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'''Donostia''' (Spanish: '''San Sebastian''') is a city in the [[Basque Country]], in the north of [[Spain]] near the [[France|French]] border. <br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== North towards [[Bordeaux]], [[Toulouse]] (France) {{European Route Number|70}} ===<br />
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1) Try the petrol station closest to the city centre at Av de Navarra/Calle de Zemoriya. Hitchhikers have found French cars here.<br />
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2) Take local transport (bus or train) to Irun and walk towards the border. After crossing the bridge into [[France]] take the highway right along the river, to the péage. It's easy to go to [[Bordeaux]]. Stand just after the péage because drivers will be less concerned and quicker to pick you up after crossing the border.<br />
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3) I think the best place to hitch hike out north is at the roundabout by the end of De Zorroaga Ibilbidea street entering GI-20. There is no perfect place for the cars to stop, but they can manage if they want to. I would say the best is to stand at the crossing with a sign Irun, because after it the ones entering the GI-20 keep to the left. I got a ride there in 20 mins. [[User:Nykstukas9|Nykstukas9]]<br />
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4) Hernani petrol station on the AP-1. It will take a bit to get there but you are on the AP-1 right away with much traffic going into France.<br />
* Take buses A1 or A2 to their final stop in Hernani (Txirrita kalea) and walk down streets Elkano Kalea and Antziola Auzoa to the north. After a small roundabout you will leave Hernani. The road makes a small bend to the left. After about 100m you will have a small road to the right going up hill. You will cross a small farm and from there you can see the petrol station. On the left side there is a small path leading to an open entrance in the fence. <br />
* Take buses G1, G2, G3, G4 or T6 to Rotonda de Galaretta (there is a Lidl for some shopping). From the roundabout walk 40m north towards 'ospitaleak' and turn right. After about 150m there is a small road on the left going slightly uphill. After 500m you will see the petrol station.<br />
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=== South towards [[Vitoria]], [[Burgos]], [[Madrid]] ===<br />
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There are several motor way entrances in San Sebastian to go south towards, Vittoria/Madrid or West toward Bilbao in which you can stand in front the entrances with a sign to grab a lift. You can also try the petrol<br />
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The western most entry point to the highway/motorway system of roads is at De Tolsa Hiribidea where there<br />
is a great place to stop and talk to people at the traffic lights before they get on to the motorway.<br />
You can walk, take many buses the centre to there, just ask if the bus is going to the Universidad or<br />
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To travel towards Vitoria, Burgos or further south to Madrid, you want to get a ride to a service station on the N1.<br />
This is the main highway, from north of Spain to Madrid and the principle road Spanish people take, because it<br />
is not tolled. Stand at any of the motor way entrances with a sign saying N1 and possibly sur (south) and you should get on the N1 easily enough. As this is a national road and not a motorway there are plenty of service-stations along the way. Meaning you only need to get short ride first and you will be able to change for something<br />
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=== West towards [[Bilbao]] ===<br />
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You want to get on the AP-8, a toll motor way that goes west along the Basque coastline. There is a service<br />
station shorty after you get on the motorway, but its is small and quiet. The next service stop on the motorway isn't until, Deba so aim to get at least here. Most people coming out from Donostia-San Sebastian will probably only be going to the other little towns nearby.<br />
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A good spot to do this is at the roundabout called 'Plaza de Pio XII'. There's one exit on the roundabout that goes in the direction of Bilbao A8. Just before the entrance to the highway the cars have to stop at a traffic light, this is a good place to talk to people and try to get a ride.<br />
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'''Spain''' is a member state of the European Union as well as the Schengen Agreement. <br />
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Spain consists of 17 administrative units called ''Comunidades Autónomas''. Some of these administrative units also represent historical nations that vary in traditions, culture, gastronomy and even language. Although all citizens of Spain speak Spanish and are politically recognised as Spaniards, you will be more liked by locals – especially in the nationalistic Basque country and Catalunya – if you learn the basic distinctive features of each region (i.e don't expect sevillanas and bullfighting in Girona, and don't be surprised if you see bagpipes and celtic-like stuff in Santiago de Compostela!).<br />
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In Spain, hitching isn’t a very common concept and mostly done by foreigners. However, the thumb will be understood. An effective best method can be ask people directly whenever possible, e.g. in service stations, even if your Spanish is very poor. The Spanish phrase ''vas a... ?'' ‘are you going to...?’ is a good starting point. Because Spain is a touristic country, at some large service stations you can find drivers from all over Europe, who are more likely to take you than the local people. However, this strategy is not advised in the far south of Spain (Andalucia), as service stations there tend to be deserted and sometimes off of the main road. <br />
Generally, there are petrol stations every 20-30 km, often in a so-called "via de servicio", along with a hotel or a restaurant. This means that each and every one of those petrol stations has less traffic. Most people who travel certain roads regularly will know (or pretend to know!) the good spots where a lot of traffic passes through (e.g. truck stops, or nice restaurants). Try not to get stuck in places off the main road (in a village, or an industrial zone), but ask your driver if s/he knows a place with lots of people. <br />
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Even if you hitchhike alone or in groups of two, be prepared to make much fewer kilometres per day than in e.g. Germany or France. Waiting times of over an hour are common, and 500–700 km a day may prove a real challenge. The first time you hitchhike in Spain, it might be a good idea to only plan for 300 km a day. If you do master some Spanish, however, and if you carefully stick to service stations asking people, hitching can be easy and fun - even in Spain. <br />
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During the "the siesta" (from 14:00 to 17:00), there tends to be less traffic. In the summer, the sun can be very powerful at this time of day, so it may be best to avoid standing on the road during the siesta hours.<br />
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As hitch-hiking is not a very common concept in Spain, many Spanish people travel via blablacar. If you want to get out of big cities (Madrid, Barcelona) you might have to pay 3-5 Euros to get to a hitch-hiking spot. In this case, consider finding a short ride just out of the city to a nearby small town, with blablacar. The driver can drop you directly on a service station on the motorway, and you might not have to walk around in the Spanish summer heat. <br />
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[[File:Espana.jpg|thumb|left|[[User:Amylin|Amylin]] hitching to Spain from [[Portugal]].]]<br />
[[File:CommunidadValenciana.JPG|thumb|left|Hilde hitchhiking to [[Valencia]].]]<br />
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== Border crossing ==<br />
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When entering the country from [[France]] you should try to get a lift as close to your destination as possible. On the Mediterranean side, a good place for this is La Jonquera, one of the biggest truck stops in Europe. You’ll find plenty of international truck drivers all over the country, because Spain is a centre of the fruit industry, exporting their oranges and tomatoes. On the Atlantic side, there is another huge truck stop near Irun called Oyarzun (accessible in both directions).<br />
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If you arrive by the ferry from [[Africa]] you should try to get a ride on the ferry or at the port. There are lots of people from [[Morocco]], who went to visit their families and now return. You’ll see number plates from many other European states.<br />
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== Road network ==<br />
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The north of Spain has a well developed system of ''Autopistas''. Autopistas are very similar to French ''autoroutes'', and so similar rules can be applied when hitchhiking. ''Autopistas'' have two or more lanes in each direction, accessed after passing through a ''peaje'' (tollgate) and have large rest stops along the way.<br />
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When hitching at ''peajes'', usually people have great success, and can obtain long distance rides, even at night time. Usually the police and motorway staff do not interfere, but some stricter police may request that you leave. It is important to note that large ''peaje'' sections are usually split by a concrete wall; 2 or 3 lanes for cars, on the inside, and another 2 or 3 lanes for buses and trucks on the outside. The concrete walls usually carry on some distance after the peaje, and end once the vehicles are travelling too fast to stop. It is up to the hitchhiker to decide which lanes to take, however sticking to the outside and waiting for a truck may attract less attention from the authorities than standing further inside waiting for a car. <br />
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When hitching long distances it is a good idea to stick to large ''peaje'' sections or rest stops. Bring water and food, since these ''áreas de servicio'' are expensive. It should be noted that hitching at small ''peaje'' sections, on motorway exits, is not recommended, as often there is one peaje for both directions, automatically ruling out many vehicles as possible rides.<br />
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In the south of Spain, and parts of the center and the North, the motorways are smaller and the petrol stations are usually further away from the road; this system is called ''autovia''. [http://motorways-exitlists.com/europe/e/spain.htm This website] shows exits and also service areas for some ''autovias'', as well as ''autopistas.'' It is best to be patient at these places. Be careful when people promise you to drop you off at a "very busy" petrol station, as it might turn out to be deserted. It is better in these cases to find direct lifts from one town to another (use a sign when thumbing).<br />
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== Myths and truths about hitchhiking in Spain ==<br />
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<li>'''It is illegal to hitchhike in Spain.''' <br />
<p>''Truth'': This assertion that you will hear from both the locals and the travellers is a result of a wrong understanding of the Spanish law that forbids pedestrians walking on a private motorway. Therefore, '''it is absolutely ''legal'' to hitchhike in Spain'''.</p></li><br />
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<li>'''It is ''impossible'' to travel hitchhiking in Spain'''. <br />
<p>''Truth'': While it is definitely harder to catch a ride in Spain than in Germany, it is not impossible if done smartly. Actually, in many areas in the countryside or the north of Spain where there are very few means of public transportation, hitchhiking is done frequently by locals who need to take rides from town to town (Galicia and its messy bus network is a great example of this). However, many old Spaniards believe that hitchhiking culture died in the 70s, and there is a lot of fear around, because of some cases of theft or rape when hitching. To get a ride in Spain you will need to put more effort and think tactical: '''hide the hippy clothes in your backpack and look clean, smile, know a few Spanish words, be polite, be familiar with the Spanish hours and always try to hitch from a service station.'''</p></li><br />
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<li>'''Spanish people will rob you'''. <br />
<p>''Truth'': Indeed, Barcelona and Madrid score very high in the pickpocketing league, but this is something all locals are very embarrassed about. They will often advise you to keep an eye on your belongings and never put your wallet in the rear pocket. Pick pocketing operations are usually carried out by some North Africans of poor backgrounds who make petty crime a way of living. The best advice is to avoid as much as possible the touristy areas.</p></li><br />
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== Language(s) ==<br />
As mentioned above, the Comunidades are not only administrative districts; many of the regions have their own culture, language and some even are reluctant about considering themselves as a part of Spain. For example the dominating language in [[Catalonia]] is Catalan, so be aware of that. Nevertheless, everyone speaks ''castellano'' (Spanish).<br />
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Aside from Spanish, other recognised spoken languages are Galician, Basque, Catalan, Aranese, Astur-leonese and Aragonese. Only the first three are legally official and have a considerable number of speakers. But don't panic! Everybody speaks perfect Spanish and won't feel uncomfortable talking to you. Younger Spaniards will easily understand you in English as well. Obviously, big co-official languages like Basque, Catalan and Galician are widely used in their respective regions, and learning a handful of words or at least showing your interest in local languages may make the driver loosen up.<br />
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Also, you will find that some Catalan, Basque and Galician cities can appear in signs and maps with two names: one in its local language form and the other in Spanish. For instance: Donostia (in Basque) is also known as San Sebastián (in Spanish), Lleida (in Catalan) is Lérida (in Spanish), Rianxo (in Galician) is Rianjo (in Spanish) etc. Whatever your map says and whichever language you are speaking —even if you are speaking in Spanish— , hitchwiki encourages you to use the local language form better than the Spanish one if possible, also in your sign, in order to not mess with politics. Spaniards all across Spain understand both forms. <br />
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Note: Although the signs on the road and other kinds of key information (i.e: restaurant menus) are translated into Spanish in bilingual territories, you will definitely need help in small towns and non-touristy places in the Basque Country and Catalonia, especially because Basque is an isolated language that does not resemble anything you have heard before. In case of doubt, ask the locals. In Spanish ''Disculpe, ¿qué signfica...'' (Excuse me, what does ... mean?) works fine everywhere. [[User:Mariam|Mariam]] , who does not speak Basque, walked from a small town following a sign in Basque that she thought would guide her to the next town and ended up in a recycling plant.<br />
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=== Spanish for the Hitchhiker ===<br />
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The Spanish phrase ''¡Hola! Vas a... ?'' (Hello, are you going to... ?) with a wide smile is an excellent starting point. Remember most Spaniards actually meet the stereotype of being loud and friendly, but aren't used to see hitchhikers on the road. Therefore, you'd better be extra familiar and polite by saying things like "¡Gracias, buen viaje!" (Thank you, have a nice trip!) after your driver drops you off or when they make excuses to not pick you up (this way they will think twice the next time they bump into a hitchhiker). Check the Spanish section in the [[Western Europe phrasebook|phrasebook]] for more basic words. <br />
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In Spanish there are only five vowel sounds and, conversely to French or English, you should pronounce all the letters that you read as an independent sound. So say phonetically with a clear distinction of each sound "autopista" [ aw to 'pis ta ] (motorway), not ''ottopista'', or ''otpist'' . Other difficulties that foreigners usually face: <br />
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The letter ''Ñ'' as in ''España'' and "mañana" (''morning'' or ''tomorrow''), which is the equivalent of the Portuguese digraph ''NH'' and Catalan ''NY''. If you struggle with it just pronounce it as an ''N'' and an ''I'' like when you say "Esto[[ni]]a" — it is not the actual sound, but it will work for a tourist. The digraph "LL" as in "calle" (¨street) and "valle" (valley) is pronounced in most places as a strong "y". You would say "ka-yeh" and "ba-yeh". The digraph "CH" is always pronounced as in ''church'' in English. <br />
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There are other tricky sounds like the ''Z'' and ''C'', the double ''RR''... but you can get away with these brief tips pretty well. Spanish is easy!<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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It is legal to wild camp for free in Spain as long as you camp when the sun sets and leave early in the morning. This is called pernoctation and the forest guards will not bother you if you explain that you know what you are doing. Remember that lighting a fire is forbid in most of the Spanish regions. <br />
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If you go to Spain during the summer months (June-August) it will be warm enough in the night to bivouac (sleep outdoors without a tent). However, it is recommended to take a thick sleeping bag because temperatures can drop to 10 celsius degrees in the north, the ''meseta'', and hilly areas. Although it might seem very bohemian and romantic, avoid sleeping in a beach. Especially if it is populated by drunk people and ''guiris'' (Spanish despective word for stereotypical north-European tourists that come to Spain for cheap alcohol and street sex). Chances are you will get stolen by pickpockets who go to those beaches to take advantage of the wealthy, drunk ''guiris''. <br />
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===Squatting ===<br />
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Despite the fact that many houses have been shut down lately, Spain has a very active squatting scene. It’s quite easy to find a place to crash by asking around for a ''casa okupada''.<br />
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===Hostels and Pensions ===<br />
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There are plenty of backpacker's hostels in big and not-so-big cities in Spain that you will find online through sites like www.hostelworld.com . A cheap hostel you can find online might cost between 10 and 20 euros depending on the season and the region (Basque Country, Catalonia and Madrid are usually more expensive than the rest of the country). <br />
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Now, here is the little secret that Spaniards know and you don't, A vast majority of cheap ''pensiones'' do not appear on the internet and you will hardly find any information on google or tourism offices. This is probably because the owner of the "pension" or hostel might be an old lady that rents a room in some kind of not very legal way. ''Pensiones'' can vary in cost and luxury, depending on the number of stars you find under the "P" sign. The best thing to do is to go to the city hall and ask for the yellow pages book ''Páginas amarillas'', call the pensions and ask for the price. You will need to speak Spanish here, or find someone that can speak Spanish for you because most old ladies do not speak English. It is a good idea to ask the locals if they know a cheap place to stay, or even ask so to other pension owners. <br />
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===Pilgrim hostels (Camino de Santiago) ===<br />
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Camino de Santiago is a legendary long hiking pilgrimage trail that can be started from almost anywhere in Europe. It ends in Santiago de Compostela, a beautiful city in the heart of Galicia. Obviously, this trail reaches its highest fame rate in Spain, where it is known by everyone and is even part of folklore. Nowadays, pilgrims that go to Santiago are backpackers from all around the world with varied reasons for walking (some religious, some for fun etc). There is a broad net of ''albergues de peregrinos'' (pilgrim hostels) all around Spain for the pilgrims to spend the night after a day of walking. Those are undoubtedly the cheapest accommodation in the country. The price can vary from 5 to 10 euros and even some religious centres offer it for free or the will.<br />
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In most cases, to use the pilgrim albergues you will need to prove that you are a pilgrim with a ''credencial'', a passport with the stamps of the towns that the pilgrim has passed by in his journey. You can get your credencial in any church/city hall through which the Camino passes. Lately, people do the Camino in many different ways and directions, Some even by car. So do not be shy about asking the ''albergue'' owners for a bed or help. If you are friendly, they will be too.<br />
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== Maps ==<br />
From any tourist-info around country, you can find good roadmap of the region and/or the autonomous area for free of charge.<br />
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[http://warmroads.de/hitchhiking-in-2-spain/ Short anlyses of hitchhiking in Spain - warmroads.]<br />
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== Cities ==<br />
* [[Algeciras]]<br />
* [[Alicante]]<br />
* [[Badajoz]]<br />
* [[Barcelona]], the capital of [[Catalonia|Catalunya]]<br />
* [[Bilbao]]<br />
* [[Burgos]]<br />
* [[Ceuta]]<br />
* [[Cordoba]]<br />
* [[Donostia-San Sebastián]]<br />
* [[Granada]]<br />
* [[Madrid]], the capital<br />
* [[Málaga|Malaga]]<br />
* [[Oviedo]]<br />
* [[Salamanca (Spain)|Salamanca]]<br />
* [[Santander]]<br />
* [[Santiago de Compostela]]<br />
* [[Sevilla]]<br />
* [[Valencia]]<br />
* [[Vigo]]<br />
* [[Zaragoza]]<br />
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== More Pictures ==<br />
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File:2002_Dec_Hitch_hiking_in_Catalonia_SPAIN.jpg|Hitch-hiking in Catalonia. December 2002.<br />
File:Granada.jpg|Robino hitching from Valencia to [[Granada]].<br />
File:HhPICT1975.jpg|Stop at Valencia, at the trip from [[Germany]] to [[Portugal]].<br />
File:2002-03 Trying to hitchhike in Murcia to Sevilla.jpg|2002 trip from Berlin to Cádiz. It took only one day from Berlin to Barcelona but three days to get from Murcia to Cádiz. South of Spain: Very difficult to hitchhike. But the flowers did help!<br />
File:P1000787.JPG| Night hithhiking in [[Murcia]]<br />
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'''Porto''' is the second biggest city of [[Portugal]].<br />
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For the airport of '''Porto''', check out the [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport|Francisco de Sá Carneiro]] article.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== South towards [[Aveiro]], [[Lisbon]], [[Algarve]] ===<br />
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==== From Santo Ovídio ====<br />
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Going South is very easy, even when you start from within the nearby city of ''Gaia'', which is just across the Douro River. One spot in Gaia is a roundabout, next to the last metro stop (''Santo Ovídio''). This is an okay spot to stand, even at night, for going to both towards the north Porto and above as well as going south. It is better if you stare down the highway which points towards A1 Highway going to Lisbon and turning right to Porto and North, there is a small red light and stand there if you want to head back to Porto and North.<br />
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There is a petrol station on the A1 highway just after the ramp which is excellent for rides to the south. Get to the last stop of the metro line D called Santo Ovídio. Walk south down Rue de Soares dos Reis and continue walking when it becomes the Rue Fonte dos Arrependidos. Cross the highway through the tunnel and keep walking on the Rue Alto das Terras. After a few hundred meters you will see the petrol station on your left.<br />
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'''Note:''' Due to construction work, the spot on the ramp between Santo Ovídio and this petrol station, previously mentioned in this article, is no option anymore. The highway starts right after the small pedestrian crossing traffic lights at the end of the Santo Ovídio metro station and walking here is prohibited.<br />
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=== The route to [[France]] ===<br />
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For people trying to go from Porto and enter France as fast as possible. Go to the second Gas station, get lift in the direction of Viseu and then get dropped at any petrol station and then look out for cars and Portugese trucks which are going to France or cars that are from Belgium or Netherlands. Be patient and ensure you do not get down anywhere else but only '''petrol stations'''; don't go with drivers to their city center or you will get stuck. Near border of Spain before the border if you are at a gas station, wait until you find a car or truck that goes all the way to Saint Sebastian, a Spanish town on the French border. You will have to be patient and you will definitely find with a little time and patience. Try to get a direct ride to France ( so that you can '''skip Spain''') which is a disaster for long distance hitchhiking.<br />
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=== North towards [[Braga]] and [[Spain]] ([[Vigo]], [[Santiago de Compostela]]) ===<br />
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Take the Tram/Train to São Frutuoso (less than 2 Euro). Walk the ''Rua Prof. Antonio Marques'' until the end and you'll arrive at a petrol station right next to the motorway to Vigo/Spain after appx 800m.<br />
''Note:'' There is a fence around the whole petrol station, almost impossible to climb. To ring the bell and ask for entrance is a bad idea. Walk along the fence until the bridge where it's easy to climb over (January 2012). Try to be unwatched climbing the fence, the petrol station is privatized. I got kicked out in January 2012...In February 2012 I got dropped off on the other side direction Lisbon and had no problem at all staying at the petrol station. Just make sure they don't see you enter the petrol station "illegally".--[[User:Wukk|Wukk]] 18:14, 28 February 2012 (CET)<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
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You may hitch from the petrol station close to metro station "Estadio do mar". At the roundabout, take Av. Calouste Gulbenkian, pass the School of design and you will see an entrance to coastal motorway A28 going North. People might also be going North using other motorways from there since there is a junction heading East close by.<br />
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There are probably many other ways of leaving Porto in that direction, yet to be discovered and shared.<br />
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Me and my travel-buddy tried the petrol station close to the metro station "Estadio do mar", but couldn't get a ride after trying for one hour. Some people at the petrol station told us about a FREE shuttle bus going north to IKEA (located close to the motorway A28) where a lot of spanish people go for shopping. The best way to get to the bus-station for the free shuttle-bus is to take the metro to "Senhora da Hora" (one stop before "Estadio do mar"), walk back (if you took the metro from the city) on the street along the metro-line, take a right into the street called "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" and find a bus-station on the right side. This is how it looks like:<br />
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http://maps.google.com/maps?q=senhora+da+hora,+4460+Matosinhos,+Oporto,+Portugal&hl=en&ll=41.186549,-8.654994&spn=0.000793,0.001161&sll=41.253032,-8.602295&sspn=1.497015,2.37854&vpsrc=0&t=h&layer=c&cbll=41.186549,-8.654994&panoid=gGtOnq9c4EOLBmuF6RQZqQ&cbp=12,299.34,,0,6.98&z=20<br />
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Take the red bus to "Mar Shopping" and get off there. We were standing at the exit of the parking-lot of IKEA and got a ride to "Viana do Castelo" after 15 minutes. This is how the mall and the bus look like:<br />
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http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ikea+mar+shopping,+4460+Matosinhos,+Oporto,+Portugal&hl=en&ll=41.208864,-8.689574&spn=0.006094,0.009291&sll=41.209914,-8.657227&sspn=0.093627,0.148659&vpsrc=6&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.20876,-8.689572&panoid=xx4h3tQhwqqamcgEh1_2aQ&cbp=12,22.54,,0,11.78<br />
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The free shuttle-bus runs every 1,5 hours. The IKEA is open Monday to Saturday 10h-23h and Sunday/Holidays 10h-20h. I assume those times the shuttle bus runs aswell. Should it not run you can walk down "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" from the bus-station to the metro station "Estadio do mar" in a few minutes and follow the descriptions above.<br />
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=== East towards [[Amarante]], [[Vila Real]], [[Mirandela]] and [[Bragança]] ===<br />
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There is a motorway (A4) going from Porto to Bragança, a good way to get into it is to take the metro line F (direction FANZERES) and get out on station BAGUIM, from there you can walk till the [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A4_%28autoestrada%29#.C3.81reas_de_servi.C3.A7o_e_de_repouso second petrol station] on the A4 motorway<br />
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https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o+de+metro+baguim,+rio+tinto,+porto&daddr=Unbekannte+Stra%C3%9Fe&hl=de&ie=UTF8&ll=41.192542,-8.555775&spn=0.024608,0.055189&sll=41.189896,-8.570343&sspn=0.024609,0.055189&geocode=FSJxdAIdnJl9_ynd2Y7BwGMkDTGvNlzAZdOmpg%3BFaKpdAIdnlB9_w&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=ltm&z=14<br />
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The map above doesn't show the metro station on the satellite image, but the B arrow points to the petrol station, the walk takes about 40min (fast walking) and to enter the petrol station you can easily jump the fence if you follow it from the gate to the left.<br />
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ATTENTION: There are only 2 other petrol stations on this motorway ([http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A4_%28autoestrada%29#.C3.81reas_de_servi.C3.A7o_e_de_repouso check Wikipedia for update]), one just after [[Penafiel]] and other just before [[Mirandela]], so if you stay on the petrol station above, ask for someone going to [[Vila Real]] to leave you on Penafiel's petrol Station, from there it's pretty easy to get a hitch to [[Amarante]] and [[Vila Real]], but you will have to ask a hitch to someone going further than [[Mirandela]] in order to reach [[Bragança]] and ask to be left on Lamas de Orelhão's petrol Station.<br />
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=== Sleep ===<br />
If you walk from the centre east, just past the second to last white bridge there is an old train line between the upper centre and the lower road that runs along the river. Along this old train line are a few old train tunnels that are easy and relatively clean. Easily accessible from the lower road and from the top by stairways. <br />
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If you continue East a little more, nearing the last white bridge and opposite the beach there are a few empty fields, again between the lower road and the town above. Locals pass through these fields, but it would be easy to spend the night without being bothered. <br />
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[[trash:Porto]]<br />
{{IsIn|Portugal}}<br />
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[[Category:Portugal]]<br />
[[Category:E1]]<br />
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[[de:Porto]]</div>Sanderhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Porto&diff=81355Porto2015-10-30T09:19:14Z<p>Sander: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Italian Location<br />
|country = Portugal <br />
|state = Norte Region<br />
|map = <map lat='41.13574463182004' lng='-8.598175048828125' zoom='11' view='3' float='right' /><br />
|pop = 1,700,000<br />
|plate = -<br />
|motorways = A4, A29<br />
|hitchbase = 795<br />
}}<br />
'''Porto''' is the second biggest city of [[Portugal]].<br />
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For the airport of '''Porto''', check out the [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport|Francisco de Sá Carneiro]] article.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== South towards [[Aveiro]], [[Lisbon]], [[Algarve]] ===<br />
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==== From Santo Ovídio ====<br />
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Going South is very easy, even when you start from within the nearby city of ''Gaia'', which is just across the Douro River. One spot in Gaia is a roundabout, next to the last metro stop (''Santo Ovídio''). This is an okay spot to stand, even at night, for going to both towards the north Porto and above as well as going south. It is better if you stare down the highway which points towards A1 Highway going to Lisbon and turning right to Porto and North, there is a small red light and stand there if you want to head back to Porto and North.<br />
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==== From Repsol, Vila Nova de Gaia ====<br />
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There is a petrol station on the A1 highway just after the ramp which is excellent for rides to the south. Get to the last stop of the metro line D called Santo Ovídio. Walk south down Rue de Soares dos Reis and continue walking when it becomes the Rue Fonte dos Arrependidos. Cross the highway through the tunnel and keep walking on the Rue Alto das Terras. After a few hundred meters you will see the petrol station on your left.<br />
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'''Note:''' Due to construction work, the spot on the ramp between Santo Ovídio and this petrol station, previously mentioned in this article, is no option anymore. The highway starts right after the small pedestrian crossing traffic lights at the end of the Santo Ovídio metro station and walking here is prohibited.<br />
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=== The route to France ===<br />
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For people trying to go from Porto and enter France as fast as possible. Go to the second Gas station, get lift in the direction of Viseu and then get dropped at any petrol station and then look out for cars and Portugese trucks which are going to France or cars that are from Belgium or Netherlands. Be patient and ensure you do not get down anywhere else but only '''petrol stations'''; don't go with drivers to their city center or you will get stuck. Near border of Spain before the border if you are at a gas station, wait until you find a car or truck that goes all the way to Saint Sebastian, a Spanish town on the French border. You will have to be patient and you will definitely find with a little time and patience. Try to get a direct ride to France ( so that you can '''skip Spain''') which is a disaster for long distance hitchhiking.<br />
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=== North towards [[Braga]] and [[Spain]] ([[Vigo]], [[Santiago de Compostella]]) ===<br />
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==== Option 1 ====<br />
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Take the Tram/Train to São Frutuoso (less than 2 Euro). Walk the ''Rua Prof. Antonio Marques'' until the end and you'll arrive at a petrol station right next to the motorway to Vigo/Spain after appx 800m.<br />
''Note:'' There is a fence around the whole petrol station, almost impossible to climb. To ring the bell and ask for entrance is a bad idea. Walk along the fence until the bridge where it's easy to climb over (January 2012). Try to be unwatched climbing the fence, the petrol station is privatized. I got kicked out in January 2012...In February 2012 I got dropped off on the other side direction Lisbon and had no problem at all staying at the petrol station. Just make sure they don't see you enter the petrol station "illegally".--[[User:Wukk|Wukk]] 18:14, 28 February 2012 (CET)<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
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You may hitch from the petrol station close to metro station "Estadio do mar". At the roundabout, take Av. Calouste Gulbenkian, pass the School of design and you will see an entrance to coastal motorway A28 going North. People might also be going North using other motorways from there since there is a junction heading East close by.<br />
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There are probably many other ways of leaving Porto in that direction, yet to be discovered and shared.<br />
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Me and my travel-buddy tried the petrol station close to the metro station "Estadio do mar", but couldn't get a ride after trying for one hour. Some people at the petrol station told us about a FREE shuttle bus going north to IKEA (located close to the motorway A28) where a lot of spanish people go for shopping. The best way to get to the bus-station for the free shuttle-bus is to take the metro to "Senhora da Hora" (one stop before "Estadio do mar"), walk back (if you took the metro from the city) on the street along the metro-line, take a right into the street called "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" and find a bus-station on the right side. This is how it looks like:<br />
<br />
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=senhora+da+hora,+4460+Matosinhos,+Oporto,+Portugal&hl=en&ll=41.186549,-8.654994&spn=0.000793,0.001161&sll=41.253032,-8.602295&sspn=1.497015,2.37854&vpsrc=0&t=h&layer=c&cbll=41.186549,-8.654994&panoid=gGtOnq9c4EOLBmuF6RQZqQ&cbp=12,299.34,,0,6.98&z=20<br />
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Take the red bus to "Mar Shopping" and get off there. We were standing at the exit of the parking-lot of IKEA and got a ride to "Viana do Castelo" after 15 minutes. This is how the mall and the bus look like:<br />
<br />
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ikea+mar+shopping,+4460+Matosinhos,+Oporto,+Portugal&hl=en&ll=41.208864,-8.689574&spn=0.006094,0.009291&sll=41.209914,-8.657227&sspn=0.093627,0.148659&vpsrc=6&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.20876,-8.689572&panoid=xx4h3tQhwqqamcgEh1_2aQ&cbp=12,22.54,,0,11.78<br />
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The free shuttle-bus runs every 1,5 hours. The IKEA is open Monday to Saturday 10h-23h and Sunday/Holidays 10h-20h. I assume those times the shuttle bus runs aswell. Should it not run you can walk down "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" from the bus-station to the metro station "Estadio do mar" in a few minutes and follow the descriptions above.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Amarante]], [[Vila Real]], [[Mirandela]] and [[Bragança]] ===<br />
<br />
There is a motorway (A4) going from Porto to Bragança, a good way to get into it is to take the metro line F (direction FANZERES) and get out on station BAGUIM, from there you can walk till the [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A4_%28autoestrada%29#.C3.81reas_de_servi.C3.A7o_e_de_repouso second petrol station] on the A4 motorway<br />
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https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o+de+metro+baguim,+rio+tinto,+porto&daddr=Unbekannte+Stra%C3%9Fe&hl=de&ie=UTF8&ll=41.192542,-8.555775&spn=0.024608,0.055189&sll=41.189896,-8.570343&sspn=0.024609,0.055189&geocode=FSJxdAIdnJl9_ynd2Y7BwGMkDTGvNlzAZdOmpg%3BFaKpdAIdnlB9_w&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=ltm&z=14<br />
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The map above doesn't show the metro station on the satellite image, but the B arrow points to the petrol station, the walk takes about 40min (fast walking) and to enter the petrol station you can easily jump the fence if you follow it from the gate to the left.<br />
<br />
ATTENTION: There are only 2 other petrol stations on this motorway ([http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A4_%28autoestrada%29#.C3.81reas_de_servi.C3.A7o_e_de_repouso check Wikipedia for update]), one just after [[Penafiel]] and other just before [[Mirandela]], so if you stay on the petrol station above, ask for someone going to [[Vila Real]] to leave you on Penafiel's petrol Station, from there it's pretty easy to get a hitch to [[Amarante]] and [[Vila Real]], but you will have to ask a hitch to someone going further than [[Mirandela]] in order to reach [[Bragança]] and ask to be left on Lamas de Orelhão's petrol Station.<br />
<br />
=== Sleep ===<br />
If you walk from the centre east, just past the second to last white bridge there is an old train line between the upper centre and the lower road that runs along the river. Along this old train line are a few old train tunnels that are easy and relatively clean. Easily accessible from the lower road and from the top by stairways. <br />
<br />
If you continue East a little more, nearing the last white bridge and opposite the beach there are a few empty fields, again between the lower road and the town above. Locals pass through these fields, but it would be easy to spend the night without being bothered. <br />
<br />
[[trash:Porto]]<br />
{{IsIn|Portugal}}<br />
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[[Category:Portugal]]<br />
[[Category:E1]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Porto]]</div>Sanderhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Groningen&diff=81354Groningen2015-10-30T08:57:59Z<p>Sander: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Location<br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|map = <map lat='53.21137858470816' lng='6.568450927734375' zoom='11' /><br />
|pop = 197823 (2014)<br />
|subdivision_type = province<br />
|subdivision_name = Groningen (province)<br />
|subdivision_symbol = Flag of Groningen.svg<br />
|roads = [[A7 (Netherlands)|A7]] {{E|22}}, [[A28 (Netherlands)|A28]] {{E|232}}<br />
|hitchbase = 663<br />
}}<br />
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'''Groningen''' is the largest city in the north of the [[Netherlands]], as well as the name of the surrounding province. Groningen is a student city and there are a lot of German students who study here.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== South towards [[Assen]] ===<br />
There is a [[liftershalte]], a spot for hitchhiking, at the Emmaviaduct, the road to the A28, 200 meter westwards of Central Station, in the direction of Assen.<br />
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[[File:LiftplaatsGroningen.jpeg|thumb|right|The [[liftershalte]] in Groningen. ]]<br />
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=== West towards [[Leeuwarden]], [[Heerenveen]] ===<br />
The [[liftershalte]] is also fine if you are going West.<br />
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=== East towards [[Germany]] ===<br />
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==== From the city ====<br />
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Hitching east towards [[Germany]] is harder since there is no obvious place to start hitching. The usual hitchhiking spot used to be at the crossing of the Europaweg and the Sontweg (close to Ikea), but the bus stop has been relocated to the middle of the road so people cannot stop on the side anymore. Some people prefer to start hitching already on the other side of the bridge, just after the crossing Europaweg/Damsterdiep. People at these two spots can, however, still drive towards the West or South. The best spot is therefore at the end of the Euvelgunnerweg. It's quite far away, so might not be an option if you don't have a bike or someone to drop you off. Here all cars are going on the motorway eastwards, so all cars would do. Many are not going very far, but the first petrol station is already before the first exit.<br />
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''[[User:Koendev|Koen]] decided to stand at the on-ramp of the N7 at the [http://goo.gl/maps/NwoRf crossing of the '''Europaweg''' and '''Bergenweg''']. Cars have some place to stop there and most go towards the east too. He got a ride in 15min.''<br />
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==== By bus to Scharmer (1h.) ====<br />
There is a petrol station on the highway about 10km out of town which is easily accessible by bus. Take line 78 from Groningen central station heading to Appingedam and get of at the stop Scharmer, Hoofdweg 15. From there walk in the direction in which the bus is going and take the first road on the right to cross the highway. You can see the petrol station from the bridge. After the bridge turn right again and walk all the way until the end of the road. Almost past the petrol station there is a small bridge made for the employees of the petrol station to cross the water.<br />
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==== By train to Nieuweschans (2h.) ====<br />
Alternatively you can take the train (sometimes without a ticket, as they don't always check) to [[Nieuweschans]] and start hitchhiking on the border service station a short walk away. This is a place where you are likely to end up anyway. Just after the border the road splits, and there aren't any service stations for a long time, so this is the last chance to get a good ride.<br />
Look on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=station+nieuweschans&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=Fd6JKwMdVN5tACllHgmcJTW2RzE75IAWffQrWQ%3BFehtKwMdRyduAA&mra=cc&dirflg=w&sll=53.178669,7.210561&sspn=0.003099,0.00603&ie=UTF8&ll=53.181813,7.207718&spn=0.012396,0.040469&t=h&z=15 google maps] how to reach the service station. There is a bridge going to the other side of the road.<br />
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[[nomad:Groningen]]<br />
[[nl:Groningen]]</div>Sanderhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Groningen&diff=81353Groningen2015-10-30T08:44:25Z<p>Sander: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Location<br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|map = <map lat='53.21137858470816' lng='6.568450927734375' zoom='11' /><br />
|pop = 197823<br />
|subdivision_type = province<br />
|subdivision_name = Groningen (province)<br />
|subdivision_symbol = Flag of Groningen.svg<br />
|roads = [[A7 (Netherlands)|A7]] {{E|22}}, [[A28 (Netherlands)|A28]] {{E|232}}<br />
|hitchbase = 663<br />
}}<br />
'''Groningen''' is the largest city in the north of the [[Netherlands]], as well as the name of the surrounding province.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== South towards [[Assen]] ===<br />
There is a [[liftershalte]], a spot for hitchhiking, at the Emmaviaduct, the road to the A28, 200 meter westwards of Central Station, in the direction of Assen.<br />
<br />
[[File:LiftplaatsGroningen.jpeg|thumb|left|The [[liftershalte]] in Groningen.]]<br />
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=== West towards [[Leeuwarden]], [[Heerenveen]] ===<br />
The [[liftershalte]] is also fine if you are going West.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Germany]] ===<br />
<br />
==== From the city ====<br />
<br />
Hitching east towards [[Germany]] is harder since there is no obvious place to start hitching. The usual hitchhiking spot used to be at the crossing of the Europaweg and the Sontweg (close to Ikea), but the bus stop has been relocated to the middle of the road so people cannot stop on the side anymore. Some people prefer to start hitching already on the other side of the bridge, just after the crossing Europaweg/Damsterdiep. People at these two spots can, however, still drive towards the West or South. The best spot is therefore at the end of the Euvelgunnerweg. It's quite far away, so might not be an option if you don't have a bike or someone to drop you off. Here all cars are going on the motorway eastwards, so all cars would do. Many are not going very far, but the first petrol station is already before the first exit.<br />
<br />
''[[User:Koendev|Koen]] decided to stand at the on-ramp of the N7 at the [http://goo.gl/maps/NwoRf crossing of the '''Europaweg''' and '''Bergenweg''']. Cars have some place to stop there and most go towards the east too. He got a ride in 15min.''<br />
<br />
==== By bus to Scharmer (1h.) ====<br />
There is a petrol station on the highway about 10km out of town which is easily accessible by bus. Take line 78 from Groningen central station heading to Appingedam and get of at the stop Scharmer, Hoofdweg 15. From there walk in the direction in which the bus is going and take the first road on the right to cross the highway. You can see the petrol station from the bridge. After the bridge turn right again and walk all the way until the end of the road. Almost past the petrol station there is a small bridge made for the employees of the petrol station to cross the water.<br />
<br />
==== By train to Nieuweschans (2h.) ====<br />
Alternatively you can take the train (sometimes without a ticket, as they don't always check) to [[Nieuweschans]] and start hitchhiking on the border service station a short walk away. This is a place where you are likely to end up anyway. Just after the border the road splits, and there aren't any service stations for a long time, so this is the last chance to get a good ride.<br />
Look on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=station+nieuweschans&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=Fd6JKwMdVN5tACllHgmcJTW2RzE75IAWffQrWQ%3BFehtKwMdRyduAA&mra=cc&dirflg=w&sll=53.178669,7.210561&sspn=0.003099,0.00603&ie=UTF8&ll=53.181813,7.207718&spn=0.012396,0.040469&t=h&z=15 google maps] how to reach the service station. There is a bridge going to the other side of the road.<br />
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[[nomad:Groningen]]<br />
[[nl:Groningen]]</div>Sanderhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Indonesia&diff=80647Indonesia2015-09-16T09:59:59Z<p>Sander: </p>
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<div>{{infobox Country<br />
|country = of Indonesia<br />
|map= <map lat='-2.1088986592431254' lng='113.73046875' zoom='4' view='0' float='right' /><br />
|language = Indonesian<br />
|capital = [[Jakarta]]<br />
|pop = 234,693,997<br />
|BW = ID<br />
|currency = Rupiah (IDR)<br />
|hitch = <rating country='id' /><br />
}}<br />
Hitchhiking in Indonesia is usually very easy for foreigners (Bule) while it gets harder for locals, unless they are taken on the dumping bed of a truck. It might be hard to get a free ride at times if you can't communicate in Bahasa Indonesia that you actually do want to hitchhike. And even if you can speak some basic Indonesian, the concept of hitchhiking is not always understood. You will be welcomed with the standard sentence "Mau ke mana" (where are you going) as a greeting, that can lead to a lot of confusion - check [[Asia_phrasebook#Indonesian]]. Once you get the gist, hitchhiking can go very smoothly on all the islands and often one of the first cars will pick you up. Cars are not many though and traffic is very slow: in particular in Java it's not uncommon to be blocked in traffic jams for hours. If you want to cross the whole country and get a full picture of Indonesia, it is not convenient to take a mere 1 month visa. There's a two months visa that can be applied for outside of the country and that can be extended four times for one month each.<br />
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The thumb isn't used in Asia for hitching and a sign isnt really necessary. Instead of sticking out a thumb wave down each car as if you were signalling for them to slow down. Once you waved a car to stop, the driver will want to know what's the matter. Hitchhiking in Indonesian is said "Menggonceng" and free is "Gratis" like in latin languages. If you don't speak indonesian, it might be helpful also to have a sign saying "Nebeng". Nebeng is a javanese slang term that is used to ask fo a free lift - there are a lot of javanese people all over indonesia, so its a usefull term also outside of java. Alternativly you can use "Numpang" which means to be a passenger, but not necessarily free. Pick ups and trucks are generally fine though, motorcycles are hitchable but the most likely to ask for money. If the car is decorated with plush, it's definitly a taxi and even if they offer you a free ride, bear in mind that everyone else in the car is paying!<br />
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Getting a free ferry ride is also possible at least through a practice of hiding behind the truck seat. In fact, trucks are allowed to take 2 (3?) people for free onto a ferry - so you might be either one of the guys going for free, or one of the extra-passengers; in latter case you should rather hide behind the seat, and once you are on a ferry, relax - no one wants to see the ticket later on.<br />
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Most used harbors on Java island are Jakarta's ''Tanjung Priok'' and Surabaja's (goes to Borneo, 20h). The passenger ticket for the ferry Java-Bali is half a dollar a price, so you might as well skip hitchhiking there. <br />
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It is also possible to ride the freight trains through central Java for free. Though police are loath to let a large number of tourists on - it generally being the reserve of the poorest of travelling Indonesians - it is possible in small numbers. Simply head to the train station and ask about 'krater barang barang' (luggage train). Particularly in smaller stations even the guards will be happy to help, through their information is often contradicted by each person you meet, asking every person you can is generally a good way to work out when a train might be coming through. There is generally one main train line that runs through Java for freight. It divides at each end (west and east), but if you're if hoping to head west, just get on the train going west and vice versa.<br />
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== Cities ==<br />
* [[Denpasar]]<br />
* [[Jakarta]]<br />
* [[Kupang]]<br />
* [[Makassar]]<br />
* [[Manado]]<br />
* [[Ubud]]<br />
* [[Yogyakarta]] <br />
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== Numberplates ==<br />
The following lists the area of registration of license plates. It uses one or two letters to denote area of registration.<br />
* A: Banten<br />
* AA: Kedu<br />
* AB: Yogyakarta<br />
* AD: Surakarta<br />
* AE: Madiun<br />
* AG: Kediri<br />
* B: Jakarta<br />
* BA: West Sumatra<br />
* BB: North Sumatra<br />
* BD: Bengkulu<br />
* BE: Lampung<br />
* BG: South Sumatra<br />
* BH: Jambi<br />
* BK: North Sumatra<br />
* BL: Aceh<br />
* BM: Riau<br />
* BN: Bangka<br />
* D: Priangan (area of Bandung)<br />
* DA: South Kalimantan<br />
* DB: Minahasa<br />
* DD: South Sulawesi<br />
* DE: South Maluku<br />
* DG: North Maluku<br />
* DH: Timor<br />
* DK: Bali<br />
* DL: Sangihe<br />
* DM: North Sulawesi<br />
* DN: Central Sulawesi<br />
* DR: Lombok<br />
* DS: Papua<br />
* E: Cirebon<br />
* EA: Sumbawa<br />
* EB: Flores<br />
* ED: Sumba<br />
* F: Bogor<br />
* G: Pekalongan<br />
* H: Semarang<br />
* K: Pati<br />
* KB: West Kalimantan<br />
* KH: Central Kalimantan<br />
* KT: East Kalimantan<br />
* L: Surabaya<br />
* M: Madura<br />
* N: Malang<br />
* P: Besuki<br />
* R: Banyumas<br />
* S: Bojonegoro<br />
* T: Purwakarta<br />
* W: Surabaya area<br />
* Z: East Bandung<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/330534110323495] Facebook group of indonesian hitchhiking club<br />
* [http://therichmikehitchhike.com/route/ The Rich-Mike HitchHike] - A recent blog about hitchhiking from Bali to Jakarta and then on through Asia to England (20'000 km through 20 countries in 100 days) -'''Top tip: ask the police for a golden ticket!''' ([http://therichmikehitchhike.com/our-golden-ticket/ The Golden Ticket])<br />
* [http://www.sekoyamag.com/nouveausite/SPIP/breve.php3?id_breve=389 Faire du stop en Indonesie] - a French blog entry by [[Ludovic Hubler]]<br />
* [http://www.444km.blogspot.com/search/label/Indonesia 444km.blogspot.com] - Blog entries about hitching Indonesia by Swedish hitchhiker<br />
* [http://fuckcopyright.blogspot.com/2010/06/punk-in-love-2009.html Punk In Love] A movie about hitching and freight hopping across Java, in Bahasa Indonesian but VERY understandable and funny.<br />
* [http://marcandoelpolo.com/como-es-viajar-a-dedo-autostop-indonesia/ Information, tips and personal experiences of hitch-hiking in Indonesia. A 5229 km journey on 145 vehicles (only in spanish)], by Marcando el Polo<br />
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|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.049' lng='13.74' zoom='11' view='3' /><br />
|pop = 508,351 <small>(31/12/2007)</small><br />
|state = Saxony<br />
|plate = DD<br />
|motorways = [[A4 (Germany)|A4]], [[A13 (Germany)|A13]], [[A14 (Germany)|A14]], [[A17 (Germany)|A17]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Dresden''' is a city in the Eastern part of [[Germany]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Elbe_Valley ''Dresden Elbe Valley''], a former World Heritage Site, is located on its outskirts.<br />
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== General remarks ==<br />
Due to the specific positioning of motorway [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] around Dresden, passing this city from the North to the South (and vice versa) could be (but not necessarily) rather difficult.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]], [[Cottbus]] ([[A13 (Germany)|A13]]) and East towards [[Poland]] ===<br />
==== Option 1 ====<br />
A great place for direction north and east is ''Hansastraße''. You can either take tram line 13 and get off at ''Friedensstraße'' or if you are in ''Neustadt'', you can also walk from Alaunpark along ''Bischofsweg'' and ''Fritz-Reuter-Straße'' in direction west and you will pass the ''Friedensstraße'' tram stop as well.<br />
Walk down ''Hansastraße'' and you will pass 2 petrol stations. Both are good for asking people or to wave a sign. The first is generally better and you may meet some other hitchers. Hitching with thumb only is not recommended as cars are going in all directions.<br />
* If you are going to Berlin, just make a sign saying ''Berlin'', you will probably get a straight lift from here or at least to Freienhufener where it's very easy to hitch to Berlin from the petrol station/truck stop there. <br />
* If you are going to Poland, make a sign saying ''Bautzen''. That's only a short ride, but just before Bautzen there's a great service area on the motorway where it's easy to find a lift to Poland.<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
Another good hitchhiking spot is very close to the motorway ramp. From Bahnhof Neustadt take the bus 81 towards ''Wilschdorf'' and get off at ''Hellerberge''. If you stand besides the bus station with a sign ''Berlin'', you probably won't wait for long.<br />
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==== Option 3 ====<br />
Very often there are hitchhikers right behind the railway station ''Dresden-Neustadt''. Be aware that this is a common meeting point for car-pools, so if you stop a car there you might be asked to contribute to the cost of fuel, although generally it is very unlikely as anywhere else in Germany.<br />
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=== East towards [[Görlitz]], [[Wrocław|Wroclaw]] ([[A4 (Germany)|A4]]) ===<br />
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* '''On-ramp Hellerberge in Dresden''': From Dresden-Neustadt DB station; take bus number 81 (WILSCHDORF) to the stop 'Hellerberge'. This should not take longer than fifteen minutes. Here you are right at 'Dresden Hellerau' interchange of B170 and A4 / A13 direction Bautzen as well as Görlitz.<br />
* '''Service station Dresdner Tor near Dresden:''' from Dresden take bus 424 or 333 from main station to station Wilsdruff Markt (about 45min ride), go north to junction Nossener/Meißner/Dresdner Straße and turn east into Dresdner Straße. Follow this road for 500m eastwards. You will see a hotel on the right. After this take the left option of the Y-junction, cross the street Umgehungsstraße (S36) and follow the road K9034 (direction Hühndorf, north-east) for 1km. Right before you hit the freeway turn right and walk along the road parallel to the freeway. After another 500m you reach the service station<br />
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=== West towards [[Chemnitz]], [[Leipzig]] ([[A4 (Germany)|A4]]), ([[A14 (Germany)|A14]]) ===<br />
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'''Option 1''' Go to the tram stop ''Cossebauder Straße'' and walk up the big street (''Meißner Landstraße''). You can either ask people at the petrol station, stand next to the road with a sign or walk about 1,5km to the A4 ramp (see below).<br />
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'''Option 2''' Another good spot is directly at the motorway A4 ramp. There is quite a good place for the cars to stop; in addition, drivers can notice you in advance when waiting at the traffic lights. To get to this spot, take a bus 94 towards either ''Cossebaude'' or ''Niederwartha'' and get off at the ''Zschonergrundstraße'' stop; you can also get there by local trains RB/RE going to ''Elsterwerda-Biela'' or ''Hoyerswerda'' (get off at ''Dresden-Kemnitz''). Both for the train and/or the bus you can use one-fare-zone ticket, so it is relatively cheap.<br />
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'''Option 3''' From Dresden-Neustadt DB station; take bus number 81 (WILSCHDORF) to the stop 'Am Olter'. This should not take longer than fifteen minutes. Here you are right at 'Dresden Hellerau' interchange of B170 and A4 / A13 direction Leipzig as well as Chemnitz. You can try to directly hitchhike there or to use 'Rastanlage Dresdner Tor' (10 minutes/12 kilometers from here) as a relais.<br />
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'''Option 4''' For a good service station to ask drivers directly, go to ''Dresden Hauptbahnhopf'', buy a ticket to Warthenau (2€ as of July 2013). From Warthenau, take the exit and walk right, descending a semi-gravel road. Turn right under the viaduct, and then turn right again. Here you will see an old German inn called Gasthof Warthenau. Walk to the Gasthof, then cross the street facing the Elbe river: here you will see several bus stops. From the bus stop without a shelter, take bus 331 to ''Huhndorf'', only two stops. '''Note''': this bus only runs three or four times a day, so figure out what train you should take in order to avoid an hour wait; you can figure this out to go to the information desk at the ''Hauptbahnhof'' in Dresden. When you arrive in Huhndorf, walk in the direction the bus just came for approx. 10 metres, then turn right to ''Am Rasthof'' (which means "at the service station") – yes, that really is the name of the street. Walk down the road to the service station (approx. a 10-minute walk), take the second left, turn right at the house (a cheap hotel) you will find yourself on an excellent service station with restaurants, a giant truck resting area and westbound drivers stopping for petrol. If you want to head to Holland, first try to hitch to Leipzig and then Magdeburg-Hannover, this way you avoid hitching through the [[Ruhr]] area, which is a pain. <br />
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=== South towards [[Prague]] ([[A17 (Germany)|A17]]) ===<br />
Note: as of 22.01.12 the google satelite photos for this region are badly out of date. Street view is good.<br />
====Option 1.====<br />
There are a few places near bus stop ''Südhöhe'' (Bus lines 72, 76 & 360) at the overpass intersection of Bergstraße, Südhöhe, Kohlenstaße. <br><br />
A. the onramp to Bergstraße (Highway 170) going south towards A17 and Prag. You can get a driver while they are stopped at the light waiting to take a right onto the highway. See other options for next steps as you are unlikely to get a long distance ride from here. <br><br />
B. There is a petrol station ("Aral") but it is located on the opposite side of the road. It's the last petrol station before the motorway though. <br><br />
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====Option 2.====<br />
Try to stop cars on various bus stops or near traffic lights on ''Bergstraße'' between city center and ''Südhöhe''. However, it is difficult for the drivers to stop on this road and taking a bus to ''Südhöhe'' is recommended. Haltestelle ''Mommsenstraße'' is probably the best as you can easily stand close to the bridge and ask people at the traffic light. It is not advisable to walk along highway 170 past Südhöhe.<br />
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====Option 3.====<br />
B170, A17 / E55 autobahn interchange ([http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=4650 map]). There is a traffic light at entry ramp to A17 east towards Prag with a blue sign, a wide shoulder, and just after the corner to the entry ramp is a small slab of asphalt were drivers can stop. Try to get a ride to the next rest stop, about 5 minutes away driving. <br><br />
To get here: <br><br />
* Get a ride to the A17 west onramp from one of the other options and walk across the bridge. The will be dropping you off on the side of the highway so be careful.<br />
* From Dresden main train station take bus number 66 in direction Mokritz to the stop ''Altkaitz'' and walk over ''Possendorfer Straße'' and the fields in southward direction uphill to the interchange. This should not take longer than twenty minutes but might be much faster than waiting somewhere else. * Take bus 360 towards A17 (direction ''Dippoldiswalde''). Press the stop button directly after you pass the onramp to A17 towards Prague. The bus will stop 200m later so walk back to the onramp. <br><br />
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====Option 4 ====<br />
Try to get to the first parking lot right after getting on the A17. Nearly everyone leaving Dresden in this direction is going to Pirna and will pass this park place. There is not very much traffic at this stop, but surely everybody is going across the border to the first gas station in [[Czech Republic]]. <br />
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===== To get here: =====<br />
* Get a ride from one of the previous options<br />
* Walk there. It is ca. 600m east from the Highway 170 onramp and it is not necessary to walk on the Autobahn.<br />
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===Option 5 ===<br />
Having tried a few of the above options, we headed to the Technical University ('Technische Universtät') and got a ride in about 20 minutes. It's along the highway to Prague and I figured it might have a younger population driving past (being based around a uni). <br />
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From Haubtbahnhof, take the 66 bus (heading south) to stop 'Technische Universtät.' This will place you along the 170 highway that passes North-South through Dresden and later connects with the A17 highway towards Prague. Try hitching a ride from the bus stop. It allows plenty of space for cars to stop, and the buses come every 20 mins - so they shouldn't be too much of an issue for stopping cars. Make yourself a clear and legible sign so passing drivers can see where you want to go.<br />
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=== South by train, hitchhiking in Czech Republic ([[Děčín]], [[Ústí nad Labem]]) ===<br />
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If you got some time and money, and prefer seeing some landscape of the Elbe/Labe valley as well as of the Saxonian and Bohemian "Switzerland" mountains, you can take the train '''S1''' from Dresden (from main station, Dresden-Neustadt and others; direction '''Schöna''') to the Czech border. The ticket is 5,60 Euro (as of 2013) - get it at the ticket machines and validate it before entering the train!<br />
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You can either leave the train at '''Schmilka-Hirschmühle''' (the ferry there is included in the ticket price) or at '''Schöna''' (and pay the ferry extra). After crossing the river by ferry, walk over the border and through '''Hřensko'''. There is a bus stop at the end of the town and a large space behind it. If there are too many cars parked, hitch at the bus stop directly.<br />
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There is not much traffic, so prepare to wait a while. Everybody goes to [[Děčín]] from here. If you're lucky, you will find a direct hike to [[Ústí nad Labem]].<br />
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As well the train ride as the road from Hřensko have really nice nature which is best experienced in good weather.<br />
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== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
If you driver is passing Dresden in east-west direction, it's a good idea to have him drop you at the exit ''Dresden-Neustadt''. It's very easy for then driver to get back onto the motorway and there's a tram station from where you can get into the city centre easily.<br />
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== Passing through Dresden (North->South or South->North) ==<br />
If you are coming from the North (e.g. Berlin, A13 or A4 from the East) and you want to continue to the South (e.g. Prague) you might have some troubles regarding the location of where you can be dropped off for further successful hitchhiking in case when your driver is not going further your way.<br />
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The problem is that the motorway splits just before the motorway petrol station called Dresdner Tor (Aral), so if you are dropped at the petrol station, you will get only those drivers who go the other way (to the West).<br />
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Then, you have several ways to get further (in any of these ways you will have similar problems and solutions):<br />
* you might want to get dropped off way before Dresden, at the gasstation Freienhufener Eck West, approximately 60 kilometers before getting into the city;<br />
* get a ride going west onto A4 at Dresden, so that you can be dropped off at Dresdner-Tor Nord. Then walk west for about 800 meters to a local road, walk through the tunnel and walk back east at the other side of the motorway for 800 meters to get back on Dresdner-Tor Sud.<br />
* you find a nice driver willing to do a loop for you meaning that he must drive off the motorway after that "Aral" petrol station, make a U-turn, take the motorway in the opposite direction and drop you off at the petrol station, and only then he can either enter Dresden or make another U-turn if he is heading West;<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
The public transport in Dresden consists of buses, trams and regional S-Bahn trains. All of them can be used with the same ticket given it is valid for your zone. <br />
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* You can validate your ticket in both trams and buses. The machines "beeps" when you do so. Tickets can not be validated in the S-Bahn, you have to do that on the platform or your ticket might be considered invalid.<br />
* Ticket machines on tram stops give you unstamped (unvalidated) tickets which you validate inside the tram at any time later. Bus drivers sell stamped (validated) tickets.<br />
* Inside most of dresden DVB AG trams there is a ticket machine that gives you an already stamped (validated) ticket. You cannot rely on the phrase: "I am already hanging around the machine to buy a ticket the very next moment" when inspectors are showing up around you within seconds. The given argument will definitely not be helpful! You do not hold a valid DVB AG transportation document in yours hands!<br />
* People carrying an adult monthly, yearly or job ticket can take somebody along on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays for free. This is possible from the day before (e.g. Friday for weekends) 18:00 until the day after (e.g. Monday for weekends) 06:00. Just ask around at the stops. Unfortunately students cannot take you.<br />
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=== Blackriding (Freeloading, Freeriding) ===<br />
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[''The information below does not apply to the S-Bahn city train. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead'']<br />
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* If you fail to show your ticket to an inspector you will most likely get a fine of 40 EUR which needs to be paid by bank transfer within about 10 days. Rumors are that even if you are a foreigner but living within the European Union an announcement to pay will be send even to your country.<br />
* Ticket inspectors in Dresden (DVB AG) are dressed in civil clothes.<br />
* They are usually neither very friendly to foreigners nor able to speak English very well. Make sure to have a valid(!) ticket.<br />
* Ticket inspectors are difficult but possible to spot: They do '''not''' look like students which mostly carry a laptop case and/or wear a white or light blue shirt with a collar. They do '''not''' look like businessmen which would wear suit and tie. The are mostly '''not''' older than 50 to 55 years. They are mostly '''not''' younger than 20 years. They do '''not''' carry any (large) case, (heavy or completely filled) backpack or plastic (shopping) bag with them. They do '''not''' use mp3 player or walkmen with any sort of earphones. They mostly appear in smaller groups of two or three men in an average dress (sloppy T-shirt or pullover, jeans, a fisherman vest, cheaper non-brand shoes). They are mostly standing (or sitting) together but are '''not''' talking (or arguing) to/at each other in public.<br />
* Ticket inspectors mostly carry a very small waist backpack or normal (but almost empty) backpack underneath a vest/shirt where their DVB AG computer devices or official papers are in. <br />
* Ticket inspections are '''not''' conducted (as in some other European cities) '''on''' bus or tram platforms or '''on''' open bus or tram doors but '''only''' when vehicles are moving between two stops.<br />
* After 20:00 you need to get into the bus through the first door where the driver sits. Drivers are supposed to check tickets but usually do not give them a closer look. You might be lucky when you quickly show an older (and now invalid) DVB AG ticket.<br />
* At night, ticket inspectors in trams are accompanied by security personnel.<br />
* Most DVB AG ticket inspections are conducted from around 09:00 to around 13:00.<br />
* '''All in all: Do not blackride in Dresden. It doesn't work. Don't do it.'''<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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In summer you can sleep at the river. The police are never looking for sleeping people or anything. A good place is [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.06293&lon=13.783811&zoom=18&layers=M this]. Sometimes people camp with tents at the river [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.068408&lon=13.728617&zoom=18&layers=M here].<br />
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Do not put your tent in the parks, especially Großer Garten and Alaunpark. It is strictly forbidden and Großer Garten is patroulled by its own security personnel while Alaunpark could be checked by the police multiple times during the night.<br />
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== Souvenirs ==<br />
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You can buy expensive stuff at the touristic shops but every Saturday there is a second hand market until 2pm [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.057502&lon=13.757617&zoom=18&layers=M here] where people sell ancient things - e.g. from the time of the socialism - very cheap.<br />
Moreover you can bring or get clothes for free at the free shop [http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html?mlat=51.068065&mlon=13.75335&zoom=16# here]. Check the [http://umsonstladen.fueralle.org/ opening hours].<br />
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== Eat and drink ==<br />
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Nearly every day there is warm food for a low price in a different alternative house. Check the [http://zope6.free.de/terminal/kalender.html calendar] for the words "Essen" or "Vokü".<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* [http://www.dvb.de/de/Startseite/index.aspx Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG] - <small>Use ''Verbindungsauskunft'' for detailed connection information </small><br />
* [[Germany]]<br />
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