />
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--[[User:GeorgDerReisende|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende|talk]]) 10:57, 2 August 2013 (CEST)<br />
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:Ok... https://github.com/Hitchwiki/hitchwiki/issues/19 [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 11:14, 2 August 2013 (CEST)<br />
: I fixed this. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<sup>([[User_talk:MrTweek|talk]])</sup> 13:37, 2 August 2013 (CEST)<br />
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== Hitchwiki on the N900 ==<br />
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Hi, <br />
i just found the Aard Dictionary and would like to install the offline hitchwiki on a spare Nokia n900 to take to the road. Is dict-hitchwiki.tar.bz2 still available somewhere?<br />
It also appears the gdfl dump files are offline. Will they be available again, and would these also work on Maemo5.<br />
Thanks for putting up this great resource.<br />
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cheers, spaak<br />
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:Running `find .|grep dict-hitchwiki` through backups (too many files for `updatedb` :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 15:52, 3 September 2013 (CEST)<br />
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::Sorry, the file didn't show up. Isn't it possible to create it with current XML dumps? [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 17:34, 3 September 2013 (CEST)<br />
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:::[[User:Spaak|Spaak]] ([[User talk:Spaak|talk]]) 05:04, 4 September 2013 (CEST) Thanks and sorry, complete noob here. Would the xml files be stored here http://hitchwiki.org/dumps/ ? The page is empty and/or under construction. It would be cool to load the places of the hitchwiki map in either Marble, Monav or any osm-compatible navigation software for offline use. To be clear, I mean the places, rather than the general hh info. Can this be done?<br />
:::: I just repaired the dumps: [[Hitchwiki:Dumps|See here]]. The GFDL ones won't work. We probably lost them. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<sup>([[User_talk:MrTweek|talk]])</sup> 07:56, 4 September 2013 (CEST)<br />
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::::: /dumps was still showing "forbidden". Fixed now :) [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 11:07, 4 September 2013 (CEST)<br />
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::::: [[User:Spaak|Spaak]] ([[User talk:Spaak|talk]]) 17:13, 4 September 2013 (CEST) Nice! If i were to run the hitchwiki-current-en in Marble, it seems the xml file must be converted to a .pak file first, or? After checking here techbase.kde.org/Projects/Marble/MaemoOfflineRouting* i did some research on how to do this, but no luck. Any pointers appreciated. Thanks again. (*OT: simple sum does not appear, even with all blockers off)<br />
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:::::: Not sure about this. Could be good to turn this discussion into a section of [[project:offline]] :) - BTW, another approach would be turning the dump into the dict format and use the dict commandline client. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 10:10, 5 September 2013 (CEST)<br />
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:::::::[[User:Spaak|Spaak]] ([[User talk:Spaak|talk]]) Ok. Working on it.<br />
::::::::[[User:Spaak|Spaak]] ([[User talk:Spaak|talk]] Marble reads Hitchwiki's kml files. I've put up a how-to at [[High-tech_hitchhiking#Internet_tablets]].<br />
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== Access to blog ==<br />
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Seems I cannot log in to my blog any more, is there a reason for this? [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 23:12, 20 May 2014 (CEST)<br />
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== Github access for Christopher Culver ==<br />
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Can you give him access to it? And send him an email once he's got access? [[User:Prino|Prino]]<small><sup>[http://hitchwiki.org/prino/ blog], [[User talk:Prino|talk]]</sup></small> 18:05, 8 July 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== Reverts ==<br />
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I almost never revert people's additions the first time they write in first person or unnecessarily sign their names. I just give them a friendly warning that this isn't how we do things on Hitchwiki. However, this particular editor has ignored two prior requests to avoid mentioning himself, and I think the best policy would be reverting his edits until he realizes that something is wrong. In any event, we need some kind of exhortation in the article edit page to avoid writing in first person. I spend all of my time on Hitchwiki now asking people not to write in first person, I don't have any time left to actually edit articles (a ''lot'' of articles now are in need of a major cleanup). [[User:CRCulver|CRCulver]] ([[User talk:CRCulver|talk]]) 16:37, 25 August 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== new bug ==<br />
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I cannot make any edits to the German part of hitchwiki, I always get the message: ''Es ist ein Datenbankabfragefehler aufgetreten. Dies könnte auf einen Fehler in der Software hindeuten.'' --[[User:GeorgDerReisende|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende|talk]]) 14:19, 7 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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:Oops. I added an issue here: https://github.com/Hitchwiki/hitchwiki/issues/48 [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 18:33, 7 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== Spam ==<br />
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Hey, Guaka! Thanks for making that change yesterday to unlock the database! I'm glad to be editing again; however, I've been dealing with a constant barrage of spam since then. Was there some sort of anti-spam setting that might have gotten changed? I noticed that IP editors can edit again, and create new pages, which I know wasn't the case before. Or are there any tools to more easily deal with spam? Cheers, [[User:Irningston|Irningston]] ([[User talk:Irningston|talk]]) 21:50, 15 October 2016 (UTC)<br />
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How many good people?<br />
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The only fucking thing you seem to be able to do is to remove the capability of people who care. When was the last time you actually made a meaningful contribution to this wiki? Now I even have to enter fucking captcha's...<br />
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:Prino, it's all gonna be good at some point. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 21:59, 23 July 2019 (UTC)<br />
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== Dxc ==<br />
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Hey Guaka,<br>Thanks for getting active on this. Is there a way you're envisioning undoing the deletions -- manually? I see you've already started work, I would like to help. But can we do it in an organised way? Is the list on the Dxc talk page the beginning of organising it? Thanks for sharing your thoughts--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] ([[User talk:Zenit|talk]]) 20:10, 5 May 2021 (CEST)<br />
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:I moved the list here: [[Hitchwiki:Dxc_deletions]]<br />
:It's a matter of going through it and seeing if there are parts that can be copied back into the articles or possibly reverting edits. No easy solution. <br />
:The quick wins are the ones where dxc was the last contributor, showing as '''(current)''' in the list of contributions. Then you can quickly see what was removed and "rollback" if you're an admin. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 19:20, 7 May 2021 (CEST)<br />
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::Cool, thanks!--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] ([[User talk:Zenit|talk]]) 17:36, 10 May 2021 (CEST)<br />
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:::Since you're a bit more pro than me, maybe you can help me to understand if there is a possibility -- via a database dump perhaps -- to generate a list of all the articles Dxc has had their fingers in, from A to Z? I feel it would be easier to deal with that than with the plain list of edits (confusion has erupted majorly over who has done what already). Would be great!--[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] ([[User talk:Zenit|talk]]) 19:38, 11 May 2021 (CEST)<br />
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== Uploading images fails ==<br />
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Hello, im not sure you're the right person to tell this but even if you aint maybe can point me in the right direction.<br />
I tried uploading some images and got the following error:<br />
Action failed<br />
Could not open lock file for "mwstore://local-backend/local-public/e/e6/LBP006.jpg". Make sure your upload directory is configured correctly and your web server has permission to write to that directory. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:$wgUploadDirectory for more information. (Warlo)<br />
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:As I mentioned [[Hitchwiki:Community Portal#All files are gone!|here]], all files are gone. What happened? --[[User:GeorgDerReisende|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende|talk]]) 14:51, 12 May 2021 (CEST)</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Hitchwiki:Community_Portal&diff=101727Hitchwiki:Community Portal2021-04-22T10:05:11Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: /* Technical issues */</p>
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= New questions=<br />
''Leave your comments and questions below.''<br />
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= Feature proposals=<br />
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= Technical issues =<br />
You found a [[Hitchwiki:Bugs|bug]]?<br />
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== All files are gone! ==<br />
I now have seen, that a user https://hitchwiki.org/en/Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1 has deleted all files of this wiki. The date of action shows the wrong date 29 August 2013. My last edit with files was on 22 August 2018 with https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=A39_(Germany)&diff=prev&oldid=91926 . Some files can be replaced with files from Wikimedia Commons, but on other names and individual files hadn't been uploaded there, specially those with identifyable persons. What happened? --[[User:GeorgDerReisende|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende|talk]]) 12:05, 22 April 2021 (CEST)<br />
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|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='54.50002863324475' lng='11.227812767028809' zoom='14' view='0'/><br />
|pop = 12,930 ([[Fehmarn]]), (31 Dec 2006)<br />
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'''Puttgarden''' is [[Germany]]'s gate to [[Scandinavia]]. There is a car/train ferry port with ferries to [[Rødby]] in [[Denmark]]. <br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Rødby]], [[Denmark]] ===<br />
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[[File:Puttgarden ferry waiting lines.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Cars and drivers waiting to get on to the ferry, great for finding a ride to [[Copenhagen]] or even far up north into [[Scandinavia]]]]<br />
Usually hitchhikers can get over for free because every vehicle can take 9 passengers with it, so there might be place for you anywhere. If you are searching for a lift you should tell people about this possibility – otherwise they might not take you with them just because they think it's too complicated or they'll have to pay. <br />
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You can probably easily find a ride to [[Copenhagen]] or [[Malmö]] in [[Sweden]]. Also, the ferry passage for foot passengers is for free after 9PM! You can also ask rides to people on the ferry.<br />
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=== South towards [[Lübeck]], [[Hamburg]], [[Berlin]]===<br />
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If you're coming from [[Denmark]], you can try to find a car on the ferry that might bring you somewhere on the motorway. Ask everyone you can on the boat (first ask if they're driving) and if you're not lucky, one option is to stay on the boat to go to Denmark and then back, and try again. Nobody will ask you anything, this hitchhiker tried it for a few back-and-forths. If still not lucky, you will probably try to hitch a ride where all the cars are leaving the ferry. It's always a lot of cars at once when a ferry arrives and then nothing for the next 30 minutes. There is also a ARAL service station 1–2 km away, where you might be lucky, too. Everyone leaving Fehrman will pass the station, often rather slow because of all the cars leaving the ferry.<br />
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When you want to get to Berlin, try to catch a ride before you pass Lübeck onto the A20, then A14 or onto the A24 (attention: there is the national road B404 which most drivers use to get from the A1 onto the A24, check googlemaps). If you are unlucky you ultimately can hitch to Hamburg and go to the Horner Kreisel (at the end of the A24 in Hamburg) or a service station close to it.<br />
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=== At night and/or if you're stranded ===<br />
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It is difficult that someone will stop for you at night after they leave the ferry (especially as it's a crazy rush and probably in this case people who would otherwise stop, in this case won't). At night your best chance to get some sympathy and maybe a ride is to ignore the no-pedestrians sign at the exit side, and go try to talk to some truckers who might be there (if their blinds aren't closed). Some may be resting for one hour, others will stay the night. If they're staying the night you will have to find a place to rest. But read right next.<br />
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If you get stranded for the night then there is a wonderful place for you to crash. Look for a door near those gates where cars and trucks leave the ferry (the place you cross to go talk to the truckers). That door gives access to another door and then to a well-heated and well-lit corridor that has access to the police office as well as the Scandlines office. At the end of the corridor to the right there is a heater. Probably there will even be something on the floor for you to lie down. Just do it. Use your sleeping bag. Nobody there will find it strange, it seems to be common enough. Regulate the heater to your preference. If anybody asks, just say you're waiting for someone who's arriving in the morning. Nobody asked me anything. By the way, this was a trucker's suggestion who also gave me the next suggestion about trains.<br />
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Also, if you'd like to take the train for free and you don't feel guilty about it: at around 5.00 in the morning the first train leaves. With information from another person this hitchhiker took a chance and rode without a ticket, to Lübeck. And then in Lübeck this hitchhiker took the train to Hamburg. Verdict: as said by the "informant", there are no ticket checks in the first hours of the morning. Plus, if you're not a national, you can just ask for the invoice to go to your home and ignore it.<br />
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[[de:Puttgarden]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Barcelona&diff=96168Barcelona2019-08-28T19:59:59Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>'''Barcelona''' is the capital of [[Catalonia|Catalunya]], a region in [[Spain]] (and [[France]]). <br />
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== Hitching in ==<br />
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=== From France ===<br />
When on the main motorway from France to Barcelona, some cars are being stopped at the border for identity and luggage check. When going to Spain (Catalunya), there are several big rest areas on that road. You can either ask your driver to let you out in towns (with train stations) and cities along that road, such as [[Girona]] or [[Rubí]] and [[Sant Cugat]] (latter two are better options), or get out of the car at a rest area and wait for another ride to Barcelona. A train ticket generally cost you between €2,20 (Sant Cugat/Rubí) and €10 (Girona).<br />
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If you get dropped on the coast road leading to Barcelona (11) it should be really easy to keep hitching through the towns and villages until the city. I did the last 60km on this road in 4 or 5 short lifts but never waited more than 2/3 mins, just hopped out of each car and thumbed the next one almost instantly wherever I was dropped.<br />
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You can also ask the driver to leave you at the junction by the university (''Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona''). There is a [[roundabout]] right by the motorway ramp. The only challenge is that your driver has to be going from the junction of ''Barbera de valles'' on the right site of the motorway as it gets split - otherwise you leave the car at ''Castellbisbal'' [[rest area|service station]].<br />
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You can also try to get a ride to the [[Costa Brava]] - there you will find many train stations with trains to Barcelona. There is a cheap train service along the coast all the way to Barcelona (as of 2018, the ticket for the longest distance was 6,30 euro).<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== North towards [[Girona]], [[Figueres]], [[La Jonquera]], ([[France]]) {{Aes|AP-7}} ===<br />
In general your chances of being picked up are much better with cars with French number plates. For the options below it's good to have an idea about how many French cars you can expect.<br />
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If you want to go further into France but only find a car going close to the border be careful about where you get dropped. See below experience at La Jonquera, last service station in Spaun. The first service station in France, Village Catalan just after le Boulou is totally dead, it looks like nobody stops there. If you can get a little further to Perpignan Sud Paeage, exit 42 and use a sign for Narbonne you should get a lift at least as for as La Palme Service station after exit 40, quite a good spot for a longer lift into France.<br />
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==== Option 1: C33 Motorway service station Montcada ====<br />
Take a Renfe train from ''Barcelona-Passeig de Gracia'' (there are even more trains from ''Barcelona-Sants'') on the R2 or R2 Nord line, direction: Granollers Centre (R2) or Macanet-Massanes (R2 Nord). Get off at station ''Montcada i Reixac''. (This train will take you about 20 minutes and costs €2,20 (2018)). Exit the train station to the left, through the second exit in the direction of the train. Walk under the railways and pass through the station building. At the other side you will find yourself at a small shopping district with a one way street. Follow it to the right. Pass the church, traffic lights, and cross the pedestrian bridge. Once over the bridge, turn left and follow the fenced in school playground around to the right. You should now see the motorway above you and parking below the motorway. Continue following the motorway until you see the road dip down and to the right under the railroad. Go under the bridge. Up ahead and to your left you will see a very broken vertical turnstile and a sign saying "forbidden" (see a picture here: http://imgur.com/MLxJc29). Ignore the sign and follow the foot path to the right, to the service road along the motorway. This service road goes right into the back of a Gasolinera Galp Montcada Norte petrol station.<br/ ><br />
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Hitch there by asking around, or with a sign where the exits converge. Keep in mind that the toll is only two kilometers ahead, so try for shorter distances to get past the toll and onto a different rest stop. [[User:sovereign|Sovereign]], after waiting for 15 minutes (standing, with sign) at the Galp station was told by an employee to fly a sign with "Girona" instead of "FR". Girona works far better and there is another station before and after Girona.<br />
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This spot worked really well May 2019. Busy with other hitchhikers but we thumbed by the exit and got a car to figueres in minutes.<br />
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This good petrol-station is on the C33 motorway (which leads to the Autopista del Mediterraneo, AP7/ E15) and is just 10 minutes away from Barcelona city centre by train. You can find cars going to Girona, Figueres, and sometimes even much further: straight into France.<br />
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:This option worked very well for us (Steffi and Manu), the spot is easy to find, the description above is very good! takes about half an hour form Passeig de Gracia, people were helpful at the petrol station, we got a ride all the way to Switzerland.<br />
:This option also worked well for me (Tarik) in Jan-14. I just waited for 15 minutes until a gracious Spanish couple gave me a ride to Girona.<br />
:This option worked for me (Joel) too in June-15. Waited 20 minutes before I was picked up by some really friendly spaniards. The trouble for me was to get out of Spain (gave up after 4 hours) and I was stuck just close to the border to France in La Jonquera before I finally had to get a cab to Perpignan. Apparently -nobody- picks up hitch hikers just next to the border because this is a huge drug smuggling zone. Both rides I took before they clearly asked me if I had any drugs on me. I had no idea why but now I understand. My recommendation is that you find someone that goes all the way to France in Montcada / Girona, because believe me, there is absolutely nothing to see in La Jonquera. (In hindsight I should've just walked the remaining 5 kms to France where it's very easy to catch a ride.)<br />
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:La Jonquera is a nasty place. Try to avoid being dropped there. We failed and lost about an hour trying to catch a car at the toll station.<br />
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:It is a great spot! I used it 2 times (04/2014 and 08/2016). Once I was going to France with Girona sign. Leaving a highway in Spain - not a good idea! Coming back is a nightmare... My advise is to look for a French car if you're going further. Also watch out for R2 trains as half of them after ''Passeig de Gracia'' goes to the final station instead of your direction. --[[User:Polski Matematyk|Polski Matematyk]]<br />
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:Still working on 7/17. We were two guys (we are big, indeed) and a american took us until Narbonne. We were waiting at the gas station with a sign, asking the drivers. No more than 30 minutes, and there were another hitchhikers that were picked up too.<br />
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april 2018 : we caught a car for Girona in 1 minut. Yay!<br />
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:April 2019 : great directions, I got there with the R4 from placa de catalunya, stopping at Montcada I Reixac - Manresa. Caught a ride to Nimes in 20min with a sign to FR<br />
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==== Option 2: AP-7 Motorway Service Station Bellaterra ====<br />
Take train [http://www.fgc.net/accesible/cat/viatjar/s2.htm S2] from ''Barcelona Plaça Catalunya'', direction Sabadell-Rambla, and get off at ''Bellaterra''. (2 zones). Turn left out of the station and walk 1.6km along C/ de Bellaterra. After you have crossed over the motorway bridge, you will see a small road to the left. Walk ≈400 along this road (you will pass through a small tunnel) to the service station.<br/ ><br />
When asking locals, ask how to walk to Hotel Bellaterra, as Spanish people are clueless about hitchhiking and any other question will be answered with useless answers about how to reach the motorway. (EDIT: the hotel is closed and you have to climb two gates to get to the rest area).<br/ ><br />
There are not too many drivers going north though, and the (Spanish) ones who are don't seem to be eager to pick up hitchhikers. Almost no traffic from Barcelona going north passes through here, so you miss out on all the French drivers - option 1 is probably much better.<br />
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==== Option 3: Barcelona Gran Via ====<br />
Take the metro L2 and get off at ''Monumental''. From there, pass by the ''Plaça de Toros'' (Bullfight Arena) and start hitchhiking at the last traffic light by the ''Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes''/''Carrer Padilla'' before street corner where the road leads to the motorway C-31. When the light turns red, ask people if they're heading towards the motorway. If yes, ask them if they can take you to the first petrol station (''"gasolinera"''). [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=41400908&x=2183522&z=17&l=3&m=h&v=2 Location Option3]<br/ ><br />
This is a good option to start hitching from the city itself. It works pretty well if you know how to hitch from petrol lights, have a big sign or know some Spanish.<br />
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:I tried today this central and easy to reach option 3 and waited only 5 minutes with two people and a huge Montgat sign to get a ride from Gran Via /Padilla street outside of Barcelona along the coast. The willing driver can stop on a marked area. See a [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=barcelona+bullfight&sll=51.344339,10.415039&sspn=13.601146,38.847656&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=41.400646,2.18356&spn=0,359.998814&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=41.400771,2.183726&panoid=3eh7O_7dn2E6LO-SVdRxKw&cbp=12,259.6,,0,12.74 photo-link]. In theory only cars on the right hand side lane of the 3 lanes going out of Barcelona can use this "stop possibility" marked on the street, but our driver crossed the still red traffic light to make it to the right even from the middle lane.<br/ ><br />
:I've also tried "Option 3," but I believe it's much too busy a street to get a ride. Also, the drivers will have to do some interesting manoeuvers in order to pick you up. If you can blackride the metro, I would go elsewhere.<br/ ><br />
:There is construction work going on (April 2016) so the cars really can't stop or pull over anywhere anymore. A little bit further, shortly behind the train station, the cars can pull over to the taxi/bus lane. One time it worked, we were three people going to Palamós, the other time it was only me going to Figueres and nobody stopped even after waiting for 40 minutes. Walking even further is possible but there are many cars going in another direction, I recommend trying another option.<br />
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==== Option 4: Petrol station Barcelona Beach ====<br />
Take bus H16 from ''Plaça Catalunya'' direction Fòrum and get off at ''Cementiri de l'Est''. Head towards the beach, cross over the highway bridge, and you will see McD and the Repsol petrol station on the left.<br />
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This is a good option to start hitching from near the beach itself in Barcelona. It works pretty well if you know some Spanish or even Catalan as you have to ask the drivers at the petrol station.<br />
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==== Option 5: Port ====<br />
Barcelona has a huge Port where ferries from Morocco, the Balearic Islands and Italy arrive. There are many cars going further north or to France. If you stand with a sign next to the passenger terminal where the cars leave the port, you can hitch a long-distance lift. It may be useful to check the timetables first, but keep in mind that ferries can be easily delayed by some hours.<br />
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=== South towards [[Valencia]], [[Alicante]] {{Aes|AP-7}} & West towards [[Zaragoza]], [[Madrid]] {{Aes|A2}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: AP-7 Motorway Service Station Porta de Barcelona (Castellbisbal) ====<br />
Take Renfe train R4 direction ''St.Vicenç de Calders'' from either ''Barcelona Sants'', ''Plaça Catalunya'' or ''Arc de Triomf'', to ''Castellbisbal''.<br />
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From the train station, go left and take the dirt road that leads out and cross under the railway tracks on your right. Walking on this road, you'll come across a surfaced road on your right, that will lead to a bigger road. When you reach this bigger road, you'll see a bridge on your right. Turn left here, and then immediately to the right, to a small street, at the end of which you can see a "stop" sign from the distance. Go straight until it turns into a dirt road, keep going on the dirt road until you reach the petrol station. There will be other roads left and right, ignore them. This whole walk from the station to the service station shouldn't take you much more than 30 minutes (besides, you can find signs on the last road that directly takes you to the service station, showing you that you're on the right way to the "área de servicio"). <br />
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(2019-02): This route is still available, but truckers are not really into picking up hitchikers because of the police fees. I waited 2 hours there until I decided to talk directly with the people putting oil into their cars, and it was by far more efficient.<br />
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If you are trying to get to Madrid and you use this route, stay on the side going south and try putting Lleida on your sign. [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=BV-1501&daddr=BV-1501+to:41.468055,1.978912&hl=en&geocode=FY3TeAIdtQoeAA%3BFUzeeAIdvAceAA%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=16&via=1&sll=41.469149,1.978118&sspn=0.007943,0.01929&ie=UTF8&ll=41.471769,1.97505&spn=0.007942,0.01929&t=h&z=16 Way to walk] and [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=41469502&x=1974599&z=16&l=0&m=s&v=2 Location]<br />
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==== Option 2: AP-7 Motorway Service Station Bellaterra ====<br />
Follow the instructions as per "heading north to Girona option 2" above. Cross over the footbridge to the services on the north side of the motorway for hitching south.<br />
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:This place is not recommended for going south or west. A worker at the petrol station says that people arrive there and end up sleeping 1 or 2 days. Also the entrance from the highway to this petrol station is 10km before the petrol station. Most of that cars that passed in this place were going to barcelona center... Use option 1, much better.<br />
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=== South towards [[Tarragona]], [[Valencia]] {{Aes|C-32}} ===<br />
(Petrol station on Granvia de l'Hospitalet leading to motorway C-32).<br />
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Take metro L1 (red) to ''Bellvitge''. Turn right out of the station and walk south ≈300m along Rambla Marina to the Avenida de la. Turn right and walk west ≈200m to the Galp petrol station.<br />
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:We took a metro to the second last stop of the red line (Bellvitge) and walked three minutes on Rambla Marina towards We then hitched a couple of minutes in the [http://goo.gl/maps/E5I8X traffic lights] and got our first ride (if you go up to the Granvia there is a petrol station right there [http://goo.gl/maps/Zkabc petrol station] but we did not know it). After four more fairly easy rides we were in Valencia. --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] ([[User talk:Astikain|talk]]) 15:29, 24 April 2013 (CEST)<br />
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:We (3 chicas) started to hitchhike at the traffic lights, were there no more than 10 min and got an easy ride, good place, easy to stop. BBbinni, 19/4/2019<br />
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I do not recommend this option. I spent 7 hours in the sun, switching from the ramp (which factually is.a.perfect spot) to the gas station with no luck. I speak spanish so I asked everyone that I saw at the gas station, they were all mainly going to the nearby villages.or to the airport, and several truckers let me know that most people take the A7, especially truckers. Mario Cecilia, 27/7/2016<br />
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=== North West towards [[Manresa]], [[Andorra]] {{Aes|C-16}} {{E|9}} ===<br />
Take Renfe train S2 train from ''Placa de Catalunya'' to ''Volpelleres''. Get out on the left side(taking the direction of the train as reference) of the station. Walk straight out along Carrer Mare de Déu del Roser, going a bit uphill. Bear left at the end of the road and you will see a roundabout with a petrol station. At the roundabout, take the exit Carrer de Vallespir and walk ≈150m till you get to the roundabout junction with the C-16 motorway. Stand at the entrance slip-road direction Manresa.<br/ ><br />
Probably you will not find a ride to Andorra but from Manresa you can take the road in direction Berga. For us it worked out quite well.<br />
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=== Hitchhiking ferry to [[Mallorca]], [[Menorca]], [[Ibiza]] ===<br />
:''Please add information if you have experience hitchhiking a ferry there.''<br />
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== Barcelona Public Transport ==<br />
The Barcelona public transport system consists of an underground metro, trams, area trains, and buses. Day passes are a little more than 5 euro, and cover the whole transport system, buses, trams, metro, and area trains (Rodalies and [http://www.fgc.net/eng/index.asp FGC]). Single passes are for the metro only, and cost eur 2.00 The best deal is the T-10, which is 10 rides for eur 9 - 0.90 per ride. These tickets will also let you into the RENFE system, but you risk getting controlled if you go very far (more than 2 hours or so). <br />
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The entrances sometimes have turnstiles and sometimes have sliding electronic gates. It is possible to jump or slide underneath, or climb over the electronic gates. If you get caught your risk is 40-100 euro - if you're not able to talk your way out of it. Control happens sometimes at the exits of stations, very rarely on the trains.<br />
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On the stations with electronic gates, the best options is to wait for somebody to pass through a gate with a ticket, and walk directly behind them. This way you can across the gate. Sometimes, if you don do it quickly enough, a short buzzing alarm might activate, but this is largely ignored.<br />
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== Staying in Barcelona ==<br />
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=== Free food and shower ===<br />
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Food '''Parròquia de Sant Agusti''' (Carrer de l'Arc de Sant Agustí, metro Liceu) healty food each day except thursday at 10:15. Come half hour earlier to pick up number. Except poor and sketchy people here.<br />
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Shower Carrer de Marie Curie 22 (metro Lluckmajor ) pick up number 8:00-10:00 each workday and shower from 10:00-12:00 and Av. Meridiana 197 (metro Navas) pick up number at 16:00 each workday to shower next morning.<br />
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=== Hospitality exchange ===<br />
[[Accommodation#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange networks]] have many members in Barcelona, however, you have to plan your stay well ahead since it is quite a popular destination. <br />
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=== Sleeping in public areas ===<br />
Options include sleeping on the beach, in parks, nearby hills, roofs of buildings and elsewhere. Note that parks in Barcelona close at night, and may not be that easy to get into one.<br />
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==== Parks and hills ====<br />
* '''Ciutadella park''' is closed at night, but may be accessed by the entrance facing the Arc de Triomf. The bars of the fence near the gate are wide enough to slip through if you're not very big. You're unlikely to be disturbed during the night but the Police might wake you up after 8am and ask you to move on. Another user got inside and pitched a tent. It is safer if you are not alone. Lot of criminals and junkies also sleep there dont talk and dont trust anyone. Attach your bag to tree with rope when you sleep.<br />
*Sleep in a small park just '''in front of the Cosmo Caixa''' Museum where you can easy use a tent. By public transport, you can get the L7 to the end ''Av. Tibidabo'', than walk 5 minutes direction top of the hill, turn on the ''Carrer d'Isaac Newton'' just before the bridge on the left and continue. You will find this huge building, with a big submarine in front of it. When you have museum on your back, submarine on your right, there is some [http://goo.gl/maps/MxfX2 stairs] in front of you, between entrance of museum and submarine, you will see the main door of this park after few stairs, it might be close if its late, so you can go to the top of this stairs, than jump on the left side, go under the stairs to the other side, and there is the spot. 2 options: (1) near the bench, better for the ground, but you might be visible at the morning, and woke up by a guardian; (2) right after geting out from under the stairs, the ground is shitty, you might need good stake to setup your tent, mostly in windy time, from there, the guy who open the door at the morning, can't see you, and he don't go into the park at all, so you can sleep till late!<br />
*Take the metro from "Placa de Catalunya" to '''Canyelles station''', walk about 200 yards uphill from the station and find some nice hills to camp/sleep out/hang a hammock in. Can be hard to climb and find clean/flat surface in night!!!<br />
*Take a late train to the park in the North-West of Barcelona. For example, you can take the S2 to ''Sabadell'' (ticket zone 1) leaving from ''Plaça de Catalunya'' and getting off at ''Baixador de Vallvidrera'': there is a big park which is nearly like a forest, and you will find a very good and lonesome place to stay within 500 meters from the station. <br />
*'''Parc de la Pau''' - small and clean park next to the beatch (15 min from metro to station Besos Mar, next to Dechatlon shop, street Career de la Pau)... expect beautifull sunrise and enjoy morning swim!<br />
*With tent you can try to camp next to '''Camp De Futbol Canyelles''' (metro Valldaura and next to Institut Escola artístic Oriol Martorel, street Camí Antic de Sant Llàtzer)<br />
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=== Sleeping in empty or occupied buildings and rooftops ===<br />
Roofs and similar structures are quite fine sleeping places. Sleeping in abandoned houses is recommendable although it is considered a crime, "trespassing" unless you have a banner with the squatting "N" hanging from a balcony, window etc. The cops are going to put this down and inform the landlord. If they do not want you to stay and if you have been there for less than a week they can evict you right away. So in case you want to stay somewhere for less than a week having a banner is most likely not worth the hassle... You can just stay in a squat that has already gone through the registration process. Most of those houses are in Barcelona.<br />
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=== Sleep safe ===<br />
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When staying on the beach in Barcelona, you may notice '''thieves'''. They walk around and observe people on the beach for hours before stealing anything. Even though they aren't usually hostile or confrontational, they can steal clothes off your back while you're asleep. The only sure way to keep your things safe is to bury it in the sand and sleep on top of it. Sleeping with your head on your bag is just not enough. <br/ ><br />
These thieves are very professional, and they look for people sleeping rough not just on the beach but in the central districts too. [[User:Drumroots|Drumroots]] slept rough many nights in the centre and although he got lucky most times, one night a thief almost managed to walk off with all his stuff. He woke up just in time to scare the thief into dropping his stuff and running off.<br />
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'''Wild boars''' are abundant in Barcelona, there are hundreds of them.<br />
A user was using the canyelles option for 3 nights but I don't have any reason to believe that it's different in Sadabell. i don't know if i would recommend anyone to sleep there... if you want to do this i wrote some general tips that will help you to stay alive but i think you should read more about wild boars because if anything will happen you would wish you knew more.. like i did in the first night ;-) however it's your responsibility.<br />
#Stay away from the canes. this is where they live and sometimes they spend the night there.<br />
#Don't take food to your place.<br />
#Don't provoke wild boars! They unafraid of humans. If something happens, back off slowly. <br />
#Wild boar usually don't attack unless they feel threatened. They will probably stay away from you but they will come to sniff your tent once you're inside... I did nothing and they went away... <br />
#It's best if you stay next to a tree that you can climb on if anything happens.<br />
#If you see a mother and her cubs stay the fuck away.<br />
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== Free internet ==<br />
Free wireless and Apple demo computers with limited internet access at Apple Store (Plaza Catalunya)<br />
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== More information ==<br />
* [http://www.hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?LANG=eng&abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=164 Hitchbase] has some more options on alternative ways to hitchhike out of Barcelona.<br />
* [http://www.tmb.net TMB.net] Barcelona public transport website.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[Puttgarden]] {{Autobahn|1}} (& East towards [[Berlin]] {{Autobahn|24}}) ===<br />
==== Option 1:Serways Raststätte Stillhorn Ost ====<br />
Take S-bahn S3 or S31 to ''Wilhelmsburg'' and then bus 13 to the last stop at ''Kirchdorf-Süd''. Walk east along Karl-Arnold-RIng for 200 m. Keep walking straight and cross over the small bridge. Turn '''right''' after the bridge on Altenfelder Weg and walk for ≈500 m to the junction with Stillhorner Weg. If you look around here you will see an underpass, go under the autobahn and walk for 400m until a small road to your left (Jakobsberg) just after the on-ramp. Walk 300 m north along this path and you will reach the back of the Raststätte.<br />
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==== Option 2: Horner Kreisel ====<br />
Follow the directions as for Berlin below. Use a sign.<br />
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=== South towards [[Lüneburg]] {{Autobahn|39}}, [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|7}} & Southwest towards [[Bremen]] {{Autobahn|1}} ===<br />
Take S-bahn S3 or S31 to ''Wilhelmsburg'' and then bus 13 to the last stop at ''Kirchdorf-Süd'' (max. ten minute trip). Walk east along Karl-Arnold-Ring for 200 m. Keep walking straight and cross over the small bridge. Turn '''left''' and walk 100 m to the parking lot of Raststätte Stillhorn. <br />
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If you are going towards the [[Netherlands]], get a ride south to ''Dammer Berge'' on the A1 (just before [[Osnabrück]]), where the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] joins the [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] in the direction of [[Rheine]] and [[Amsterdam]].<br />
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=== North towards [[Flensburg]], [[Kiel]], [[Denmark]] {{Autobahn|7}} ===<br />
==== Option 1: Autobahn Junction HH-Schnelsen ====<br />
Take U-bahn ''U2'' towards ''Niendorf-Markt''. From there get out and ask people for the bus station (''Busbahnhof''). Take bus 5 or bus 191 and get off at ''Freizeitbad Bondenwald''. This is a bus stop with a bus bay and here all the traffic to the motorway passes by.<br />
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==== Option 2: Raststätte Holmoor ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S3 or S21 to ''Eidelstadt'', and then A1 to ''Quickborn''. It is possible to blackride. Then take bus 594 in direction of ''U A Norderstedt Mitte'' and get off after the bus goes over the motorway (''Hasloher Weg'' stop). After getting off the bus, walk in the direction back towards the bridge (west) and you will immediately see a small road going left (Hasloher Weg). You will feel you are lost in the country side because after 200 m, this way doesn't look like a street anymore. Never mind, keep going straight for another 400 m and on your right you will see the petrol station. We needed less than five minutes to find a driver to Denmark :D<br />
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'''Update june 2018:'''<br />
The area around the highway is under construction, so you cant cross it via the mentioned road above.<br />
You can follow the instruction above but get off at stop ''Hasloh'' instead of ''Quickborn'', go in direction of the train, turn right at ''Kirschenallee'', which becomes ''Dorfstrasse'', follow the road until you cross the highway, turn left at ''Quickborner weg'' and follow that into the woods until you reach Holmoor gasstation. Around 30-40 mins walking. Or you can go to ''Norderstedt Mitte'' instead and walk from there.<br />
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=== East towards [[Berlin]] {{Autobahn|24}} & (Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[Puttgarden]] {{Autobahn|1}}) ===<br />
[[File:Leaving Hamburg direction Puttgarden.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on Horner Kreisel - illegal version!]]<br />
[[File:Hamburg-Berlin.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on busstop "Caspar-Voght-Straße" - legal version!]]<br />
[[File:Hornerbus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching spot busstop "BAB Auffahrt Horn"]]<br />
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If you're planing to hitchhike towards [[Berlin]] on the [[A24 (Germany)|A24]], there's a bus stop near a big [[roundabout]] in the southeast of the city where it's possible to catch a ride directly to Berlin or at least part of the way. This spot is called the ''[http://horner-kreisel.hitchbase.com/ Horner Kreisel]'' and is a popular hitchhiking spot for many hitchhikers in [[Germany]]. Here you can stand and wait for a ride. This works fine. For hitchhiking to Berlin prepare a cardboard sign with a huge B written on it, which is the number plate sign for cars from Berlin and understood widely. It's a good spot.<br />
<br />
The easiest way to get there is from the Station ''Hasselbrook'' (S1, S11). You leave the train in the direction of Steindamm, upstairs turn right and the after a few meters left into the Caspar-Voght-Straße. Follow this street 500 meters until the big crossing with Sievekingsallee. On the opposite side of the Sievekingsallee you'll see the bus-stop ''Caspar-Voght-Straße''. Ask for the road to Berlin if you are lost. Go further up the road and look for a bus stop with a large blue metal pole in front with lots of hitch-hiker traces :). It's just in front of the "Horner Kreisel" and is called "BAB Auffahrt Horn". You can also reach there by taking the U2 or U4 to "Rauhes Haus". This spot is actually great, because owners of turkish shop at the station noticed strange amount of hitchhikers in front of their business. I think they are quite enjoying it. Just when I was about to start, they invited me in for a free turkish coffee and cigarette (I usually don't smoke, but this was kind of nice). They got some carton boxes and marker just for assistance to hitchhikers, so they made one for me. Highly recommended (although it was two years ago, so I just hope they are still there).<br />
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Please note, some years ago they reconstructed the Horner Kreisel. Earlier it was possible to stand in the middle of it on an bus-stop, but now the bus-stop is located ''before'' the roundabout where the cars are driving pretty fast, and on the Kreisel the cars have no opportunity to stop.<br />
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Some hitchhikers claim that hitching on the roundabout turn-off direction Berlin is easier, as here you have much more traffic going your way. It's recommended to stand immediately after the roundabout, in the grass before the blue motorway sign. Cars can stop right after the motorway sign. This place is used by many hitchhikers. It's not uncommon to find a direct lift to Berlin in 5 minutes. But it has to be pointed out that doing so is against the law, for the Autobahn starts there − and you must not walk or stop on it. Hitchhikers and drivers, who stop there, can be fined. Apart form the legal aspect, bear in mind that this may be dangerous for you! <br />
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Update 22/10/2017: We were two people hitching and we tried several spot near the round about. The best one would be the one around 100m before the bus station at a traffic light. It can be difficult to get a ride because there is often traffic but anyway it seems to be the best spot to get a ride directly to Berlin.<br />
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If you want to go to Puttgarden for going into [[Scandinavia]], you can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, and get a ride straight to [[Copenhagen]]. Have a look at the [[Puttgarden]] article for more info.<br />
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right now, there's a construction side between Hamburg-Horn and Kreuz Hamburg Ost. The A24 direction Berlin and Lübeck will be closed until 19. August 2018. The spot might not work in this time. (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/A24-ist-im-Hamburger-Osten-lange-gesperrt,verkehr794.html)<br />
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== Links ==<br />
{{nomadwiki}}<br />
* [http://www.hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?LANG=eng&abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=19 Hamburg in the Hitchbase] - Nine entries, all in German<br />
* [http://horner-kreisel.hitchbase.com/ Petition] for the roundabout ''Horner Kreisel''<br />
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[[fr:Hamburg]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=D%C3%BCsseldorf&diff=92577Düsseldorf2018-12-10T11:52:05Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.54066343916916' lng='6.885702610015869' zoom='12' view='3'/><br />
|pop = 612.178 (2016)<br />
|state = North Rhine-Westphalia<br />
|plate = D<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|3}}, {{Ade|44}}, {{Ade|46}}, {{Ade|52}}, {{Ade|57}}, {{Ade|59}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Düsseldorf''' is the capital city of the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. It's located in the west of Germany.<br />
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{{}}<br />
== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
Hitchhicking in is not that easy caused by a ring of highways going around Düsseldorf without many service stations and the ones that exist are not that frequented. However it is possible, of course. <br />
<br />
===From North===<br />
Best possibility is at the end of {{Ade|52}} at the big "ARAG" building. Several options for public transport. Minus is that this is only for drivers going directly to Düsseldorf.<br />
If your driver just wants to pass Düsseldorf by the {{Ade|44}} in direction to [[Mönchengladbach]], [[Krefeld]] or the Netherlands tell him to drop you off at the Düsseldorf Iternational Airport. There is a lot of public transport like Busses, S-Bahn an RegionalExpress towards the city. Beside that you could try to hitchhike from the parking spots at the "Departure". Lots of slow cars with empty trunks and backseats. <br />
<br />
===From East===<br />
If you are on the {{Ade|46}} coming from Wuppertal the best opportunity is the Exit "Düsseldorf -Wersten". There is public transport and within minutes you are at the main station or in the city centre. Plus your driver can get back on the highway pretty easy and fast. <br />
<br />
===From South===<br />
Best opportunities on the {{Ade|3}}. Last option is the service station called "Ohligser Heide". You have to get a lift to {{Ade|46}} eastwards and then same as above: Exit "Düsseldorf-Wersten". <br />
<br />
===From West===<br />
If your driver wants to Neuss you could take it and take the public transport to Düsseldorf. Just make sure he will drop you off near the main station. <br />
<br />
If your driver want to pass in direction to [[Wuppertal]], [[Dortmund]], or even [[Frankfurt am Main]] they might take the {{Ade|46}} and than is is the exit "Düsseldorf-Wersten", again. <br />
If they want to go towards north-east to [[Essen]] or [[Bochum]] they will take the {{Ade|44}} an is possible to get out at the airport as mentioned above. <br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Aachen]], [[Belgium]], [[Paris]] ===<br />
''Option 1:''<br />
<br />
You can start from the [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=51.20098&lon=6.76319 Aral petrol station] at Südring 115. Take tram U72 to "Südring". From there walk about 500m the "Südring" towards the west. On Saturday evening there's always a "muscle car" meeting.<br />
<br />
''Option 2:''<br />
<br />
Take public transportations to the bus stop ''Grevenbroich, Daimlerstraße'' in order to get to the [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=51.20098&lon=6.76319 Vierwinden petrol station] on the {{Ade|46}} in [[Grevenbroich]]. You can find a schedule at [http://www.vrr.de/de/index.html www.vrr.de]. It's easy to find. The bus ride will take you less than an hour.<br />
<br />
=== North, East towards [[Hamburg]], [[Osnabrück]], [[Münster]], [[Hannover]], [[Berlin]] ===<br />
The best way to head this direction is probably to take the public transportations to "Heinrichstraße". There are several Busses, Tram and Undergrounds towards it.<br />
When you arrive just walk the street "Münsterstraße" northwards til "Shell"-gas station. Turn left and walk until you arrive in front of "Carglas". There is the best spot for hitchhiking in Düsseldorf. Much traffic at every time of the day with license plates from all over Germany and drivers going for long distances. Even in the dark hours the visibility is very good, thanks to the lights above the street. The minimum you should get is a lift to your destination if it is within the direction of Duisburg, Essen, Bochum and Dortmund or the petrol station along the {{Ade|2}}, called "Bottrop-Süd" if you want to go further. Waiting takes an average under fifteen minutes.<br />
<br />
=== North-West towards [[Arnhem]], [[Netherlands]] ===<br />
''Option 1:''<br />
<br />
Similar like to Hamburg.<br />
<br />
''Option 2:''<br />
<br />
Take the train to Oberhausen-Sterkrade. Take the 979 Bus, but get out at Turmstraße. There is an on-ramp for the A516 to Arnhem there, and cars have to wait at traffic lights before going on to the motorway. The next service station from there is "Hünxe", which is strongly frequented by Dutch drivers, so if someone offers to take you there, you're probably in luck. Take a sign "WES".<br />
(This spot does not have a lot of traffic going towards Arnhem. A lot of traffic is inter-Oberhausen. [[User:Gundlach|Gundlach]] waited there for 3 hours without a ride. Walking to Hunxe will take about 3 hours which might be a better option.)<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Cologne]], [[Bonn]], [[Frankfurt am Main]] ===<br />
<map lat='51.129142' lng='6.603041' zoom='12' view='0' float='right'/><br />
Take the public transportations to the [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=51.1587037794&lng=6.96280002594&zoom=15 petrol station] in [[Hilden]], ''Ohligser Heide'' at the {{Ade|3}}. There are several ways to get there. If you are in '''Düsseldorf'''-''Bilk'', type in the busstation next to you at [http://www.vrr.de vrr.de], because there are buses going there. That would be very quick. You can also just ask at the service point of '''Düsseldorf''' central station how to get <br />
to [[Hilden]] - Südfriedhof or Hilden S, or go to '''[http://www.vrr.de vrr.de]''' and type in the connection.<br />
If you go to [[Hilden]] S-train station, you will have to walk a bit (see map). It will take you '''ca. 40 Minutes''' to get there. <br />
<br />
An other option is to start hitchhiking (to Frankfurt) at the 'Esso' (Mecumstraße 45, 40225 Düsseldorf) that's close to the public transport station 'Auf'm Hennekamp'. A lot of people stop there, before they go directly to '''Frankfurt am Main Airport'''. This spot is not so far away from the city centre, so you could walk there from the centre (takes about 40 minutes to walk there from Heinrich Heine Allee, by tram you need only 7 minutes).<br />
<br />
If someone goes to [[Frankfurt am Main]] ask him to leave you at the second petrol station without Motel, because [[User:mojo rising|mojo rising]] got stuck on the first one for a few hours and after asking one truck driver what's the best way he said that going to the next station would be better (30 km further). There he didn't wait more than 20 minutes.<br />
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[[de:Düsseldorf]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=D%C3%BCsseldorf&diff=92576Düsseldorf2018-12-10T11:46:41Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.54066343916916' lng='6.885702610015869' zoom='12' view='3'/><br />
|pop = 612.178 (2016)<br />
|state = North Rhine-Westphalia<br />
|plate = D<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|3}}, {{Ade|44}}, {{Ade|46}}, {{Ade|52}}, {{Ade|57}}, {{Ade|59}}<br />
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'''Düsseldorf''' is the capital city of the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. It's located in the west of Germany.<br />
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== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
Hitchhicking in is not that easy caused by a ring of highways going around Düsseldorf without many service stations and the ones that exist are not that frequented. However it is possible, of course. <br />
<br />
===From North===<br />
Best possibility is at the end of {{Ade|52}} at the big "ARAG" building. Several options for public transport. Minus is that this is only for drivers going directly to Düsseldorf.<br />
If your driver just wants to pass Düsseldorf by the {{Ade|44}} in direction to [[Mönchengladbach]], [[Krefeld]] or the Netherlands tell him to drop you off at the Düsseldorf Iternational Airport. There is a lot of public transport like Busses, S-Bahn an RegionalExpress towards the city. Beside that you could try to hitchhike from the parking spots at the "Departure". Lots of slow cars with empty trunks and backseats. <br />
<br />
===From East===<br />
If you are on the {{Ade|46}} coming from Wuppertal the best opportunity is the Exit "Düsseldorf -Wersten". There is public transport and within minutes you are at the main station or in the city centre. Plus your driver can get back on the highway pretty easy and fast. <br />
<br />
===From South===<br />
Best opportunities on the {{Ade|3}}. Last option is the service station called "Ohligser Heide". You have to get a lift to {{Ade|46}} eastwards and then same as above: Exit "Düsseldorf-Wersten". <br />
<br />
===From West===<br />
If your driver wants to Neuss you could take it and take the public transport to Düsseldorf. Just make sure he will drop you off near the main station. <br />
<br />
If your driver want to pass in direction to [[Wuppertal]], [[Dortmund]], or even [[Frankfurt am Main]] they might take the {{Ade|46}} and than is is the exit "Düsseldorf-Wersten", again. <br />
If they want to go towards north-east to [[Essen]] or [[Bochum]] they will take the {{Ade|44}} an is possible to get out at the airport as mentioned above. <br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Aachen]], [[Belgium]], [[Paris]] ===<br />
''Option 1:''<br />
<br />
You can start from the [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=51.20098&lon=6.76319 Aral petrol station] at Südring 115. Take tram U72 to "Südring". From there walk about 500m the "Südring" towards the west. On Saturday evening there's always a "muscle car" meeting.<br />
<br />
''Option 2:''<br />
<br />
Take public transportations to the bus stop ''Grevenbroich, Daimlerstraße'' in order to get to the [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=51.20098&lon=6.76319 Vierwinden petrol station] on the {{Ade|46}} in [[Grevenbroich]]. You can find a schedule at [http://www.vrr.de/de/index.html www.vrr.de]. It's easy to find. The bus ride will take you less than an hour.<br />
<br />
=== North, East towards [[Hamburg]], [[Osnabrück]], [[Münster]], [[Hannover]], [[Berlin]] ===<br />
The best way to head this direction is probably to take the public transportations to "Heinrichstraße". There are several Busses, Tram and Undergrounds towards it.<br />
When you arrive just walk the street "Münsterstraße" northwards til "Shell"-gas station. Turn left and walk until you arrive in front of "Carglas". There is the best spot for hitchhiking in Düsseldorf. Much traffic at every time of the day with license plates from all over Germany and drivers going for long distances. Even in the dark hours the visibility is very good, thanks to the lights above the street. The minimum you should get is a lift to your destination if it is within the direction of Duisburg, Essen, Bochum and Dortmund or the petrol station along the {{Ade|2}}, called "Bottrop-Süd" if you want to go further. Waiting takes an average under fifteen minutes.<br />
<br />
=== North-West towards [[Arnhem]], [[Netherlands]] ===<br />
''Option 1:''<br />
<br />
Similar like to Hamburg.<br />
<br />
''Option 2:''<br />
<br />
Take the train to Oberhausen-Sterkrade. Take the 979 Bus, but get out at Turmstraße. There is an on-ramp for the A516 to Arnhem there, and cars have to wait at traffic lights before going on to the motorway. The next service station from there is "Hünxe", which is strongly frequented by Dutch drivers, so if someone offers to take you there, you're probably in luck. Take a sign "WES".<br />
(This spot does not have a lot of traffic going towards Arnhem. A lot of traffic is inter-Oberhausen. I waited there for 3 hours without a ride. Walking to Hunxe will take about 3 hours which might be a better option.)<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Cologne]], [[Bonn]], [[Frankfurt am Main]] ===<br />
<map lat='51.129142' lng='6.603041' zoom='12' view='0' float='right'/><br />
Take the public transportations to the [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=51.1587037794&lng=6.96280002594&zoom=15 petrol station] in [[Hilden]], ''Ohligser Heide'' at the {{Ade|3}}. There are several ways to get there. If you are in '''Düsseldorf'''-''Bilk'', type in the busstation next to you at [http://www.vrr.de vrr.de], because there are buses going there. That would be very quick. You can also just ask at the service point of '''Düsseldorf''' central station how to get <br />
to [[Hilden]] - Südfriedhof or Hilden S, or go to '''[http://www.vrr.de vrr.de]''' and type in the connection.<br />
If you go to [[Hilden]] S-train station, you will have to walk a bit (see map). It will take you '''ca. 40 Minutes''' to get there. <br />
<br />
An other option is to start hitchhiking (to Frankfurt) at the 'Esso' (Mecumstraße 45, 40225 Düsseldorf) that's close to the public transport station 'Auf'm Hennekamp'. A lot of people stop there, before they go directly to '''Frankfurt am Main Airport'''. This spot is not so far away from the city centre, so you could walk there from the centre (takes about 40 minutes to walk there from Heinrich Heine Allee, by tram you need only 7 minutes).<br />
<br />
If someone goes to [[Frankfurt am Main]] ask him to leave you at the second petrol station without Motel, because [[User:mojo rising|mojo rising]] got stuck on the first one for a few hours and after asking one truck driver what's the best way he said that going to the next station would be better (30 km further). There he didn't wait more than 20 minutes.<br />
<br />
[[Category:North Rhine-Westphalia]]<br />
[[Category:Germany]]<br />
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[[de:Düsseldorf]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=D%C3%BCsseldorf&diff=92575Düsseldorf2018-12-10T11:20:01Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.54066343916916' lng='6.885702610015869' zoom='12' view='3'/><br />
|pop = 612.178 (2016)<br />
|state = North Rhine-Westphalia<br />
|plate = D<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|3}}, {{Ade|44}}, {{Ade|46}}, {{Ade|52}}, {{Ade|57}}, {{Ade|59}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Düsseldorf''' is the capital city of the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. It's located in the west of Germany.<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
{{}}<br />
== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
Hitchhicking in is not that easy caused by a ring of highways going around Düsseldorf without many service stations and the ones that exist are not that frequented. However it is possible, of course. <br />
<br />
===From North===<br />
Best possibility is at the end of {{Ade|52}} at the big "ARAG" building. Several options for public transport. Minus is that this is only for drivers going directly to Düsseldorf.<br />
If your driver just wants to pass Düsseldorf by the {{Ade|44}} in direction to [[Mönchengladbach]], [[Krefeld]] or the Netherlands tell him to drop you off at the Düsseldorf Iternational Airport. There is a lot of public transport like Busses, S-Bahn an RegionalExpress towards the city. Beside that you could try to hitchhike from the parking spots at the "Departure". Lots of slow cars with empty trunks and backseats. <br />
<br />
===From East===<br />
If you are on the {{Ade|46}} coming from Wuppertal the best opportunity is the Exit "Düsseldorf -Wersten". There is public transport and within minutes you are at the main station or in the city centre. Plus your driver can get back on the highway pretty easy and fast. <br />
<br />
===From South===<br />
Best opportunities on the {{Ade|3}}. Last option is the service station called "Ohligser Heide". You have to get a lift to {{Ade|46}} eastwards and then same as above: Exit "Düsseldorf-Wersten". <br />
<br />
===From West===<br />
If your driver wants to Neuss you could take it and take the public transport to Düsseldorf. Just make sure he will drop you off near the main station. <br />
<br />
If your driver want to pass in direction to [[Wuppertal]], [[Dortmund]], or even [[Frankfurt am Main]] they might take the {{Ade|46}} and than is is the exit "Düsseldorf-Wersten", again. <br />
If they want to go towards north-east to [[Essen]] or [[Bochum]] they will take the {{Ade|44}} an is possible to get out at the airport as mentioned above. <br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Aachen]], [[Belgium]], [[Paris]] ===<br />
''Option 1:''<br />
<br />
You can start from the [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=51.20098&lon=6.76319 Aral petrol station] at Südring 115. Take tram U72 to "Südring". From there walk about 500m the "Südring" towards the west. On Saturday evening there's always a "muscle car" meeting.<br />
<br />
''Option 2:''<br />
<br />
Take public transportations to the bus stop ''Grevenbroich, Daimlerstraße'' in order to get to the [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=51.20098&lon=6.76319 Vierwinden petrol station] on the {{Ade|46}} in [[Grevenbroich]]. You can find a schedule at [http://www.vrr.de/de/index.html www.vrr.de]. It's easy to find. The bus ride will take you less than an hour.<br />
<br />
=== North, East towards [[Hamburg]], [[Osnabrück]], [[Münster]], [[Hannover]], [[Berlin]] ===<br />
The best way to head this direction is probably to take the public transportations to "Heinrichstraße". There are several Busses, Tram and Undergrounds towards it.<br />
When you arrive just walk the street "Münsterstraße" northwards til "Shell"-gas station. Turn left and walk until you arrive in front of "Carglas". There is the best spot for hitchhiking in Düsseldorf. Much traffic at every time of the day with license plates from all over Germany and drivers going for long distances. Even in the dark hours the visibility is very good, thanks to the lights above the street. The minimum you should get is a lift to your destination if it is within the direction of Duisburg, Essen, Bochum and Dortmund or the petrol station along the {{Ade|2}}, called "Bottrop-Süd" if you want to go further. Waiting takes an average under fifteen minutes.<br />
<br />
=== North-West towards [[Arnhem]], [[Netherlands]] ===<br />
Similar to above: you could try to get a lift from "Nördlicger Zubringer" or take the train to Oberhausen-Sterkrade. Take the 979 Bus, but get out at Turmstraße. There is an on-ramp for the A516 to Arnhem there, and cars have to wait at traffic lights before going on to the motorway. The next service station from there both of the time "Hünxe", which is strongly frequented by Dutch drivers, so if someone offers to take you there, you're probably in luck. Take a sign.<br />
(This spot does not have a lot of traffic going towards Arnhem. A lot of traffic is inter-Oberhausen. I waited there for 3 hours without a ride. Walking to Hunxe will take about 3 hours which might be a better option.)<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Cologne]], [[Bonn]], [[Frankfurt am Main]] ===<br />
<map lat='51.129142' lng='6.603041' zoom='12' view='0' float='right'/><br />
Take the public transportations to the [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=51.1587037794&lng=6.96280002594&zoom=15 petrol station] in [[Hilden]], ''Ohligser Heide'' at the {{Ade|3}}. There are several ways to get there. If you are in '''Düsseldorf'''-''Bilk'', type in the busstation next to you at [http://www.vrr.de vrr.de], because there are buses going there. That would be very quick. You can also just ask at the service point of '''Düsseldorf''' central station how to get <br />
to [[Hilden]] - Südfriedhof or Hilden S, or go to '''[http://www.vrr.de vrr.de]''' and type in the connection.<br />
If you go to [[Hilden]] S-train station, you will have to walk a bit (see map). It will take you '''ca. 40 Minutes''' to get there. <br />
<br />
An other option is to start hitchhiking (to Frankfurt) at the 'Esso' (Mecumstraße 45, 40225 Düsseldorf) that's close to the public transport station 'Auf'm Hennekamp'. A lot of people stop there, before they go directly to '''Frankfurt am Main Airport'''. This spot is not so far away from the city centre, so you could walk there from the centre (takes about 40 minutes to walk there from Heinrich Heine Allee, by tram you need only 7 minutes).<br />
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If someone goes to [[Frankfurt am Main]] ask him to leave you at the second petrol station without Motel, because [[User:mojo rising|mojo rising]] got stuck on the first one for a few hours and after asking one truck driver what's the best way he said that going to the next station would be better (30 km further). There he didn't wait more than 20 minutes.<br />
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'''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is situated within a ring road called ''le périphérique'', or ''le périph''. The actual city is relatively small, but is surrounded by endless suburbs, some of which are linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost (i.e. a standard one-trip city ticket), while some others being labelled as outside zones and thus more expensive to reach.<br />
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Note that there is an "outer ring road" to the Paris suburb area, motorway A86 (or ''super-périphérique'') and another wider ring even further called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed but still used to connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itself, you might want to clarify which ring they are going to take as it may affect the place where you'd want to be dropped. You may also find them useful if you need to bypass Paris.<br />
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== Hitching in ==<br />
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During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the ring road. This is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to drop you (which is often the case). Within the ring area, you are definitely linked to the whole regular fare subway system.<br />
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If you are coming from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which is a normal truck route), chances are that your driver will not drop you on the ring road where it is complicated to stop. A frequent place to get dropped is the first exit South on the A6 called "Rungis". From there, you can reach the Metropolitan subway system by tram with one ticket, then use another one to your final destination. You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.<br />
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=== Airports ===<br />
There are 3 main airports that service Paris. Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly, and Beauvais. It is possible to hitch from the airports into the city, but to get from Paris to the airports, Blablacar is probably the most reliable option.<br />
* CDG is in the North, and is the closest. A one-way ticket to/from the airport is 10.30 euros. To hitch into Paris from here, go to Terminal 3 and you will find a parking lot. Follow the signs to Paris and hitch at the parking lot exit.<br />
* Orly is South of Paris. A one-way ticket to/from the airport is usually 12 euros, but there is a secret way that is only 3.80 (2x1.90 tickets)! From Paris take metro line 7 to the last stop (Villejuif-Louis Aragon) and then switch to Tram 7, which will take you right to the airport. Or do it backwards to get into Paris. Hitchhiking from Orly should be feasible, also from the parking lot.<br />
* [[Beauvais]] is the furthest, and 45 minutes North from Paris. Tickets are an appalling 16.80 euros each way! Luckily, lots of Blablacar rides can take you there for 6 or 7 euros, and it is easy to hitchhike back (See the [[Beauvais]] page).<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve''), East ([[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and ''[[péage|barrières de péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses''). It's all about how much you are willing to pay in public transportation, and how daring you are.<br />
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=== North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===<br />
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These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the bottom involving Arras :)<br />
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==== Option 1: Porte de la Chapelle ====<br />
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This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there, take the metro line 12 to ''Porte de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the motorway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They aren't overcrowded and, at the same time, quite a few cars going up north stop here to refill; nonetheless, at such places, much depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers, this place won't make it to the top 10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout, where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Peripherique'').<br />
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A good option to leave faster is to show at the roundabout a sign for the airport "Charles de Gaulle". There is a petrol station (Aire La Courneuve - see Option 2) before the airport where the driver could let you out; don't miss it! The station is not so big and many drivers just go to the airport but at least you can ask people, whereas it could be hard and long at Porte de la Chapelle.<br />
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==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====<br />
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[[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']]<br />
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This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2.75as of 2018). The petrol station [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=5201 ''Aire de Service de La Courneuve''] is about 2 km along the A1, north of Paris. <br />
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Take bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' or bus 250 from '''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (both are on metro line 7) to the stop ''Parc des Sports''. <br />
This bus stop is next to the A1 highway. Just walk to the right from the bus stop, without ever passing under the overpass. Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to the motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill, the wall ends. You can then follow a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station. There is a fence right along the motorway, but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.<br />
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Attention: in the winter / early spring or after the rain walking down the hill to the motorway might be difficult because of mud. In February it took 2 hitchhikers almost 40 minutes to walk down and reach the fence, after numerous attempts to keep the balance and not to fall down. It might be a good idea in this case to hitch from the entrance of the highway, right at the cross before you turn to the parking lot of the apartment complex. <br />
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Attention 2: I tried this route September 2017 and although I got there following the instructions, the final fence closing of the petrol station has been fixed. I had to climb a tree to drop into the compound. I'm a clumsy person and I managed, but with a heavy backpack it might be challenging.<br />
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From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at least to the [[toll station]] (''péage'') heading north. This is a 20-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometers after the airport) and everyone has to stop here. It is a great place to get long-distance rides.<br />
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==== Option 3: Charles de Gaulle ====<br />
''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot.<br />
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It is easy to jump the metro at terminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Maybe the same is true for terminals 1 and 3 but I can't vouch for it.<br />
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From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to the main road. You should see signs for A1 Paris Lille. Keep following these signs until the road splits for A1 Lille. One road goes to the left, under a bridge and there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the right. Stand to the right of the right turn. Cars can stop on a dashed out area to your left or drive a little past you on the right. A couple of cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to get a lift to the next service station which had lots of people driving north to Lille, Belgium and Holland. That service station was very busy and it was easy to get a lift as well as a good meal from peoples' leftovers in the restaurant including half a bottle of wine!<br />
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==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====<br />
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<li>From 'Nation' bus station (also a metro stop), take bus 351* to 'Roissypole' located at Charles de Gaulle Airport (Terminal 3). It's the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the bus.You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways</li><br />
<li>From the coach station there (Gare routière), you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars, though this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at (D2 in Oct 2013). The ticket costs €2. [BEWARE 95.01 does not work on public holidays and Sundays, so if that is the case, then get off at QUEBEC because the A1 highway (going to Lille) cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a higher chance of finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you a ride to another petrol station on the main highway, which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille]</li><br />
<li> You can always try to go with the bus number 702 to Vémars centre from the airport (20 stops, 39 minutes). This will also work on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (as of 2018)</li><br />
<li>From the Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on 'Rue Pierre Curie' (D17) until it merges with 'Rue de la Mairie.' Walk an additional 350m until this merges with 'Rue des Vignolles' (D16).</li><br />
<li>On your left, the A1 will be clearly visible as will the 'Aire de Vémars Ouest' petrol station. From here, it is another 1.25km to any given entrance.</li><br />
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Another useful recommendation is this website, where you can virtually create any route you want to take out of the city. Coupled with Google Maps, it's an excellent tool:<br />
http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee<br />
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For 351 Bus Route refer to link below<br />
http://www.ratp.fr/informer/pdf/orienter/f_plan.php?loc=bus_banlieue/300&nompdf=351&fm=pdf<br />
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*Note: The 351 bus service does not run on weekends, but the above link can help find an alternate route.<br />
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==== Option 5: Senlis Péage ====<br />
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This option costs €9 (25% discount for under 26s) + a local ticket to Gare du Nord. The peage is 50km north of Paris, near the town of Senlis. <br />
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Senlis has no train station, but you still buy the ticket from a train station. From Paris Nord, go to Chantilly and switch to a bus to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticket. Once there, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "[[péage|péage]]". The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour.<br />
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==== Option 6: Porte de Bagnolet (A3) ====<br />
Google maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.8649082,2.4086197,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e87e1c7d877:0x17c4d9a47ae58890!2sPorte+de+la+Chapelle!8m2!3d48.897279!4d2.359192!3m4!1s0x47e66d8329157e27:0x2a4ba9074d60ae9a!8m2!3d48.8645542!4d2.4095799]<br />
Get a ticket for the station Porte de Bagnolet. This is pretty close to where the A3 starts, which leads to the A1, so a lot of traffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, but it worked for me after just 20 minutes to get a ride on to the A1, There is a bus stop, where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is a small gas stop, where you can approach drivers directly which cue up there from time to time. Position yourself at the traffic lights before the bus stop to show your sign indicating the direction you want to go to.<br />
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==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====<br />
Heading north on the A1, there is a ''fantastic'' Esso service station just outside Arras [https://goo.gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], with people heading pretty much everywhere. You can get rides to the UK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, E) and lots of opportunities.<br />
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=== East towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: Motorway service station ''Aire de Ferrières'' ====<br />
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''Quite long trip and a bit expensive. Takes you to a great petrol station (good for both day and night hitching); better if you speak French.''<br />
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Take RER A to station ''Bussy St.Georges''. You can also get to this RER A station by taking bus 4 or 44 from metro station ''Gutenberg''.'' Make your way west to the D35 and then walk south along it for about 1km to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from here, but the service station is just a bit more than 2 km from here. You can walk on the grass field next to the motorway - don't choose this way in the morning or in autumn/winter as the grass is wet. The petrol station is called ''Aire de Ferrières'' and it's a "TOTAL" company. <br />
Another option to reach this petrol station is to walk through the industrial zone of the ''Bussy'' district, which lies south of the railway, crossing the bridge over the motorway and then continuing on by walking on the grass until the actual petrol station (note that as of February 2011, there was a nice-sized fence to hop after crossing the bridge. Nothing too difficult, but a big backpack makes it harder!). Most of the walk will be on the road which means you will save some time while at the same time such a walk won't be so annoying if you happen to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't want to go through the fields).<br />
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Here's a [http://maps.google.fr/maps?q=48.828509,2.744594&ll=48.836023,2.723494&spn=0.034406,0.071583&num=1&t=m&z=14 map].<br />
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From Bussy-St. Georges there is a bus [https://www.transdev-idf.com/api/1.0/timetablefile/555898245/raw/amv-184092-fhrentree2018-l46-630x240-v2web.pdf 46] to Jossigny, Bout Pecheret, from there its only 1.3 km to walk.<br />
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==== Option 2. Motorway junction slip-road ====<br />
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''This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you're likely to end up either at the petrol station described above or at the péage. Not good at night.''<br />
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Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (€2.75 (2016)). Leave the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign to the A4. It is a 30 minute walk. There is a red light before the slip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers.<br />
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Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station which is within the free motorway network. Toll gate is a bit further.<br />
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==== Option 3. From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ====<br />
''Cheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.''<br />
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You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking. <br />
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Take the metro line 14 to Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the Boulevard down to the bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to have a sign indicating you want to get onto the A4. When cars stop, ask if they are going all the way to the toll station (péage), many drivers turn off the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to continue hitch-hiking from before the toll station.<br />
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==== Option 4. Lorraine TGV ====<br />
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French railway operator SNCF has been running low-cost TGVs under the brand [https://www.ouigo.com OuiGO] since a few years. The good news is that from the summer 2018 it runs from Gare de l'Est within city limits and at a reasonable time (12:55) instead of running at 6 am from the rail station at the airport as it was the case before. If you book a bit in advance you can get a ticket to Lorraine TGV (in the outskirts of [[Metz]] ,<br />
https://goo.gl/maps/GfXv9v4LGxn) or [[Strasbourg]] main station for as low as 10 €, although the fare you're more likely to find is around 15-20 €. From Lorraine-TGV station it is relatively easy to hitch east towards Saarbrucken and further to Germany. In the beginning you will have a simple two-lane local road. <br />
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=== Getting South or Southwest {{Afr|6}}, {{Afr|10}}, or {{Afr|11}} ===<br />
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These spots are close enough to the city to be getting traffic in all southern directions.<br />
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==== Option 1: Porte d'Orléans ====<br />
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Once the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn't bad nowadays, but it isn't great either. The good thing is that drivers aren't surprised to see people there, and that you don't need to get out of Paris in faraway suburbs. <br />
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''Porte d'Orléans'' is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, traffic here is heavy and fast moving. If you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic.<br />
Edit : I think that the place in front of the hotel is pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's better to stand before, at the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, you miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you and to stop.<br />
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Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] or [[Chartres]] (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult" or before that at "Limours-Janvry" service station. Beware, just after the "péage", the motorway separates between A10 and A11. If you are heading directly South onto the A6, have a sign (you may try "[[Lyon]]" or Fontainebleau) and make sure to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'', roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you). <br />
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Whenever a diplomat travels between Paris and the Orly airport, he'll go through here. Which means that there will be police presence. The police don't care about you, but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hour.<br />
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==== Option 2: Porte d'Italie ====<br />
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Similarly ''Porte d'Italie'' which is not far from ''Porte d'Orleans'' is a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the exit to the traffic lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.<br />
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=== South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: Motorway services Aire de Lisses ====<br />
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This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to have ride without ticket also), a zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. '''Aire de Lisses''' is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being located after all the motorway branch-offs.<br />
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Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. As of 2010-02, the ID of the train you need was "ZIPE" or "ZOPO" (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). If it's too confusing (it's very confusing), get whatever train that goes to "Corbeil Essonne" and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station '''Villabé''', the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's there: [http://goo.gl/8omQ2W''the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses'']<br />
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Otherwise, you can take the RER D to Évry-Courcouronnes centre, and from there Bus 415 in direction of Villabé. Get off at stop "Ikea", the gas station will be a five minute walk away. Note that as of 2017, there is a fence you have to climb to get to the station. <br />
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[Note, Mar 2018: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the standard central Paris tarif to get into the metro network and then just ride out there.]<br />
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A problem with a petrol station is that leaving trucks can block the leaving cars, so cars won't have chance to stop at all. [[User:Artti|Artti]] stood there three hours without a sign until he walked to the ramp next to the petrol station. There is more traffic and therefore more chance to get ride. Also cars have lots of space to stop.<br />
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==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Nemours ====<br />
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You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, a ticket costs about 10 euros) and walk 45min to the service area ( http://goo.gl/VUYmh0 ). Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic), far out from Paris (80km), and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutes.<br />
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=== South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===<br />
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The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and split from it near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. Then, before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the service station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you choose, ask the driver to take you at least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the péage of St-Arnoult. From these places, you can find a driver who takes you on the A10 or the A11 depending on which way you want to go.<br />
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==== Option 1: Pont de Sevres ====<br />
[[File:ParisOut.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge in March 2015]]<br />
This option costs the price of an underground ticket. It takes you to the beginning of the N118 road which connects to the A10-A11 in about 25 km.<br />
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Take the subway 9 to Pont de Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the bridge, where you can see the signs towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc. The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the red lights. You can try with the cars coming from the direction of the metro station, and also with the cars which came along the river and are turning left to get to the bridge.<br />
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==== Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====<br />
This option costs EUR 4.90, a ticket for zones 1-4. This option is useful to get out of the ring roads and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs.<br />
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Take RER B to ''Massey-Palaiseau''. Walk down ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy-Palaiseau'' railway towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach the motorway entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Limours-Janvry service station 5 km down the road. <br />
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==== Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ====<br />
The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the village ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there take bus 91.03 to ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the small local road ''Route d'Invilliers''. (It's not easy to find the road to the petrol station. no one in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that route you're looking for. They don't even know that there's a petrol station in the area. write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours).<br />
[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the petrol station map]<br />
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[http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according to some hitchhikers). Really good according to others. Took two guys ten minutes to get a ride and a third guy about the same amount of time to a different place. Lots of trucks and cars passing by!<br />
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==== Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ====<br />
You can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on the exit, so if you are on the cheap, you need to pay only the basic metro ticket (some EUR 1.33) to get into the underground network in Paris. Once in Dourdan, cross the railroad track and turn left and then go straight on the D836 until you reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be able to hitch a car as there are many passing by and the French take easily on small routes if they see you walking. Get off just after the road crosses the autoroute, go left and in a short while, you will reach the péage. Look at the map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, there are lots of cars going through.<br />
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==== Option 5: Chartres: a spot to go directly on the A11, after it has split from the A10 ====<br />
[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[project 888|888]] event]]<br />
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Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and start hitching from there. You might want to go to the service station ''Chartres-Gasville'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From the train station, take one of many [http://www.filibus.fr/pages/55 buses] that stop at the ''Morard'' station. Here starts bus 12, take it and get off at ''N.Conté'' - some minutes before you arrive there, memorize the route: the bus crosses the motorway, and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right and continues to a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''N.Conté''. Now comes 1 hour of walk: go back to the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow the N10 until you come to a small city. There you encounter the next roundabout, where you turn left. Follow the street, it bends to the right and ends on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn left (north). After 500 meters comes the motorway, continue until you have crossed it. The service station is 400 meters east, so try to pass through the trees on your right and follow the street to the service station.<br />
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=== West towards Rouen, Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} ===<br />
==== Inside Paris ====<br />
- Quai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass. A lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the 15th and 7th arrondissements go to Normandy for the weekend. As a result, this spot is very effective on these days (20 to 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (expect to wait one and half hours).<br />
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- Porte d'Auteuil, at the last traffic light to the entrance of the A13, or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the shoulder to the motorway just after the light, where cars haven't picked up much speed yet and can see you well. Ask drivers to take you (at least) to Morainvilliers petrol station in Poissy.<br />
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==== In the suburbs ====<br />
- Mantes-La-Jolie toll: take Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station. The fare is €8 but you may not be controlled. Get off in Mantes-La-Jolie (not Mantes Station). There's a 30 minute walk to the toll gate: check the map.<br />
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- Poissy rest area (a.k.a. aire de Morainvilliers): take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and get off at Poissy. Take bus 20 to bus stop "Auberge". There's one bus every hour on weekdays, fewer than that on Saturdays and it doesn't run on Sundays. See the timetable [http://www.transdev-idf.com/horaire-ligne-20-poissy_aval_2_rives_de_seine_015 here].<br />
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[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]<br />
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<div>The '''A39''' is a motorway in [[Germany]], it leads from [[Wolfsburg]] to [[Salzgitter]].<br />
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<div>[[Image:2008-Romuald-Lejastiezumi.JPG|thumb|150px|right]]<br />
''Name:'' Romuald Bokej<br />
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''Location:'' [[Järna]], [[Sweden]] <br />
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''Contacts, personal website:'' <br />
* [mailto:sigurdas@animalrights.lt email]<br />
* skype: sigurdas<br />
* [http://sites.google.com/site/romualdbokej/ Romuald's Space]<br />
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''Contributions to HitchWiki:'' [http://hitchwiki.org/en/Special:Contributions/Sigurdas here]. Not active anymore.<br />
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==Hitch-hiking experience==<br />
* '''34''' countries (since 1999)<br />
* '''100'000+''' km <br />
* Most memorable trip: [[Nordkapp]] by (hitch-)hiking in January 2002. I started from [[Prague]] ([[Czech Republic|CZ]]), went all the way up to North [[Norway]], and came back the other way down to [[Dresden]] ([[Germany|DE]]). Pictures are [http://picasaweb.google.com/sigurdas/NordkappByHitchHiking2002# here].<br />
* Longest waiting: ~24 hours, [[Trofors]] (Norway).<br />
* Longest ride: around [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Podwojponie&daddr=Magdeburg&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=54.30711,23.118839&sspn=0.02579,0.055275&ie=UTF8&ll=49.809632,18.720703&spn=14.616033,28.300781&z=5 1'000 km], from [[Lithuania|LT]]/[[Poland|PL]] border to [[Magdeburg]] (DE).<br />
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Other pictures related to hitch-hiking I keep [http://picasaweb.google.com/sigurdas/HitchHiking here].<br />
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Image:2002 Nordkapp2.jpg|[[Nordkapp]]. I went there in January 2002 - all the way up by hitch-hiking except the last 19 km... these last 19 km I walked. ;)<br />
Image:2002 The way back from Nordkapp.jpg|Northern [[Norway]]. No hitch-hiking on this road - that's for sure.<br />
Image:2002 hitch hiking in Andorra.jpg|[[Andorra]]. Half an hour later after this picture was made almost all my things got stolen.<br />
Image:2001 Hitch-hiking in Russia.jpg|[[Russia]]. Hitch-hiking in winter works - even if you go further to the North.<br />
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'''Vienna''' ('''Wien''' in German, '''Bécs''' in Hungarian, '''Vídeň''' in Czech, '''Viedeň''' in Slovak, '''Dunaj''' in Slovene, '''Beč''' in Serbo-Croatian) is the capital of [[Austria]].<br />
It is in the east of the country on the river Danube. More than 1.6 million people live there. It is the largest city of Austria and is surrounded by the state of [[Lower Austria]]. It is also an administrative district (Bundesland) of its own.<br />
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== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
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=== From [[Germany]] ===<br />
Most of the traffic going through [[Passau]] is heading East to [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]] while most of the traffic going through [[Salzburg]] is heading South to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Balkans]].<br />
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You should then seriously consider coming by the E56 (even if you come from southern Germany).<br />
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If you find yourself in a car that is passing through Vienna on the eastern ring road, try getting out around the Donau island (German: ''Donauinsel''), close to the river. From here you can walk to a metro-station that usually heads directly towards the centre of Vienna.<br />
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You will often find yourself, especially at night, on the E60 passing south of Vienna. '''I dont know if trucks can go there since you have to go through an underpass:''' Jump out at the exit "Campus 21"/"Breitenfurterstrasse" [https://goo.gl/maps/arqWXJGH2eD2 GoogleMaps]. Take care since it is an exit with 2 exits, you should keep as right as possible! About 100m further there is a roundabout where you can jump out and the car can get directly back to the highway. From that roundabout it is about 3km to the next U-Bahn, the final stop of U6. I found this to be the shortest way to get to public transport. If you come at night, there is a so called ASTAX, you call a number, and from the moment when there are enough people that want to go a small bus comes and picks you up, you pay by buying a regular ticket ([http://www.wienerlinien.at/media/download/2015/ASTAX_N64_141310.pdf Number, Schedule, ... in German]). The ASTAX will bring you to the night bus N64 that is driving through basically all Vienna ([http://www.netzplanwien.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Nachtnetz-Wien_20131215.pdf map in German for public nightlines in Vienna]). [[User:Farben.rausch|Farben.rausch]] ([[User talk:Farben.rausch|talk]]) 19:03, 5 March 2016 (CET)<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Linz]], [[Salzburg]], [[Munich]] {{Aat|1}} {{European Route Number|60}} ===<br />
==== Option 1: OMV petrol station on Wiener Straße (A1) ====<br />
Take train (S50) to ''Wien Wolf in der Au''. Then cross over the bridge. You'll see the petrol station after about 300m to your left. Cross the bridge and then it's a short walk behind the barrier along the side of the road. <br />
There is as well a big resting area with service station and hotel nearby which doesn't seem to be a good option.<br />
:There were very few cars at the gas station, so I stood myself just next to the off ramp in front of the station so that drivers could see me and stop at the gas station. Howewer, after about 30 minutes, a car stopped right next to me on the highway (not even in emergency lane as there is not any). I think it was a bit dangerous but the rest of the ride was fine. So maybe draw an arrow next to your hh sign so that drivers realize that they can get off the highway. ''(Duffajfka July 2017)''<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
Take the U4 to ''Hütteldorf'', get off and go towards ''Hadikgasse'' (left), walk left again, then you are right on the main road leading out of '''Vienna''' towards the A1. There is a bus stop which is a well known hitching spot. Change cars (if necessary) at the [[rest area]]s ''[[Sankt Pölten|St. Pölten]]'' or ''Ansfelden''. Since a direct ride to Salzburg is possible try to avoid "part-rides" and avoid going to St. Polten at all cost- the traffic there is very low and mostly local.<br />
<p>From here you can as well get to option "1" by crossing the motorway via the bridge and walk for about 2km to the right.<br />
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=== North towards [[Prague]] ===<br />
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The easiest way to get from Vienna to Prague is to go through [[Bratislava]]. <br />
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There is an option to go straight from Vienna to Prague. Take a train from ''Handelskai'' to ''Kornneuburg''. Get out of the station and turn left. You'll get to a street called Doktor-Max-Burckhard-Ring, it will take you to the main street (Stockerauer Straße) Follow the main street, and then turn left on any of the first two streets (Scherzgasse or Hofaustraße) Turn right, and you'll get to the street that crosses the railways. Cross the railway and walk further until you see an on-ramp. There is also a petrol station to hitchhike from. However, most cars are only going to nearby towns from which it is not possible to hitchhike further. Again, try going through Bratislava instead.<br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]] ([[Czech Republic]]) {{European Route Number|461}} ===<br />
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[[File:MrTweek.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[MrTweek]] hitching to [[Vienna]]]]<br />
====Option 1====<br />
From central Wien take tram 31 to the last stop, ''Stammersdorf''. Continue on your right down the main street, Brünner Str (road no.&nbsp;7); go past the Merkur supermarket until you come to another shopping centre, about 300&nbsp;m further. Hitchhike right after the entrance to the parking lot. <br />
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You can use a sign "Brno", but if you don't get a lift after 30 minutes, then just hitchhike without a sign and ask any driver to take you to Wolkersdorf or Mistelbach. There is a huge petrol station 5&nbsp;km north of Wolkersdorf and from there it is easy to find a lift into the Czech Republic.<br />
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Take the [http://www.g3-shopping.at/fileadmin/data/01_home/G3_Bus-Shuttle_Flyer_2016_Web.pdf free bus to G3 Shopping Center] (Feb., 2017). The Bus starts from trainstation "Floridsdorf Bahnhof", timetable is on the home page, first bus 08:00am. From where the bus stops, cross the parking lot towards the big street that the bus had taken out of Vienna and cross that street. There is a petrol station "Eni" (the yellow one) and next to that there is a free, unused lane for cars and trucks to stop easily. [https://goo.gl/maps/a9pXqeusHft GoogleMaps Footpath]<br />
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=== East towards [[Bratislava]], [[Győr]] and [[Budapest]] {{Aat|4}} {{European Route Number|60}} ===<br />
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There is an OMV [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] with a McD on the motorway to Budapest where you can easily find a ride to Bratislava, [[Hungary]] or further.<br />
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To get to this petrol station by public transport, take metro line U3 to ''Enkplatz'' and from there you can take a bus 76A to ''7.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' (the bus stop is on the other side of the street at the intersection when you leave the metro station). Be careful because there are two stops with almost the same name, ''7.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' and ''11.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' – get off at the first one, which comes after the stop ''Simmeringer Haide''. After the stop, the bus turns right, but to get to the petrol station, walk straight on on to the north for just 200&nbsp;m. The petrol station is on the [[A4 (Austria)|A4]] highway towards Bratislava, Győr and Budapest. <br />
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Once you have reached the petrol station, just wait near the entrance and ask drivers entering the shop. (Hitchhiking from the petrol station exit or thumbing at cars on the road itself is not advisable.) Cars with foreign number plates regularly pull into the station, and these drivers are likely going abroad. Note: Watch out for Romanian drivers who may attempt to charge you for the ride; make sure before you accept a lift from a Romanian driver that you are not going to pay by saying e.g. ''E gratis? / N-am bani sa va dau.'' ‘''"Is the lift free? / I can't pay.’<br />
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Most of the cars passing in this petrol station are coming off the motorway or going to the airport. You can get more cars going to [[Slovakia]] or [[Hungary]] if you take the first ride to the next petrol station on the motorway, named Göttlesbrunn, which is just before road splits into the E58 towards Bratislava and the E60 towards Budapest. The E60 road enters Hungary at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]].<br />
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If your ultimate destination is [[Romania]], then ask your driver to leave you at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]] and hitch from there with a sign "RO".<br />
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* [[User:Antonopa|Antonopa]] (April 2017) The place is OK, I got a ride from an uber driver pretty quickly who took me to the airport where he was going for a job, from there quite easily got a ride to Bratislava. Not a bad spot.<br />
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=== South towards [[Graz]], [[Slovenia]], [[Zagreb]] {{Aat|2}}===<br />
Take the free IKEA bus from U6 Siebenhirten to the SCS ("Shopping City Süd") 8:00/10:00/11:30/13:00/14:30/16:00/17:30 (Feb 2011). If it happens that you don't get a ride and want to use the same bus to come back to town it won't be free any more, it costs 1.50 euro.<br />
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Other option if you want to pay EUR 3.40 for the train then take the ''Badener Bahn'' to ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)'' Advantages of the latter one: it goes more often and earlier in the morning than the bus. If you take the train, you can go to one station after ''Shopping City Süd'' which is called ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)''. This one is closer to the actual [[slip road|interchange]]: just get off the train, head the direction you came from, turn right by the end of the platform, cross the tracks, pass 100 m of wild grass and there is a curved street – you'll see the signs.<br />
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Alternatively you can take public transport to ''Matzleinsdorfer Platz'' where the ''Triester Straße'' begins [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Vienna,+%C3%96sterreich&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.674078,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Favoriten+1100+Wien,+Austria&z=15] (direction South-West). This road is extremely long but it has on-ramps for heading South ([[Graz]]). Try hitching along this road, or ask at the petrol station. If you keep walking down there is a perfect place for hitchhiking where cars take the exit and join the highway. There is a lot of grass and a perfect place with enough room for even a truck to stop. <br />
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'''Personal experience''': [[User:T0ma5|T0ma5]] waited for 2 hours on April 2011 before getting a ride to Graz, there is a lot of traffic, but not many cars are leaving the city since this location is not that far from the centre.<br />
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Sean and Maria sat at this onramp at the Shopping City for 3.5 hours before we caught a ride (looking at approximately 4000 cars). It is a very busy place, but most cars are heading back up to Vienna. We may have had really bad luck (weekday afternoon) but we recommend standing on the inside part of the curve, because the cars have to be in the right lane in order to get on the highway (left lane is to the shopping centre). There is a smaller place to pull over, but it might be worth it. '''Big''' sign might help.<br />
* [[User:MaxHermens]] continued walking along the onroad, towards the highway that went from north to south, and stood on that onramp. This way, you'll always catch traffic going in the right direction. This does mean you have to walk along a patch of onramp with loads of traffic and no room for pedestrians (this is dangerous!). After that bit, the cars go right and up, and there starts a safety lane again where hitchhiking is possible. He waited here for about an hour until he got a ride towards Graz.<br />
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If you are OK with hitchhiking at traffic lights, you can also just go to "Schönbrunn" with U4 (underground – green line). Cross the street and walk towards the entrance of Schönbrunn-castle. Now you are on "Grünbergstraße". Here you can try to hitchhike from the traffic lights. This street leads to "Altmannsdorfer Straße" which leads to A2 (the motorway leading to the south)<br />
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I hitchhiked from the Shopping city for one hour in rain before getting a ride. Next time I discovered the place at the end of ''Triester Straße'' where I got a ride in 20 min. My friend often uses that spot now. I think it is the best spot in direction Graz.<br />
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* I used that spot in Triester Strasse with Computerstrasse this pass october 2015 right before the petrol station and i was picked up in less that 15 min, made it to Split that day.--[[User:Yeguaerrante|Yeguaerrante]] ([[User talk:Yeguaerrante|talk]]) 12:53, 18 November 2015 (CET)<br />
* There is a perfect place at 'Triester Straße' where is crosses with 'Computerstrasse'. Bus 16a goes directly to the spot. It's the last big interception before the Triester Strasse turns into a highway, cars coming from upfront, left and right can see you perfectly and a few steps further there is a petrol station, so drivers can stop for you, or you can just ask people. I never had to ask more than a handful of people to get a ride down south.<br />
*[[User:Chillion|Chillion]]: (2018, May, afternoon 1pm) This is an alright spot. I hitched just before the bus stop outside the Petrol station towards Graz with a sign. Waited 2.5 hours. Maybe I was unlucky.<br />
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For everyone going to Slovenia or Zagreb, know that there are no petrol station on your side of the road some 100 kilometres before Graz. The first one is near Leibnitz, some 15-20 km after Graz. So if someone offers you a ride to Graz, try to see if they're maybe going to Leibnitz or past Leibnitz. There are many people from Maribor working in Graz, so if you end up in Graz, try using a sign for Maribor on roads going out of the city towards the highway. The petrol station near Leibnitz is on the way to Maribor.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
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It is possible to ride the subway, bus, and tram system with no ticket, though at your own risk. Buses and trams are almost never controlled (except night buses and in the first month of each semester, e.g. October and March), but checks on the metro are rather frequent. Also they check trams around center.The fine is '''EUR 103''', but foreigners can give a fake address in their home country and avoid paying.<br />
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There is an internet site with a list of the lines which are going to be checked for black riders (http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/). Schwarzkappler is an Austrian slang term for the ticket controllers. Although the site takes her information from a reliable source (the "Wiener Linien" itself) there had not been yet proof of how reliable that information is. Another website where the passengers tell of where and when they have seen controllers is http://schwarzkappler.info/, with information for major Austrian cities and some German cities as well, with Facebook and Twitter pages.<br />
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== Sleeping == <br />
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Take line U3 of the metro to the station ''Erdberg''. Exit the station, then walk 300&nbsp;m southeast to the pedestrian bridge over the railway tracks. This pedestrian bridge will bring you over the railway tracks, the Danube canal and the motorway. On the other side, behind a few houses, there is a vast park where you can pitch a tent. You can even sleep late, as in the mornings the only passers-by are joggers and riders on horseback. [[File:Vienna-erdberg-sleeping.png|200px|thumb|left|The walk from Vienna's U3 metro station Erdberg to a park for camping.]] <br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://www.wienerlinien.at/ Local public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
* [http://www.wlb.at/fahrplaene.aspx Greater Vienna public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
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[[tr:Viyana]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6&diff=91370Växjö2018-06-29T10:24:44Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>'''Växjö''' is a city in [[Sweden]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== South towards [[Älmhult]], [[Hässleholm]], [[Malmö]] ===<br />
Here's a good spot to catch a ride south from Växjö (https://goo.gl/maps/MSwo7iU3ucU2). If you walk south from the intersection there's a busstop where cars can stop and they wont be going too fast since it's just past a traffic-light.<br />
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== Places to avoid ==<br />
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== Accommodation and Sleep ==<br />
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Around the city near lakes there's tonnes of shelters if you want to camp out.<br />
Here's a link to a municipality website where you can find simple shelters to camp in for a night or two:<br />
https://naturkartan.se/sv/vaxjo/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search%5Bquery%5D=&search%5Bplace%5D=&search%5Bguide_id%5D=64&search%5Baccessibility_types%5D%5B%5D=&search%5Bwheelchair_tested%5D=0&search%5Bactivity_types%5D%5B%5D=&search%5Bfacility_types%5D%5B%5D=shelter&search%5Bfacility_types%5D%5B%5D=&commit=Till%C3%A4mpa+filter<br />
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== Other useful info ==</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Template:News&diff=91252Template:News2018-06-14T12:10:43Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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* '''20th February 2017''' There is a new forum for hitchhiker's discussions and the organisation of the hitchgathering at [https://talk.hitchwiki.org talk.hitchwiki.org].<br />
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* '''1st - 24th December 2016''' There is an advent calender on tramprennen.org. One story about "first time-hitchhiking-experiences" is published everyday. Check http://tramprennen.org/blog/<br />
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* '''15 November 2016''' The first app ever published by Hitchwiki is now available for free (as always) on the Play Store. Download it and keep track of the spots where you hitchhike, your waiting times and so on. In a future version the app will offer you an option to sync your hitching spots with Hitchwiki with no extra work. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myhitchhikingspots MyHitchhikingSpots]. Special thanks to a random guy who gave an Android phone to one of our hitchhiking developers while traveling in Sweden!<br />
* '''25 June 2016''' A new official hitchhiking spot [http://www.steenwijkercourant.nl/nieuws/steenwijkerland/441966/feestelijke-onthulling-van-liftpaal-met-muziek-en-paal-dans-act.html has been opened] in the [[The_Netherlands| Dutch]] town of [[Oldemarkt]], in response to the insufficient public transport to [[Steenwijk]]. In addition a [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1737994483153113 FB group] was created to encourage ridesharing on this route. <br />
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* '''9 April 2016''' [[Tatyana Kozyreva]], a well-known Russian hitchhiker, has passed away on the 3rd of April 2016, at the age of 43 in [[Indonesia]], near Bandar Aceh in a diving accident. Tatyana was known for having written and self-published several books on hitchhiking and related topics under the name Tatyana Yashnikova. The talks she gave drew crowds. In the Russian hitchhiking scene she was the most “famous” of the female solo travellers and hitchhikers. [http://youarealltourists.blogspot.nl/2016/04/an-obituary.html A detailed obituary] {{en}}, [http://www.globestoppeuse.com/aventuriere-russe-rip-tatyana-kozyreva-yashnikova/ blog article] {{fr}} & [https://www.facebook.com/Hitchwiki/photos/a.154040317968626.29310.133644853341506/1109085985797383/ FB] {{en}}<br />
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* '''15 January 2016''' Help get [https://gumroad.com/l/PGKmz How to live without money (eBook)] translated in English!<br />
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* '''5 December 2015''' New Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.elabo.hitchhikingmaps Hitchhiking Maps] has been released. Offline maps, Street View preview and all of the spots from Hitchwiki: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.elabo.hitchhikingmaps Google Play]<br />
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* '''25 November 2015''' Release of eBook from hitchhiking baby Petit Bibi's adventure around the world: [http://bibiontheroad.net/buy-the-book/ bibiontheroad.net]<br />
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* '''30 April 2015''' An Austrian Hitchhiking Community is forming with the Name [http://www.ausfahrtlinks.wordpress.com Ausfahrt Links] to increase public awareness of people about hitchhiking as a means of transport in Austria. Find more information on the Website, like them on [https://www.facebook.com/ausfahrtlinks Facebook].<br />
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* '''24 April 2015''' Miran Ipavec has just announced that he has managed to hitch through 31(!) European countries in just under 10 days.<br />
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* '''26th December 2014''' Folks behind Hitchwiki are building a new hospitality exchange community for hitchhikers and other travellers: '''[https://www.trustroots.org Trustroots.org]''' — It's time to join it and spread the word!<br />
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* '''13th December 2014''' Anick-Marie (formerly [[User:Perilisk|Perilisk]] and now [[User:Globestoppeuse|Globestoppeuse]]) made available [[::File:Hitchhiking_-_Neo-nomad.pdf|Hitchhiking]], a 2010 How-to zine including an analysis of the different safety advice with their pros and cons, including women-specific advice<br />
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* '''30th October 2014''' We will work on new Hitchwiki for 5-8 weeks in Turkey. [http://donate.hitchwiki.net/ Please help us cover our expenses]! Share/like the page all around! If you have any questions, feel free to ask [[User:Mikael|Mikael]].<br />
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* '''25th November 2014''' [http://www.christopherdrifter.com/books/Rules_of_Thumb/ Rules of Thumb: How to Hitch-Hike and Live on the Road], a detailed guidebook on hitch-hiking, has just been released for free, on Kindle, and in Paperback. Aimed at less experienced hitch-hikers about to undertake long-distance journeys.<br />
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* '''27th September 2014''' The famous Russian hitchhiker Alexey Vorov intends to race around the world in his new project [http://transglobal-race.org/ 500 HOURS] in order to promote peace and hospitality and to show how small our tiny planet is. [http://transglobal-race.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=35&lang=en Track his progress here]<br />
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* '''06th August - 28th September 2014''' The TravelMakers Project is a journey from Berlin to Istanbul. The project is a combination of hitchhiking throughout Europe, creating street art, volunteering and contributing within urban communities in active social projects, and filming on the way. Learn more about their project and donate to their cause on [https://indiegogo.com/projects/travelmakers-hitchhiking-for-social-projects Travel Makers - Hitchhiking for Social Projects]<br />
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* '''21 July 2014''' The registrations for this years "Tramprennen", a hitchhiking race across Europe from Würzburg (Ger) to Lake Ohrid (Macedonia) are open now on [http://tramprennen.org/ tramprennen.org].<br />
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* '''19 July 2014''' Sarah Franke's short film about [[User:Prino|Prino]] is now on general release on [http://vimeo.com/86849620 Vimeo].<br />
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* '''1 July 2014''' The TravelMakers Project registration channel is open. Check out the project and [http://www.travel-makers.org/ get on board!] This project is the succession project of the [http://www.euroadtrip2012.org Euroadtrip2012 Project]. <br />
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* '''16 June 2014''' The North German Television NDR shot a [http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/7_tage/ documentary] about the [http://www.tramprennen.org Tramprennen] last year (in German only).<br />
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* '''26 May 2014''' The registration for the [http://abgefahren-ev.de/en/ Abgefahren Hitchhiking Championships] is now open. Abgefahren e.V. is looking forward to seeing you!<br />
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* '''5 May 2014''' In [http://hitchwiki.org/en/Munster Münster] there was the first screening of an anthropological movie about hitchhiking. The movie "On the way" is now [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or9zdqZ9G58available on-line here]. The documentary mentions the Hitchwiki project.<br />
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* '''5 May 2014''' A new project has come to life in Belgium! You can visit [http://gohitchhiking.tumblr.com/ the blog]. Please tell the world why one should hitchhike [http://gohitchhiking.friendbook.nl/ here] The most creative answers will make the tumblr, thanks!<br />
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* '''21 March 2014''' [http://www.lawrenceonboard.org/ Lawrence On Board], a new hitchhiking promotion program in Kansas needs your vote on facebook! They have been selected as semifinalists in the TEDxFulbright Social Innovations Challenge! The winner gets the full support of the TED and Fulbright communities. [http://d1ej5r2t2cu524.cloudfront.net/lawrenceonboard/we-re-in-the-tedxfulbright-challenge/947913-www.facebook.com/fulbrightassociation1/app_515720611858523?c=86ed6ff5-cb96-4cd9-8c06-f220ee872906 Cast your vote on facebook here!]<br />
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* '''13 January 2014''' There is a new book about hitch-hiking: [http://www.americaneyeball.com/eye-hitch/the-book/ American Eyeball].<br />
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* '''6 January 2014''' [http://www.nederlandlift.nl/ The Dutch site] mentioned below has added tiny portraits of [http://nederlandlift.nl/nieuws/50-en-nog-liften-kan-dat/ seven older-than-average hitchhikers].<br />
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=== 2013 ===<br />
* '''21st December 2013''' Due to the Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk 2014, entering Belarus visa-free from 25th April to 31st May is possible [http://mfa.gov.by/en/hockey/docs/ee83085ebfa40574.html]. A regular [http://www.belarus.by/en/travel/travel-visas visa] costs from 60€ to 160$ . The [http://www.ticketpro.by/jnp/en/wc2014/index.html tickes] are available from 91.000BYR (~7€).<br />
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* '''14th December 2013''' [http://www.hitching.it/ Hitching.it] has gone live as of a few hours ago in the intent of replacing [http://www.digihitch.com digihitch.com]. After a long battle of empty promises and sabotage, it is intended to fill the gap that has existed since digihitch began losing features and users since digihitch's original owner, [http://hitchwiki.org/en/User:Salman Salman], passed away in 2010. [http://www.digihitch.com Digihitch], which is now a forum and skeleton of the original site, is expected to shut down for good in early 2014. [http://www.hitching.it Hitching.it] is still a work in progress, but all are encouraged to join the forums and begin submitting content.<br />
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* '''1st December 2013''' A new project in the Netherlands has come to life to promote hitchhiking: [http://www.nederlandlift.nl/ www.nederlandlift.nl]. <br />
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* '''9th November 2013''' We're organizing a [[Foret-Belleville 2014|festive gathering for hitchhikers (and non-hitchhikers) in France next July]]. Are you European and between 18 and 30 years old? If you want to help organize this you can [http://www.bewelcome.org/forums/s9424 apply for an EVS scholarship] that will feed and lodge you and even comes with pocket money.<br />
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* '''23rd September 2013''' Started by some of the folks that brought you [[:Trash:|Trashwiki]] and Hitchwiki, '''[[:Nomad:|Nomadwiki]]''' is a new wiki with info and tips for nomads (and other travelling folk) about shoestring budget traveling. Here you'll find out about free camping, no 5 star hotels, ''not for tourists''!<br />
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* '''31st August 2013''' - [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) started '''[[:moneyless:|Moneyless.org]]''', a website with a lot of information about living without or much less money.<br />
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* '''30th August 2013''' We had some [[Hitchwiki:Server_crash_2013|severe technical issues last week]]. The wiki is back up and running, but some content got lost unfortunately.<br />
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* '''8th August 2013''' Canada begins [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-safety-rcmp-hopes-to-reduce-risk-with-new-posters/article13679908/ distributing thousands of hitchhiking posters] in a new harm reduction campaign hoping to reduce the dangers of hitchhiking and track down those who assault hitchhikers. Among the areas the material will be distributed is the infamous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears_murders Highway of Tears].<br />
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* '''1st May 2013''' Bence and [[pite]] did a classic route hitchhiking. From some amateur videoshots a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtBlTg91qqE 2 minute movie] has been made about the [[Moscow]]-Saint Petersburg trip. Hope it will encourage other hitchhikers to do more and more youtube clips about their rides. <br />
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=== 2012 ===<br />
'''12th November 2012''' The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/opinion/sunday/hitchhikings-time-has-come-again.html is encouraging people to hitchhike]: "''What if we could remake the original landscape of alienation — the highway — into a place where Americans could once again reach out to help one another, to share space and time with a stranger? We might begin to reconnect, not just with one another, but with the idea of ourselves as one people, moving in the same direction.''" — [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4770997 discussion about the article on Hacker News].<br />
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'''1 October 2012''' Hitchwiki has a new design. We hope you like it!<br />
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'''23rd September 2012''' The '''[[project:BXL hackathon|BXL hackathon]]''' started when [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] arrived - ''you'' can participate as well, come over to [[Brussels]] or [[Hitchwiki:BXL_hackathon#What_can_you_do.3F|do things]] from wherever<br />
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'''18th September 2012''' The widely known hospitality exchange platform Couchsurfing is about to change the Terms of Use against European Law. Please sign the petition, spread the word and use alternatives like [http://www.bewelcome.org bewelcome.org]. [http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/For_a_strong_Community_behind_CouchSurfing Sign Petition]<br />
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'''10th September 2012''' Tramprennen 2012 is over. 117 hitchhikers and 54 teams from 14 countries made it to the Surduc Lake in Romania and raised 15230 Euro for a WASH-Project of the German NGO Viva con Agua in India. [http://tramprennen.org/2012/tramprennen-2012-thats-it/ Read the final resumee with some images]<br />
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'''6 September 2012''' Thomas Francine has released his documentary [http://gogreatergood.com/hitchhike-doc/ The Greater Good: A Hitchhiker Perspective] free online.<br />
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'''18 August 2012.''' Stuart Jameson is currently traveling the world after the death of his parents. The only form of transport allowed while traveling from Europe to India and beyond is hitchhiking. He will be doing this in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, and details of how to sponsor will be posted soon. Check out his blog at '''www.lookingforstu.com'''<br />
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'''10th August 2012''' [http://hitchgathering.org/2012/08/10/gathering-is-over-after-one-week-of-joy-and-fun/ Hitchgathering 2012 is over] after one week of joy and fun! See you next year somewhere!<br />
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'''7th August 2012''' Inauguration of the first official hitchhiking spot in Germany: [https://vimeo.com/47056576 Go to video, 2:08 Minutes]<br />
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'''25 July 2012''' [[User:Marissa|Marissa]] hitchhiked with her friend Jenny from Mexico City to Guatemala and made a [https://vimeo.com/46308984/ short video] about it.<br />
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'''22 June 2012''' - [http://www.tramprennen.org Tramprennen 2012]: The Hitchhiking Hub started today registrations for Tramprennen 2012 - a hitchhike race for drinking water. The race starts August 18th, has 6 routes starting in Bayreuth, Gent, Copenhagen, Dresden, Leipzig and Berchtesgaden. 6 stages for each route will lead to a final common meeting point in Romania.<br />
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'''11 June 2012''' - [[User:jaredjestes22|jaredjestes22]] - a short time user and contributor to this website is now on his hitchhiking trip from Port Angeles, WA to Los Angeles, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Billings, MT, with his lovely wife, Anna Rose.<br />
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'''1 May 2012''' - [[User:Paluch|Paluch]] - a long time user and contributor to this website is now on his hitchhiking trip around the world. Read his latest story about hitching to Cape Verde on his blog called [http://www.roadsideletters.com/ Roadside Letters]. <br />
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'''12 April 2012''' - Justina & Maarten are filming and interviewing people who "live" on the road (not just hitchhikers) for their project called "[http://www.liveontheroad.tv/ Live on the road]". See their [http://vimeo.com/39414062 intro] and follow their [http://www.liveontheroad.tv/blog/ blog].<br />
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'''9 April 2012''' - [[User:Erinmack|Erin]] made a three-week hitchhiking journey to Nordkapp via Finland & her friend Dara made a [http://www.vimeo.com/daram/thistime 90 minute film] of the trip <br />
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'''30 March 2012''' - A friendly driver lost his Italian brown leather jacket when he drove a couple from [[Munich]] to [[Stuttgart]] around the 9th of March. The couple was heading to the Netherlands, guy studied architecture and girl was teaching art to children. Maybe you can help? [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=12&post=11606682 CS group thread], [http://www.facebook.com/Hitchwiki/posts/357585514280771 FB wall thread]<br />
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'''14 March 2012''' - The German hitchhiking club [[Abgefahren e.V.]] is organizing the 5th German Hitchhiking Championships from 25 May - 28 May starting from [[Braunschweig]]. For the fifth anniversary the race is going to be a bit different compared to previous years. For more information check out [http://race.abgefahren-ev.de abgefahren-ev.de], there you can register for the trip and get the latest information! See you on the road!<br />
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'''14 March 2012''' - The Polish Club of Adventure [http://www.hitchhikingrace.pl Polski Klub Przygody] has announced their annual hitchhiking race on the first-of-may weekend from 28 April - 2 May: from [[Sopot]] in [[Poland]] to [[Dubrovnik]] in [[Croatia]]. Registration is open from 1 April. Website in Polish only. <br />
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'''20 January 2012''' - [[User:Notapalooka|Alyssa]] took nearly two years hitchhiking across Africa, from Morocco to Mozambique via [[Nigeria]] and the [[DRC|Congo]]. Stories and pictures at [http://www.opendestination.ca/ Open Destination].<br />
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'''10 January 2012''' - [[User:Chael777|Chael]] Finally arrived at Ushuaia from Oregon after 2 years and 5 months hitching. The narrative and drawings: [http://www.velabas.com/ Velabas]<br />
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=== 2011 ===<br />
'''28 November 2011''' - A first Western European [[competitive autostop]] club (''[[DTSG]]'') has been founded in [[DTSG|Germany]]. Next to that, [[PASL]] announced that the [[World Championships]] will be postponed to August 2013, giving more sportsmen the chance to participate in the qualification rounds throughout 2012.<br />
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'''31 October 2011''' - Helin and Jan made a hitchhiking documentary of their trip to [[Istanbul]] from [[Berlin]]. Read stories and watch videos at [http://berlin-istanbul.com/ berlin-istanbul.com]<br />
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'''28 October 2011''' - We've had some server issues recently. If this happens again, you can still access [http://mirror.hitchwiki.org/ mirror.hitchwiki.org] for a quite recent version of the English Hitchwiki.<br />
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'''7 October 2011''' - With [[Imst]] Hitchwiki has now '''2000 Articles''' in English! Thanks a lot, to anyone who ever contributed anything here :)<br />
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'''6 September 2011''' - As of today with the article about [[Tuvalu]], Hitchwiki has an entry for every independent nation on this earth. Many of those are only stubs, however, and don't reveal much information - so we need ''your'' help as much as ever! Feel free to start with [[Hitchwiki:Hitchability|rating the country's]] you've hitchhiked in!<br />
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'''26 August 2011''' - CouchSurfing has turned into a for profit company, consider using '''[http://www.bewelcome.org/ BeWelcome]''' instead. BW is the only official non-profit organization for general hospitality exchange with an online network!<br />
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'''22 July 2011''' - [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] & Dario hit the road to meet people, see places and go beyond frontiers: '''[http://thumbingasia.blogspot.com/ THUMBING ASIA From West to East]'''. Clips, jokes, 3D-panoramas & Insights. <br />
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'''18 July 2011''' - ''On the road to Kara Dere'': Latest news and all important information for the [http://hitchgathering.org/road-lastest-news hitchgathering] in Kara Dere, Bulgaria 5 August 2011.<br />
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'''10 July 2011''' - [[PASL]] is currently organizing the first [[Transglobal Autostop Race]] in terms of [[competitive autostop]]. Qualification Rounds are starting soon, for information, see their [http://transglobal-race.org website] {{ru}} (English translation to be added soon)<br />
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'''24 June 2011''' - Hitchwiki application for Nokia Symbian 5th edition and Symbian^3 released! You can download app from [http://store.ovi.com/content/143209 OVI Store]. For bugs, suggestions and other technical stuff, please, leave comment in my [http://mindomobile.com/hitchwiki-hits-ovi-store/ blog post]. Cheers! <br />
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'''8-15 August 2011''' - To The Fringe with a Farthing - Graham Eccles (AKA The Jack Of Piel) will be hitching from Cornwall to the Edinburgh Fringe with his Ha'Penny Farthing, doing random poetry gigs and weird balloon sculpture along the way. More information on WriteOutLoud [http://www.writeoutloud.net/blogs/grahameccles GrahamEcclesBlogs] and [http://www.facebook.com/groups/133604746715459 To the Fringe with a Farthing] or email thejackofpiel(a)hotmail(d)co(d)uk for details.<br />
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'''1 July 2011''' - [http://na.hitchgathering.org North American Hitchhiking Gathering]: [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], [[USA]] has been [http://na.hitchgathering.org/content/where-should-2011-hitchgathering-happen chosen] as the location for the [[Hitchgathering/North-America|North American Hitchgathering]].<br />
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=== 2010 ===<br />
'''2 November 2010''' - [[User:Dizinteria|Shai]] started a hitchwiki in '''[[:he:|Hebrew]]'''.<br />
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'''17 September 2010''' - [[User:Guaka|guaka]] managed to (finally) fix the [[Special:OpenIDLogin|OpenID login]], now also includes a very easy way to log in from your Google or Yahoo accounts. <small>(But note that you can't use more than 1 OpenID for one Hitchwiki account.)</small><br />
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'''18 Aug 2010''' - Thanks to [[User:Index|Index]] we now have hitchwiki pages in '''[[:ro:|Romanian]]'''. If you speak Romanian, please help us adding some content.<br />
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'''16 July 2010''' - Hitchwiki is alive and kicking, now ''1600 + 1'' articles on Hitchwiki in English, with [[Special:Statistics|a staggering total of 134,583 edits]] and an average of 1300 visitors per day <small> and as we speak ''400 - 1'' articles on [[:trash:|Trashwiki in English]] - that makes 2000 pages in total</small><br />
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'''6 July 2010''' - Location of the [[6810|Third European Hitchgathering]] on the 6th of August has been set: [[Sines]]. Also check the [http://hitchgathering.org/press Press-release]<br />
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'''8 June 2010''' - Organization has begun for the [http://na.hitchgathering.org North America Hitch Gathering] taking place August 21st, 2010 in Boulder, Colorado. Join the mailing list, get involved, update the wiki and see you this summer!! <br />
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'''6 June 2010''' - We started a [[Hitchwiki:Collaboration of the month|collaboration of the month]]! Everybody on hitchwiki is welcome to continue on this idea and add his/her suggestions! The first topic for June 2010 will be '''Portugal''', the destination of the [[6810]] European hitchhiking gathering.<br />
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'''14 May 2010''' - [http://www.tomthumb.org/?page_id=27 Hand to Mouth to India] is the tale of how Tom Thumb hitchhiked from England to India with no money. Now you can read it for free online or download the book to share around the world hitching community ([[Media#Books|more books]]).<br />
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'''9 March 2010''' - [http://utrecht-europa-en.trekhaakgezocht.nl/ Tjerk Ridder] has been [[hitchhiking with a caravan]].<br />
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=== 2009 ===<br />
'''28 December 2009''' - The organization of the third edition of the '''European hitchhiking festival, [[6810|6-8-10]]''', started. The whole hitchhiking community is asked to give a voice to designate a meeting place for 2010. All relevant information can be found on the [[6810]] article.<br />
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'''20 December 2009''' - Citizens of [[Serbia]], [[Macedonia]] and [[Montenegro]] can now travel visa-free to all countries that have signed the [[Schengen Agreement]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8151518.stm Read more from BBC].<br />
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'''11 December 2009''' - We now offer a [[Help:Contents|hitchwiki tutorial]] for all fellow hitchhikers out there who are new to hitchwiki and want to share their knowledge with us, but don't know how. Check it out and get some insights in the world of editing articles and adding hitchhiking spots on hitchwiki!<br />
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'''9 December 2009''' - Emil from [[Finland]], age 19 was lost during his trip in Poland. Please check his photo from [http://haveyouseenthisboy.blogspot.com/ website] or [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=194259723583 Facebook-group].<br />
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'''29 November 2009''' - The movie about the [[Viva con Agua]] hitchhiking race is out! It includes English subtitles & 23 minutes of pure hitchhiking! [http://vimeo.com/7858456 Watch the race here]. The editors worked hard to finish the movie and do appreciate feedback in any direction!<br />
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'''24 November 2009''' - [[User:G J della Mer|G J della Mer]] started a '''[[:tr:|Turkish Hitchwiki]]'''. Now we have 11 languages<br />
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'''27 October 2009''' - You can now use [http://guaka.org/2009/10/26/hitchwiki-everywhere/#comments Hitchwiki everywhere] without internet, through [http://aarddict.org/ Aarddict].<br />
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'''21 July 2009''' - We had some technical difficulties the last days/weeks due to a broken hard drive. Everything should work again now. (We have also set up a [http://mirror.hitchwiki.org/en/ read-only mirror] you can use in case the main server is down.)<br />
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'''13 July 2009''' - At '''[http://m.hitchwiki.org/ m.hitchwiki.org]''' we've set up a hitchwiki version for mobile phones.<br />
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'''10 July 2009''' - [[User:Strzkrzysiek|Strzkrzysiek]] started a '''[[:pl:|Polish Hitchwiki]]'''. Now we have 10 languages :)<br />
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'''9 July 2009''' - Thanks to [[User:Mipplor|Mipplor]], we now have a '''[[:zh:|Chinese Hitchwiki]]'''. If you speak Chinese, please help us letting it grow. And if you know someone who speaks Chinese, spread the word.<br />
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'''1 July 2009''' - Hitchwiki switched its license to ''[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA)]''. This means that: 1. it simplifies the distribution of the Hitchwiki's content where only an attribution is required (+ all derivated works require the application of the same CC-BY-SA license); 2. Hitchwiki will be licensed under the same license as other wikis (Wikipedia, Wikitravel, Wikivoyage), sites (OpenStreetMap) and images (Flickr's CC), a strong bond with which helped immensively in building up the content of Hitchwiki.<br />
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'''21 June 2009''' - It is now possible to follow all the cool hitchhiking stories from around the world via [http://twitter.com/HitchingPlanet Twitter]. Thanks to [[User:alex|alex]]! <br />
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'''9 June 2009''' - The German hitchhiking championship, held on June 12th, can be followed on the [http://sms.hitchwiki.org/ mobile hitchhiking blog] (or via [http://twitter.com/trampen Twitter/trampen]). It's free for all to use (standard rates apply) while on the road, to keep friends and families informed, or just to tell the world how amazing your last ride was!<br />
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'''8 May 2009''' - [[User:Guaka|guaka]] made an attempt to improve the layout of Hitchwiki, [[MediaWiki_talk:Monobook.css|comments and suggestions]] are very welcome. Also check [[Hitchwiki:Logo update|the discussion about a possible new logo]].<br />
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'''21 January 2009''' - The English version of hitchwiki has a new main page - add your thoughts [[Talk:Main_Page#Frontpage_is_evolving|here]]. We also finally installed the latest ''WordPress'' version at [http://blogs.hitchwiki.org blogs.hitchwiki.org], so now blogging is even finer, including new plugins and themes.<br />
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'''6 January 2009''' – [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] initiated a [[:bg:|Bulgarian language version]] of the Hitchwiki!<br />
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=== 2008 ===<br />
'''12 December 2008''' - [[Switzerland]] is finally in the [[Schengen Agreement]], and long existed cross-border passport checks are on their way to be abolished. The land border checkpoints are to be closed from this day, though people entering the country would have their passports checked until March 29, 2009, if they originate from a Schengen nation.<br />
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'''13 November 2008''' - There is a call for participants for the [[Eurizons 2008: A Call for Climate Justice]]: Hitchhiking Campaign to the COP 14 (5.-6.12.08) and exhibition 'Voices from the South' in Poznan. - Check it out now and join!<br />
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'''3 November 2008''' - We now added [[Hitchwiki:To-do list|to-do lists]] for articles. If you think an article needs some cleanup, if you want to request specific information, or other things that could be on a ''todo'' list, then check out this template: [[Template:ToDo|todo template]]. If you want to add a todo-list, just go to the ''Talk'' page of an article (click ''discussion'' on top of the article) and type in <code><nowiki>{{toDo}}</nowiki></code>.<br />
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'''30th of October''' - [http://trashwiki.org/ Trashwiki] was started in the week that the English Hitchwiki reached 1000 articles. It has the same free-minded spirit and is focused on [[dumpster diving]] (conceptually similar to hitchhiking). Today we reached 60 articles!<br />
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'''19th of October''' - A regional hitchhikers gathering in [[Argentina]] in the weekend of the 10th of October brought together 30 participants <small>[http://www.followtheroad.com/en/hitch-hikers-meeting-in-la-dulce-argentina.html report]</small>.<br />
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'''16th of October''' - The voting for next year's [[789]] meeting is open now! Log in at the [http://www.hitchwiki.org/forum forum] and vote for your [http://hitchwiki.org/forum/?q=content/where-do-you-want-789-take-place favorite destination].<br />
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'''29th of September''' - You can now log in to Hitchwiki with your [http://openid.net/ OpenID]. <small>Let [[User talk:Guaka|Guaka]] know if there are any issues.</small><br />
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'''20th of September''' - Another great story: The first official hitchhiking spot in [[Germany]] has been released in [[Potsdam]] yesterday! For more news, check out [http://www.gruene-potsdam.de/home/newssingle/archive/2008/september/19/bundesweit_erste_tramphaltestelle_in_potsdam_eroeffnet/?cHash=96377ae112 this article]. {{de}}<br />
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'''15th of September''' - Hurray! '''[[Random_Roads/Postcards|Postcards]]''' is the '''1000th article''' of Hitchwiki! All this in less than [http://www.hitchwiki.org/stats/reports/EN/ChartsWikipediaZZ.htm 3 years]. Thank you, all of you! We are also sending out a [[Hitchwiki:Press_releases/1000_articles_in_English|press-release]]. <sup>[http://guaka.org/2008/09/15/1000-articles-in-hitchwiki/]</sup><br />
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'''19th of August''' - Some hitchhikers are currently working on a hitchhiking magazine. If you are interested in participating, check out the wiki brainstorming for [[Random Roads|Whatever the Random Roads]].<br />
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'''17th of August''' – Back in the top ten of the Google [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hitchhiking search] on hitchhiking.<br />
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'''12th of August''' – There is a trailer available for the Viva Con Agua [http://vivaconagua.org/index.htm?post?388 Charity Hitch], have a look here [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_IQu5pqiL4 Trailer Hitchhiking Race] <br />
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'''8th of August''' – Around 150 hitchhikers arrived in Paris for the first European Hitchhikers Gathering, the [[888]]-project. Share your [[888/Evaluation|evaluation]] thoughts on the [[888]]-Event<br />
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'''31th of July''' – Hitchwiki now has a '''[[:pt:|Portuguese language version]]'''. If you speak Portuguese, you could help a bit. It's maintained by [[User:Ataqlibert|Ataqlibert]].<br />
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'''30th of June''' – Finally we launched a [http://www.hitchwiki.org/planet/ Hitchhiking Planet]. It collects blog entries from various hitchhikers around the world. If you want your blog added, contact [http://www.hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User_talk:MrTweek&action=edit&section=new MrTweek].<br />
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'''5th of June''' – We now have a [[:fi:|Finnish]] hitchwiki! As Liftari.org, the biggest finnish hitchhiking website, went down, [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] decided to start a Finnish wiki instead. Good luck!<br />
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'''8th of April''' – We now have 1295 articles in 5 languages!<br />
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'''4th of March''' – Hitchwiki now even has a '''[[:ru:|Russian language version]]''' :) It will be maintained by [[User:Lnx|Lnx]]. If you speak Russian, it would be nice if you could help a bit. And if you know Russian speakers, please help to spread the word!<br />
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'''26th of February''' – The German hitchhiking club [[Abgefahren e.V.]] is organizing a hitchhiking competition through [[Germany]] and [[Poland]] from '''22th–25th May 2008!''' For more information check out [http://race.abgefahren-ev.de abgefahren-ev.de], there you can register for the trip and get the latest information! See you on the road!<br />
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=== 2007 ===<br />
'''28 December''' – From December 28 till 2nd January there's a ''New Year Hitchhiker Happening'' in Slab City, [[California]]. For more information, have a look [http://gathering.digihitch.com/slabs.php here].<br />
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'''14 December''' – We recently launched '''[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/ blogs.hitchwiki.org]''', where you can start your own hitchhiking blog. Just log in with your hitchwiki user data and you can write your first post right away :) There's also a new feature at some country articles (see [[Germany]] or [[Bulgaria]]) called '''[[Hitchwiki:Hitchability|Hitchability]]'''. With this ''everyone'' can '''rate''' the countries on how good they are for hitchhiking. Want to rate your country? Have a [[Hitchwiki:Hitchability|look here]].<br />
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'''5 November''' – We just added a little ''Question? Need Help?'' section to the [[Hitchwiki:Community_Portal#Questions.3F_Need_help.3F|Talk to us]] page. If you have any questions concerning the wiki, if you need city or country-specific information, don't hesitate to [[Hitchwiki:Community_Portal#Questions.3F_Need_help.3F|ask here]]. Whatever, good luck to all hitchhikers!<br />
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'''8 October''' – Hitchwiki is [http://en.hitchwiki.org/stats/reports/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm growing bigger and bigger]! The only decrease was the number of pictures. Please [[Special:Upload|upload your nice hitch pictures]] from this year's Summer and we'll put them in the relevant articles and if they're really nice, on the Main Page!<br />
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'''11 September''' – '''Hitchwiki is going international!''' <br />[[User:SAn|SAn]] from [http://www.autostopargentina.com.ar/ Autostop Argentina] started '''[http://www.autostopwiki.com.ar/ Autostopwiki]''' in Spanish and they already have a lot of information about [[Argentina]].<br />
With support from [[abgefahren e.V.]], we started '''[http://de.hitchwiki.org/ Trampwiki]''' in German and are just starting to translate information from the English wiki.<br />
Due to some general interest, we've also set up a '''[http://fr.hitchwiki.org/ French hitchwiki]'''.<br />
If you speak one of these languages, you are very welcome to contribute. If you have an account here, you can use it in all these wikis, of course.<br />
Oh, and if you want to see hitchwiki in any other language and are willing to help a bit with that, just [[Hitchwiki:Community Portal|let us know]].<br />
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'''10 September''' – If you are somewhat active here or interested in the future of hitchwiki, check '''[[Hitchwiki:Organization]]''' and leave your comments, if you have some.<br />
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'''6 September''' – We now have more than [[Special:Statistics|500 articles]]! <small>Actually, probably due to some weird technical problem 154 articles weren't counted, so we don't know when we precisely reached 500. Oh well, whatever. Nevermind.</small><br />
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'''18 August''' – We just created an '''IRC-Channel''' called '''[irc://irc.blackened.com/hitchhiking #hitchhiking]''' on EFNet.<br />
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'''14 August''' – A German hitchhiking club was founded, called '''abgefahren e.V.'''. They will also organize a hitchhiking camp/gathering near [[Freiburg im Breisgau]] from 6th to 9th of September. Check it out at [http://abgefahren.hitchbase.com/ abgefahren.hitchbase.com].<br />
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'''25 July''' – There's now some basic information on '''[[how to pick up hitchhikers]]'''. Feel free to add more!<br />
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'''4 July''' – A lot of great info about '''[[Canada]]''' has [http://hitchwiki.org/Category:Canada?title=Special:Recentchangeslinked&target=Category%3ACanada been added during the last days]. If you have them, please [[Special:Upload|upload some pictures]] from your Canadian hitching experiences.<br />
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'''15 June''' – The [[Lithuania]]n Hitch-hiking Gathering will take place at June 29 – July 01 in a very natural surrounding of [[Salcininkai]], which is about 30 kilometres south from [[Vilnius]]. [http://www.autostop.lt/events.php?w=38 More info at autostop.lt]<br />
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'''29 May''' – [[Special:Listusers|100 users]] have registered since we moved all the stuff to hitchwiki.org. Huge thanks to everyone.<br />
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'''22 May''' – London to Paris Competition! There will be a London to Paris competition for young people, starting 2nd or 3rd of June at Trafalgar Square, London and ending that night (hopefully) at the Eiffel Tower, Paris. Buy-in is 10GBP and the winner gets all! If you are on Facebook search for "The Race to Paris" and join the group or leave a message on [[Talk:User:Andrew|Andrews talk page]].<br />
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'''08 May''' – There is now a [http://groups.google.com/group/hitchwiki hitchwiki email list], for any discussions related to Hitchwiki, feel free to join.<br />
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'''01 May''' – The "BERLIN HOSPITALITY CLUB BEACHCAMP", an international hospitality, backpacker and hitchhiker gathering will happen from May 24th – 28th in Berlin. Check http://www.happy-traveller.de/. You can probably meet other hitchwiki users there.<br />
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'''25 April''' – You can now include maps from [[Liftershalte.info]] directly into hitchwiki-articles. [[How to add maps to articles|See how it works]]. Also check [[Mönchengladbach]] and [[Hannover]].<br />
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'''24 April''' – A lot of new [[:category:Hitchhikers|people]] have joined during the last months, and there is a lot of new information, check e.g. [[Norway]], [[Romania]], [[Mauritania]] and [[China]].<br />
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'''14 February''' – We're number two [http://www.google.com.au/search?q=hitchhiking+wiki&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official if you Google for "hitchhiking wiki"].<br />
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=== 2006 ===<br />
18 December – [[MrTweek]] installed some cool [http://www.hitchwiki.org/stats/reports/EN/Sitemap.htm wiki statistics] software.<br />
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15 December – '''Server upgrade''': up to '''6 hours downtime''' one of these days.<br />
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7 December – [[User:Amylin|Amylin]] is working on [[Possible_Logo_Re-designs|a logo for the Hitchwiki]]. Please give your comments, or if you can do better: ''do it''! [[Guaka]] has been changing the [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css|general layout]] a little bit. Feel free [[MediaWiki Talk:Monobook.css|to discuss]].<br />
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27 November – Let's organize the [[New Zealand hitch course 2007]]!<br />
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24 November – We've moved to <tt>'''hitchwiki.org'''</tt>! Update your bookmarks and tell your hitchhiking friends!<br />
<small>It seems that Wikia has a different way of counting articles. So we're back to 115 :)</small><br />
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21 November – We ''were'' in the [http://www.google.com/search?q=hitchhiking&num=50 Google top 50 for "hitchhiking"].<br />
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16 November – Let's work on a [[Hitchhiking Zine]]!<br />
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15 November – New people joined our efforts, with some great contributions, check out [[Poznan]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Granada]], [[Skopje]] and other [[Special:Newpages|new pages]]! Welcome to our growing hitchhiking community!<br />
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6 November – [[New Zealand]] is a good country for hitchhiking, and you can start when you arrive at the airport in [[Auckland]].<br />
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16 October - [http://www.flurl.com/item/Boys_Be_Aware_of_the_Homosexual_u_192874 Boys Be Aware of the Homosexual], "It looks innocent enough, doesn't it? Lots of young people hitchhike...", a long time ago in the [[United States]]. ''See [[Hitchhiking in movies]]''.<br />
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27 September - Help gather some information about [[Hitchhiking in the media]].<br />
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24 September - We reached '''200 articles'''. See also [http://www.wikia.com/wikistats/EN/TablesWikiaHITCHHIKING.htm the statistics].<br />
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20 September - Hitchhiking from the [[United Kingdom]] to the European mainland isn't too hard at all? Cross the channel in [[Dover]] and find your ride to [[Turkey]] in [[Calais]]. The same trick, for [[Scandinavia]] can be tried in [[Puttgarden]], [[Germany]].<br />
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19 August - The Hitchhiking Wiki is now syndicated by the '''[http://couchsurfing.com/wikiguide.html CouchSurfing Guide]'''.<br />
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January 2006 - We reached '''100 articles'''.<br />
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== Updated Frequently ==<br />
* [http://mindofahitchhiker.com/ Mind of a Hitchhiker] A hitchhiking and free-camping orientated blog with stories, videos and pictures of travels through Latin America, the Middle East and Europe - so far. The [[User:MOAH|author]] is also an avid HitchWiki editor and occasionally teams up with others.<br />
* [https://alwaysawei.com alwaysawei.com — ''What? You Don't Have Money?!''] The author is a trained biologist who chooses to pursue his passion for the road instead of being locked up in a lab with crazy mice. The blog is about his experiences of hitchhiking and extreme low-budget adventures around the world. He is still alive and has been listed as one of the "30 Top Adventurers under 30 of 2017". :)<br />
*[http://www.journalofnomads.com Journal of Nomads] is a website and Youtube channel in which a travelling couple share their stories and tips while hitchhiking from Ireland to Alaska across six continents.<br />
*[http://www.lastwordsfortheroad.com Last Words For The Road] is a collection of handwritten quotes collected from hitchhikers, travellers, people met while travelling. [https://www.facebook.com/lastwordsfortheroad/ on Facebook] you will find stories and philosophical articles related to travel and the quotes.<br />
* [http://hitchhikershandbook.com/ Hitch-Hikers' Handbook] Hitch-hiking country, city and monument guides. Hitchhiking stories and guest posts; Travel Photography Competition.<br />
* [http://thestupidforeigner.com/hitchhiking-stories/ The Stupid Foreigner] Extreme budget traveller shares hitchhiking stories & teaches others how to travel cheaper.<br />
*[http://hikehitcher.tumblr.com/ Hike Hitcher] Hitchhiking and Train Hopping across the USA<br />
*[http://outsideyourworld.wordpress.com/ outsideyourworld] Hitchhiking, hiking, and the randomness of travel<br />
* [http://stingoandthrifty.wordpress.com/ Two artists embark on a hitchhiking trip across the U.S. to discover the true face of America]<br />
* [http://cruisesurfingz.com Roy Marvelous] Working on a cruise ship, Couchsurfing and hitchhiking.<br />
* [http://deathsquadmuffin.blogspot.com/ Meandering] Hitchhiking, ridesharing, Couchsurfing, housesitting. <br />
* [http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/fabzgy/ Fabzgy]<br />
* [https://platschi.net/tag_english.html Platschi's Blog] - Stories picked up while hitching, focused on South America and Russia/Ukraine, mostly in {{de}}<br />
* [https://warmroads.de/en/ Warm roads] - Hitchhiking around the world with stories and analyses of hitchability in different countries by [[User:Korn|Korn]] <br />
* [http://www.210countries.com 210 Countries] Blog about a Spanish hitchhiker [[User:Aixecantelpolse|Oriol]] who thumbs from Europe to Asia and talks about off the beaten path places to go.<br />
* [http://www.velabas.com Velabas] [[User:Chael777|Chael]] hitchhiking around the world, writing and drawing along the way.<br />
* [http://hitchhikeinterviews.com/ The Hitchhike Interviews] [[User:Beneppard|Ben Eppard]] An inquiry into what motivates people to help people - via hitchhiking<br />
* [http://www.rovingsnails.com Roving Snails] [[User:Rovingsnails|Roving Snails]] reached India after 511 days hitchhiking Asia. Now roam the subcontinent, thinking of a way home. Two humans and one cat.<br />
* [http://www.hobospirit.com Smells like Hobo Spirit] [[User:HoboSpirit|HoboSpirit]] An Irish hitchhiker who has mostly traveled in Europe, the US and South America. Dumpster diving and stealth camping with occasional cash in hand jobs to support himself.<br />
* [http://www.magickervan.com Magic Kervan] Two Bulgarians hitchhiking from Europe to Indonesia. Inspiring stories for one year extreme travels and loads of fun.<br />
* [http://www.briancray.net Brian Cray - Hitchhikin', Train Hoppin', Wanderin'] Adventure stories from Brian Cray hitchhiking, train hopping and wandering around the world.<br />
* [https://www.roamingpencil.com/ Roaming Pencil] Hitchhiking comics and other hitchhiking stories by Nina ([[User:OlcheMaith|OlcheMaith]] on Hitchwiki).<br />
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== Moderately Updated ==<br />
* [http://bibiontheroad.net Petit Bibi on the Road] is the blog of a hitchhiking baby.<br />
*[http://drifterletters.wordpress.com/ Drifter Letters] Modern nomad Patrick Falterman shares the letters he sends to friends & Family as he hitchhikes and sails uncharted rivers in Brazil <br />
* [[Katja and Augustas]] are on their way through the world on [http://www.FollowTheRoad.com/ FollowTheRoad.com]<br />
* On [http://youarealltourists.blogspot.com/ Byways not Highways] a female solo traveller cruises by thumb around the Middle East, Pakistan and Turkey.<br />
*[http://planbdidntwork.wordpress.com/ Plan B didn't work] <br />
* [http://blog.inga-panova.com/ Ingonite's Blog] Stories from [[User:Ingonite|Ingonite]] about hitchhiking through Europe!<br />
* [[User:Robino|Robino]] also blogs about hitchhiking on [http://robokow.net/tag/hitchhiking/ robokow.net]<br />
* [http://quest4serendipity.blogspot.com/ Roadjunky Craig] logs here with pics, vids & 3Ds.<br />
* [[User:Tobo|Tobo]] blogs on Livejournal; read his [http://nibot.livejournal.com/tag/hitchhiking hitchhiking entries].<br />
* One more hitch around the world blog with pics and infos on [http://edwas.de/ www.edwas.de]<br />
* Bass Drum Ben uses his [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben Bassdrumben Yahoo! Group]<br />
* Juan Villarino of [[Argentina]] shares stories and photos from his hitchhike around the world at [http://www.acrobatoftheroad.blogspot.com/ AcrobatoftheRoad.blogspot.com]<br />
* [http://www.johnnyhobo.tumblr.com/ Welcome Home.] Photos and notes from Jonmb's search for the American Dream... or something like that.<br />
* [[User:Prino|Prino]] occasionally writes a bit on [http://prino.neocities.org/index.html#prinos-blog Prino's Blog]<br />
* [[Leo Carona]] shares his stories and tips on hitchhiking across South America (specially Brazil) and Europe, most of the times with no money. He keeps a [http://www.youtube.com/unknown952 channel on Youtube] only for his hitchhiking videos recorded on the roads.<br />
* [[User:Brackers|Brackers]] maintains a blog called [http://vagabondingadam.blogspot.fr/search/label/Hitchhiking Vagabonding Adam] and has written about a Hitchventure he took in 2012 with more hitchhiking planned<br />
* [[User:siinvincible|Simon]] writes in [https://myhitchhome.wordpress.com My Hitch Home] about hitchhiking on the Isle of Wight, and hitchhiking whilst on pilgrimage.<br />
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== Sleeping blogs ==<br />
* [http://www.bloggertramp.com/faq-english Bloggertramp.com] is a site where a German blogger writes about his hitchhiking across Europe in August 2010<br />
* [http://tramper.webmg.de/ Trampen]<br />
* [[User:myshkin|myshkin]]'s first time hitchhiking blog [http://www.hitchingtodie.blogspot.com Hitching To Die].<br />
* [[User:Pite|pite]] usually does a trip starting from Budapest to a nearby country or fly somewhere by low coast airline [http://oucs.blog.com/ oucs.blogspot.com]. it's Hungarian, but there's a map and some nice pictures.<br />
* [http://thumbingasia.blogspot.com/ Craig] hits the road to meet people, see places & go beyond frontiers. THUMBING ASIA.<br />
* [[User:Meenzer|Meenzer]]'s [http://www.travelpod.com/members/meenzer hh journeys reports]<br />
* [http://www.romansterly.com www.romansterly.com] First hitchhiking trip for 2 guys from the Czech Republic around western Europe for 15 days, day by day diary, unfortunatelly only in the Czech language<br />
* [http://www.westplease.blogspot.com West, Please!] is about Chuck and Callie's hitchhiking adventure across the United States with product reviews and tips.<br />
* [http://marenqo.blogspot.com/search/label/Hitchhiking Love for three Oranges intercontinental hitchhiking!]<br />
* [[User:Maplefanta|maplefanta]]'s travelling and mostly hitching blog [http://www.travbuddy.com/maplefanta/blogs Travbuddy].<br />
* [http://decapitatedhope.livejournal.com Steal Compass Go North Disappear] Writings, photos and the insanities, joys and loneliness of the road by [[User:Whisperingofthestars|Jason]].<br />
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== Other blogs ==<br />
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* [[User:Worldhitch|Marius]]'s [http://worldhitch.blogspot.com/ hitch the world blog] - Invite only 11:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC)<br />
* [http://www.adventuresofjonas.thecomicseries.com/comics/ Adventures of JONAS!] Hitchhiking comic series (Frequently Updated)<br />
* [http://moroccoorbust.blogspot.com Morocco or Bust]. Stories, pictures, and tips from a UK to Morocco hitchhike to raise money for [http://lcd.org.uk/ Link Community Development]. - Invite only 11:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC)<br />
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== Languages other than English ==<br />
=== German ===<br />
* Information on recent activity of the German club [[Abgefahren e.V.]] on their [http://abgefahren-ev.de/blog/ blog] {{de}}<br />
* [[User:Korn|Korn]] blogs and analyzes his hitchhiking trips in German on [https://warmroads.de/de/ Warm Roads] {{de}}<br />
* [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] blogs in German on his [https://platschi.net/tag_deutsch.html blog] {{de}}<br />
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=== French ===<br />
* [[User:Globestoppeuse|Anick-Marie]]'s [http://www.globestoppeuse.com/ Globestoppeuse] - Dedicated to hitchhiking culture and female solo travel<br />
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=== Spanish ===<br />
* Aniko Villalba blogs about her travels on [http://viajandoporahi.com/ Viajando por ahi] {{es}}<br />
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{{infobox Country<br />
|country = Iraq<br />
|map = <map lat='33.5' lng='43.5' zoom='5' view='0' height='300' float='right' /><br />
|language = Arabic<br />
|capital = [[Baghdad]]<br />
|pop = 26,783,383<br />
|currency = Iraqi Dinar (IQD) USD regularly accepted and often priced in USD<br />
|hitch = from {{senseless}} (because of the war) to {{easy}} (in the Kurdistan region)<br />
|avp = iraq<br />
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'''Iraq''' is a country in the [[Middle East]].<br />
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Except for the autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraq is a dangerous place. It would probably be very risky to hitch there. There are unverified information that checkpoints are infiltrated so that when they see your foreign passport on a road checkpoint they can very well call their friends who are going to wait for you somewhere on the road to kidnap. Anyway, obtaining a full Iraqi visa is very hard and your Kurdistan stamp does not allow you to enter areas outside of Kurdistan region. There are, however some reports of Westerners crossing the border into cities like Mosul for example; however without a visa this can get you a lot of questions, and even accusations of being in ISIS. The Peshmerga take this very seriously.<br />
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'''We highly recommend to NOT hitchhike in the rest of Iraq (regions south of Kurdistan) at the moment.''' <br />
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Note that the Kurdistan Region (KRG) currently includes the provinces of Duhok, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Halabja. Kirkuk and Nineveh planes regions, which were taken by Peshmerga from Daesh are no longer under Kurdish control.<br />
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== Iraqi Kurdistan ==<br />
This region is autonomous from the rest of Iraq and is completely safe for hitchhikers. People are warm, hospitable and very western friendly. <br />
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However, avoid going to the disputed cities of Mosul and Kirkuk. There are plenty of checkpoints and it is easy to avoid going into the cities if you make it clear to the driver. Its also a good idea to avoid remote mountainous areas near the Turkish border because of the ongoing Turkey-PKK conflict.<br />
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=== Security ===<br />
As said above, the KRG is largely safe, and will probably continue to be so. Recently there have been some potential issues with Daesh, as well as Iraqi-Kurdish conflicts following the independence referendum of September 2017. However, neither of these conflicts spilled over the official border into Kurdistan. Furthermore, the Daesh threat is mostly gone in Iraq, and the fighting in Kirkuk seems to be at it's lowest intensity. <br />
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The situation doesn't appear to be likely to change any time soon, however a people surrounded by enemies get their fair share of trouble from time-to-time. Monitor news reports while you are in Kurdistan.<br />
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=== Entry ===<br />
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'''From Turkey'''<br />
15 day (might be 30 days by now, see Iran entry) permit of stay for the Kurdistan region can be obtained for free at the only Turkish/Iraq border (Silopi-Zakho) for most nationalities. You will just get an entry stamp in your passport. While inside of Kurdistan you can prolong it.<br />
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There is an agreement between the two countries that individuals cannot cross the border on foot. Therefore, there are a lot of taxis. However, if you wait for a while at the border and explain that you want to ''otostop'' the turkish guards may pay for your taxi (if they like you). This happened to hitchwiki member Vlad. But generally there are private cars crossing the border too and you can try to get a ride with them.<br />
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''If you decide to take a taxi, you might as well take it from [[Cizre]] (50 km from the border) instead of [[Silopi]] (10 km from the border) as the taxi prices are the same (20 TL). When I arrived in Iraq my Taxi driver dropped me off just after the border, he told me I would have to take another taxi to get to Zakho but the price would only be 1 TL - that was not true, the taxi was 4000 Iraqi Dinaar (about 6,5 TL). Anyway, don't take another taxi, it's just 10 kilometers to the town, you can walk or hitch it.'' --[[User:Jakobwithk|Jakobwithk]] 19:29, 12 January 2012 (CET)<br />
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''In April 2014 we got to the border by truck. There are many mini-van smuggling goods into Iraqi Kurdistan, and the policeman on the turkish side was happy to show us into one of his friends'. They did not ask for money and neither looked interested in payment, but rather in having us as passengers in their list. On the Iraqi side a policeman asked the cars if anybody was going directly to Erbil.--[[''User:Rovingsnails|Rovingsnails]]<br />
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"If you are a Westerner, you can use your perceived status as a special guest in the country to help you in some difficult circumstances. E.g. with my New Zealand passport I managed to walk across the boarder on a Turkish holiday bypassing the massive queue and breaking the rule about no foot traffic. Because of the holiday, the border was all but shut and the queue there was definitely going to be there all day and night.<br />
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'''From Iran'''<br />
At the Pervez Khan boarder to the west of [[Kermanshah]] you can freely enter by foot and receive a free 30 day visa on arrival for most Western nationals. Boarder guards will look surprised to meet somebody who is not smuggling goods from Iran into Iraq, especially if you're not from the Middle East. Luggage will be fully checked twice, but when they notice you are there to visit their beautiful country they will give you a big smile and let you through in no time. Last verified on 22nd of October 2016.<br />
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=== Exit ===<br />
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'''Iraqi Kurdistan- Turkey'''<br />
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On the way back, the Iraq side is walkable by foot, but when you reach the Turkish side they expect that you have a taxi. When they see you're clearly a backpacker type, they might be more lenient and arrange for a passing truck to take you through. In short, easier to cross the Turkish side without a taxi on the way back from Iraq. You may also find mini vans (dolmuses) willing to take you for free on the Iraqi side, you can normally find them in petrol stations filling up their tanks before they head over to the more expensive Turkey. However, be warned that they offer you a free ride because they want to use you to smuggle cigarettes, tea and other goods across to Turkey. The consequences of getting caught is not known but checks are usually fairly strict because of the P.K.K conflict in the Sirnak district and checks could take upto 5 hours or more. These mini-vans are usually happy to take you upto Silopi or Cizre at least for free.<br />
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''In December 2011 I managed to get a free ride back to Turkey by a friendly taxi driver who was going there anyway. I generally got the feeling that you can easily pass the border without paying for a taxi, there are a few private cars passing by that might pick you up. I walked into the border from Iraq and all the taxi drivers told me that hitchhiking/otostopping was not possible. Just ignore them, go and get your exit stamp, shortly after there's a checkpoint where you can ask people to give you a ride'' --[[User:Jakobwithk|Jakobwithk]] 19:29, 12 January 2012 (CET)<br />
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''In February 2012 after thumbing for 5 seconds in Silopi city center I got a ride to Zakho in a private car. There were more private cars crossing the border so I have to say that from what I have seen I do not understand this overall cry about the taxis. Just do not come there with the idea of taking a taxi, and hitch you way as you always do! Be persistent, have some time, and open mind :)'' --[[User:Rozwal|rozwal]]<br />
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[[File:Iraq_Border.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Border Crossing to Turkey]]<br />
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'''Iraqi Kurdistan - Iran'''<br />
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There are two main border crossings between Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran: Piranshahr (the more popular of both) and Penjwin-Marivan. A third point exists between Tawela and Nowsud, but some locals say it is only for trucks and not specially safe - although this has not been not confirmed.<br />
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[[Penjwin-Marivan]]. In April 2014 [[User:Rovingsnails|Rovingsnails]] crossed this border without any problems. From Said Sadq a policeman stopped a bus for them, directly to Marivan (Iran).<br />
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=== Hitching ===<br />
Iraqi Kurdistan is probably one of the easiest places in the world to hitchhike. Almost every car will stop for you, often it is not even necessary to signal for a ride. People are very interested in meeting foreigners, so it might help to show that you are a tourist. Many people will want to take you to bus stations or taxi stands. <br />
Some people may expect money (this is normal in Kurdistan), and see the ride as if they're a taxi. They will often still take you, if you make it clear, that you don't have money. In my experience, if the car is a regular sedan, be suspicious as it is quite likely an unmarked taxi<br />
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Kurdish people are very friendly and will go out of their way to help you. Its very normal to be picked up and invited to stay at the family home of the driver.<br />
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=== Women ===<br />
It is fully possible for a solo woman to hitchhike alone in Kurdistan, but staying safe might require a little more care than in other countries. Claiming to be married doesnt seem to help much here. Taxi drivers may stop and tell you they will take you for free, and seem completely well-intentioned, indicating they are going that way anyway, until you get into the car at which point they will let you know they are looking for another form of payment. As to other rides, try to signal cars carrying women, children, or two or more business-type men - they keep each other honest. This post is not meant to discourage women from hitching here, just to pay more attention than in other places - dont be afraid to turn down rides if you have any sense of a bad feeling. In my experience ( [[User:notapalooka|alyssa]] ), every time I got into a car with a single man in Kurdistan he ended up hitting on me, usually in a very direct way. However despite this I did not feel unsafe, and when I asked the drivers to stop and let me out they did so. It must be remembered that in this culture it is quite bizaare for a respectable women to be traveling alone, let alone standing on this side of the road asking for a free ride. You just have to make your intentions known early on.<br />
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=== Checkpoints ===<br />
One of the reasons Kurdistan is safe at the moment is the huge amounts of Kurdish military checkpoints around the country. They're mostly looking out for Arab and Shia Iraqis entering the area, but they'll take an interest in foreign hitchers for sure. They'll check your passport and sometimes take you into a the chiefs office for questioning. It's not an interrogation, they just want to know why your here and where you want to go. Assure them that you are a tourist that wants to see the country and that you're not going south of Kurdistan, or to Mosul or Kirkuk. They'll usually let you go with no fuss. Sometimes they'll even make you a chai or give you some cold water.<br />
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Checkpoint stops are pretty regular and there's no communication between each one, so be prepared to be stopped a lot in Kurdistan. It's usually not for longer than five to ten minutes at a time. The guards are likely to smile at you and say, "welcome to our country"<br />
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You should also note that the main road between Erbil and Zakho actually passes very close to the non-Kurdish city of Mosul. The Kurdish region is MUCH SAFER then the Arab part and there are a few tips to keep in mind just to make sure you don't venture into the wrong place:<br />
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A) At checkpoints always let the guards know your destination, if you're heading the wrong way (or heading to Arab Iraq) they will most likely stop you from going any further.<br />
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B) Try to avoid Hitching in cars with Black or Green license plates near the border of Kurdish Iraq. These cars belong to Baghdad and Mosul respectively.<br />
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C) The best license plates are probably Turkish vehicles (which are plentiful) since also the Turks/Kurds fear for their safety in the non-Kurdish region and their visa are generally only valid for the Kurdish region.<br />
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N.B. White and Blue license plates belong to Kurdish and government officials respectively.<br />
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=== Camping ===<br />
[[Camping]] is possible in Kurdistan and safe. If you camp somewhere where people can see you, the police may come by and check your passports, but its unlikely that you'll get any further hassle from the authorities.<br />
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=== Personal Experience ===<br />
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2018: blanky has found the Kurds to be extremely hospitable; [http://blankyrambles.blogspot.com/2018/05/on-my-birthday.html here's a whole blog post about a couple days of hitchhiking.]<br />
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August/September 2015 - "I hitched around iraqi kurdistan most of the time and never had problem getting rides. People were as expected very friendly and hospitable. The only thing making hitching less smooth were the numerous checkpoints and the Asayish (some kind of secret police). While most of the time I could pass trough the checkpoints easily I was stopped and interogated a few times. Most of the times these interrogations were just a few questions (where to, where from and why) and after 5 minutes I was back on the road. But on a few occasions I was kept for a longer amount of time . The longest of these encounters were while I tried to hitch to Amedi taking the big road in the east (trough Barzan). I was stopped halfway there and then brought to a local chief of the Peshmerga. During the whole time my poor driver had to stay as a translator, being the only krudish english speaker around. After a few hours of waiting and answering questions I was let go but was strongly advised by the official not to take this road any further but return to Erbil. According to them the Checkpoints wouldn't get any more relaxed from this point and cars would become more and more sparse anyway. Might have been just a lie to make me change course but in the end I did return to Erbil since the better part of the day was gone anyway.<br />
From my overall experience I can say that at the beginning of these interrogations the officials can be unfriendly and might even make some amusingly exaggarated claims about you ( Faked papers or Israeli in disguise are my favorites). I didn't exactly help that I have a full somewhat longer grown beard as well. But just keep your cool, stay friendly and try not to tell them lies. They're just trying to keep the area safe and as soon as they realized that Im not a spy or came to join Daesh they became friendly and often even apologize for their behaviour.<br />
During the month I stayed and hitched around iraqi Kurdistan I never felt unsave and I can only agree with what people say about the kurdish hospitality." [[User:WuKong|Wu Kong]]<br />
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Last time in January 2015 -''As a woman the people of Iraqi Kurdistan have always been very welcoming, but I also used to have quite a lot of problems with sexual harassment there. I started feeling much safer in Iraqi Kurdistan since I started learning more Kurdish. People are really astonished by this and immediately try to show your the best side of their region. I have almost had no one acting indecently since then. This applies to hitchhiking as much as to any other situation.'' [[User: Irisn]]<br />
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June 2013 ''(Only relevant for Kurdish quarter of Iraq) I hitched in without any issues from Turkey, as there is alot of traffic at this border, and the process is straightforward to get your free visa. Alot of traffic heads to Duhok, which is pretty enough, but wait for traffic going directly to the capital, as it is a hard city to hitchhike out off, with large highways. Hitchhiking in this country is probably not quite as gushingly easy as earlier stated, although you will have someone stop out of curiosity eventually. They go to great measures to help, flagging down other drivers, putting you in taxis. All sorts. The road networks are a NIGHTMARE, and all being rebuilt. There are few definitive maps, and Google Maps is pish and out of date. Ask frequently to ensure you don't go astray, or even ashtray (if you slipped into Arabic territory). Peshmerga (bad spelling, but the elite police and army unit), keep the place very safe, and can be really friendly. I spent two nights at their roadstops, and got great hospitality. Much easier out of the big cities, and the Kurdish people deserve high praise for delightful hospitality, warmth and gentleness, a true asset'' - [[User:lukeyboy95|lukeyboy95]]<br />
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July 2014: ''I hitchhiked around Iraqi Kurdistan for about a week. I found it fantastically easy to find a ride. I hitched in from Turkey and got my free visa. When I was leaving the Kurdish border control office, a Peshmerga soldier flagged down a bus to take me all the way to Erbil (Hêwler) for free. After staying a couple nights with the deaf community in Erbil, I hitchhiked north and was offered a place to sleep in Akre by the Syrian family who gave me a ride. Afterwards, I hitched up to Amedi, where I stayed with some friends of the Kurdish border control officer I met a few days before. On my way back to Turkey, I was given a hotel room in Zakho for the night. I have nothing but good things to say about Kurdistan and the Kurdish people.'' - [[User:Sirrdc|Sirrdc]]<br />
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=== External links ===<br />
*The female blogger from [http://youarealltourists.blogspot.de/ The Tourist] went to Iraqi Kurdistan several times from 2007 to 2015 and [http://youarealltourists.blogspot.de/search/label/Iraqi%20Kurdistan has quite some stories to tell]. <br />
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[[es:Iraq]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=A20_(Germany)&diff=90744A20 (Germany)2018-04-20T22:11:24Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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The '''A20''' is a motorway in [[Germany]], it leads from [[Bad Segeberg]] to [[Prenzlau]].<br />
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Right now until end of summer 2018 the A20 is closed between Bad Sülze and Tribsees. In this time all cars are going via the village of Langsdorf. so temporary the village a good spot for hitch hiking and cars are slow (50km/h). you can hitch rides there for every place along the A20 or even to Hamburg.<br />
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[[Category:Motorways]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=A44_(Germany)&diff=90728A44 (Germany)2018-04-15T21:49:52Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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The '''A44''' in [[Germany]] leads from [[Aachen]] to [[Kassel]], but it is broken into several independent parts. It shall be built until [[Eisenach]]. Between [[Dortmund]] and [[Kassel]] the motorway represents also the E331.<br />
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| {{gas}} {{rest}} Raststätte [[:de:Lichtenbusch Süd|Lichtenbusch Süd]] is temporarily closed since it [http://www.aachener-zeitung.de/artikel/1354902 burned down in 2010]. Check for [http://www.rast.de/standorte/suche/detail.html?ID=237 updates]. || || {{gas}} {{rest}} {{good}} Raststätte [[:de:Lichtenbusch Nord|Lichtenbusch Nord]] Good for going to [[Belgium]], [[Brussels]] and to [[Paris]]. A lot of trucks stop here. Direct lifts to Paris possible.<br />
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| || (42) {{junction}} Kreuz Bochum-Witten * connection to the [[A43 (Germany)|A43]] || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (43) {{ramp}} Witten-Zentrum || |<br />
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| || (44) {{ramp}} Witten-Stockum || |<br />
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| || (45) {{ramp}} Witten-Annen || |<br />
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| || (46) {{junction}} Dreieck Dortmund-Witten * connection to the [[A45 (Germany)|A45]] || |<br />
|-<br />
| || between (46) and (52) doesn't exist a direct connection || |<br />
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| || (52) {{junction}} Kreuz Dortmund/Unna * connection to the Bundesstraße 1 and the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] || |<br />
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| || (53) {{junction}} Kreuz Unna-Ost * connection to the Bundesstraße 233 || |<br />
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| {{gas}} Raststätte [[:de:Am Haarstrang Süd|Am Haarstrang Süd]] {{very good}} || || {{gas}} Raststätte [[:de:Am Haarstrang Nord|Am Haarstrang Nord]] {{very good}}<br>You can get lifts to all cities in the [[Ruhr Area]], use a sign or ask the drivers<br />
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| || (54) {{junction}} Kreuz Werl * connection to the [[A445 (Germany)|A445]] || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (55) {{ramp}} Werl-Süd || |<br />
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| || (56) {{ramp}} [[Soest]] || |<br />
|-<br />
| {{gas}} Raststätte [[:de:Soester Börde Süd|Soester Börde Süd]] {{good}} || || {{gas}} Raststätte [[:de:Soester Börde Nord|Soester Börde Nord]] {{good}}<br />
|-<br />
| || (57) {{ramp}} [[Soest]]-Ost || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (58) {{ramp}} Erwitte-Anröchte || |<br />
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| || (59) {{ramp}} Geseke || |<br />
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| || (60) {{ramp}} Büren || |<br />
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| || (61) {{junction}} Kreuz Wünnenberg-Haaren * connection to the [[A33 (Germany)|A33]] || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (62) {{ramp}} Lichtenau || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (63) {{ramp}} Marsberg || |<br />
|-<br />
| {{gas}} Raststätte [[:de:Am Biggenkopf Süd|Am Biggenkopf Süd]] {{good}} || || {{gas}} Raststätte [[:de:Am Biggenkopf Nord|Am Biggenkopf Nord]] {{good}}<br />
|-<br />
| || (64) {{ramp}} Diemelstadt || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (65) {{ramp}} Warburg || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (66) {{ramp}} Breuna || |<br />
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| {{gas}} Raststätte [[:de:Bühleck Süd|Bühleck Süd]] {{average}} || || {{gas}} Raststätte [[:de:Bühleck Nord|Bühleck Nord]] {{average}}<br />
|-<br />
| || (67) {{ramp}} Zierenberg || |<br />
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| || (68) {{ramp}} [[Kassel]]-Bad Wilhelmshöhe || {{very good}}<br />
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| || (69) {{junction}} Kreuz Kassel-West * connection to the [[A49 (Germany)|A49]] || |<br />
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| || (70) {{junction}} Dreieck Kassel-Süd * connection to the [[A7 (Germany)|A7]] || |<br />
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| || between (71) and (76) doesn't exist a connection || |<br />
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| || (76) {{ramp}} Hessisch Lichtenau-West || |<br />
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| || (77) {{ramp}} Hessisch Lichtenau-Mitte || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (78) {{ramp}} Hessisch Lichtenau-Ost || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (79) {{ramp}} Waldkappel || |<br />
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[[Category:Motorways]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=A71_(Germany)&diff=90235A71 (Germany)2018-01-06T11:32:48Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>The '''A71''' is a motorway in [[Germany]], it leads from [[Sangerhausen]] to [[Schweinfurt]]. It is also called the "Metro des Thüringer Waldes" because of its many tunnels and brigdes that cut though the Thuringian Forest. Due to the same reason its one of the most expensive german highways per kilometer.<br />
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| || (1) {{junction}} Dreieck Südharz * connection to {{Ade|38}} || |<br />
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| || (2) {{ramp}} Artern || |<br />
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| || (3) {{ramp}} Heldrungen || |<br />
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| || (4) {{ramp}} Kölleda || |<br />
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| || (5) {{ramp}} [[Sömmerda]]-Ost || |<br />
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| || (6) {{ramp}} Sömmerda-Süd || |<br />
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| || (7) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Nord || |<br />
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| || (8) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Stotternheim || |<br />
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| || (9) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Mittelhausen || |<br />
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| || (10) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Gipspersleben || |<br />
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| || (11) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Bindersleben || |<br />
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| || (12) {{junction}} Kreuz Erfurt * connection to {{Ade|4}} || |<br />
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| || (13) {{ramp}} [[Arnstadt]]-Nord || |<br />
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| || (14) {{ramp}} Arnstadt-Süd || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (15) {{ramp}} Ilmenau-Ost || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (16) {{ramp}} Ilmenau-West || |<br />
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| {{gas}} {{rest}} Raststätte [[:de:Thüringer Wald Nord|Thüringer Wald Nord]] || || {{gas}} {{rest}} Raststätte [[:de:Thüringer Wald Süd|Thüringer Wald Süd]]<br />
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| || (17) {{ramp}} Gräfenroda || |<br />
|-<br />
| || (18) {{ramp}} Oberhof || |<br />
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| || (19) {{ramp}} [[Suhl]]/Zella-Mehlis || |<br />
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| || (20) {{junction}} Dreieck Suhl * connection to {{Ade|73}} || |<br />
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| || (21) {{ramp}} [[Meiningen]]-Nord || |<br />
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| || (22) {{ramp}} Meiningen-Süd || |<br />
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| || (23) {{ramp}} Rentwertshausen || |<br />
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| {{gas}} {{rest}} Raststätte [[:de:Mellrichstädter Höhe West|Mellrichstädter Höhe West]] || || {{gas}} {{rest}} Raststätte [[:de:Mellrichstädter Höhe Ost|Mellrichstädter Höhe Ost]]<br />
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| || (24) {{ramp}} Mellrichstadt || |<br />
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| || (25) {{ramp}} [[Bad Neustadt an der Saale]] || |<br />
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| || (26) {{ramp}} Münnerstadt || |<br />
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| || (27) {{ramp}} Maßbach || |<br />
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| || (28) {{ramp}} [[Bad Kissingen]] || |<br />
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| || (29) {{ramp}} Poppenhausen || |<br />
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| || (30) {{ramp}} [[Schweinfurt]]-West || |<br />
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| || (31) {{junction}} Dreieck Werntal * connection to {{Ade|70}} || |<br />
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[[Category:Motorways]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Crossable_rest_areas_in_Germany&diff=90217Crossable rest areas in Germany2018-01-02T12:38:03Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>In Germany walking to the opposite rest area is often, but not always, possible through so-called "service roads". Using these service roads it takes quite often less than 20 minutes to go to the opposite rest area, and almost always the walk can be completed within 45 minutes. <br />
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This overview is rather complete for the whole of Germany.<br />
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On [http://maps.rast.de/standorte/rast/fullscreen Rast.de] you can check more details about German Raststättes (eg. if they have Wifi or showers).<br />
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The following German [[Raststätte]]s do allow traffic to walk from one side to the other:<br />
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== Autobahn A1 ==<br />
* '''Neustädter Bucht''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Buddikate''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Hamburg-Stillhorn''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Ostetal''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Grundbergsee''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Wildeshausen''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Dammer Berge''', the famous bridge Raststätte<br />
* '''Tecklenburger Land''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Münsterland''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Lichtendorf''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Remscheid''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Ville''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Eifel''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Hochwald''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A2 ==<br />
* '''Rhynern''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Gütersloh''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Garbsen''', road tunnel, walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Lehrter See''', pedestrian bridge, walk about 5 minutes<br />
* '''Zweidorfer Holz''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Lappwald''', car tunnel, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Börde''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Buckautal''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A3 ==<br />
* '''Buckautal''', walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction - complicated<br />
* '''Ohlsiger Heide''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Siegburg''', pedestrian bridge<br />
* '''Heiligenroth / Montabaur''', road tunnel, walk about 30 minutes, crossable between the not oppositely situated service stations<br />
* '''Bad Camberg''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Medenbach''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Weiskirchen''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Spessart''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Würzburg''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Haidt''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Steigerwald''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Aurach''', walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction - complicated<br />
* '''Jura''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southeastbound direction<br />
* '''Bayerischer Wald''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southeastbound direction<br />
* '''Donautal''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northwestbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A4 ==<br />
* '''Aachener Land''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Frechen''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Aggertal''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Eisenach''', Raststätte is on the westbound side<br />
* '''Eichelborn''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction using fieldpaths - no service roads<br />
* '''Auerswalder Blick''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Dresdner Tor''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction, walk along the highway (partially service roads)<br />
* '''Oberlausitz''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction, walk along the highway (partially service roads)<br />
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== Autobahn A5 ==<br />
* '''Rimberg''', Raststätte is on the southbound side<br />
* '''Pfefferhöhe''', Raststätte is on the northeastbound side, situated slightly off the motorway (semi-Autohof style)<br />
* '''Reinhardshain''', car tunnel, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southwestbound direction<br />
* '''Wetterau''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Gräfenhausen''', walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction - complicated<br />
* '''Hardtwald''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Bruchsal''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction using motorway exit - tunnel<br />
* '''Wetterau''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A6 ==<br />
* '''Goldene Bremm''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Am Hockenheimring''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Kraichau''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Hohenlohe''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Frankenhöhe''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Kammensteiner Land''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Oberpfälzer Alb''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Renchtal''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A7 ==<br />
* '''Hüttener Berge''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Holmmoor''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Harburger Berge''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Brunautal''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Allertal''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Hannover-Wülferode''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Hildesheimer Börde''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Harz''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Göttingen''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Kassel''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Hasselberg''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Großenmoor''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Uttrichshausen''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Rhön''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Riedener Wald''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Ohrenbach''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Ellwanger Berge''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Lonetal''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Illertal''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Allgäuer Tor''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Nesselwang''', walk about 10 minutes (?), crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A8 ==<br />
* '''Pforzheim''', car tunnel, walk about 5 minutes, service station for both directions situated on the westbound side, on the eastbound side is a parking<br />
* '''Gruibingen''', car tunnel, walk about 5 minutes, service station for both directions situated on the eastbound side, on the westbound side is a parking<br />
* '''Holzkirchen''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Irschenberg''', Raststätte is on the eastbound side, situated slightly off the motorway (semi-Autohof style)<br />
* '''Samerberg''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Illertal''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A9 ==<br />
* '''Fläming''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Köckern''', walk about 15 minutes along the highway or 30 minutes using service roads, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Osterfeld''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Hermsdorfer Kreuz''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction, pedestrian tunnel at Motel Hermsdorfer Kreuz<br />
* '''Frankenwald''', the famous bridge Raststätte<br />
* '''Fränkische Schweiz/Pegnitz''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Nürnberg Feucht''', car and pedestrian tunnels, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Greding''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Köschinger Forst''', car tunnel, walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Fürholzen''', Raststätte is on the northbound side, southbound there was a parking, southbound Raststätte under construction (05.2017), walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A10 ==<br />
* '''Seeberg''', walk about 20 minutes, probably crossable on the southbound direction, walking along the highway<br />
* '''Am Fichtenplan''', close to the [[Hannover]]-bound side of the Raststätte there is a local bridge. Crossing to the other side takes 15-20 minutes and involves getting through fences. At both stations there is at least one "hole in the fence" at the west end of the areas (08.2014), [http://goo.gl/maps/bqKyN marked here] with the letters '''A''' and '''B'''.<br />
* '''Michendorf''', bridge on the [[Hannover]]-bound side of the Raststätte, involves [http://goo.gl/maps/YEQnc a 15-20 minutes walk]. When crossing from Michendorf Süd to Michendorf Nord, point '''A''' on the linked map can be reached by walking out of the Raststätte on the grassy strip. Once you reach a big fence on your left hand, on the map it leads to a bright green field, you should climb up along the fence and walk along the fence to point '''A'''.<br />
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== Autobahn A11 ==<br />
* '''Buckowsee''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A12 ==<br />
* '''Biegener Hellen''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A13 ==<br />
* '''Am Kahlberg''', walk about 45 minutes, no petrol station in southbound direction, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Freienhufener Eck''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations walking through the fields along the highway<br />
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== Autobahn A14 ==<br />
* '''Plötzetal''', theoretically crossable in 10 minutes on the northwestbound side, but that may prove difficult as there are no service roads and perhaps fences<br />
* '''Muldental''', theoretically crossable in 20 minutes on the northwestbound side, but that may prove difficult as there are no service roads and perhaps fences<br />
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== Autobahn A19 ==<br />
* '''Recknitz-Niederung''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A20 ==<br />
* '''Schönberger Land''', no petrol stations, walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A21 ==<br />
* '''Schackendorf''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A24 ==<br />
* '''Gudow''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Stolpe''', walk about 40 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Prignitz''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Linumer Bruch''', walk about 40 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A27 ==<br />
* '''Langwedel-Daverden''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A28 ==<br />
* '''Hasbruch''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A30 ==<br />
* '''Bentheimer Wald''', no petrol stations, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Brockbachtal''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Grönegau''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A31 ==<br />
* '''Aschendorf''', no petrol stations, walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Ems-Vechte''', walk about 60 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A38 ==<br />
* '''Eichsfeld''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction, service station under construction<br />
* '''Rohnetal''', theoretically crossable in 10 minutes on the eastbound side, but that may prove difficult as there are no service roads and perhaps fences<br />
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== Autobahn A39 ==<br />
* '''Rüningen''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A40 ==<br />
* '''Tankstelle Dückerweg / Ruhrschnellweg''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction, however, the fence / sound wall around the westbound service station may be impassable<br />
* '''Beverbach / Rheinlanddamm''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
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== Autobahn A43 ==<br />
* '''Hohe Mark''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A44 ==<br />
* '''Lichtenbusch''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction (through Belgium)<br />
* '''Am Haarstrang''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Soester Börde''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
* '''Am Biggenkopf''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastside direction<br />
* '''Bühleck''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
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== Autobahn A45 ==<br />
* '''Sauerland''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on southbound direction <br />
* '''Siegerland''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Langen-Bergheim''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction through fields or 20 minutes, southbound along service roads<br />
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== Autobahn A46 ==<br />
* '''Vierwinden''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
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== Autobahn A48 ==<br />
* '''Elztal''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A49 ==<br />
* '''Holzhausen''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A52 ==<br />
* '''Cloerbruch''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A57 ==<br />
* '''Kalbecker Forst''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
* '''Geismühle''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Nievenheim''', walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction - complicated<br />
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== Autobahn A59 ==<br />
* '''Schloß Röttgen''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A60 ==<br />
* '''Heidenfahrt''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A61 ==<br />
* '''Bedburger Land''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Brohltal''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Neufeld''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Hunsrück''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Wonnegau''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Dannstadt''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A65 ==<br />
* '''Pfälzer Weinstraße''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A66 ==<br />
* '''Erbenheim''', walk about 30 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction, but probably the obstacles are way too big: at the westbound station noise walls, the southbound station has to be reached on the fields between the highway and adjacent railway line. <br />
* '''Weilbach''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northeastbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A67 ==<br />
* '''Pfungstadt''', walk about 45 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction - complicated<br />
* '''Lorsch''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A71 ==<br />
* '''Mellrichstädter Höhe''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A81 ==<br />
* '''Ob der Tauber''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Jagsttal''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service stations<br />
* '''Wunnenstein''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Sindelfinger Wald / Sommerhofen''', walk about 30 minutes, Raststätte is on the southbound side, northbound there is a small parking, crossable between the (not exactly oppositely situated) service station and parking.<br />
* '''Schönbuch''', walk about 15 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
* '''Neckarburg''', walk about 20 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Im Hegau''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the southbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A93 ==<br />
* '''Waldnaabtal''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
* '''Pentling''', Raststätte is on the northbound side<br />
* '''Inntal''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable by a tunnel on the southside of the service area, follow the service roads.<br />
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== Autobahn A95 ==<br />
* '''Höhenrain''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A96 ==<br />
* '''Lechwiesen''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the eastbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A111 ==<br />
* '''Stolper Heide''', service station for both directions situated on the northbound side<br />
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== Autobahn A115 ==<br />
* '''Grunewald''', Raststätte is on the southwestbound side, situated slightly off the motorway (semi-Autohof style)<br />
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== Autobahn A620 ==<br />
* '''Saarlouis''', walk about 5 minutes, crossable on the northbound direction<br />
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== Autobahn A648 ==<br />
* '''Frankfurt-Biegweg''', walk about 10 minutes, crossable on the westbound direction<br />
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'''Nürnberg''' ([[England|English]]: ''Nuremberg'') is a city in [[Germany]].<br />
: ''The cities [[Erlangen]] and [[Fürth]] are located directly next to '''Nürnberg'''.''<br />
For public transport the [http://www.vgn.de/en/home?Edition=en website] is also available in english and has maps that show you all the bus stops, train stations etc. close to the spot you need to go. In buses you will usually need to show a ticket, rarely they check if it's valid, but you need to show ''something''. Being caught without a ticket will cost you 40€.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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===A73 and then onto: A9 direction [[Munich|München]], A6 Directions East ([[Prague]]) and West ([[Heilbronn]], [[Stuttgart]]) ===<br />
There is the [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=6201 Aral petrol station spot] to get out of Nuremberg onto the A73 at entry/exit "Zollhaus". <br />
Cars will be going onto the A9 direction South (Munich etc.) and onto the A6 in both directions. The spot is Münchner Straße across the road from Burger King, you can get there by taking the bus 65 to "Bayernstraße". <br />
There is the exit lane to the petrol station after the big crossroads so cars can stop for you easily. A [[sign]] will probably help, since people here go in many directions. <br />
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=== A9 direction [[Berlin]] or [[Munich|München]] from the service station Feucht ===<br />
It takes about an hour to get there, but from the [http://tank.rast.de/standorte/suche/detail.html?ID=274 Raststätte Feucht/Nürnberg] (service station) South of Nuernberg you can easily hitchhike North or South along the [[A9_(Germany)|A9]]. You'll have to take the S-Bahn for 15 minutes and then walk another 30-40 minutes to the service area. <br />
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From ''Nürnberg Hbf'' (the main train station) you take the "S2" to ''Feucht''. When you leave the train station you follow "Bahnhofstraße" until you reach a roundabout where you turn right onto "Friedrich-Ebert-Straße". You follow this street until you reach the "Schwabacher Strasse" where you turn right again and continue straight. You'll cross a crossroads where you see a McDonalds on your left. Continue straight on "Schwarzenbrucker Straße" passing an industrial area until the road makes a turn to the left after which you'll turn right into "Am Brückkanal" - basically you continue straight. Now walk on straight until you reach the highway and the end of the parking of the service area. For Munich you'll have to take the tunnel to the other side, for Berlin you can stay on the side you are on.<br />
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=== A9 direction towards [[Berlin]] ===<br />
You'll have to take the S-Bahn "S2" towards "Feucht" for 15 minutes until the stop "Fischbach". From there it is about a 2km walk along the expressway to the on-ramp onto the A9 where you can hitch under the bridge. Cars have enough space to stop behind you in the turn. You can also try to catch a ride to the on-ramp at the traffic light next to the station (or possibly onto the highway).<br />
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=== A6 Directions East ([[Prague]]) and West ([[Heilbronn]], [[Stuttgart]]) ===<br />
Take the U1/11 metro to ''Langwasser-Süd'' (southern terminus). From there walk straight to a crossroad with a traffic light, there turn left, walk along ''Liegnitzer Strasse'', and then turn right to ''Gleiwitzer Strasse''. Total walking distance is about 2 km till you see a bridge in 100 metres after the spot. <br />
If you're tired or lazy, you can also start hitching at ''Liegnitzer/Gleiwitzer'' crossing, you risk to wait longer though. There's also a bus line going that way, check out the map at the U station. <br />
When you go direction Prague, use a [[signs|sign]] "[[Amberg]]". There will be the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] "[[Oberpfälzer Alb South]]" shortly before that city. So it's not a bad idea to wait for someone going across the border at the petrol station. <br />
Otherwise you can go with local traffic from Amberg to the border, hitching from one motorway entrance to another. In this case, you're likely to end up at [[Waidhaus]], the last German village before the border. If you were dropped in the village, instead of going back to motorway, you can take local crossing, leading to the town of [[Rozvadov]]. Once the other side, cross the town and about a km further will be a motorway entrance with a huge petrol station.<br />
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=== A3 direction South-East ([[Regensburg]]), ([[Passau]]) and ([[Austria]]) ===<br />
From Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof take the S-Bahn in direction of Altdorf (b Nürnberg) and get off at WEST Altorf. The ticket costs 4.70€ but you can try to get on the train for free since it takes 20 minutes to reach WEST Altdorf. For my part, i haven't seen any controllers. From there walk uphill on Fischbacher Strasse for 300 meters, turn right on Schulstrasse Strasse for 300 more meters and turn right again on Nürnberger Strasse. It's the Boulevard leading to the A3 motorway going to Regensburg, Passau near the Austrian border and Linz. Walk along the boulevard for 200 meters where you can see BMW and Mercedes centers and until you see the motorway. Walk under the motorway and right after you'll see the entrance on your left. The spot is perfect to hitchhike and you can expect to get a lift in less than 25 minutes. Also trucks have more than enough space to stop.<br />
Created on November, 14th by Xuanlong.<br />
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Note: This spot worked great, 5 minutes thumbing and we got to Linz in one lift. Watch out for ticket inspectors on the Saturday Bahn, we narrowly avoided 2 on the suggested train. Sept 17<br />
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===A3 direction West and North-West ([[Würzburg]], [[Frankfurt am Main]] and [[Kassel]])===<br />
There's a service station called "Aurach" on the A3 between Erlangen and Herzogenaurach.<br />
From train station Nürnberg Hbf you can take a local train or S-Bahn to Erlangen train station, from there on take Bus 287 direction "Westfriedhof" - exit at last but one stop ("Sankt Michael" in Steudach). From there you can easily walk in 10-15 minutes to the petrol station (check spot on the map).<br />
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:''[[User:Hash|Hash]]: Successfully used in July 2017 for a ride to Frankfurt in late evening. Getting to the station is cumbersome but there is a lot of long-distance traffic. Do not try hitching at the Frankenschnellweg (starting from the centre of the city close to the Rothenburger Strasse S-Bahn station) - there is no place for the cars to stop and there is too much local traffic anyway.''<br />
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==Sleeping==<br />
If you dont find any place to crash on you can take subway to the airport, it takes like 30 minutes to get there from centre. There are few really nice spots on benches without armrests, there is also free wifi and bathroom. Nobody bothered me there during night and also there was some other sleeping people. <br />
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[[de:Nürnberg]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Innsbruck&diff=89280Innsbruck2017-09-23T12:26:12Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>'''Innsbruck''' is a city in [[Austria]]. It is situated north of the [[Brenner|Brenner-pass]], one of the main south-north crossing traffic axes in the Alps, squeezed in the Inn River valley which dictates the directions of the traffic ways.<br />
Due to the lack of space in the Inn River valley, Innsbruck offers 5 different motorway exits and a complicated system of traffic lanes.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== Heading West or South ===<br />
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There's the service station ''Raststätte Innsbruck-Ampass'' on the motorway east of town, in the direction west. However it's before the turnoff going south to Italy, so you'll find most cars going south. <br />
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Also, if you want to go west, keep in mind that the first petrol station after Innsbruck (''Pettnau'', 25km west of Innsbruck) is on the other side of the motorway. People going west '''can''' fuel up there, but again you'll find almost only cars going south to Italy. <br />
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[[User:siinvincible|Simon]] spent a whole day around Innsbruck in September 2017, trying to get a ride going West towards Switzerland, hitching south of Innsbruck at Europa bridge services, then later at the stadium, before finally being dropped at Innsbruck West. Within 15 minutes from Innsbruck West a guy stopped, going to Bludenz.<br />
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====How to get there (Raststätte Innsbruck-Ampass, east of Innsbruck)====<br />
Take bus F or R to ''Baggersee''. <br />
Once there, continue Grabenweg street for 400m north-east, until you reach the Inn river. Turn right and follow the street, not the trail. It'll lead to ''Freizeitzentrum Rossau'', and just before the street ends there's a way off to the left, to the Freizeitzentrum's parking place. <br />
Continue the path to the golf course and find your way into the little forest behind and above it. There's a path in the forest, continue that to the right. At one point after about 200m the path splits, go downhill on the left. There you are on the service station's parking!<br />
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(There might be a shorter way from Baggersee bus stop going through the bushes between Kläranlage and Baggersee, however that isn't yet verified.)<br />
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=== All directions: South ([[Italy]]), East ([[Salzburg]], [[Vienna]]), North ([[Germany]], [[Munich]]), West ([[Bregenz]]) ===<br />
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Go to the shopping-centre DEZ, Ikea (by bus C (EUR 1.70) or walk from the centre in 20 min) - there are two petrol stations and a big parking space, McD, where you can ask and hitch out in all directions.<br />
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You can also use the on-ramp Innsbruck-West if you're in that part of town. There's a bus stop (might be 'Hafen', bus C and M?) a bit before it that only catches some of the traffic going onto the highway here, but with a sign you can easily find a ride into the right direction from here. <br />
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If you don't find lifts to the next city try to get lifts to the next biggest motorway service area (Raststätte) outside of Innsbruck:<br />
* East: Vomp<br />
* West: Pettnau<br />
* South: Brenner<br />
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=== Heading East towards [[Salzburg]], [[Rosenheim]], [[Munich]] ===<br />
Starting point: Exit Innbruck Ost (East), at the fuel stations on the very end of Amraser-See-Straße, next to the DEZ shopping mall.<br />
Right now (Aug 2015), the first of these petrol stations is under construction and therefore not usable (Shell) and the last one before the motorway (Agip) has no good spot for hitchhikers.<br />
==== Getting there by bus ====<br />
Line C (direction Luigenstraße) exit DEZ, or line T exit DEZ Ost, and walk the last few meters towards the biggest road close by. Check [http://www.ivb.at/fileadmin/download/fahrplan/mein-fahrplan/liniennetzplan/ivb_liniennetzplan_schematisch_2008.pdf the schematic map of the local public transport] or [http://www.ivb.at/index.php?id=ivb&L=1 their webpage] also in English for further information. The bus takes you 1.70€ (Summer 2008).<br />
A sign indicating your desired direction might help you getting along. Good luck!<br />
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=== Heading North or West ([[Landeck]], [[Reutte]], [[Füssen]], [[Kempten]], [[Scharnitz]], [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]], [[Munich]]) ===<br />
There are several opportunities in Innsbruck but no real "first choice" option. So here is one:<br />
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==== Motorway exit Innsbruck Kranebitten ====<br />
This a a lonely motorway exit in the very west of Innsbruck with a free Space just in the middle of the different lanes joining together in the direction of Bregenz and Germany. It is not a nice spot but it works! <br />
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Take line T of the IVB Buses running towards "EKZ CYTA" a suburban shopping centre. You are passing the motorway exit by bus just after crossing the Inn River bridge. Get of the Bus at EKZ Cyta, get all you need at the shopping centre and walk back to the motorway exit, which comes first after the roundabout. <br />
* Check [http://www.ivb.at/fileadmin/download/fahrplan/mein-fahrplan/liniennetzplan/ivb_liniennetzplan_schematisch_2008.pdf the schematic map of the local public transport] or [http://www.ivb.at/index.php?id=ivb&L=1 their webpage] also in English for further information. The bus takes you EUR 1.70 (Summer 2008).<br />
A sign indicating your desired direction might help you getting along. Good luck!<br />
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Just a kilometre after you enter the motorway, the road splits up - one minor road running north directly to [[Germany]] ([[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]], [[Munich]]) and the motorway continuing to run west - make sure you are in the desired direction!<br />
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==== Resselstraße ====<br />
A less awkward place to hitch north or west is by the bus stop at Resselstraße, next to the stadium. Drivers can see you easily here and there is lots of space to stop. [[User:Jophro|Jophro]] got a ride here in 20 mins after failing to find one in 45 mins at the aforementioned DEZ centre, same for [[User:madde|madde]]. It's clearly a popular spot (you'll notice a worn patch of grass ahead of the bus stop) - when he arrived another hitchhiker was there who got a ride in 7 mins. He found it more effective to take his approach and simply write 'D', instead of the city - if you're going to Germany.<br />
In case you are confused, although the road signs are hard to see, its the bus stop next to the stadium, not the one in the opposite side of the street.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
Innsbruck is quite pricy, especially in the christmas holidays - as of 26.12.2015 the cheapest backpackers were around eur 30 per night if booked 1 day in advance.<br />
The airport seems to close for night, but the main train station is open 24h. In the lower floor, as of December 2015 there is a room in Info, with chairs where people wait for trains, I suppose you can sleep there, if you look enough like you are having a train.<br />
In emergency you can try [https://goo.gl/maps/kbteCAtDAom Wohnungslosenhilfe Herberge Innsbrucker Soziale Dienste GmbH] or <br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/FPc2NaVSojw Caritas Tirol - Mentlvilla Notschlafstelle], which are basically help for homeless, but they tell me they help tourists sometimes. Though it is questionable if it is ethically correct to get hosted in the places that are meant for homeless, not hobo travellers.<br />
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[[trash:Innsbruck]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Petawawa&diff=89244Petawawa2017-09-19T22:18:09Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>''Petawawa'' is a town in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] <br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== West towards [Mattawa] / [[North Bay]] ===<br />
The 17 (TCH) runs through town in a couple places but you'll wanna be at the 55 exit (Paquette Road) if your heading west. It's a few km walk into town from there where there are plenty of amenities and food options. The spot heading west is a great one just after a set of lights with a massive shoulder.<br />
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== Places to avoid ==<br />
Avoid any and all military property! This is a Canadian Military town and stay away from any of their grounds or fenced off property if you wanna be left alone. It may be tempting to camp in some of their woods but there are much better places to stealth camp without having to worry.<br />
== Accommodation and Sleep ==<br />
I found an amazing [https://goo.gl/maps/Q9imJkTTZys place to camp in town], behind the furniture warehouse right on the northern tip downtown. Walk back there and keep to the right, you'll find a steep hill with a little sand path going down it. You are well hidden if you stay in the woods here but there is a beach right on the river only 10m doth the path if you would prefer. Watch out for the glass if you do go for the beach though, pretty messy. <br />
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I was stuck in that spot in the rain for two days, and it was enough in town that I could get out during rain breaks and get some food or wifi to pass the time. Recommend it big time! <br />
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== Other useful info ==</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Middlesbrough&diff=89002Middlesbrough2017-09-02T20:16:23Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>'''Middlesbrough''' is a city in [[England]]. <br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Newcastle]] ===<br />
Use the on ramp and take the A66 to avoid the local traffic of the A19 located in Thornaby here:<br />
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== Other useful info ==</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bruchsal&diff=88940Bruchsal2017-09-01T14:47:57Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 44,104 (31 Dec 2015)<br />
|state = Baden-Württemberg<br />
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'''{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}''' is a city in [[Germany]], located at the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] between [[Karlsruhe]] and [[Heidelberg]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Any direction {{Autobahn|5}} ===<br />
There is a very great service area on the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]], just out of town.<br />
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From Bruchsal train station, take the bus no. 125 to ''Rasthof Ost'' for going north or west or to ''Rasthof West'' for going south or east.<br />
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This is an excellent place to get very long lifts in any direction.<br />
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=== Direction [[Pforzheim]], [[Stuttgart]] B35 ===<br />
When coming from the Autobahn A5, ask to be dropped of near the "Erdbeer- and Spargelhof" outside of the city. When you leave the A5 by car, you'll find yourself directly on the Bundesstraße 3. Take the first exit, then you will see a traffic light, where you can stand in the green. Although some cars might pass fast, they can see you very good and there is enough space for them to pull over. Of course many people will only go to nearby cities like Bretten, but there are local people avoiding the ever jammed A8, who could take you even to Stuttgart or Pforzheim. Bring a sign stating Bretten - it's 20km down the Bundesstraße and there is a Aral gas station where you can ask people for rides again.<br />
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When you are already in town go to the big intersection of Bundesstraße 3 ("Durlacher"/"Karlsruher Straße") and 35 ("Grabener Straße"). Directions from the train station as following: Exit the train station and turn left onto "Prinz-Wilhelm-Straße". Follow the road (you will pass a REWE Supermarket righthand) until it merges into the B3 ("Karlsruher Straße"). Turn left and you will already notice the intersection with it's traffic lights. Bring a sign. Getting rides to Karlsruhe or Heidelberg on B3 is difficult because people tend to take the A5. <br />
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[[Category:Baden-Württemberg]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Perpignan&diff=88939Perpignan2017-09-01T14:44:46Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>'''Perpignan''' is a cozy town that connects [[France]] with [[Barcelona]]. There isn't much to see, but if you happen to end up there, it is well worth a visit. It is the first bigger town when entering France from Spain, and so a useful place to change vehicles.<br />
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[[File:Perpignan_bridgeoveronramp.jpg|right|thumb|266px|The southward view from the bridge over the autoroute.]]<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Going South and North ===<br />
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When traveling North, it is recommended to wait by the traffic lights on [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=42.700037,2.886615&spn=0.011591,0.022509&t=h&z=16&om=1&msid=107047389499788319963.0004367e4251f21521864 Cours Lazare Escarguel] where traffic occasionally stops. It is possible to get a lift from here to the autoroute ramp further up.<br />
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Both onramps are good for traveling north and south.<br />
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==== Perpignan Nord ====<br />
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Take bus [http://www.sankeo.com/387-Quel-bus-dans-ma-ville-3F.html bus 13 or 14] until ''Cap Roussillon''. There go ahead to the roundabout, and to the right. Where the road makes a turn to the left, take the field way ahead. In front of the express road to the left and after 500 meters there is a tunnel, take it and walk on the other side back to the north. Follow the street and you end at the roundabout with the onramp.<br />
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==== Perpignan Sud ====<br />
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This is in the experience of [http://hitchwiki.org/members/Armoniautopia/ Armoniautopia] the best and quickest option if you are heading to the South (Girona, Barcelona) <br />
To get to the peage (pay toll) by public bus, the best is to take the line number 3, direction ''Pascot''. Get out on the last stop, then walk until the end of ''Avenue Pascot'', then go left on ''Route de Canohes'' until you see the big road (road D900). Go on right and follow this road for few hundred metres until the toll. Cars have lots of space to stop and there is usually lots of traffic.<br />
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From this toll you can easily get a lift North or South. There is an international fruit and vegetable wholesale market (''Saint Charles Market'') close to this toll, many trucks that come from there enter the autoroute through this toll to go both to [[Spain]] and France.<br />
If you go to [[Toulouse]], it is best to use a sign and accept only lifts going there because 60 km North in [[Narbonne]] the motorway splits. Equally, if you want to go to [[Montpellier]], don't accept lifts that don't bring you directly to your destination.<br />
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If you're going to Spain and your driver is only driving to [[Le Boulou]] (which is the last exit before Spain) avoid getting out on the last [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] called ''Village Catalan''; on the map it looks like the last best place to hitchhike but no one going to Spain stops here because petrol is cheaper on the other side of the border (as of 2008). Instead, go to Le Boulou but ask your driver to drop you off at the final ''barrières de péage'' where all the traffic will have to stop (not to mix it with a small toll barrier on the sliproad which is used only by locals to exit and leave the motorway).<br />
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=== South by national roads ===<br />
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Yet another good spot, if you're travelling South, is a roundabout 15-20 minutes on foot south of the city centre. Walk down the Boulevard Felix Mercader until and continue when it changes name to Avenue du Général Guillaut - just follow the signs for Barcelona. It's the first roundabout you meet after the road changes name and there's lots of space for cars to stop.<br />
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Another handy thing to remember is that buses within the province only cost 1 euro no matter how far you go! (But only for two hours.) That way you can get almost to [[Andorra]]'s border for only 2 euro.<br />
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==== How [[User:Anagjordnao|Anagjordnao]] got twice out from Perpignan and landed directly in Barcelona====<br />
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This is my personal advice and has nothing to do hitchhiking. But this is what has worked for me. Keep in mind I don't encourage anyone to break any state's laws. I just report what has been useful for me. <br />
Method: wait until last minute INSIDE the train station for the train to Barcelona. Don't wait outside, on the platform. Once the train has arrived, don't go directly for it. You need to catch it last minute (or last seconds), when it is about to leave. Be sneaky, try to get in when nobody is looking. Inside the train, act normal, go to first class, leave your backpacks on the baggage shelves, and head for the train restaurant. At the restaurant, sit and enjoy the views. Or you can sit comfortably on your cozy first class armchair.<br />
I have done this twice and has always proved to be the best technique. Once in Barcelona, you arrive at the main station Sants. If you need to go further South, go to the Rodalies (short-distance trains) platforms and take the one going to Sant Vincente de Calders, R4, and get off at Castell Bisbal (more info on the Barcelona page). <br />
For those of you afraid of getting 'caught', I give you some facts: in France, they won't kick you out from the train. At least, this is not the common practice. You get a fine, but even if you live in France, if you don't get fined more than 10 times a year, nothing happens Now, if you don't live in France, you have it even easier. Myself, I have crossed the whole country twice and only got fined once each time I went across the whole of France. So you get an idea of your chances.<br />
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<div>{{Infobox ServiceStation<br />
|in = Lower Saxony<br />
|highway = {{Autobahn|7}}<br />
|from = Service Station [[Göttingen Ost]]<br />
|from direction = [[Göttingen]]<br />
|towards = Service Station [[Hildesheimer Börde Ost]] / [[Rüningen Ost]]<br />
|towards direction = [[Hannover]] / {{Autobahn|39}} [[Braunschweig]]<br />
|map = <map lat="51.928141693231" lng="10.144552230795" zoom='12' view='3' /><br />
|crossing = towards station [[Harz West]]<br />
|facilities = Sanifair<br />
|hitch = {{good}}<br />
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'''Harz Ost''' is a service station along the [[Germany|German]] motorway {{Autobahn|7}} from [[Göttingen]] towars [[Braunschweig]] and [[Hannover]].<br />
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== Change direction ==<br />
To get from [[Braunschweig]] to [[Hildesheim]] it is easier to change the direction at [[Harz West]]. There is a bridge north of the station to switch to [[Harz Ost]]. There are fences around both stations with doors for hitchhikers (next to the petrol station at [[Harz Ost]] and at the edge to the north at [[Harz West]].<br />
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<div>{{Infobox ServiceStation<br />
|in = Lower Saxony<br />
|highway = {{Autobahn|7}} / E45<br />
|from = Service Station [[Hildesheimer Börde Ost]] / [[Rüningen Ost]]<br />
|from direction = [[Hannover]] / [[Braunschweig]]<br />
|towards = Service Station [[Göttingen Ost]]<br />
|towards direction = [[Göttingen]]<br />
|map = <map lat="51.928141693231" lng="10.144552230795" zoom='12' view='3' /><br />
|crossing = towards station [[Harz Ost]]<br />
|facilities = Sanifair<br />
|hitch = {{good}}<br />
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'''Harz West''' is a service station along the [[Germany|German]] motorway {{Autobahn|7}} from [[Hannover]] or [[Braunschweig]] towards [[Göttingen]].<br />
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== Change direction ==<br />
To get from [[Hildesheim]] to [[Braunschweig]] it is easier to change the direction at [[Harz West]]. There is a bridge north of the station to switch to [[Harz Ost]]. There are fences around both stations with doors for hitchhikers (next to the petrol station at [[Harz Ost]] and at the edge to the north at [[Harz West]].<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Italian Location<br />
|country = Italy<br />
|map = <map lat='45.40664582074426' lng='11.877250671386719' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 210,800<br />
|plate = PD<br />
|motorways = A4, A13<br />
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'''Padova''' is a city in the North of [[Italy]], it's an important road spot as there are A4 leading from [[Trieste]] to [[Torino]], and A13 leading from [[Bologna]] to Padova. Also some important national roads such as SS16 Adriatica, SS47 Valsugana and SS11 Padana Superiore pass through or have origin in Padova.<br />
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If you're lucky you can find [[User:Tiziano|Tiziano]] in this city.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== South, towards [[Bologna]] ===<br />
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There is an Agip station to the south on the A13 called '''San Pelagio Est'''. From the Padova train station you take bus M to Neroniana neroinane Montegrotto, and walk about five kilometres, following the road. [[User:Husky|Husky]] got a ride under ten minutes, but you should definitely check it out on Google Maps before going there.<br />
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=== North, towards [[Bassano del Grappa]], [[Trento]], Dolomites ===<br />
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=== West, towards [[Vicenza]], [[Verona]], [[Milano]], [[Torino]] ===<br />
One spot where you can head to the West is the petrol station on A4 autostrada called '''<!-- [http://www.q8-limenella.com/dove.htm-->Limenella Nord<!-- ] -->'''. It's located about 2kms west of Padova Ovest exit along the autostrada. The petrol station is easy reachable through countryside roads especially by car, or walking near the autostrada from Padova Ovest heading west, or, coming from Padova city centre, taking number 11 bus and getting off in Ponterotto, then you need to walk along Via Monta until you reach the autostrada, go under it and follow at first Via Marcinelle then the smaller road to the right which might not have a sign but which on Google Maps is marked as Via Vasco de Gama till the petrol station along the north side of the autostrada. One thing to watch out is that the number 11 bus is actually the one going to Ponterotto as there seem to be different routes for this bus which can be confusing to anyone not used to the system. A sure way to find out is to ask the driver or people in the bus station.<br />
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[edit] The "Ponterotto" Station is indeed small and unkown even to some drivers. I found the bus at platform 5, heading to "Camisano" (August 2017). I got confused about the way after passing below the highway ("...and follow at first Via Marcinelle then the smaller road to the right which might not have a sign...") because the way split up in several directions. If you are willing to jump a small fence and walk around 250m through an abandoned sewer drain, you can find the gas station by just walking sideways along the Highway.<br />
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Try. [http://www.fsbusitaliaveneto.it/mobilita/orari/est/U13.pdf Bus 13] to stop ''Altichiera, Fermata a Richiesta'', go some meters ahead, then left into Via Ronchi Alti and follow this street for about two kilometers.<br />
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=== East, towards [[Venice|Venezia]], [[Trieste]], [[Slovenia]], [[Austria]] ===<br />
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The same petrol station mentioned above can be used to get rides going East. The station is huge with a lot of traffic on both sides, including a lot of trucks. There is a long enclosed bridge spanning the motorway with a restaurant inside, connecting the eastbound and westbound sides of the station.<br />
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== Transportation ==<br />
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If you're staying outside the city, when you try to take the bus into the city, the driver will just tell you to buy one when you get to the main station. I never saw any controllers on the tram. Buy a ticket and if you see one, validate. The machine is on the tram.<br />
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<div>{{Infobox ServiceStation<br />
|in = Lower Saxony<br />
|highway = {{Autobahn|39}}<br />
|from = Service Station [[Lappwald]]<br />
|from direction = [[Braunschweig]], [[Magdeburg]]<br />
|towards = Service Station [[Harz West]]<br />
|towards direction = [[Göttingen]]<br />
|map = <map lat="52.21408247764" lng="10.493641734064" zoom='16' view='1' /><br />
|crossing = towards station [[Rüningen East]]<br />
|facilities = <br />
|hitch = {{good}}<br />
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'''Rüningen West''' is a service station along the [[Germany|German]] motorway {{Ade|39}} south of [[Braunschweig]] towards [[Göttingen]]. <br />
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Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.<br />
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To get there from [[Braunschweig]] take Bus M13 towards ''Rüningenstraße''. Follow the main road straight and turn right after the traffic light into ''Rüningenstraße''. After the highway follow a path along the field to the station to the left ([http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=52.21146278280075&lon=10.497724056247502 map]).<br />
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<div>{{Infobox ServiceStation<br />
|in = Saxony-Anhalt<br />
|highway = {{Autobahn|2}}<br />
|from = Service Station [[Börde Nord]]<br />
|from direction = [[Magdeburg]], [[Berlin]]<br />
|towards = Service Station [[Zweidorfer Holz Nord]]<br />
|towards direction = [[Braunschweig]] / {{Autobahn|39}} [[Rüningen West]], [[Göttingen]]<br />
|map = <map lat="52.221247227797" lng="11.053472399602" zoom='16' view='1' /><br />
|crossing = highway crossing towards station [[Marienborn]]<br />
|facilities = <br />
|hitch = {{good}}<br />
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'''Lappwald/Marienborn''' is a service station along the [[Germany|German]] motorway {{Ade|2}}. <br />
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Very easy to find lifts towards [[Ruhr Area]], [[Hannover]], [[Braunschweig]] staying on [[A2 (Germany)|A2]]. <br />
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To cross the highway one needs to walk several kilometres along the highway ([http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=52.21651139175274&lon=11.069941537965594 map]) towards station [[Marienborn]].<br />
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Towards south ([[A7 (Germany)|A7]]) it is best to ask for [[Göttingen]] and to stop at [[Rüningen West]] ([[A39 (Germany)|A39]]) if people exit shortly after [[Braunschweig]].<br />
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(To change the direction towards [[Hamburg]] exit at [[Harz West]] and change the direction.) This is bad and time consuming. There is a lot of traffic coming from Braunschweig and Magdeburg, which is going onto the {{Ade|7}} northbound more far as the service station [[Allertal Ost]]!<br />
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<div>{{Infobox ServiceStation<br />
|in = Saxony-Anhalt<br />
|highway = {{Autobahn|2}}<br />
|from = Service Station [[Helmstedt]], [[Marienborn]]<br />
|from direction = [[Braunschweig]]<br />
|towards = Service Station [[Buckautal Süd]]<br />
|towards direction = [[Berlin]]<br />
|map = <map lat="52.17252716121553" lng="11.515182495118752" zoom='16' view='1' /><br />
|crossing = towards station [[Börde Nord]]<br />
|facilities = <br />
|hitch = {{good}}<br />
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'''Börde Süd''' is a service station along the [[Germany|German]] motorway {{Ade|2}}. <br />
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Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.<br />
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<div>{{Infobox ServiceStation<br />
|in = Saxony-Anhalt<br />
|highway = {{Autobahn|2}}<br />
|from = Service Station [[Helmstedt]]<br />
|from direction = [[Braunschweig]]<br />
|towards = Service Station [[Buckautal Süd]]<br />
|towards direction = [[Berlin]]<br />
|map = <map lat="52.17252716121553" lng="11.515182495118752" zoom='16' view='1' /><br />
|crossing = towards station [[Börde Nord]]<br />
|facilities = <br />
|hitch = {{good}}<br />
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'''Börde Süd''' is a service station along the [[Germany|German]] motorway {{Ade|2}}. <br />
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Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.<br />
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|in = Saxony-Anhalt<br />
|highway = {{Autobahn|2}}<br />
|from = Service Station [[Buckautal Nord]]<br />
|from direction = [[Berlin]]<br />
|towards = Service Station [[Lappwald]]<br />
|towards direction = [[Braunschweig]]<br />
|map = <map lat="52.17252716121553" lng="11.515182495118752" zoom='16' view='1' /><br />
|crossing = towards station [[Börde Süd]]<br />
|facilities = <br />
|hitch = {{good}}<br />
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'''Börde Nord''' is a service station along the [[Germany|German]] motorway {{Ade|2}}. <br />
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Hitchhiking at this service station is easy, you can ask drivers directly at the service station.<br />
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<div>{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination}}<br />
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'''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is situated within a ring road called ''le périphérique'', or ''le périph''. The actual city is actually small but is surrounded by endless suburbs, some of them being linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost, and some other being labelled as outside zones and thus more expensive to reach.<br />
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Note that there is an "outer ring road" to the Paris suburb area, motorway A86 (or ''super-périphérique'') and another wider ring called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed but still used to connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itself, you might want to clarify which ring they are going to take as it may affect the place where you'd want to be dropped.<br />
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== Hitching in ==<br />
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During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the ring road. This is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to drop you (which is often the case). Within the ring area, you are definitely linked to the whole regular fare subway system.<br />
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If you are coming from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which is a normal truck route), chances are that your driver will not drop you on the ring road where it is complicated to stop. A frequent place to get dropped is the first exit South on the A6 called "Rungis". From there, you can reach the Metropolitan subway system with one ticket, then use one to your final destination. You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.<br />
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=== Airports ===<br />
There are 3 main airports that service Paris. Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly, and Beauvais. It is possible to hitch from the airports into the city, but to get from Paris to the airports Blablacar is probably the most reliable option.<br />
* CDG is in the North, and is the closest. A one-way ticket to/from the airport is 10 euros. To hitch into Paris from here, go to Terminal 3 and you will find a parking lot. Follow the signs to Paris and hitch at the parking lot exit.<br />
* Orly is South of Paris. A one-way ticket to/from the airport is 12 euros (There are two options: Orlyval and Orlybus. Orlyval seems to be faster). Hitchhiking from Orly should be feasible, also from the parking lot.<br />
* [[Beauvais]] is the furthest, and 45 minutes North from Paris. Tickets are an appalling 16.80 euros each way! Luckily, lots of Blablacar rides can take you there for 6 or 7 euros, and it is easy to hitchhike back (See the [[Beauvais]] page).<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve''), East ([[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and ''[[péage|barrières de péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses''). It's all about how much you are willing to pay in public transportation, and how daring you are.<br />
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=== North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===<br />
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These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the bottom involving Arras :)<br />
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==== Option 1: Porte de la Chapelle ====<br />
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This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there, take the metro line 12 to ''Porte de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the motorway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They aren't overcrowded and, at the same time, quite a few cars going up north stop here to refill; nonetheless, at such places, much depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers, this place won't make it to the top 10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout, where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Peripherique'').<br />
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A good option to leave faster is to show at the roundabout a sign for the airport "Charles de Gaulle". There is a petrol station (Aire La Courneuve - see Option 2) before the airport where the driver could let you out; don't miss it! The station is not so big and many drivers just go to the airport but at least you can ask people, whereas it could be hard and long at Porte de la Chapelle.<br />
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==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====<br />
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[[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']]<br />
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This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2.45). The petrol station [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=5201 ''Aire de Service de La Courneuve''] is about 2 km along the A1, north of Paris. <br />
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Take bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' or bus 250 from '''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (both are on metro line 7) to the stop ''Parc des Sports''. <br />
This bus stop is next to the A1 highway. Just walk to the right from the bus stop, without ever passing under the overpass. Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to the motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill, the wall ends. You can then follow a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station. There is a fence right along the motorway, but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.<br />
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Attention: in the winter / early spring or after the rain walking down the hill to the motorway might be difficult because of mud. In February it took 2 hitchhikers almost 40 minutes to walk down and reach the fence, after numerous attempts to keep the balance and not to fall down. It might be a good idea in this case to hitch from the entrance of the highway, right at the cross before you turn to the parking lot of the apartment complex. <br />
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From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at least to the [[toll station]] (''péage'') heading north. This is a 20-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometers after the airport) and everyone has to stop here. It is a great place to get long-distance rides.<br />
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==== Option 3: Charles de Gaulle ====<br />
''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot.<br />
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It is easy to jump the metro at terminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Maybe the same is true for terminals 1 and 3 but I can't vouch for it.<br />
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From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to the main road. You should see signs for A1 Paris Lille. Keep following these signs until the road splits for A1 Lille. One road goes to the left, under a bridge and there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the right. Stand to the right of the right turn. Cars can stop on a dashed out area to your left or drive a little past you on the right. A couple of cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to get a lift to the next service station which had lots of people driving north to Lille, Belgium and Holland. That service station was very busy and it was easy to get a lift as well as a good meal from peoples' leftovers in the restaurant including half a bottle of wine!<br />
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==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====<br />
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<li>From 'Nation' bus station (also a metro stop), take bus 351* to 'Roissypole' located at Charles de Gaulle Airport (Terminal 3). It's the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the bus.You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways</li><br />
<li>From the coach station there (Gare routière), you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars, though this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at (D2 in Oct 2013). The ticket costs €2. [BEWARE 95.01 does not work on public holidays and Sundays, so if that is the case, then get off at QUEBEC because the A1 highway (going to Lille) cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a higher chance of finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you a ride to another petrol station on the main highway, which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille]</li><br />
<li>From the Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on 'Rue Pierre Curie' (D17) until it merges with 'Rue de la Mairie.' Walk an additional 350m until this merges with 'Rue des Vignolles' (D16).</li><br />
<li>On your left, the A1 will be clearly visible as will the 'Aire de Vémars Ouest' petrol station. From here, it is another 1.25km to any given entrance.</li><br />
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Another useful recommendation is this website, where you can virtually create any route you want to take out of the city. Coupled with Google Maps, it's an excellent tool:<br />
http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee<br />
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For 351 Bus Route refer to link below<br />
http://www.ratp.fr/informer/pdf/orienter/f_plan.php?loc=bus_banlieue/300&nompdf=351&fm=pdf<br />
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*Note: The 351 bus service does not run on weekends, but the above link can help find an alternate route.<br />
[[File:Vemars.jpg]]<br />
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==== Option 5: Senlis Péage ====<br />
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This option costs €9 (25% discount for under 26s) + a local ticket to Gare du Nord. The peage is 50km north of Paris, near the town of Senlis. <br />
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Senlis has no train station, but you still buy the ticket from a train station. From Paris Nord, go to Chantilly and switch to a bus to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticket. Once there, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "[[péage|péage]]". The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour.<br />
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==== Option 6: Porte de Bagnolet (A3) ====<br />
Google maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.8649082,2.4086197,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e87e1c7d877:0x17c4d9a47ae58890!2sPorte+de+la+Chapelle!8m2!3d48.897279!4d2.359192!3m4!1s0x47e66d8329157e27:0x2a4ba9074d60ae9a!8m2!3d48.8645542!4d2.4095799]<br />
Get a ticket for the station Porte de Bagnolet. This is pretty close to where the A3 starts, which leads to the A1, so a lot of traffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, but it worked for me after just 20 minutes to get a ride on to the A1, There is a bus stop, where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is a small gas stop, where you can approach drivers directly which cue up there from time to time. Position yourself at the traffic lights before the bus stop to show your sign indicating the direction you want to go to.<br />
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==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====<br />
Heading north on the A1, there is a ''fantastic'' Esso service station just outside Arras [https://goo.gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], with people heading pretty much everywhere. You can get rides to the UK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, E) and lots of opportunities.<br />
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=== East towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: Motorway service station ''Aire de Ferrières'' ====<br />
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''Quite long trip and a bit expensive. Takes you to a great petrol station (good for both day and night hitching); better if you speak French.''<br />
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Take RER A to station ''Bussy St.Georges''. You can also get to this RER A station by taking bus 4 or 44 from metro station ''Gutenberg''.'' Make your way west to the D35 and then walk south along it for about 1km to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from here, but the service station is just a bit more than 2 km from here. You can walk on the grass field next to the motorway - don't choose this way in the morning or in autumn/winter as the grass is wet. The petrol station is called ''Aire de Ferrières'' and it's a "TOTAL" company. <br />
Another option to reach this petrol station is to walk through the industrial zone of the ''Bussy'' district, which lies south of the railway, crossing the bridge over the motorway and then continuing on by walking on the grass until the actual petrol station (note that as of February 2011, there was a nice-sized fence to hop after crossing the bridge. Nothing too difficult, but a big backpack makes it harder!). Most of the walk will be on the road which means you will save some time while at the same time such a walk won't be so annoying if you happen to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't want to go through the fields).<br />
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Here's a [http://maps.google.fr/maps?q=48.828509,2.744594&ll=48.836023,2.723494&spn=0.034406,0.071583&num=1&t=m&z=14 map].<br />
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From Bussy-St. Georges goes the bus [http://www.transdev-idf.com/timetablefile/348121933/raw/peps-173537-fhete2017-l46-239x360-v2web.pdf 46] to Jossigny, Bout Pecheret, from there its only 1.3 km to walk.<br />
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==== Motorway junction slip-road ====<br />
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''This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you're likely to end up either at the petrol station described above or at the péage. Not good at night.''<br />
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Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (€2.75 (2016)). Leave the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign to the A4. It is a 30 minute walk. There is a red light before the slip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers.<br />
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Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station which is within the free motorway network. Toll gate is a bit further.<br />
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==== From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ====<br />
''Cheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.''<br />
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You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking. <br />
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Take the metro line 14 to Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the Boulevard down to the bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to have a sign indicating you want to get onto the A4. When cars stop, ask if they are going all the way to the toll station (péage), many drivers turn off the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to continue hitch-hiking from before the toll station.<br />
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=== Getting South or Southwest {{Afr|6}}, {{Afr|10}}, or {{Afr|11}} ===<br />
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These spots are close enough to the city to be getting traffic in all southern directions.<br />
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==== Option 1: Porte d'Orléans ====<br />
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Once the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn't bad nowadays, but it isn't great either. The good thing is that drivers aren't surprised to see people there, and that you don't need to get out of Paris in faraway suburbs. <br />
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''Porte d'Orléans'' is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, traffic here is heavy and fast moving. If you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic.<br />
Edit : I think that the place in front of the hotel is pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's better to stand before, at the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, you miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you and to stop.<br />
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Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] or [Chartres] (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult" or before that at "Limours-Janvry" service station. Beware, just after the "péage", the motorway separates between A10 and A11. If you are heading directly South, have a sign and make sure to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'', roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you). <br />
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Whenever a diplomat travels between Paris and the Orly airport, he'll go through here. Which means that there will be police presence. The police don't care about you, but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hour.<br />
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==== Option 2: Porte d'Italie ====<br />
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Similarly ''Porte d'Italie'' which is not far from ''Porte d'Orleans'' is a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the exit to the traffic lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.<br />
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=== South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: Motorway services Aire de Lisses ====<br />
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This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to have ride without ticket also), a zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. '''Aire de Lisses''' is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being located after all the motorway branch-offs.<br />
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Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. As of 2010-02, the ID of the train you need was "ZIPE" or "ZOPO" (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). If it's too confusing (it's very confusing), get whatever train that goes to "Corbeil Essonne" and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station '''Villabé''', the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's there: [http://goo.gl/8omQ2W''the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses'']<br />
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[Note, Feb 2015: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the standard central Paris tarif to get into the metro network and then just ride out there.]<br />
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A problem with a petrol station is that leaving trucks can block the leaving cars, so cars won't have chance to stop at all. [[User:Artti|Artti]] stood there three hours without a sign until he walked to the ramp next to the petrol station. There is more traffic and therefore more chance to get ride. Also cars have lots of space to stop.<br />
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==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Nemours ====<br />
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You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, a ticket costs about 10 euros) and walk 45min to the service area ( http://goo.gl/VUYmh0 ). Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic), far out from Paris (80km), and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutes.<br />
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=== South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===<br />
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The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and split from it near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. Then, before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the service station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you choose, ask the driver to take you at least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the péage of St-Arnoult. From these places, you can find a driver who takes you on the A10 or the A11 depending on which way you want to go.<br />
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==== Option 1: Pont de Sevres ====<br />
[[File:ParisOut.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge in March 2015]]<br />
This option costs the price of an underground ticket. It takes you to the beginning of the N118 road which connects to the A10-A11 in about 25 km.<br />
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Take the subway 9 to Pont de Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the bridge, where you can see the signs towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc. The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the red lights. You can try with the cars coming from the direction of the metro station, and also with the cars which came along the river and are turning left to get to the bridge.<br />
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==== Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====<br />
This option costs EUR 4.90, a ticket for zones 1-4. This option is useful to get out of the ring roads and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs.<br />
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Take RER B to ''Massey-Palaiseau''. Walk down ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy-Palaiseau'' railway towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach the motorway entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Limours-Janvry service station 5 km down the road. <br />
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==== Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ====<br />
The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the village ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there take bus 91.03 to ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the small local road ''Route d'Invilliers''. (It's not easy to find the road to the petrol station. no one in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that route you're looking for. They don't even know that there's a petrol station in the area. write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours).<br />
[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the petrol station map]<br />
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[http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according to some hitchhikers). Really good according to others. Took two guys ten minutes to get a ride and a third guy about the same amount of time to a different place. Lots of trucks and cars passing by!<br />
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==== Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ====<br />
You can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on the exit, so if you are on the cheap, you need to pay only the basic metro ticket (some EUR 1.33) to get into the underground network in Paris. Once in Dourdan, cross the railroad track and turn left and then go straight on the D836 until you reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be able to hitch a car as there are many passing by and the French take easily on small routes if they see you walking. Get off just after the road crosses the autoroute, go left and in a short while, you will reach the péage. Look at the map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, there are lots of cars going through.<br />
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==== Option 5: Chartres: a spot to go directly on the A11, after it has split from the A10 ====<br />
[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[project 888|888]] event]]<br />
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Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and start hitching from there. You might want to go to the service station ''Chartres-Gasville'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From the train station, take one of many [http://www.filibus.fr/pages/55 buses] that stop at the ''Morard'' station. Here starts bus 12, take it and get off at ''N.Conté'' - some minutes before you arrive there, memorize the route: the bus crosses the motorway, and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right and continues to a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''N.Conté''. Now comes 1 hour of walk: go back to the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow the N10 until you come to a small city. There you encounter the next roundabout, where you turn left. Follow the street, it bends to the right and ends on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn left (north). After 500 meters comes the motorway, continue until you have crossed it. The service station is 400 meters east, so try to pass through the trees on your right and follow the street to the service station.<br />
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=== West towards Rouen, Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} ===<br />
==== Inside Paris ====<br />
- Quai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass. A lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the 15th and 7th arrondissements go to Normandy for the weekend. As a result, this spot is very effective on these days (20 to 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (expect to wait one and half hours).<br />
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- Porte d'Auteuil, at the last traffic light to the entrance of the A13, or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the shoulder to the motorway just after the light, where cars haven't picked up much speed yet and can see you well. Ask drivers to take you (at least) to Morainvilliers petrol station in Poissy.<br />
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==== In the suburbs ====<br />
- Mantes-La-Jolie toll: take Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station. The fare is €8 but you may not be controlled. Get off in Mantes-La-Jolie (not Mantes Station). There's a 30 minute walk to the toll gate: check the map.<br />
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- Poissy rest area (a.k.a. aire de Morainvilliers): take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and get off at Poissy. Take bus 20 to bus stop "Auberge". There's one bus every hour on weekdays, fewer than that on Saturdays and it doesn't run on Sundays. See the timetable [http://www.transdev-idf.com/horaire-ligne-20-poissy_aval_2_rives_de_seine_015 here].<br />
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== Public transport, sleeping, and more ==<br />
[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]<br />
See all the information on [http://nomadwiki.org/en/Paris Nomadwiki]!<br />
* [http://www.ratp.fr/ Public transportation of Paris]<br />
* [http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ Trains and regional transports], ticket agency<br />
=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport ===<br />
Bus line 350 goes to ''Gare de l'Est'', and line 351 - to ''Place de la Nation''. You're supposed to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks are said to occur rarely.<br />
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If you are heading south and you are gonna start in Villabé anyway , I'd recommend to sleep there.<br />
It seems that they leave the train station open , and from my experience there were no trains during the night.<br />
And if you are the outdoor man type you can find piece of grass there.<br />
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'''Bordeaux''' is a city in the south west of [[France]]. It's the capital city of the [[Aquitaine]] region.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
Bordeaux is encircled by a ring road (''rocade'' in french), a fast dual-carriageway bypass, with no places to stop and pick up hitchhikers, and peages are far and not easy to reach by walking or public transport. This makes leaving Bordeaux very tricky, although not impossible. It is best to hitchhike on the approach roads to the ring road in the direction you wish to travel. It is advised to avoid going into the town centre.<br />
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=== North towards [[Tours]], [[Paris]] ===<br />
To reach the gas station on the ring road/''rocade'':<br />
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Take the Tramway A, to “Gravières”. Follow the street Rue des Gravières/Rue François Villon which is on the right hand side just before the tram arrives at the stop from the city centre. At a big crossroad, go left down the big crossing road named ''Avenue de Paris''. There is a small road parallel of this street in the industrial estate, take it (rue Jean Raymond Guyon). It ends to a roundabout but here is a small old pedestrian road. Take it. Cross the bridge that crosses the motorway. From it, you can see two Gas station on different sides of the road. The fences are broken so you can walk easily to the furthest one away for the North (Paris, etc.)<br />
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Ask for going to the next gas station, just before “Saint André de Cubzac” if nobody takes the A10. At the next petrol station, there is a restaurant, so a lot more people.<br />
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For the south one can use the first service station seen from the pedestrian bridge.<br />
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=== East towards Perigeux, [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Lyon]] ===<br />
A big outward road leads from the city center over bridges over the Dordogne, over the ring motorway and later becomes the motorway A 89 (E 70) to the east. Shortly after it crosses the ring there is a good spot: There is a junction, where all the eastbound traffic from the ring joins. One may ask waiting drivers at the traffic lights or stand beside the road after that, because it is not a motorway yet. Drivers can see you there and go slow because normally everyone has to stop at the traffic lights, and there is a broad hard shoulder, where one can safely stop and continue. A few hundred meters further there is also a small dedicated fuel station on that road.<br />
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NOTE #1 That fuel station was closed when I was there (August 2016), but I guess it will be open after two weeks.<br />
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To get there on public transit, take the purple line A (both lines to Dravemont or La Gardette bassens work) from the city center to the stop ''Buttinière''. The line follows a big avenue (Avenue Carnot) for roughly 3km. At 'Buttinière you get out and walk along that same Avenue Carnot for another 1-1.5km passing on your left first the 'Polyclinique de Bordeaux', then a gigantic Carrefour supermarket and stop lights. After the stoplights as mentioned above there is a restaurant, a fuel station and a few ramps where you might try hitchhiking. (User:Freek waited 15min at this spot on 6 August, 2015.)<br />
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=== South towards [[Biarritz]], [[Toulouse]], [[Barcelona]] ([[Spain]]) ===<br />
*The official advice is: ''Quai de la grave'' & ''Rue des Allamandiers'' (bus #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #28, #91, #92)<br />
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*[[User:Fye|Fye]] finds the official advice to be bad, cause there's absolutely no space for cars to stop, just 3 driving lanes in that spot.<br />
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*If you want to go south on A63, it's a better idea to write Bayonne than Biarritz, cause it's everywhere on the road signs and the word is shorter.<br />
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*[[User:Carl|Carl]] has had more success at the roundabout where Quai Paludate, Quai Brienne and Rue Carle Vernet meet. Carry a clear sign indicating your direction (''Biarritz'' or ''Toulouse'' work best, depending on your direction), and stand in the [[lay-by]] on the roundabout at the entrance to Rue Carle Vernet, so you catch the traffic from the preceding two junctions heading for the Rocade. The roundabout is easy to reach from tram C stop Carle Vernet.<br />
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* This roundabout is also a region where sex workers tend to linger. [[User:Amylin|Amylin]] advises that even if you don't look like one and do carry a clearly-written sign, stupid horny drivers might try and pick you up persistently. Sometimes, they appear like “normal” drivers at first, but when you get to talking with them, you realize they only want one thing from you, and whether you want it or not. If you hitch here as a single girl, it's not too recommended.<br />
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* The safest bet for getting out of Bordeaux (mainly in direction Tolouse) is probably to go hitch-hiking closer to the entrance of the highway. Take the bus #15 towards "Villenave d'Ornon" and exit at "Pont de la Maye" (you can ask the bus driver to tell you when it is). Then, walk in the same direction that the bus went, on the road. Cross the bridge above the road. Just after the bridge there is a little grassy hill on the right. Walk down the hill. You'll arrive on a roundabout with a road going directly to A62 ([[Toulouse]]). There is some space on the roundabout so the cars can stop and pick you up relatively easily. In [[User:Scar|Scar]]'s opinion, the easiest way to get out of the city in direction Tolouse. If you want to go towards Biarritz here, wait at the traffic light at the beginning of the bridge at the entrance to the motorway Rocade.<br />
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* I really don't know why everyone hitches from the centre, when you can actually get to the motorway easily with the tram. Take number B, direction Pessac Centre and get off at Saige. Then walk back on that small parallel road Rue de la Ramée and follow it to the right. Then straight ahead, at the corner where the street turns again walk on up the hill till you hit the protection wall of the motorway. follow the wall to the left - it's a bit of a walk, but at the end there will be an access point. Cross the first on ramp, cross the field and voila: the next on ramp (direction Biarritz) has a small spot for parking there. Waited 5 minutes and cars are comparably slow (50 kmh, even though I think they don't care about the traffic sign there.) // [[User:Pablo.gelato|Pablo.gelato]] strongly disagrees and thinks this is a dangerous spot because ON the motorway with two lanes and cars at 80-100km/h. The spot for parking is not small but very very very small and it is dangerous if cars would try to stop there unless no other car is in sight. NOT recommended!<br />
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* You can take the Tram B towards Pessac Centre and get off at Montaigne-Montesquieu. Then you can walk through the university to this spot: [https://www.google.pt/maps/place/Ecole+d'Architecture/@44.7919076,-0.6069205,17.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0xd55277ca268f08f:0x4587fa5100d62492!2sCours+de+la+Lib%C3%A9ration,+Gradignan,+Francia!3b1!8m2!3d44.7911157!4d-0.6053846!3m4!1s0xd54d8a1e50ab175:0x406a7ebaf423b00d!8m2!3d44.7927729!4d-0.6052592?hl=es see map]. The cars there will most probably take the A63 that goes south. There is a bus stop (Ecole d'architecture) where you can stand with a sign and the cars will have space to stop and don't go very fast.<br />
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*There is a big service station with a lot of traffic on A63 in the suburb of Cestas, 8 km from the highway circle that surrounds Bordeaux. There is a railway going from Bordeaux train station to a suburb Gazinet, from there it's about 45 minutes walk to the resting area. It's possible that some local busses go directly to Cestas. When you walk to the area, go to the one that is on the wrong side of the highway (driving direction north). There is a tunnel connecting two sides of the resting area and it appears to be much easier to reach the wrong side. (The bus is [http://transgironde.gironde.fr/ftp/FR_document/SIV%20602%20ETE.pdf 602] from tram Pessac-Unitec. Go until Cestas Gendarmerie. Walk ahead to Avenue Baron Haussmann, then right, then right along Route de Fourc, at the roundabout to the left and follow signs to Plan d'eau de Pinoche.)<br />
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In the tramway, there are very few controls, but there is no way to avoid the control when it happens. Therefore, it's wise to travel with a valid ticket to punch in case of need.<br />
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* To get to Flensburg / Denmark, a nice spot close to the city is on the road B76. Get by the Gottorf Castle. South of it, there is the main entrance on the B76 from downtown. The Gottorfstrasse is going south, with a small park on its east side. The street Herrenstall going east after this park crosses Gottorfstrasse before the bridge. Take it and then follow the pedestrian/bike trail going along the B76 east. A couple hundred meters later, you've got a roadside parking where you can hitchhike cars going north. You can stay on the side of the B76 hitchhiking, and people stop in that parking.<br />
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=== South ===<br />
* To get to Hamburg / Lübeck, a nice spot close to the city is on the road B76. Get by the Gottorf Castle. South of it, there is the main entrance on the B76 from downtown. The Gottorfstrasse is going south, with a small park on its east side. Take the street Herrenstall on the east side of this park until it has passed the bridge. There on the left side is a pedestrian/bike trail going along the B76 east. A couple hundred meters later, you've got a roadside parking.<br />
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'''Schleswig-Holstein''' is a [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' located in the north of [[Germany]]. <br />
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To the north it borders to [[Denmark]], in the south to [[Niedersachsen]] and [[Hamburg]] and in the south-east to [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]].<br />
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[[de:Category:Schleswig-Holstein]]</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Schleswig&diff=88705Schleswig2017-08-10T10:08:08Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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<div>=== North ===<br />
* To get to Flensburg / Denmark, a nice spot close to the city is on the road B76. Get by the Gottorf Castle. South of it, there is the main entrance on the B76 from downtown. The Gottorfstrasse is going south, with a small park on its east side. The street Herrenstall going east after this park crosses Gottorfstrasse before the bridge. Take it and then follow the pedestrian/bike trail going along the B76 east. A couple hundred meters later, you've got a roadside parking where you can hitchhike cars going north. You can stay on the side of the B76 hitchhiking, and people stop in that parking.<br />
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=== South ===<br />
* To get to Hamburg / Lübeck, a nice spot close to the city is on the road B76. Get by the Gottorf Castle. South of it, there is the main entrance on the B76 from downtown. The Gottorfstrasse is going south, with a small park on its east side. Take the street Herrenstall on the east side of this park until it has passed the bridge. There on the left side is a pedestrian/bike trail going along the B76 east. A couple hundred meters later, you've got a roadside parking.</div>GeorgDerReisendehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Monaco&diff=88229Monaco2017-06-21T23:22:54Z<p>GeorgDerReisende: </p>
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The '''Principality of Monaco''' is a city-state in [[Western Europe]].<br />
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It's a small wealthy town on the seashore. There's probably not very much to do for the kind of people that are this wiki's audience, except walking in the old city and in the center and a couple of museums (especially the famous 'Musée Océanographique' if you're interested in sealife). One day is usually more than enough. It can get really overcrowded in August.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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Instead of hitchhiking from the city itself, one typically takes a public transportation out to a hitchhiking point.<br />
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=== West towards [[Nice]] ===<br />
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You can get a train to [[Nice]] or Saint Laurent du Var.<br />
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If you dont want to take a train to Nice, you can go by walk to the gas station on A8. From Monaco center it took 2.5 walking but it definitely worth it, I got a ride to Barcelona in 30 min. <br />
Its hard to describe how to got there, and you definitelly will need a map for that. I was using MapsMe app. This is the coordinates of that gas station 43°45′16.86″N 07°23′53.91″E <br />
First you need to get to the village La Turbie. Take bus 11, leaving from the tourism office close to the casino, once in an hour, in the direction ''La Turbie'' and get out at the bus stop "Mont Angel". Then walk up the street "Route de Mont-Angel" for 600 meters, then to the left into "Chemin du Col de Guerre", in maybe 30 min you will reach the bridge above the highway, after 5 min more walking you will reach the gate to the gas station, when I came, almost midnight, it was closed, so I just jump over it. But, I guess, you can ring the bell and someone will open. <br />
Take in mind that all way from Monaco to this gas station requeries to go UP. So think about whether you need it. <br />
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=== East towards [[Italy]] ===<br />
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Take bus 11, leaving from the tourism office close to the casino, once in an hour, in the direction ''La Turbie'' and get out at the bus stop "D 2564/RD 63". From there it's around a 10-minute walk to a service station on the highway towards Italy. Follow the street ''Route de Menton'' eastwards and take the second road left going up the hill, be careful about the cars, the road is narrow and cars are going fast. The bus costs 1.50 € (June 2017).<br />
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Another possibility for leaving in the direction of Italy is bus TAM 100, which goes from [[Nice]] to [[Menton]] on the Italian border. The fare is 1.50 € regardless of the distance. It stops in Monaco at the Place des Armes.<br />
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== Circuit de Monaco ==<br />
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It is possible to hitchhike the Monaco street circuit, by standing on the start/finish line and sticking your thumb out.<br />
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See how fast you can complete one lap (timed from the moment you start waiting on the side of the road, until the moment the car you're in crosses the line). Sanne and [[User:Tmoon|Tom]], hitchhiking as a pair, completed 1 lap in about 9 minutes (we forgot to time exactly) on 10 May 2009. If you are in Monaco, give it a go, time yourself and let the world know how you did!<br />
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== Sleep ==<br />
Ofcourse it's better to find a place to sleep in a nearby cities, because it's hard to find a good place for a tent in Monaco. I can recommend you one place in Italy, before the French border. If you age going from Italy, it's a really only one good place on the way from Ventimiglia to Monaco. Trust me, i made all this way on foot and check everything along the road. Two kilometres before the border there is a tunnel Galleria Mortola, after you pass this tunnel, turn left and you will see railway and the small bridge for pedestrians that cross this raillway. Cross it and you'll see nice green area on the rock with amazing view on a night Monaco.<br />
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You can also walk from Monaco toward France, near the Route de la Plage Marquet is the beach it situated near Le Lampar restaurant. I slept there, without using a tent, just in sleeping bag and noone bothered me. At the morning you will got just amazing view. <br />
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The '''Principality of Monaco''' is a city-state in [[Western Europe]].<br />
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It's a small wealthy town on the seashore. There's probably not very much to do for the kind of people that are this wiki's audience, except walking in the old city and in the center and a couple of museums (especially the famous 'Musée Océanographique' if you're interested in sealife). One day is usually more than enough. It can get really overcrowded in August.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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Instead of hitchhiking from the city itself, one typically takes a public transportation out to a hitchhiking point.<br />
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=== West towards [[Nice]] ===<br />
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You can get a train to [[Nice]] or Saint Laurent du Var.<br />
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If you dont want to take a train to Nice, you can go by walk to the gas station on A8. From Monaco center it took 2.5 walking but it definitely worth it, I got a ride to Barcelona in 30 min. <br />
Its hard to describe how to got there, and you definitelly will need a map for that. I was using MapsMe app. This is the coordinates of that gas station 43°45′16.86″N 07°23′53.91″E <br />
First you need to get to the village La Turbie, then walk up the street, in maybe 30 min you will reach the bridge above the high way, after 5 min more walking you will reach the gate to the gas station, when I came, almost midnight, it was closed, so I just jump over it. But, I guess, you can ring the bell and someone will open. <br />
Take in mind that all way from Monaco to this gas station requeries to go UP. So think about whether you need it. <br />
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=== East towards [[Italy]] ===<br />
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Take bus 11, leaving from the tourism office close to the casino, once in an hour, in the direction ''La Turbie'' and get out at the bus stop "D 2564/RD 63". From there it's around a 10-minute walk to a service station on the highway towards Italy. Follow the street ''Route de Menton'' eastwards and take the second road left going up the hill, be careful about the cars, the road is narrow and cars are going fast. The bus costs 1.50 € (June 2017).<br />
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Another possibility for leaving in the direction of Italy is bus TAM 100, which goes from [[Nice]] to [[Menton]] on the Italian border. The fare is 1.50 € regardless of the distance. It stops in Monaco at the Place des Armes.<br />
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== Circuit de Monaco ==<br />
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It is possible to hitchhike the Monaco street circuit, by standing on the start/finish line and sticking your thumb out.<br />
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See how fast you can complete one lap (timed from the moment you start waiting on the side of the road, until the moment the car you're in crosses the line). Sanne and [[User:Tmoon|Tom]], hitchhiking as a pair, completed 1 lap in about 9 minutes (we forgot to time exactly) on 10 May 2009. If you are in Monaco, give it a go, time yourself and let the world know how you did!<br />
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== Sleep ==<br />
Ofcourse it's better to find a place to sleep in a nearby cities, because it's hard to find a good place for a tent in Monaco. I can recommend you one place in Italy, before the French border. If you age going from Italy, it's a really only one good place on the way from Ventimiglia to Monaco. Trust me, i made all this way on foot and check everything along the road. Two kilometres before the border there is a tunnel Galleria Mortola, after you pass this tunnel, turn left and you will see railway and the small bridge for pedestrians that cross this raillway. Cross it and you'll see nice green area on the rock with amazing view on a night Monaco.<br />
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You can also walk from Monaco toward France, near the Route de la Plage Marquet is the beach it situated near Le Lampar restaurant. I slept there, without using a tent, just in sleeping bag and noone bothered me. At the morning you will got just amazing view. <br />
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'''Stockholm''' is the capital of [[Sweden]], as well as the largest city, situated along the south-central east coast of the country. The city itself spreads out quite far into several districts and suburbs, with a large and complex public transportation system.<br />
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There is also an active harbour located within the city-center (near the old city, ''Gamla Stan'', and the ''Slussen'' T-bana (subway)) from which cruise ships enter and leave to other major cities in the region. It was once thought possible to hitchhike the large commercial carrier trucks entering these cruise ships but many drivers will tell you that it is illegal and will advise you to buy a passenger ticket instead. Unlike some other ferries in Europe where tickets are purchased per car, passengers on these ferries are required to pay individually.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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* An excellent spot for northbound traffic is the Shell gas station close to Upplands Väsby. You can get to Upplands Väsby by commuter train (takes around 20-30 min direction Uppsala or Märsta on the train...), then find a bus 568 to the end station ''Löwenströmska Sjukhuset''. When at the end bus stop, cross over the parking lot and follow the path along E4 motorway, then you will see the petrol station (there is also a hamburger place there). Many go to Arlanda or Uppsala, but there is enough traffic going up north too.<br />
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* Another option is to take a commuter train (''Pendeltåg'') to [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=1835005514296943385,59.623520,17.860860&saddr=59.627795,17.861195&daddr=umea&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&doflg=ptk&sll=59.628924,17.877803&sspn=0.019224,0.053215&ie=UTF8&ll=59.628924,17.877846&spn=0.019224,0.053215&z=14 Märsta]. Then get out of the station through the little swing door that you see on your left side when walking towards the station house. Turn left and walk South along the railroad until there is a bridge which crosses rails on your left side. You can start hitchhiking on the other side of the bridge. Most drivers who will pick you up will most likely go to Arlanda airport. In this case, get out of their car at the roundabout by the E4. (You can also walk this roundabout while hitching, it's 1-2 km.) Walk up to the [[Uppsala]] entrance and stand right behind the pedestrian crossing. According to some folks, this is a truly magical spot where waiting times hardly ever exceed 10 minutes. Do not accept a ride shorter than to Uppsala. In July 2008 [[User:Guaka|guaka]] found out though that it is not such a great spot after all, almost no traffic and it took an hour or so to get a ride. [[User:Liftarkungen|Liftarkungen]] have several times started hitchhiking from Märsta, but is hitchhiking from the traffic lights ''before'' the bridge in order to get a ride to the roundabout mentioned earlier, which surely is a great hitchhiking spot, especially during daylight.<br />
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* You can also begin at Vener Gren Center in the North of Stockholm. On Sveavägen, just before the bend that leads to the E4, there's a traffic light, above the bridge for pedestrians. Just before this traffic light, there is a bus stop, where you can start hitchhiking, the cars are not fast because of the traffic light, and have a lot of space to stop.<br />
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=== Uppsala ===<br />
The commuter train is, from 2013, going all the way to Uppsala. For this train, they only check tickets at the gates so you can just buy a one zone ticket and get on the train. Sometimes they have inspectors but not usually, and they can't force you to give them any money if you are not Swedish. If you want to hitchhike as described above, when you need to take the commuter train and then the bus, then you will need tickets for several zones.<br />
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=== South-west towards [[Malmö]]/[[Denmark]] ===<br />
* Take the T-bana (metro) towards ''Norsborg'' and get out at ''Hallunda'' (last but one), then walk down the ''Tre Kallors väg'' and you will find a good spot with a [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] (Bonus: There's a hamburger place next to the on ramp). A lot of cars are going South all the way to Denmark. Do not accept rides going to [[Södertälje]] if that is not your destination! And: Petrol-station is not so easy, you can also try it with a sign on the ramp. <br />
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* Take the commuter train to "Södertälje Hamn". After coming out of the station house, turn to the right and walk South along the E4/E22 until you come to a tunnel that goes under the motorway. Walk through this tunnel and then take to the right; walk North along the motorways until you come to the place where E20 from the west merges into E4 South. On this stretch of road you have perhaps the best chance of getting South from Stockholm. You are technically not allowed to stand there so the police might ask you to leave, but it is a safe place, so don't feel bad about it. You should wait for a car that goes at least all the way to [[Norrköping]], but if you are very impatient, [[Nyköping]] might also do.<br />
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* Loads of trucks leaving from Västberga industrial area, where many trucking companies are located. DHL has a huge terminal there. Trucks leave from 15.00 and on, all evening, to destinations such as [[Göteborg]], [[Malmö]], [[Helsingborg]] but also northbound and westbound. Also south to continental Europe.<br />
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* "Transportledet" is a big operator for DHL. Take metro to "Midsommarkransen" or "Telefonplan" and get south of the motorway E4 and you will find Västberga.<br />
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* Many trucks also depart (afternoons and evenings) from the slaughterhouse district ("Slakthusområdet") which is close to the "Globen" or "Ericsson Globe"). South of metro-station "Gullmarsplan".<br />
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* In Bromma, just south of the Airport of Bromma, there is the "G P LAST" trucking company. They have 15-25 trucks departing for Malmö in the very south of Sweden daily, and are reputed to be friendly.<br />
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* Further out in Spånga, there is a huge SCHENKER terminal, with many trucks going daily to all major cities in Sweden. E.g. Hägerstens åkeri traffic Göteborg.<br />
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* You can also take the free of charge Ikea bus to Kungens Kurva (it even has free wi-fi!). You'll find the bus schedule from the [http://www.ikea.com/se/sv/store/kurvan Ikea website]. The web page is only in Swedish, but it says the buses go once an hour, first one at 10:00 and the last one at 19:00. The bus leaves from Vasagatan 18, which is near to the main train station. When the bus gets to Ikea Kungens Kurva, there's a petrol station on the other side of the motorway. Walk behind Ikea and you'll find a pedestrian tunnel going under the motorway. (Untill 2021 this pedestrian tunnel is blocked due to constructionwork, you can walk around, that costs 20 min more. - The petrol station is a pretty good spot to hitchhike. We noticed a little problem there, though. The motorway splits up in Södertälje to E4 southward and E20 westward, 30km from Kungens Kurva. Depending on which way you want to go, it's a good idea to catch a ride straight to the direction where you need to go. It's impossible and dangerous to hitchhike where the two motorways split, people drive too fast. - Close to the McDonalds at the end of Kungens Kurva there is a busstop along Skärholmsvägen where many cars pass who enter the E4/E20. They have an oke speed and will have enough space to stop their car. The busstop is called Lammholmsbacken. This busstop works better then asking at the Ingol petrolstation, since its not that busy there.<br />
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=== Towards [[Göteborg]] ===<br />
If you're going to Göteborg you can go on either the E20 (which is the same road you'd take to [[Oslo]]), or the E4 and then road 40 after [[Jönköping]]. Even though the E20 is slightly shorter, there are a lot of people who take the E4 + 40 to Göteborg. If you hitchhike before the E20 and E4 splits (about 30 km from Stockholm), you're covering both options! One good spot is Kungens Kurva just next to Ikea. It's marked on the hitchwiki map and described in the Malmö/Denmark section above.<br />
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=== West towards [[Västerås]], [[Enköping]], [[Karlstad]]/[[Oslo]] ===<br />
Take the commuter-train to Bålsta (Or: take the train to Kungsängen, and hitchhike on Enköpingsvägen to Bålsta) and walk 1,5 km to the place where Enköpingsvägen crosses the motorway. Theres a gas station with traffic going in both directions. There are trucks going west. On this spot you should be able to go at least to [[Enköping]], where state road 70 goes north east to [[Dalarna]], and E18 continues towards Karlstad and Oslo.<br />
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=== To [[Finland]] ===<br />
If you are planning to get to either [[Turku]] or [[Helsinki]] and don't want to take the fantastically tough northern route, you can always try your luck at the [http://www.vikingline.com/ Viking Line] and [http://www.tallink.com/ TalllinkSilja] ferry terminals. [[User:astikain|Tomi]] has tried both ferries successfully. Basically, you just write a sign asking for a gift voucher ("LAHJAKORTTI" in Finnish) and stand smiling at the exit of the terminal when people pour out (the same ferry, that just arrived, soon goes back to Finland). If that does not work, go inside and do the same smiling-procedure next to the check-in.<br />
* Be visible yet stealth. Someone might just give you their cabin card if they've booked a cruise and are only going one way. Use the cabin card to unlock the sliding doors to the gate. No one asks if the magnetic card is actually yours.<br />
* Note that many of the passengers nowadays are Russian. Consider writing "gift certificate?" also in Russian: "Подарочный сертификат?"<br />
* In case you're awesomely rich you can just pay that EUR 14-16 for the Turku-bound ferry or grab a Norwegian flight for EUR 40-66.<br />
* If you book a cruise (to Finland and back) with the gift voucher and don't intend to return, pay it forward and give the cabin card to some traveller once you reach the terminal in Finland. They'll be positively surprised.<br />
* Take some snacks with you. The cruise takes the whole day. You can also ask from the buffet for leftovers and they might allow you to take a plate full of really nice food. Ready to pay? Price of the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet should be about EUR 11 (including absolutely delicious food and as much beer and wine you can down).<br />
* In case you have successfully manoeuvred to the ferry, and had a blast on the cruise, yet you are not planning to stay in the city you arrive to (Turku or Helsinki) you can go to the car deck some 20 minutes before arrival and catch a ride easily by asking people who sit in their cars. There are some trucks, too! Don't hesitate going to the car deck. It's your best spot to catch a ride!<br />
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=== Long Distance ===<br />
When coming from [[Finland]] by ferry [[User:Dante|Dante]] realized that hitchhiking at the exit of the ferry terminal is a great way of getting a ride with cars doing long distance travel directly towards [[Denmark]], [[Germany]], and further. Dante got a ride straight to [[Belgium]] from there. However, if you are not arriving by ferry anyway, bear in mind that you can also be unlucky: [[User:N0id|n0id]] went to the ferry terminal just to realize that very few cars were arriving of which just a few had non-Swedish number plates. Besides ferries don't arrive very often, so n0id had to go to another spot to find a ride. Also [[User:Fedecicco|Fede]] wasn't lucky at all trying to hitch trucks coming down from the ferries and going south, after an entire morning at the harbour, afternoon at the petrol station, firstly suggested on this wiki at Hallunda (lots of small rides to Södjertälje but none further) failing completely, at night had to go for a night train, successfully blackriding it on the upperberth.<br />
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Cars come out of the boat slowly, and you have time to approach a car with a non-Swedish number plate.<br />
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The Viking Line ferries are the cheapest. If you only buy a ticket to [[Åland Islands|Åland]] and then don't get off, it's cheaper, and you can continue all the way to Finland. Once on board no one ever asks for your ticket, considering that you don't draw attention to yourself. On deck 2(anchor deck) there are freely accessible showers. Also, there is a quiet place on the floor to sleep down there, away from all the drunks. .<br />
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Viking Line Timetable and prices: http://www.vikingline.fi/timetables/timetables/timetables/<br />
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'''Rijeka''' (Italian/Hungarian: Fiume; also known as ''Rika'' or ''Reka'' by locals) is a city in the west of [[Croatia]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Direction [[Trieste]] and [[Italy]] ===<br />
You have to take bus #2 and travel to the stop Diračje near motorway junction 5 on the west side of the city. Then go straight along the main road. On the left you'll recognize a sing for Pula, Trieste, Ljubljana. You can hitchhike there by the signs (ignore ''no autostop'' signs, it's very hard to have problems with police) on the beginning of the motorway or you can walk along the shoulder of the motorway towards the OMV petrol station for around 1 km where you can ask people. It is a good road to Italy, Ljubljana and also to Austria.<br />
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Note: it is a dangerous spot, I do not recommend walking along the motorway.<br />
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=== Direction [[Zagreb]], [[Zadar]] and [[Split]] ===<br />
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If you want to go to Dalmatia ([[Zadar]], [[Split]] etc.), you can try it directly from Rijeka, but it is easier to first get to Zagreb (to the Lučko ramp) and continue to Dalmatia from there.<br />
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'''Option 1''' From the on-ramp near ''Soboli'' and the ''Grobnik'' airport and racetrack (''Automotodrom''), or the tollbooth which is next to it. There are two ways to get there:<br />
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'''Option 1/A''' Going there with a local bus. This is a bit tricky, it is difficult to see which bus goes where. Your purpose is to get as close to the "Main statue" as possible. This is a huge monument next to the highway, 2 km before the on-ramp and the tollbooth. Go to the Delta bus terminal, which is in the centre of Rijeka, 500m away from the theatre ''HNK Ivana pl. Zajca''. Take bus #12, #14 or #16. It is a good idea to check timetables before (see below at the section about public transport). Ask the driver to leave you near the main statue or the tollbooth. With bus #16, he can leave you directly at the statue. With bus #12, it is not sure - ask the driver to bring you as close to to the statue and the highway as possible. [[User:Onmyown]] says it takes 3 km from the stop of bus #12 to the hitching spot. With bus #14, get off in Cavle, and change to bus #15, which also passes by the statue. You can also get off in Cavle and change to bus #15 with buses #12 and #16.<br />
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[[File:Main_statue_rijeka.jpg|thumb|200px|The main statue close to the option 1 hitching spot]]<br />
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From the statue, you have to walk 2 km along the local road, but you can already start hitchhiking here, sometimes locals help and pick you up. At the on-ramp, you can choose to hitchhike directly, or walk 200m forward on the highway to get to the toll gate. On the ramp waiting time will be max. 20 min. but in general you wait there for a few minutes.<br />
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'''Option 1/B''' Go to the main bus station in Rijeka and catch a bus going to Zagreb. Just tell the driver to drop you off at the tollbooth (about 20km from Rijeka). Offer him about 15 or 20 Kuna.<br />
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'''Option 2''' Go to new road near a port. There you can stay after lights, which are on the crossroad of Brajdica street and Šetalište Andrije Kačića Miošića. There is a lane from where cars have to go out, so there is good place to catch a car.<br />
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=== Direction [[Pula]] and [[Istria]] in general ===<br />
So, you have to take a bus again but on another bus terminal which is across the ''HNK Ivana pl. Zajca'' theatre. You have to catch bus #22 or #23 (direction ''Matulji''). Of course ask the bus driver to leave you on a bus stop near the petrol station ''Euro Petrol'' in ''Matulji''. On the left side of petrol station you will see the road which guides you to the main spot. Name of the spot is ''Dina restaurant'' and there you have a really good place for hitchhiking. In case of rain or something like that you can always refresh yourself in the restaurant. From the petrol station to the spot you have to walk for about 10 to 15 minutes.<br />
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Second option is to take the bus #32 to Opatija. You can find the schedule [http://www.autotrolej.hr/default.asp?ru=90&gl=200505190000003&sid=&jezik=1 here]. Ask a driver to drop you off the nearest possible to the BILLA supermarket in Opatija. When you see the supermarket, walk 3-4 minutes to the East. It seems illogical, but don't worry. [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Nova+cesta+62,+51410,+Opatija,+Hrvatska&daddr=Nova+cesta+51,+Opatija,+Hrvatska&hl=hr&ll=45.344009,14.312857&spn=0.006002,0.006491&sll=45.343794,14.311951&sspn=0.003001,0.003245&geocode=FVjkswIdQ13aACnVQWI-fqhkRzEAYTA2edF71w%3BFa7qswIddmfaACmz9DFhgKhkRzEodJVubJJKmA&t=h&mra=ls&z=17 Map] is here. Point A is the supermarket, point B is the parking lot. The parking lot makes it easy for drivers to pull over. DON'T put a sign, because Istria is in the opposite direction. When someone pulls over, you have to ask if they are going towards the tunnel. (Croatian: prema tunelu.) That gets you on the way to the Istrian highway, famous Istrian Y. (Check the map of Istria and you'll see the Y. ;)) When you get dropped off, you can start using a sign.<br />
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[[User:Viniciuscastro]] (July 2015): I used the the first option and had to wait no more than 20 minutes (which is really a record in my case) for a ride! The drivers was going to Porec and left in Pazin (in the town) which was also fast to take another ride! When i was volunteering in Pula also meet another 2 hitch hickers that used the same spot and also recommend.<br />
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=== Direction [[Ljubljana]] and [[Slovenia]] ===<br />
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One of the best options to get to the border and in general towards Ljubljana is to take a train from the main train station in Rijeka. You have to pay max. 3 Euro for a ticket to ''Ilirska Bistrica'' ([[Slovenia]]) and after an one hour train ride you can walk from the train station to the main spot. Ask local people there and they will show you how to get there. It's a 5 to 10 minute walk from the train station. When you reach the spot you can easily get a ride to ''[[Postojna]]'' and then [[Ljubljana]]. <br />
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Second option: see the "Direction Trieste and Italy". But the first one is much more better and easier.<br />
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=== Direction islands [[Krk]], [[Cres]] and [[Losinj]] ===<br />
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If you are going to islands [[Krk]], [[Cres]] or [[Losinj]], the best option is to take a bus #29 to Kraljevica and then take a walk for about 2 kilometers until the Krk bridge. There is very easy to catch a hike to the island [[Krk ]], as most of the people on the island are hichhiker friendly because of expensive bus ticket and bad connections within the cities. If you are going to the islands [[Cres]] or [[Losinj]], you can start your hichhike on the same position near the bridge, and ask for a hichhike until the [[Valbiska]], small port on the island from which ferries are going to [[Cres]]. [[Losinj]] is connected with the bridge with the island [[Cres]] so the procedure is the same for going there.<br />
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Keep in mind that you can also take a cheap catamaran boat from Rijeka to islands [[Cres]] and [[Losinj]].<br />
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==Public transport==<br />
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Public transport in Rijeka is organised with Autotrolej, and is based on bus services. Single ticket for 90 minutes of riding is around 10 kunas. Blackriding is possible, just enter the bus on back doors. It is usual that ticket is shown to the driver, so sometimes he could call you to show him ticket or validate it. In this case, you will have to buy a ticket, or you can pretend you dont understand him and sometimes he will leave you alone. Controls are not frequent, but happends. In this case, most probably they will force you to buy a ticket, and you will avoid penalty. Lot of people are using blackriding because Rijeka has one of the most expensive public transport in middle Europe, altough has one of the smallest bus network in same region. For timeable of buses and other informations go [http://www.autotrolej.hr/default.asp?ru=90&sid=&jezik=1 here].<br />
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==Eating, drinking==<br />
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One of the best options to get some cheap food is to go to student mensa (Index) and ask some student if you can borrow X-ica (student card). Probably best option is to arrange it in front by [Couchsurfing, since lot of couchsurfers in Rijeka are also students. There you can get the whole meal for as little as 5 kunas (around 0.60 eur). If you want to make your own food, market offers some cheap vegetables and fruits, as well as some good choice of fish in nearby fishmarket. Best option for buying there is to come around 11am. Most of the shops close after noon, so then is tendency for prices to go down.<br />
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For drinking, very good option is [http://www.klubmladihrijeka.hr/ Klub Mladih], near Serbian embassy. You can get some very cheap drinks there and fast free internet. Keep in mind that you need to be member there (membership is free) so take your document to make your membership card. If you want just cheap coffee, check caffe bar Pin in the centre.<br />
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{{Infobox German Location<br />
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|pop = 1.773.218 (28 February 2008)<br />
|state = Hamburg<br />
|plate = HH<br />
|motorways = [[A1 (Germany)|A1]], [[A7 (Germany)|A7]], [[A23 (Germany)|A23]], [[A24 (Germany)|A24]], [[A25 (Germany)|A25]]<br />
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'''Hamburg''' is the second largest city in [[Germany]] and is located in the north. <br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[Puttgarden]] {{Autobahn|1}} (& East towards [[Berlin]] {{Autobahn|24}}) ===<br />
==== Option 1: Raststätte Stillhorn ====<br />
Take S-bahn S3 or S31 to ''Wilhelmsburg'' and then bus 13 to the last stop at ''Kirchdorf-Süd'' (max. ten minute trip). Walk east along Karl-Arnold-RIng for 200 m. Keep walking straight and cross over the small bridge. Turn '''right''' after the bridge on Altenfelder Weg and walk for ≈500 m to the junction with Stillhorner Weg. Turn left and walk for 400 m, crossing under the Autobahn until you reach the path (Jakobsberg) just after the on-ramp. Walk 300 m north along this path and you will reach the Raststätte.<br />
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[[User:footsore|footsore]] got a lift all the way to [[Michendorf_Süd|Michendorf Süd rest stop]] at [[Potsdam]], just outside [[Berlin]], within half an hour at 9am on a Sunday morning. It is very easy to hitch into central Berlin from Michendorf Süd.<br />
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==== Option 2: Horner Kreisel ====<br />
Follow the directions as for Berlin below. Use a sign.<br />
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=== South towards [[Lüneburg]] {{Autobahn|39}}, [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|7}} & Southwest towards [[Bremen]] {{Autobahn|1}} ===<br />
Take S-bahn S3 or S31 to ''Wilhelmsburg'' and then bus 13 to the last stop at ''Kirchdorf-Süd'' (max. ten minute trip). Walk east along Karl-Arnold-RIng for 200 m. Keep walking straight and cross over the small bridge. Turn '''left''' and walk 100 m to the parking lot of Raststätte Stillhorn. <br />
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If you are going towards the [[Netherlands]], get a ride south to ''Dammer Berge'' on the A1 (just before [[Osnabrück]]), where the [[A1 (Germany)|A1]] joins the [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] in the direction of [[Rheine]] and [[Amsterdam]].<br />
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=== North towards [[Flensburg]], [[Kiel]], [[Denmark]] {{Autobahn|7}} ===<br />
==== Option 1: Autobahn Junction HH-Schnelsen ====<br />
Take U-bahn ''U2'' towards ''Niendorf-Markt''. From there get out and ask people for the bus station (''Busbahnhof''). Take bus 5 or bus 191 and get off at ''Freizeitbad Bondenwald''. This is a bus stop with a bus bay and here all the traffic to the motorway passes by.<br />
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==== Option 2: Raststätte Holmoor ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S3 or S21 to ''Eidelstadt'', and then A1 to ''Quickborn''. Then take bus 594 in direction of ''U A Norderstedt Mitte'' and get off after the bus goes over the motorway (''Hasloher Weg'' stop). After getting off the bus, walk in the direction back towards the bridge (west) and you will immediately see a small road going left (Hasloher Weg). You will feel you are lost in the country side because after 200 m, this way doesn't look like a street anymore. Never mind, keep going straight for another 400 m and on your right you will see the petrol station. We needed less than five minutes to find a driver to Denmark :D<br />
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=== East towards [[Berlin]] {{Autobahn|24}} & (Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[Puttgarden]] {{Autobahn|1}}) ===<br />
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[[File:Leaving Hamburg direction Puttgarden.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on Horner Kreisel - illegal version!]]<br />
[[File:Hamburg-Berlin.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on busstop "Caspar-Voght-Straße" - legal version!]]<br />
[[File:Hornerbus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching spot busstop "BAB Auffahrt Horn"]]<br />
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If you're planing to hitchhike towards [[Berlin]] on the [[A24 (Germany)|A24]], there's a bus stop near a big [[roundabout]] in the southeast of the city where it's possible to catch a ride directly to Berlin or at least part of the way. This spot is called the ''[http://horner-kreisel.hitchbase.com/ Horner Kreisel]'' and is a popular hitchhiking spot for many hitchhikers in [[Germany]]. Here you can stand and wait for a ride. This works fine. For hitchhiking to Berlin prepare a cardboard sign with a huge B written on it, which is the number plate sign for cars from Berlin and understood widely. It's a good spot.<br />
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The easiest way to get there is from the Station ''Hasselbrook'' (S1, S11). You leave the train in the direction of Steindamm, upstairs turn right and the after a few meters left into the Caspar-Voght-Straße. Follow this street 500 meters until the big crossing with Sievekingsallee. On the opposite side of the Sievekingsallee you'll see the bus-stop ''Caspar-Voght-Straße''. Ask for the road to Berlin if you are lost. Go further up the road and look for a bus stop with a large blue metal pole in front with lots of hitch-hiker traces :). It's just in front of the "Horner Kreisel" and is called "BAB Auffahrt Horn". You can also reach there by taking the U2 or U4 to "Rauhes Haus". This spot is actually great, because owners of turkish shop at the station noticed strange amount of hitchhikers in front of their business. I think they are quite enjoying it. Just when I was about to start, they invited me in for a free turkish coffee and cigarette (I usually don't smoke, but this was kind of nice). They got some carton boxes and marker just for assistance to hitchhikers, so they made one for me. Highly recommended (although it was two years ago, so I just hope they are still there).<br />
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Please note, some years ago they reconstructed the Horner Kreisel. Earlier it was possible to stand in the middle of it on an bus-stop, but now the bus-stop is located ''before'' the roundabout where the cars are driving pretty fast, and on the Kreisel the cars have no opportunity to stop.<br />
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Some hitchhikers claim that hitching on the roundabout turn-off direction Berlin is easier, as here you have much more traffic going your way. It's recommended to stand immediately after the roundabout, in the grass before the blue motorway sign. Cars can stop right after the motorway sign. This place is used by many hitchhikers. It's not uncommon to find a direct lift to Berlin in 5 minutes. But it has to be pointed out that doing so is against the law, for the Autobahn starts there − and you must not walk or stop on it. Hitchhikers and drivers, who stop there, can be fined. Apart form the legal aspect, bear in mind that this may be dangerous for you! <br />
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If you want to go to Puttgarden for going into [[Scandinavia]], you can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, and get a ride straight to [[Copenhagen]]. Have a look at the [[Puttgarden]] article for more info.<br />
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== Resources ==<br />
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=== Drink ===<br />
Free refills, pick up a cup and get high on fizzy drinks. At:<br />
* ''Mundsburg(U3)'' in McDonalds<br />
* ''Billwerder-Moorfleet''(S21) in IKEA<br />
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=== Free Internet access ===<br />
* At ''Hauptbahnhof'' in McDonalds.<br />
* Inside ''Mercado'' near Altona Station (between the Reformhaus Englehart and the escalator)<br />
* ''[http://www.buecherhallen.de/go/id/dy/ Zentralbibliothek]'' (Central Library) near Hauptbahnhof<br />
* In front of the Apple store, Jungfernstieg<br />
* As of April 2016, in "Am Borgweg" and "Mönckebergstraße" U-bahn stations<br />
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=== Callshops ===<br />
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=== Public transport ===<br />
Blackriding is possible, albeit risky. Controllers are very frequent and often wear civil clothes, so they cannot be noticed before the doors are closed. And since they do not receive an hourly wage but a salary depending on how many people they catch, playing the "dumb tourist" will have no effect on them; they want you in their record. <br />
It is very easy to fool them however, they will first ask you for a national ID or a passport and if you tell them that you cannot produce either they will accept anything that has a (supposedly your) name and an address on it. They can't be bothered to call the police as that takes them a lot of time to arrive. Anything from a fake organ donor card, a bank account statement or a letter addressed to you will do - even if that's hand written.<br />
For routes of public transport check hvv.de or http://www.geofox.de/base/welcome.jsp<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://www.hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?LANG=eng&abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=19 Hamburg in the Hitchbase] - Nine entries, all in German<br />
* [http://horner-kreisel.hitchbase.com/ Petition] for the roundabout ''Horner Kreisel''<br />
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<div>The '''A71''' is a motorway in [[Germany]], it leads from [[Sangerhausen]] to [[Schweinfurt]].<br />
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| || (1) {{junction}} Dreieck Südharz * connection to {{Ade|38}}<br />
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| || (2) {{ramp}} Artern<br />
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| || (3) {{ramp}} Heldrungen || |<br />
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| || (4) {{ramp}} Kölleda || |<br />
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| || (5) {{ramp}} [[Sömmerda]]-Ost || |<br />
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| || (7) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Nord || |<br />
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| || (8) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Stotternheim || |<br />
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| || (9) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Mittelhausen || |<br />
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| || (10) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Gipspersleben || |<br />
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| || (11) {{ramp}} [[Erfurt]]-Bindersleben || |<br />
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| || (12) {{junction}} Kreuz Erfurt * connection to {{Ade|4}} || |<br />
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| || (13) {{ramp}} [[Arnstadt]]-Nord || |<br />
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| || (14) {{ramp}} Arnstadt-Süd || |<br />
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| || (15) {{ramp}} Ilmenau-Ost || |<br />
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| {{gas}} {{rest}} Raststätte [[:de:Thüringer Wald Nord|Thüringer Wald Nord]] || || {{gas}} {{rest}} Raststätte [[:de:Thüringer Wald Süd|Thüringer Wald Süd]]<br />
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| || (17) {{ramp}} Gräfenroda || |<br />
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| {{gas}} {{rest}} Raststätte [[:de:Mellrichstädter Höhe West|Mellrichstädter Höhe West]] || || {{gas}} {{rest}} Raststätte [[:de:Mellrichstädter Höhe Ost|Mellrichstädter Höhe Ost]]<br />
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| || (25) {{ramp}} [[Bad Neustadt an der Saale]] || |<br />
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|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='53.87803562360181' lng='10.689697265625' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 211,213 (31 Dec 2006)<br />
|state = Schleswig-Holstein<br />
|plate = HL<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|1}}, {{Ade|20}}, {{Ade|226}}<br />
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'''Lübeck''' is a very nice old city in the north of [[Germany]].<br />
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It is connected with two federal motorways: the {{Ade|1}} from [[Fehmarn]] (and via the E47 to [[Puttgarden]]) to [[Hamburg]].<br />
The {{Ade|20}} leads from '''Lübeck''' to [[Nadrensee]] at the polish border (near [[Szczecin]]).<br />
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== Hitching Out {{Ade|1}} ==<br />
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=== South, West towards [[Hamburg]] ===<br />
Getting out of Lübeck to the {{Ade|1}} in the direction of Hamburg is terrible easy! <br />
There is a very good hitching spot in the street ''Bei der Lohmühle'' – Coming from the main street ''Fackenburger Allee'' stay on the right side and choose a point about 200 meters after the big crossing, in front of the roundabout. There is a bicycle lane, so just beware of bicycles while standing there. With a sign ''[[Hamburg]]'' you usually wait less then 5 minutes.<br />
To get there from the city center, walk through the ''Holstentor'', cross the next bridge (that one marked as ''Puppet bridge'') and keep right at the roundabout to get to the ''Fackenburger Allee''. Just walk this street for about 10 minutes, then turn right into ''Bei der Lohmühle''. You can also take the buses #19 or #9 from the center, direction [[Bad Schwartau]] and get out at ''Ibishotel''.<br />
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Another spot is in Lübeck-Genin. Take bus #7 or #15 to stop ''Hinter den Kirschkaten'', walk along ''Baltische Allee'' (road to motorway) for about 500 meters, on the right side is a driveway, where you are good to see and is enough place to stop.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
Like in most German cities, you can get "hitches" at the main train station too, sharing group tickets. At the weekend you can ask people if they travel with the ''Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket'' (Nice-weekend-ticket) to get to [[Hamburg]] or other cities (sometimes you're asked to contribute some money to the ticket prices, which is 33 Euros).<br />
From Monday till Friday you can ask peope for a ''Schleswig-Holstein-Ticket für Gruppen'' (group ticket in the land [[Schleswig-Holstein]]) if you want to go to a city in the area of Schleswig-Holstein ([[Kiel]], [[Neumünster]], [[Heide]], [[Rendsburg]] etc.).<br />
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== Sleep ==<br />
There are two hostels, both located near to the important sightseeing spots in the old center of the city.<br />
In addition '''Lübeck''' has a lot of members in the couchsurfing community and the hospitality club, it's easy to find a place to sleep for free if you're member there.<br />
If you don't know a cheap or good place to sleep, ask at the information-desk at the trainstation. They are friendly over there and have a book with prices from (cheap) hotels and hostels in the town.<br />
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