https://hitchwiki.org/en/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=TruckThor&feedformat=atomHitchwiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T16:08:15ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.32.3https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=A3_(Romania)&diff=39014A3 (Romania)2009-12-24T10:47:34Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>[[File:A3_(Romania).png|thumb|right|Location of the A3 on the map of Romania]]<br />
The '''A3''' or "'''Transylvania Motorway'''" is a partially built motorway in [[Romania]]. Upon completion, it will be a four-lane, 588 km long motorway, stretching northwest from [[Bucureşti]] via [[Braşov]] in central Romania to [[Oradea]] on the country's border with [[Hungary]]. It is currently the largest infrastructure project in Europe and has an expected total cost of 7.2 billion euros. The motorway will link the following cities: [[Bucureşti]], [[Ploieşti]], [[Braşov]], [[Târgu Mureş]], [[Cluj-Napoca]] and [[Oradea]].<br />
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As of December 1st 2009, 42km of the motorway are operational, linking [[Turda]] and [[Cluj-Napoca]].<br />
{{Motorways Romania}}<br />
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[[Category:Motorways]]<br />
[[Category:Romania]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Oradea&diff=37718Talk:Oradea2009-10-09T10:35:10Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>What do with [http://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Oradea&curid=3510&diff=37714&oldid=35279&rcid=33452 this edit by an "anonymous" user]? [[User:Guaka|guaka]] 10:28, 9 October 2009 (UTC)<br />
:: Haven't tested this solution yet. Maybe works. I say leave them both (my way and this answer). If someone will please reedit, I haven't the time. [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 10:35, 9 October 2009 (UTC)</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Cluj-Napoca&diff=31131Cluj-Napoca2009-02-20T22:08:09Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Romanian Location<br />
|country = Romania<br />
|state = Cluj<br />
|pop = 310,243 (July 2007)<br />
|motorways = [[A3 (Romania)|A3 (under construction)]]<br />
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[[Image:Cluj_in_Romania.png|thumb|right]]<br />
[[Cluj-Napoca]] (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/; German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: Kolozsvár) is a city in north-western [[Romania]] and the seat of [[Cluj]] county. The city, one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in the country, is located in the historic province of Transylvania, being also its historic capital, and is approximately 440 km north-west of [[Bucharest]], in the valley of the Someşul Mic river. It concentrates about 310,000 people, but a high rise in metropolitan population is expected within the next 10 years.<br />
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== Hitchhiking directions ==<br />
At Cluj-Napoca intersect some main internal routes of [[Romania]]:<br />
* North: [[Baia Mare]], [[Ukraine]] (E576)<br />
* South: [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucureşti]] (E60/E81)<br />
* West: [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] (E60)<br />
Each one of these routes have specific places for hitchhiking, usually on the outskirts of the city. You can normally tell where these are, because you'll see a bunch of people hitchhiking, as it's very popular in Romania.<br /><br />
It's recommended that you take a bus from one exit to another. A bus ticket (including 2 rides) costs 3.0Lei (about 75 Eurocents). Tickets have to be validated by using the punchers on the bus.<br />
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=== North towards [[Baia Mare]], [[Ukraine]] ===<br />
* You need to get to the ''IRA'' / ''Atlas'' bus station, in the ''Mărăşti'' neighborhood. You can do this by taking any of the buses '''8, 30 or 46B''', or trolley-buses '''4, 6 or 7''' (these cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around). It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Mărăşti'', so you know in which direction to get on the bus.<br />
* After you get off the bus, you should see a bridge over the railroad. You can hitchhike North just at the start of it.<br />
'''Related map'''<br />
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Exiting North]<br />
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=== South towards [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucharest]] / [[Târgu Mureş]], [[Braşov]], [[Bucharest]] ===<br />
* You need to get to Sigma Center, in the ''Zorilor'' neighborhood (the bus station is called ''Observatorului''). You can do this by taking any of the buses '''35, 43, 43B, 46, 46B or 50''' (these cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around). It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Zorilor'', so you know in which direction to get on the bus.<br />
* After you get off the bus, you should see a large round-about, close to the Sigma Center buildings. The hichhiking spot is a bit uphill from that.<br />
'''Related map'''<br />
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]<br />
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=== West towards [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] ===<br />
* You need to get to ''Node N'', a large clover-leaf intersection in the ''Mănăştur'' neighborhood. You can do this by taking any of the buses/trolley-buses '''9, 24, 29, 52 (to the ''Bucium'' stop)''' or '''1, 6, 25, 43, 43B (to the ''Clãbucet'' stop)''' (these cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around). It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Mănăştur'', so you know in which direction to get on the bus.<br />
* If you got off at ''Clãbucet'', follow the road, make a right, and you'll be at the ''Bucium'' stop.<br />
* From the ''Bucium'' stop, follow the road for about 100m. The large clover-leaf intersection should be visible. Make a left at the intersection. Right after it, there's a good hitchhiking spot.<br />
'''Related map'''<br />
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Exiting West]<br />
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=== Waiting time ===<br />
*Going North to [[Baia Mare]]: generally under 30 minutes, may vary<br />
*Going South to [[Sibiu]]: generally under 15 minutes, may vary<br />
*Going West to [[Oradea]]: generally under 30 minutes, may vary<br />
Please note that waiting times generally increase by 50% on Saturdays, and can double on Sundays.<br />
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== Accommodation == <br />
=== Hostels ===<br />
* Retro Youth Hostel – Address: Potaissa 13, Tel: 0040/264/450452 – [http://www.retro.ro/index.html Official site]<br />
* Heltai Pension - Address: Clinicilor 18, Tel: 0040/264/590096 - [http://www.romanianaccommodation.ro/Cluj2.html Further information]<br />
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=== CouchSurfing ===<br />
* [http://www.couchsurfing.com/mapsurf.html?form=basic Search for a couch] (402 users in Cluj-Napoca, as of February 2009)<br />
* You could try contacting [[User:TruckThor | TruckThor]], who lives in Cluj-Napoca. ([http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/truckthor CouchSurfing profile])<br />
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{{Cities Romania}}<br />
[[Category:Romania]]<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
[[Category:E60]]<br />
[[Category:E81]]<br />
{{IsIn|Cluj}}</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:TruckThor&diff=27626User:TruckThor2008-11-10T17:58:04Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>[[Image:TruckThor1.jpg|right|thumb|266px|1400m altitude in the Carpathian Mountains, summer 2005.]]<br />
==About==<br />
TruckThor is a 19 y.o. Transport Engineering student in [[Cluj-Napoca]], [[Romania]]. He has been hitchhiking for the past 5 years, mostly in his home country, but also Europe.<br><br />
He speaks fluent English and French, and some German, and is active on CouchSurfing: [http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/truckthor TruckThor]<br><br />
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==Hitchhiking==<br />
TruckThor has hitchhiked in the following countries until now:<br />
*[[Austria]] - 2007<br />
*[[Germany]] - 2007<br />
*[[Hungary]] - 2007<br />
*[[Romania]] - all the time<br />
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==Statistics==<br />
*longest ride: 787km - [[Tatabánya]], [[Hungary]] to [[Kirchheim Unter Teck]], [[Germany]]<br />
*longest trip: 1473km [[Cluj-Napoca]], [[Romania]] to [[Strasbourg]], [[France]]<br />
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==Travel log==<br />
Includes all travel, not only hitchhiking. See log for details.<br />
*[[user:TruckThor/2008_Log | 2008]]<br />
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{{IsIn|:Cluj-Napoca}}</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Moldova&diff=27330Moldova2008-11-07T10:22:50Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>{{infobox Country<br />
|country = of Moldova<br />
|map = <map lat='47' lng='29' zoom='6' view='0' float='right' /><br />
|language = Moldovan<br />
|capital = [[Chişinău]]<br />
|pop = 4,128,047<br />
|currency = Moldovan leu (MDL)<br />
|hitch = {{good}}<br />
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Hitchhiking is quite popular in '''Moldova''', although usually you have to pay for it, a price equal to the price of the trip in same direction.<br />
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But if you are foreign there is a possibility to not pay for the trip, it just depends with every driver you go.<br />
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To hitchhike in Moldova is not prohibited or outlawed, so you can freely hitchhike without any restrictions. In order to hitchhike you must stay on the side of the road and raise your hand (so that the hand should be parallel with the ground), raising the thumb it is not used, although the driver, possibly, will understand what you mean. Don't hesitate to stop any car you see, just don't create some car accident situation.<br />
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== Language controversy ==<br />
Though the official language of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovan_language Moldova] is called ''Moldovan'', it is really Romanian, identical to the Romanian spoken in [[Romania]]. Most people will understand and speak Russian as well.<br />
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== Visa regulations ==<br />
Since 2007 visitors from the US, EU, Norway, Iceland, Canada, [[Switzerland]] and [[Japan]] do not require a [http://www.mfa.gov.md/consular-information/ visa].<br />
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== Cities ==<br />
* [[Chişinău]]<br />
* [[Tiraspol]]<br />
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== Autonomous regions ==<br />
* [[Găgăuzia]]<br />
* [[Transnistria]]<br />
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{{IsIn|Eastern Europe}}<br />
[[Category:Moldova| ]]<br />
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[[de:Moldawien]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:TruckThor/2008_Log&diff=26618User:TruckThor/2008 Log2008-10-30T16:54:08Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div><!-- begin log --><br />
{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Băile Felix]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|08.08<br />
|train to Oradea, then bus<br />
|-<br />
|[[Băile Felix]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|11.08<br />
|1 ride to Oradea, then train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|22.08<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|23.08<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Târgu Mureş]] - [[Sighişoara]] - [[Şinca Veche]]<br />
|251.1 km<br />
|05.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Şinca Veche]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|266.8 km<br />
|07.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sibiu]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Stana]]<br />
|39 km<br />
|16.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Stana]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|39 km<br />
|16.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|'''2008 Roadtrip'''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Dej]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|143 km<br />
|18.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Jibou]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|131.4 km<br />
|20.09<br />
|By coach<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Piteşti]] - [[Bucureşti]] - [[Gorna Orjahovica]] - [[Veliko Tarnovo]]<br />
|590.5 km<br />
|21.09-22.09<br />
|7 rides, one paid for, and one a taxi<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Veliko Tarnovo]] - [[Bucureşti]]<br />
|176.6 km<br />
|23.09<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucureşti]] - [[Sinaia]]<br />
|121.3 km<br />
|25.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sinaia]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|305.2 km<br />
|25.09<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|148.7 km<br />
|26.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|21.9 km<br />
|27.09<br />
|By bus<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|170.6 km<br />
|28.09<br />
|1 ride + coach<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|'''2008 Roadtrip Total'''<br />
|'''1809.2 km'''<br />
|'''18.09-28.09'''<br />
|'''78.66 km * 23 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Turda]]<br />
|28.8 km<br />
|12.10<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Turda]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|28.8 km<br />
|12.10<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''5883.1 km'''<br />
|'''Until 12.10'''<br />
|'''81.70 km * 72 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
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|}<br />
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[[Category:Hitchhikers Logs]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User_talk:TruckThor/2008_Log&diff=26617User talk:TruckThor/2008 Log2008-10-30T16:53:35Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>Hey, would you like to add [ [ Category:Hitchhikers Logs ] ] to your log page? Thanks. --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 10:14, 30 October 2008 (UTC)<br />
: Sure. You could have asked an admin. :) --[[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 16:53, 30 October 2008 (UTC)</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:TruckThor/2008_Log&diff=26078User:TruckThor/2008 Log2008-10-12T22:25:16Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Băile Felix]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|08.08<br />
|train to Oradea, then bus<br />
|-<br />
|[[Băile Felix]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|11.08<br />
|1 ride to Oradea, then train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|22.08<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|23.08<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Târgu Mureş]] - [[Sighişoara]] - [[Şinca Veche]]<br />
|251.1 km<br />
|05.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Şinca Veche]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|266.8 km<br />
|07.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sibiu]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Stana]]<br />
|39 km<br />
|16.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Stana]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|39 km<br />
|16.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|'''2008 Roadtrip'''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Dej]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|143 km<br />
|18.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Jibou]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|131.4 km<br />
|20.09<br />
|By coach<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Piteşti]] - [[Bucureşti]] - [[Gorna Orjahovica]] - [[Veliko Tarnovo]]<br />
|590.5 km<br />
|21.09-22.09<br />
|7 rides, one paid for, and one a taxi<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Veliko Tarnovo]] - [[Bucureşti]]<br />
|176.6 km<br />
|23.09<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucureşti]] - [[Sinaia]]<br />
|121.3 km<br />
|25.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sinaia]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|305.2 km<br />
|25.09<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|148.7 km<br />
|26.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|21.9 km<br />
|27.09<br />
|By bus<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|170.6 km<br />
|28.09<br />
|1 ride + coach<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|'''2008 Roadtrip Total'''<br />
|'''1809.2 km'''<br />
|'''18.09-28.09'''<br />
|'''78.66 km * 23 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Turda]]<br />
|28.8 km<br />
|12.10<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Turda]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|28.8 km<br />
|12.10<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''5883.1 km'''<br />
|'''Until 12.10'''<br />
|'''81.70 km * 72 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Romanian Location<br />
|country = Romania<br />
|state = Mureş<br />
|pop = 146.000 (2007)<br />
|motorways = [[A3 (Romania)|A3 (under construction)]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Târgu Mureş''' (Hungarian: Marosvásárhely, German: Neumarkt am Mieresch) is a city in Mureş county, Transylvania, Romania.<br />
<br />
==Hitchhiking directions==<br />
===West towards [[Cluj-Napoca]]===<br />
You should get to the main road leaving town in the direction of Cluj-Napoca. It's best that you ask someone where that is. When you get on that road, the best thing you can do is grab a minibus up to the end of the road, since it's a pretty long and boring walk. Just find a bus station and get on any minibus/bus going to ''Combinat''. One trip costs 1.5 Romanian Lei, and you can buy a ticket from the driver. Get off at the last stop, near the Metro hypermarket. That's the spot. If it's really crowded, you can try walking back a bit, to the Petrom petrol station, or a bit more, to the bus stop just before Petrom. Either works fine. <br />
===South towards [[Sighişoara]], [[Braşov]]===<br />
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[[Category:Romania]]<br />
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<div>#redirect [[Bucureşti]]<br />
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[[Category:Romania]]<br />
[[Category:Route to Istanbul]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]<br />
[[Category:E68]]<br />
[[Category:E70]]<br />
[[Category:E81]]<br />
[[Category:E85]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bucure%C5%9Fti&diff=25532Bucureşti2008-10-02T06:41:19Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>{{IsIn|Romania}}{{Infobox Romanian Location<br />
|country = Romania<br />
|state = Ilfov<br />
|pop = 1,931,838 (July 2007)<br />
|motorways = [[A1 (Romania)|A1]], [[A2 (Romania)|A2]], [[A3 (Romania)|A3]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Bucharest''' (Romanian: '''Bucureşti''') is the capital of [[Romania]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching Out==<br />
===West towards [[Sibiu]], [[Serbia]], [[Belgrade]]===<br />
Get the metro to ''Pacii'' (note the metro is a bit crazy - if you're not careful the trains change lines without warning and you can end up at ''Gare Du Nord'' again!). <br />
From ''Pacii'' you have to find the main road going west, and go to the first bus stop. Get the first bus that says ''Carrefour'' and go all the way to ''Carrefour'' shopping centre, this is the start of the motorway. There's a part where the fence is broken and you can access the motorway here - it's actually a very good spot to hitch, since traffic coming from the big shopping centre stops here.<br />
<br />
===South towards [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]===<br />
Take the M2 metro in direction of ''IMGB''. Get off at ''Eroi Revolutie'' and look for the ''City Mall'', walk towards it and you will see that the road forks. Take the right fork, the road will be called ''Giurgiului''. Just after the city mall, there's a tram ticket office. Get a ticket (1.7 Lei as of September 2008), and walk a bit more on the road to get to the tram stop. It's right in the middle of the road. Take tram #25 to the last stop. It stops directly before the city of ''Jilava'', so from there you can easily catch a ride towards the border of [[Bulgaria]].<br />
<br />
===North, East towards [[Slobozia]], [[Constanţa]] (Black Sea Coast) and Danube Delta===<br />
Take the metro to ''Obor Square'' (Piatza Obor). From Obor ask someone te show you the direction to Europa/''Dragonul Roshu'' (Red Dragon - Bucharest ''Chinatown'') or take the tram #21 to the same direction. After two stops you'll see an agricultural plane in the middle of intersection and you know you're in right direction. From the end of the line walk on same direction until you're on the bridge. It is advisable to have a cardboard with your destination. From this point you'll go to ''Urziceni'' (where you'll find an alternative route to ''Ploiesti'' and ''Prahova Valley''), [[Slobozia||, Ţăndărei/Chirana (a crossroad 10 km from town, routes to Brăila/Galaţi and Tulcea), [[Hârşova]] (routes to Tulcea/Danube Delta and Constanţa).<br />
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{{Cities Romania}}<br />
[[Category:Romania]]<br />
[[Category:Route to Istanbul]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]<br />
[[Category:E68]]<br />
[[Category:E70]]<br />
[[Category:E81]]<br />
[[Category:E85]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:TruckThor/2008_Log&diff=25387User:TruckThor/2008 Log2008-09-29T15:51:57Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Băile Felix]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|08.08<br />
|train to Oradea, then bus<br />
|-<br />
|[[Băile Felix]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|11.08<br />
|1 ride to Oradea, then train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|22.08<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|23.08<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Târgu Mureş]] - [[Sighişoara]] - [[Şinca Veche]]<br />
|251.1 km<br />
|05.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Şinca Veche]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|266.8 km<br />
|07.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sibiu]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Stana]]<br />
|39 km<br />
|16.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Stana]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|39 km<br />
|16.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|'''2008 Roadtrip'''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Dej]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|143 km<br />
|18.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Jibou]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|131.4 km<br />
|20.09<br />
|By coach<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Piteşti]] - [[Bucureşti]] - [[Gorna Orjahovica]] - [[Veliko Tarnovo]]<br />
|590.5 km<br />
|21.09-22.09<br />
|7 rides, one paid for, and one a taxi<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Veliko Tarnovo]] - [[Bucureşti]]<br />
|176.6 km<br />
|23.09<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucureşti]] - [[Sinaia]]<br />
|121.3 km<br />
|25.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sinaia]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|305.2 km<br />
|25.09<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|148.7 km<br />
|26.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|21.9 km<br />
|27.09<br />
|By bus<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|170.6 km<br />
|28.09<br />
|1 ride + coach<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|'''2008 Roadtrip Total'''<br />
|'''1809.2 km'''<br />
|'''18.09-28.09'''<br />
|'''78.66 km * 23 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''5825.5 km'''<br />
|'''Until 28.09'''<br />
|'''83.22 km * 70 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<!-- end log --></div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:TruckThor/2008_Log&diff=25010User:TruckThor/2008 Log2008-09-17T06:44:48Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Băile Felix]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|08.08<br />
|train to Oradea, then bus<br />
|-<br />
|[[Băile Felix]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|11.08<br />
|1 ride to Oradea, then train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|22.08<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|23.08<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Târgu Mureş]] - [[Sighişoara]] - [[Şinca Veche]]<br />
|251.1 km<br />
|05.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Şinca Veche]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|266.8 km<br />
|07.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sibiu]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Stana]]<br />
|39 km<br />
|16.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Stana]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|39 km<br />
|16.09<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''4016.3 km'''<br />
|'''Until 16.09'''<br />
|'''85.45 km * 47 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Băile Felix]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|08.08<br />
|train to Oradea, then bus<br />
|-<br />
|[[Băile Felix]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|11.08<br />
|1 ride to Oradea, then train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|22.08<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|23.08<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Târgu Mureş]] - [[Sighişoara]] - [[Şinca Veche]]<br />
|251.1 km<br />
|05.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Şinca Veche]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|266.8 km<br />
|07.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sibiu]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''3938.3 km'''<br />
|'''Until 13.09'''<br />
|'''87.5 km * 45 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Băile Felix]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|08.08<br />
|train to Oradea, then bus<br />
|-<br />
|[[Băile Felix]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|11.08<br />
|1 ride to Oradea, then train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|22.08<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|23.08<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Târgu Mureş]] - [[Sighişoara]] - [[Şinca Veche]]<br />
|251.1 km<br />
|05.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Şinca Veche]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|266.8 km<br />
|07.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sibiu]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|161.9 km<br />
|13.09<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''3938.3 km'''<br />
|'''Until 13.09'''<br />
|'''91.5 km * 43 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Băile Felix]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|08.08<br />
|train to Oradea, then bus<br />
|-<br />
|[[Băile Felix]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|11.08<br />
|1 ride to Oradea, then train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|22.08<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|23.08<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|31.08<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Târgu Mureş]] - [[Sighişoara]] - [[Şinca Veche]]<br />
|251.1 km<br />
|05.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Şinca Veche]] - [[Sibiu]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|266.8 km<br />
|07.09<br />
|Friend's car<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''3614.5 km'''<br />
|'''Until 07.09'''<br />
|'''88.15 km * 41 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Romanian Location<br />
|country = Romania<br />
|state = Mureş<br />
|pop = 146.000 (2007)<br />
|motorways = [[A3 (Romania)|A3 (under construction)]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Târgu Mureş''' (Hungarian: Marosvásárhely, German: Neumarkt am Mieresch) is a city in Mureş county, Transylvania, Romania.<br />
<br />
==Hitchhiking directions==<br />
===West towards [[Cluj-Napoca]]===<br />
You should get to the main road leaving town in the direction of Cluj-Napoca. It's best that you ask someone where that is. When you get on that road, the best thing you can do is grab a minibus up to the end of the road, since it's a pretty long and boring walk. Just find a bus station and get on any minibus/bus going to Metro/Baumax. One trip costs 1.5 Romanian Lei, and you can buy a ticket from the driver. Get off at the last stop, near the Metro hypermarket. That's the spot. If it's really crowded, you can try walking back a bit, to the Petrom petrol station, or a bit more, to the bus stop just before Petrom. Either works fine. <br />
===South towards [[Sighişoara]], [[Braşov]]===<br />
{{stub}}<br />
{{Cities Romania}}<br />
[[Category:Romania]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Romanian Location<br />
|country = Romania<br />
|state = Cluj<br />
|pop = 310,243 (July 2007)<br />
|motorways = [[A3 (Romania)|A3 (under construction)]]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Cluj_in_Romania.png|thumb|right]]<br />
[[Cluj-Napoca]] (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/; German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: Kolozsvár) is a city in north-western [[Romania]] and the seat of [[Cluj]] county. The city, one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in the country, is located in the historic province of Transylvania, being also its historic capital, and is approximately 440 km north-west of [[Bucharest]], in the valley of the Someşul Mic river. It concentrates about 310,000 people, but a high rise in metropolitan population is expected within the next 10 years.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking directions ==<br />
At Cluj-Napoca intersect some main internal routes of [[Romania]]:<br />
* North: [[Baia Mare]], [[Ukraine]] (E576)<br />
* South: [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucureşti]] (E60/E81)<br />
* West: [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] (E60)<br />
Each one of these routes have specific places for hitchhiking, usually on the outskirts of the city. You can normally tell where these are, because you'll see a bunch of people hitchhiking, as it's very popular in Romania.<br /><br />
It's recommended that you take a bus from one exit to another. A bus ticket (including 2 rides) costs 3.0Lei (about 75 Eurocents). Tickets have to be validated by using the punchers on the bus.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Baia Mare]], [[Ukraine]] ===<br />
* You need to get to the ''IRA'' / ''Atlas'' bus station, in the ''Mărăşti'' neighborhood. You can do this by taking any of the buses '''8, 30 or 46B''', or trolley-buses '''4, 6 or 7''' (these cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around). It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Mărăşti'', so you know in which direction to get on the bus.<br />
* After you get off the bus, you should see a bridge over the railroad. You can hitchhike North just at the start of it.<br />
'''Related map'''<br />
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Exiting North]<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucharest]] / [[Târgu Mureş]], [[Braşov]], [[Bucharest]] ===<br />
* You need to get to Sigma Center, in the ''Zorilor'' neighborhood (the bus station is called ''Observatorului''). You can do this by taking any of the buses '''35, 43, 43B, 46, 46B or 50''' (these cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around). It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Zorilor'', so you know in which direction to get on the bus.<br />
* After you get off the bus, you should see a large round-about, close to the Sigma Center buildings. The hichhiking spot is a bit uphill from that.<br />
'''Related map'''<br />
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] ===<br />
* You need to get to ''Node N'', a large clover-leaf intersection in the ''Mănăştur'' neighborhood. You can do this by taking any of the buses/trolley-buses '''9, 24, 29, 52 (to the ''Bucium'' stop)''' or '''1, 6, 25, 43, 43B (to the ''Clãbucet'' stop)''' (these cover most of the city, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around). It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Mănăştur'', so you know in which direction to get on the bus.<br />
* If you got off at ''Clãbucet'', follow the road, make a right, and you'll be at the ''Bucium'' stop.<br />
* From the ''Bucium'' stop, follow the road for about 100m. The large clover-leaf intersection should be visible. Make a left at the intersection. Right after it, there's a good hitchhiking spot.<br />
'''Related map'''<br />
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Exiting West]<br />
<br />
=== Waiting time ===<br />
*Going North to [[Baia Mare]]: generally under 30 minutes, may vary<br />
*Going South to [[Sibiu]]: generally under 15 minutes, may vary<br />
*Going West to [[Oradea]]: generally under 30 minutes, may vary<br />
Please note that waiting times generally increase by 50% on Saturdays, and can double on Sundays.<br />
<br />
== Accommodation == <br />
=== Hostels ===<br />
* Retro Youth Hostel – Address: Potaissa 13, Tel: 0040/264/450452 – [http://www.retro.ro/index.html Official site]<br />
* Heltai Pension - Address: Clinicilor 18, Tel: 0040/264/590096 - [http://www.romanianaccommodation.ro/Cluj2.html Further information]<br />
<br />
=== CouchSurfing ===<br />
* [http://www.couchsurfing.com/mapsurf.html?form=basic Search for a couch] (254 users in Cluj-Napoca, as of July 2008)<br />
* You could try contacting [[User:TruckThor | TruckThor]], who lives in Cluj-Napoca. ([http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/truckthor CouchSurfing profile])<br />
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{{Cities Romania}}<br />
[[Category:Romania]]<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
[[Category:E60]]<br />
[[Category:E81]]<br />
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<div>#redirect [[Târgu Mureş]]<br />
[[Category:Romania]]<br />
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<div>#redirect [[Târgu Mureş]]<br />
[[Category:Romania]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Romanian Location<br />
|country = Romania<br />
|state = Mureş<br />
|pop = 146.000 (2007)<br />
|motorways = [[A3 (Romania)|A3 (under construction)]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Târgu Mureş''' (Hungarian: Marosvásárhely, German: Neumarkt am Mieresch) is a city in Mureş county, Transylvania, Romania.<br />
<br />
==Hitchhiking directions==<br />
===West towards [[Cluj-Napoca]]===<br />
You should get to the main road leaving town in the direction of Cluj-Napoca. It's best that you ask someone where that is. When you get on that road, the best thing you can do is grab a minibus up to the end of the road, since it's a pretty long and boring walk. Just find a bus station and get on any minibus/bus going to Metro/Baumax. One trip costs 1.5 Romanian Lei, and you can buy a ticket from the driver. Get off at the last stop, near the Metro hypermarket. That's the spot. If it's really crowded, you can try walking back a bit, to the Petrom petrol station, or a bit more, to the bus stop just before Petrom. Either works fine. <br />
===South towards [[Sighişoara]], [[Braşov]]===<br />
{{stub}}<br />
[[Category:Romania]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Targu_mures&diff=24087Targu mures2008-08-27T22:03:20Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>#redirect [[Târgu Mureş]]<br />
[[Category:Romania]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Sighi%C5%9Foara&diff=24085Sighişoara2008-08-27T22:02:05Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>'''Sighişoara''' (German: Schäßburg; Hungarian: Segesvár; Latin: Castrum Sex) is a city and municipality on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş County, [[Romania]]. Located in the historic region [[Transylvania]], Sighişoara has a population of 32,287 (2002). It is a very beautiful city, with a medieval citadel still standing. It is also considered the birth place of Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula as some call him. <br />
== Hitchhiking directions ==<br />
Sighişoara is crossed by a very important road in Romania, the European route E60. It will also be quite close to the future [[A3 (Romania)|A3]] motorway.<br />
=== North towards [[Târgu Mureş]], [[Cluj-Napoca]] ===<br />
Coming from the citadel, climb down the hill it's placed upon and you should hit the main road. Follow it to the left (as you descended from the citadel) for about 5 minutes. You will see a small intersection, where the main road turns right, and intersects a small road coming from the left. There should be a small church on your left side, right before the intersection. Right after this intersection, the main road widens for a bit, becoming a 4-lane, and that's where you'll need to be, just after the main road turns right, on that extra lane. Don't worry about traffic, as cars coming of the 2-lane road still use the 4-lane one as a 2-lane for a while, so it's completely safe.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Braşov]], [[Bucharest]] ===<br />
{{stub}}<br />
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[[Category:Romania]]<br />
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Băile Felix]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|08.08<br />
|train to Oradea, then bus<br />
|-<br />
|[[Băile Felix]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|11.08<br />
|1 ride to Oradea, then train<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|22.08<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|23.08<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''3026.6 km'''<br />
|'''Until 23.08'''<br />
|'''81.8 km * 37 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Băile Felix]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|08.08<br />
|train to Oradea, then bus<br />
|-<br />
|[[Băile Felix]] - [[Oradea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|153.8 km<br />
|11.08<br />
|1 ride to Oradea, then train<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''2711.8 km'''<br />
|'''Until 11.08'''<br />
|'''79.75 km * 34 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Sighişoara]]<br />
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[[Category:Romania]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Category:E60&diff=23255Category:E602008-08-04T15:40:10Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>'''European route E60''' is a highway running from [[Brest]], [[France]] (on the Atlantic coast), to [[Irkeshtam]], [[Kyrgizstan]] (on the border with [[China|People's Republic of China]]).<br />
==Details==<br />
*Length: 6200km (3875 miles)<br />
*Major cities: [[Brest]] – [[Lorient]] – [[Vannes]] – [[Nantes]] – [[Angers]] – [[Tours]] – [[Orléans]] – [[Montargis]] – [[Auxerre]] – [[Beaune]] – [[Dole, Jura|Dole]] – [[Besançon]] – [[Belfort]] – [[Mulhouse]] – [[Basel]] – [[Zürich]] – [[Winterthur]] – [[St. Gallen]] – [[St. Margrethen]] – [[Bregenz]] – [[Feldkirch, Vorarlberg|Feldkirch]] – [[Landeck]] – [[Telfs]] – [[Innsbruck]] – [[Lauterach]] – [[Feldkirch, Vorarlberg|Feldkirch]] – [[Imst]] – [[Innsbruck]] – [[Wörgl]] – [[Rosenheim]] – [[Bad Reichenhall]] – [[Salzburg]] – [[Sattledt]] – [[Linz]] – [[Sankt Pölten]] – [[Vienna]] – [[Nickelsdorf]] – [[Mosonmagyaróvár]] – [[Budapest]] – [[Szolnok]] – [[Püspökladány]] – [[Oradea]] – [[Cluj-Napoca]] – [[Turda]] – [[Târgu Mureş]] - [[Sighişoara]] – [[Braşov]] – [[Ploieşti]] – [[Bucharest]] – [[Urziceni]] – [[Slobozia]] – [[Hârşova]] – [[Constanţa]] - [[Agigea]] … [[Poti]] – [[Samtredia]] – [[Khashuri]] – [[Tbilisi]] – [[Ganca]] – [[Evlak]] – [[Baku]] … [[Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan|Turkmenbashi]] – [[Gyzylarbat]] – [[Ashgabat]] – [[Tedjen]] – [[Mary, Turkmenistan|Mary]] – [[Chardzhu]] – [[Alat]] – [[Buchara]] – [[Karshi]] – [[Guzai]] – [[Sherobod]] – [[Termis]] – [[Dushanbe]] – [[Jirgatal]] – [[Sary Tash]] – [[Irkeshtam]]<br />
[[Category:European routes]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Sighi%C5%9Foara&diff=23254Sighişoara2008-08-04T15:39:42Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>'''Sighişoara''' (German: Schäßburg; Hungarian: Segesvár; Latin: Castrum Sex) is a city and municipality on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş County, [[Romania]]. Located in the historic region [[Transylvania]], Sighişoara has a population of 32,287 (2002). It is a very beautiful city, with a medieval citadel still standing. It is also considered the birth place of Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula as some call him. <br />
== Hitchhiking directions ==<br />
Sighişoara is crossed by a very important road in Romania, the European route E60. It will also be quite close to the future [[A3 (Romania)|A3]] motorway.<br />
=== North towards [[Târgu Mureş]], [[Cluj-Napoca]] ===<br />
Coming from the citadel, climb down the hill it's placed upon and you should hit the main road. Walk along it for about 5 minutes. You will see a small intersection, where the main road turns right, and intersects a small road coming from the left. There should be a small church on your left side, right before the intersection. Right after this intersection, the main road widens for a bit, becoming a 4-lane, and that's where you'll need to be, just after the main road turns right, on that extra lane. Don't worry about traffic, as cars coming of the 2-lane road still use the 4-lane one as a 2-lane for a while, so it's completely safe.<br />
=== South towards [[Braşov]], [[Bucharest]] ===<br />
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[[Category:Romania]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Sighi%C5%9Foara&diff=23253Sighişoara2008-08-04T15:39:25Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>'''Sighişoara''' (German: Schäßburg; Hungarian: Segesvár; Latin: Castrum Sex) is a city and municipality on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş County, [[Romania]]. Located in the historic region [[Transylvania]], Sighişoara has a population of 32,287 (2002). It is a very beautiful city, with a medieval citadel still standing. It is also considered the birth place of Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula as some call him. <br />
== Hitchhiking directions ==<br />
Sighişoara is crossed by a very important road in Romania, the European route E60. It will also be quite close to the future [[A3 (Romania)|A3]] motorway.<br />
=== North towards [[Târgu Mureş]], [[Cluj-Napoca]] ===<br />
Coming from the citadel, climb down the hill it's placed upon and you should hit the main road. Walk along it for about 5 minutes. You will see a small intersection, where the main road turns right, and intersects a small road coming from the left. There should be a small church on your left side, right before the intersection. Right after this intersection, the main road widens for a bit, becoming a 4-lane, and that's where you'll need to be, just after the main road turns right, on that extra lane. Don't worry about traffic, as cars coming of the 2-lane road still use the 4-lane one as a 2-lane for a while, so it's completely safe.<br />
== South towards [[Braşov]], [[Bucharest]]<br />
{{stub}}<br />
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[[Category:Romania]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Sighisoara&diff=23246Sighisoara2008-08-04T15:27:06Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Sighişoara]]<br />
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[[Category:Romania]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Sighi%C5%9Foara&diff=23007Sighişoara2008-07-29T10:20:55Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>'''Sighişoara''' (German: Schäßburg; Hungarian: Segesvár; Latin: Castrum Sex) is a city and municipality on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş County, Romania. Located in the historic region Transylvania, Sighişoara has a population of 32,287 (2002). It is a very beautiful city, with a medieval citadel still standing. It is also considered the birth place of Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula as some call him. <br />
{{stub}}<br />
[[Category:Romania]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Sighi%C5%9Foara&diff=23006Sighişoara2008-07-29T10:20:34Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>'''Sighişoara''' (German: Schäßburg; Hungarian: Segesvár; Latin: Castrum Sex) is a city and municipality on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş County, Romania. Located in the historic region Transylvania, Sighişoara has a population of 32,287 (2002). It is a very beautiful city, with a medieval citadel still standing. It is also considered the birth place of Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula as some call him. <br />
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[[Category:Romania]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:TruckThor/2008_Log&diff=22926User:TruckThor/2008 Log2008-07-27T08:19:27Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438.7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148.2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162.6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Sighişoara]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|25.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sighişoara]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|157.4 km<br />
|26.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''2404.2 km'''<br />
|'''Until 26.07'''<br />
|'''80.14 km * 30 rides'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<!-- end log --></div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:TruckThor/2008_Log&diff=22702User:TruckThor/2008 Log2008-07-20T12:11:41Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div><!-- begin log --><br />
{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438,7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148,2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ciucea]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ciucea]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|73 km<br />
|20.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''2089.4 km'''<br />
|'''Until 20.07'''<br />
|'''77,3 km / ride'''<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<!-- end log --></div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Signs&diff=22482Signs2008-07-14T17:32:08Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Sheffieldbedroomwall.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[User:Tmoon|Tmoon]]'s collection of [[signs]]]]<br />
[[Hitchhikers]] often debate about whether to use a '''sign'''. If you decide to use one there are several important things:<br />
* Think well about what place or text to put on it: use well known places, and sometimes also road names can be used or more humorous phrases (''"I don't stink"'').<br />
* Use the same font as the route directions<br />
* Use contrasting colors: black on brown cardboard is not very good readable for passing drivers, black on white is far more readable<br />
* Write only the initial letters in capitals. The human brain detects a word not only by combining a few letters, but also by recognizing the different ascenders and descenders (the heights of the different words). When writing only in capital letters you lose this advantage. That's why street signs respect the upper and lower case.<br />
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''Tip #1'':<br />
Make a sign of a large sheet of brightly colored paper glued to a sheet of cardboard. Cover this with self adhesive transparent book wrap. Now you made yourself a re-usable sign wich you can use with a whiteboard marker and clean again with a small towel.<br />
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''Tip #2'':<br />
Make use of waterproof, dustproof document bags. There you can store many sheets of paper and signs you can reuse. Nothing falls out, you could hang them somewhere and you can use both sides of the folder to have two signs at once. Ortlieb is one company that produces good ones.<br />
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''Tip #3'':<br />
Buy a pad of A4 plain paper, and use it inside a waterproof, dustproof transparent plastic folder that you can find in most stationary shops. When writing, insert something under the page to stop the pen ink running through to the page underneath (a document bag is good for this). With a pad of paper, you can quickly flip through pages to find the sign you need. Also, the pad can be a great souvenir of your journey.<br />
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[[Image:Img_l_1306483.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[User:MayaCova|MayaCova]] using was using a white board with considerable success.]]<br />
''Tip #4'': If you have a chance to plan a long hitchhiking trip in advance, some find using an erasable white board as a sign to be very useful for making big, clear and reusable signs.<br />
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[[Image:Smileycardboard.jpg|thumb|200px|Even this can work great]]<br />
[[Image:Signs.JPG|thumb|200px|Some more examples]]<br />
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==When not to use==<br />
Some hitchhikers think it could be better not to use signs at big crowded gas stations where it's up to you to ask people, like in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Germany]] on highway [[gas station]]s (and speaking fluent English/German). It's not very likely that holding a sign will help if you can already clearly state where you want to go and that you are hitchhiking.<br />
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Others always have a sign. To show it to people while their still in the car and then ask them when they pass by to pay for their gas. If they don't understand what's written on it they also ask. And I already have it with me when getting out of a car, so people sometimes ask me right away if they can take me... So it's definitely good to have it. It doesn't have any negative effects so why not use it?<br />
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In conflict with the above, a sign only makes sense when you stand next to the road. At the petrol station you could better show the driver on a map where you want to go and so he can show you where he can take you. You even don’t need to speak his language for that. The big problem with signs is that the driver must read it, then he must wonder if goes the same direction, than he wants to know if he likes your face and if he can stop somewhere...but than he realises that he passed you, he is now 500m away from you ...so he will decide to drive on!<br />
[[Image:Guaka my bithday2.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Sometimes you can use special signs]]<br />
If you just use your thumb the driver only has to decide if he likes you and if he can stop his car in this place. <br />
If he is going the right way, you can find out when he stops. <br />
Another bad idea is the use of shortcuts, because only locals know them (like HH for Hamburg). <br />
Also, the driver can see your faraway destination city and although he doesn't want to go there, he could take you for the next 200km. Most drivers don't realise how helpful they could be with these 200km, so they drive on.<br />
I always have enough baggage with me. So I really don’t need another square meter of waterproofed cardboard in my backpack.<br />
Use what you find and what you can put in the next garbage can!<br />
I only use sometimes funny signs or at some crossroads they could be helpful and when I am not the only hitchhiker who is standing next to the motorway. <br />
...but it's like religion, everybody has his own idea of it!<br />
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[[Category:General info]]<br />
[[Category:Signs]]<br />
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[[de:Schilder]]<br />
[[fr:Signes]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=File:TruckThor2.jpg&diff=22478File:TruckThor2.jpg2008-07-14T13:00:57Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>[[TruckThor]] hitchhiking in Romania.</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:TruckThor/2008_Log&diff=22425User:TruckThor/2008 Log2008-07-13T12:27:32Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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{| border="1"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Way'''<br />
|'''Distance'''<br />
|'''Date'''<br />
|'''Details'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|<br />
|3 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bucharest]]<br />
|438,7 km<br />
|04.02<br />
|By train<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bucharest]] - [[Dej]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|550 km<br />
|06.02<br />
|By train + 60 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|19.04<br />
|By coach + 10 km HHing 1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Baia Mare]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|18 km<br />
|20.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Baia Mare]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|148,2 km<br />
|21.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Ardusat]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|29.04<br />
|2 rides<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ardusat]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|162,6 km<br />
|30.04<br />
|4 rides<br />
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|-<br />
|[[Cluj-Napoca]] - [[Bonţida]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
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|-<br />
|[[Bonţida]] - [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|35 km<br />
|13.07<br />
|1 ride<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''1943.4 km'''<br />
|'''Until 13.07'''<br />
|'''80,9 km / ride'''<br />
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<div>I-85 stretches from Montgomery, Alabama to Petersburg, Virginia running through major cities in the South-east, including Atlanta, Greenville, Charlotte, Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point and Durham/Chapel Hill.<br />
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Be aware that many of these cities suffer from extensive urban sprawl (particularly Atlanta). Hence the name 'Charlantingham'(Charlotte/Atlanta/Birmingham) so catching a long distance ride from an Interstate on-ramp close to the city could be difficult.<br />
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[[Category:United States of America]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Category:Bern_(Canton)&diff=22406Category:Bern (Canton)2008-07-12T14:41:18Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>The canton Bern is located in west-central [[Switzerland]] and the city of [[Berne]] is its capital.<br />
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[[Category: Switzerland]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Category:Netherlands_Antilles&diff=22405Category:Netherlands Antilles2008-07-12T14:40:32Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>The '''Netherlands Antilles''', previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: [[Curaçao]] and [[Bonaire]], just off the Venezuelan coast, and [[Sint Eustatius]], [[Saba]] and [[Sint Maarten]], located southeast of the [[Virgin Islands]]. The islands form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the [[Netherlands]]. The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism, international financial services, international commerce and shipping and petroleum.<br />
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[[Category: Netherlands]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Template_talk:IsIn&diff=22404Template talk:IsIn2008-07-12T14:36:37Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>Works fine for example at [[Enschede]] or [[Rotterdam]], same with [[Karlsruhe]]. Somehow it's not working with [[Hörstel]], it only shows Nordrhein-Westfalen, not Europe > Germany. Rare? Same with [[Munich]]. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 18:54, 14 June 2008 (CEST)<br />
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:Both, [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]] and [[Bayern]], are redirects into the category namespace. When building the bread crumbs trail, the software follows redirects before seeing the isin in the redirecting page. Thus, [[München]] isin [[:Category:Bayern]], not in [[Bayern]]! Since [[:Category:Bayern]] has no higher level isin, the trail stops here.<br />
:You could call this a bug, but actualy, it is a logical dilema. Either use the isin in the redirecting page and ignore a potential isin in the page where the redirects points to, or doing it the other way round. It's not possible to do both.<br />
:-- hansm<br />
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:No, sorry, I have been wrong. After having looked through the code, I know it better, now. It's right the opposit way as I have told: ''First'', it looks for an isin. If no isin is found, it checks whether the page is a redirect. If so, it follows the redirect, displays the level in italics and looks for an isin in the page the redirect points to. -- [[User:Hansm|Hansm]] 19:54, 14 June 2008 (CEST)<br />
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:There seems to be a little caching problem with redirect pages. On Wikivoyage, we don't use isins on redirect pages, so this problem did never occure. However, this will probably only affect new created isins on redirect pages, not those that already exist for more than a day. The MediaWiki caching system is kind of mysterious. It depends on user language settings, permissions and others. After I had clicked on all redirect pages with a new isin, the caches seem to have become updated. Now, all bread crumbs trails look good. Let's see what will be tomorrow :-) -- [[User:Hansm|Hansm]] 20:31, 14 June 2008 (CEST)<br />
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::Yep, seems that it needs some time to update the cache. Here everything works now :) We'll see, thanks for you help anyway! Nice plugin! [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 21:14, 14 June 2008 (CEST)<br />
What about countries that are on two different continents (Russia, Turkey etc.) -- [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 16:36, 12 July 2008 (CEST)</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Tiziano&diff=22403User:Tiziano2008-07-12T10:56:49Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>[[Image:IMG_7303.JPG|right|thumb|234px|Me hitchhiking in Latvia.]]<br />
== About Me ==<br />
My name is Tiziano I'm 22 years old and I'm from [[Padova]], [[Italy]]. I'm active on [http://www.couchsurfing.com Couchsurfing.com] and [http://www.hospitalityclub.org HospitalityClub.org] as host, guest and volunteer.<br />
So far, I've been hitchhiking in [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Germany]], [[Lithuania]], [[Latvia]], [[Estonia]] and [[Ireland]].<br />
My shortest rides were about 2-3 km long, in [[Turin]], [[Italy]], and that was the only time I was hitchhiking in [[Italy]], and in [[Doolin]], [[County Clare]], [[Ireland]]. So far the longest one I took was in [[Germany]] for 425km.<br />
I speak fluent Italian, English and French, some Spanish and German and a bit of Lithuanian.<br />
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[[Image:IMG_5392.JPG|left|thumb|300px|Me HHing from [[Berlin]] to [[Munich]], [[Germany]]]]<br />
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== Hithchiking Diary ==<br />
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November 2005: <br />
* [[Rouen]]-[[Paris]] 120km - 1h10<br />
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December 2005: <br />
* [[Paris]]-[[Metz]] 330km - 3h30<br />
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June 2006: <br />
* [[Berlin]]-[[Munchen]] (Herrsching am Ammersee) 650km - 6h10<br />
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October 2006: <br />
* [[Kaunas]]-[[Riga]] 260km - 4h00 - was planned to [[Tallin]] but we had to catch a bus.<br />
* [[Tallinn]]-[[Siauliai]] 440km - 7h30 - was planned to [[Kaunas]] but the night was coming and we had to stop.<br />
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January 2007:<br />
* [[Ireland]] - short distance hitchhiking between [[Doolin]], [[Cliffs of Moher]] and [[Liscannor]] - no more than 4km and 10 minutes<br />
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== Projects ==<br />
Graduate!<br />
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== Plans ==<br />
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Graudate!<br />
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[[Category:Hitchhikers]]</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User_talk:TruckThor&diff=22346User talk:TruckThor2008-07-11T17:22:35Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>Hey TruckThor! Welcome to the Hitchwiki and thanks for your awesome contributions! [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 10:40, 24 April 2007 (CEST)<br />
:It's good being here. Makes me feel active, helping other travelers like me. I'll try and keep up the work. [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 16:31, 24 April 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 this 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]] 21:07, 7 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
: Wow, cool. Thanks, I guess. Didn't get exactly what I'm supposed to do, though. :) -- [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 22:08, 7 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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:: Our idea is that people will become more active if they get more "power". But also, if you see e.g. a spam or vandalism attack happening before I (or any of the other sysops) do, you're able to stop it now. :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 14:01, 9 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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==User Talk==<br />
Hey! It's common to use [[User talk:Metahiker|user talk pages]] to welcome people on wikis. Of course, I'm very happy you welcome people in the first place :) [[User:guaka|guaka]]<small><sup>[http://guaka.org site], [[user talk:guaka|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 19:10, 11 July 2008 (CEST)<br />
: Oh... Sorry. I thought that's what I was doing. I modified the user page, not the user talk page, didn't I... Sorry, will definitely look twice to see where I'm editing next time. :) -- [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 19:22, 11 July 2008 (CEST)</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User_talk:TruckThor&diff=22345User talk:TruckThor2008-07-11T17:22:07Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>Hey TruckThor! Welcome to the Hitchwiki and thanks for your awesome contributions! [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 10:40, 24 April 2007 (CEST)<br />
:It's good being here. Makes me feel active, helping other travelers like me. I'll try and keep up the work. [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 16:31, 24 April 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 this 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]] 21:07, 7 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
: Wow, cool. Thanks, I guess. Didn't get exactly what I'm supposed to do, though. :) -- [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 22:08, 7 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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:: Our idea is that people will become more active if they get more "power". But also, if you see e.g. a spam or vandalism attack happening before I (or any of the other sysops) do, you're able to stop it now. :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 14:01, 9 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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==User Talk==<br />
Hey! It's common to use [[User talk:Metahiker|user talk pages]] to welcome people on wikis. Of course, I'm very happy you welcome people in the first place :) [[User:guaka|guaka]]<small><sup>[http://guaka.org site], [[user talk:guaka|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 19:10, 11 July 2008 (CEST)<br />
: Oh... Sorry. I thought that's what I was doing. I modified the user page, not the user talk page, didn't I... Sorry, will definitely look where I'm editing next time. :) -- [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 19:22, 11 July 2008 (CEST)</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Metahiker&diff=22337User:Metahiker2008-07-11T16:44:41Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>Hello<br />
I'm from Finland and currently I use more time thinking about hitchhiking than actually doing it<br />
: Hello Metahiker, welcome. We're hoping to see some contributions in the future. Until then, all the best. [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 18:44, 11 July 2008 (CEST)</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Brazil&diff=22327Talk:Brazil2008-07-11T13:06:05Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>Someone else please take a look at the last modification. To me it just doesn't sound good. [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 23:59, 10 July 2008 (CEST)<br />
: What do you mean? Wrong content, or just the bad grammar? --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 13:55, 11 July 2008 (CEST)<br />
:: "Brazilians consider their country very violent and dangerous part due to the medias love to seize on the stories and exagerate them. Brazil needs to be taken with caution but Hitchiking is doable in every area except within greater São Paulo, as you are over shadowed due to the volumes of traffic." '''Could this be personal experience?''' "North East may be trickier as there are less cars and peoples fear of Bandidos." '''If the people fear the bandits, shouldn't we? And I also don't find the tone of it appropriate for a Wiki. Or maybe it's just me.''' [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 15:06, 11 July 2008 (CEST)</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Brazil&diff=22311Talk:Brazil2008-07-10T21:59:22Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>Someone else please take a look at the last modification. To me it just doesn't sound good. [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 23:59, 10 July 2008 (CEST)</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Germany&diff=22309Germany2008-07-10T21:56:34Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>{{infobox Country<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|language = German<br />
|capital = [[Berlin]]<br />
|pop = 82,314,900<br />
|currency = Euro (€)<br />
|hitch = {{good}}<br />
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<map lat='51.39920565355378' lng='9.9755859375' zoom='5' view='0' height='320' width='260' float='left' country='Germany' /><br />
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'''Germany''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. It is a great country for [[hitchhiking]]. Just make sure you get on the ''Autobahn'' (motorway)! There it is best to get to a ''Raststätte'' ([[service area]]) where drivers can legally stop and get from one to another. You will often find [[maps]] with the motorways and the service areas along them. On most on ramps you will get also reasonably fast a ride. Just make sure not to end up on a "Schnellstrasse" (leading to the on ramp), where cars go fast and cannot stop.<br />
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In Germany there are no speed limits on many highways. So you might first want to try to get a ride with fast cars before asking truck drivers! Trucks are great during nighttime, but like in [[France]], there are restrictions to when they might drive. In Germany, most trucks aren't allowed to drive on Sundays or public holidays until 22:00.<br />
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If you are traveling specific highways, have a look at the '''[[Template:Highways DE|highways]]''' page or at the bottom of this article. There you'll find specific information about the ramps and hints along the highways, currently especially for the route [[Amsterdam]]–[[Berlin]] along the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] and [[A30 (Germany)|A30]]!<br />
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== License plates ==<br />
In Germany license plates start with an abbreviation of the region where the car is registered. So look out for number plates starting with '''B''' if you're hitching to [[Berlin]]! Have a look at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_car_number_plates German car number plates] and [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Kfz-Kennzeichen_in_Deutschland List of abbreviations used] (in German) on Wikipedia for more information.<br />
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{{Template:Cities Germany}}<br />
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== Border crossings ==<br />
Germany implemented the [[Schengen Agreement]]. This means, that the border to other Schengen countries are open. Since December 21th 2007, [[Poland]] and [[Czech Republic]] are also part of the Schengen area and only at the border to [[Switzerland]]) there are still checkpoints and German custom officers or sometimes police might control your luggage. If you want to hitchhike from a border check point, it might be better, to stand a little bit away from the check point, so you are out of the custom officers' sight.<br />
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== Carpooling ''(Mitfahrgelegenheit)'' ==<br />
Germany has a national carpooling website that gives the opportunity to the driver to post their journey in search of passenger to share the cost of the ride. The website, called [http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de/ Mitfahrgelegenheit] is sadly exclusively in german. Although, its system is pretty basic as you can scroll search from your departure point ''(von)'' to a destination ''(nach)'' with a date and # of passengers. If you search for a ride going outside Germany or to Germany from another [[Europe|european]] country, you can simply click the ''Europa'' link. Then you simply have to contact the driver yourself (most of the time through email, some does leave their phone number) and agree to a price and a departure point and time. This system can reveal a low expense alternative to hitching, a similar system also exists in [[Belgium]].<br />
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Experience showed that sometimes hitchhiking is even faster than ''Mitfahrgelegenheit'', because drivers sometimes drive in each city they pass to get in new passengers or load them off. <br />
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''Note: Abfahrt = Departure / Ankunft = Arrival''<br />
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== Maps ==<br />
[[Image:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from [[Berlin]] to [[Munich]]]]<br />
If you're not staying very long in Germany you can make it with any map of Germany showing you the gas stations on the highway. Go to any gas station along the highways and ask for a "Autobahn-Guide". This "Autobahn-Guide" is for free! You'll get a booklet describing all Services and including a map with an overview of all gas stations along the highways. More Information you can find here: [http://www.tank.rast.de/standorte/servicenetz/index.php tank.rast.de]. You can also find more detailed maps there for ~5 Euro.<br />
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Very good maps for hitchhiking are '''Michelin Regional''', the orange ones with the numbers 541-546. There are six of them, each covering a different part of Germany.<br /><br />
They are very detailed, on the motorway they show every single gas station, hotel, restaurant, or parking place and they also have town maps for any bigger town within the covered area.<br /><br />
Ratio is 1:350000. You can usually get them in local bookstores for about EUR 8.<br />
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[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] suggests the ''Aral Straßen-Atlas Deutschland & Europa''. It contains a detailled map of '''Germany''' and bordering countries, with city maps of the biggest German cities and all service stations along the highway. Costs EUR 7,95. Available at all ''Aral'' service stations and bookstores.<br />
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== Eat ==<br />
Try to avoid eating on service stations on the motorways. They are very expensive (you even have to pay for the toilets) and the food is usually very bad.<br />
At some service stations with a ''Sanifair'' system you get a EUR 0,50 bill for the toilet. You can buy things for EUR 0,50 with it at the petrol station shop and at the restaurant.<br />
You can drink water from the tap nearly everywhere in Germany.<br />
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Keep in mind that most shops (including supermarkets) are not allowed to open on Sundays. There are ''no'' 24h-shops, but gas stations often offer a limited food section.<br />
In bigger cities you can usually get the cheapest food at the various Turkish and Italian Restaurants.<br />
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{{States Germany}}<br />
{{Highways DE}}<br />
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== Practical links ==<br />
* [http://deu.anarchopedia.org/index.php/Deutschland:Trampstellen Hitchhiking spots in Germany], in German, on a GFDL wiki<br />
* [http://www.hitch-hiking.org www.hitch-hiking.org - Information all about hitchhiking (English and German language)]<br />
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?country=DE world map with good places to hitch]<br />
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Autobahn_1-999.png Overview of highways in Germany]<br />
* [http://www.best-restaurants.de/aurade.htm Highway restaurants in German]<br />
* [http://www.tank.rast.de/standorte/servicenetz/index.php/ Service stations on highways in Germany]<br />
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* [http://www.autostrade.de/ Autobahnübersicht Italien]<br />
* [http://stuenings-nt.stuenings.de/LuR/karten/01519.gif Autobahnübersicht Italien]<br />
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* [http://www.bibione.com/index_de.html Bibione - Offizielle HP]<br />
* [http://www.bibione.com/vetrina/images/mappa_dintorni.jpg Bibione Übersichts Karte]<br />
* [http://www.bibione.com/upload//sito_bibione/162sito_bibione.jpg Bibione Strand]<br />
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__NOTOC__</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Germany&diff=22308Talk:Germany2008-07-10T21:55:43Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>" If coming in with a commuter train, they easily take you out of your train to search your belongings, while your train continues without you. Forget any compensation for your ticket. This is just to show that your place should be in a freight train. Some of them act very neutrally, some others behave like louts. No use to complain any higher authorities afterwords, you won´t receive any attention, specially if you write in any other language but German."<br />
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I removed some of it. But if it's bullshit, your rewriting it would be a very welcome addition! :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 20:21, 24 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
: I will try to rewrite it, my english might not be very good, though [[User:84.169.240.66|84.169.240.66]] 18:05, 15 July 2006 (UTC)<br />
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::Don't worry about spelling and stuff like that! It's a wiki! :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 19:53, 19 July 2006 (UTC)<br />
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Is it really usual, that custom officers check ones luggage, when travelling from Poland? Although I never travelled there, I can hardly believe that.<br />
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I removed the assertion that this will happen at the border to the netherland, because I live close to that border and I know that this is not true.<br />
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:It is not usual, but it is a border crossing and completely normal if the officers would decide to do so... as they are paid to do so under practical need or pure suspicion, it just therefore can be expected. (ps. what is the upper top section about?) [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 19:53, 6 November 2007 (CET)<br />
::If you are looking for experiences with custom officers at the polish border, mine as always been positive and flashing a canadian passport as always made the prior most aggressive officer, (either polish or german approaching the border by foot on the highway), continue into a fully polite chat... <br />
The last 2 sentences of the border crossing should be re-written, I can't understand them<br />
[[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 19:53, 6 November 2007 (CET)<br />
::: I rewrote it a little and hope that's better now. I'm not sure wether this information is really helpful, because i never had such problems. About the part that I removed: There is no real border to the Netherlands anymore. I crossed it very very often and never saw any custom officers. Even it they are allowed to stop and check people, this just doesn't happen nowadays. Chances for that are much higher in a soccer stadium or on music festivals. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://http://www.liftershalte.info/ site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 20:44, 6 November 2007 (CET)<br />
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About the mitgefahren section, mitgefahren is a carsharing website so of course you pay your driver for the service... I must say I do not understand the description made (??)[[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 19:53, 6 November 2007 (CET)<br />
: Yeah, you're right. I hardly understood it and found it useless. I usually hitchhike because I don't want to use mitfahrgelegenheit. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://http://www.liftershalte.info/ site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 20:44, 6 November 2007 (CET)<br />
:: A description of the Mitfahrzentrale website could still exist as it is decent information and quite a possible alternative, but it should simply be described for what it is and its system basically explained instead of doing an appreciation of it. I can try to sketch it out... the previous explanation on the wiki was not telling anything about it at all [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 20:57, 6 November 2007 (CET)<br />
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Last one that modified this page, I can't see the letters you added. In stead of the normal ones, I see just random stuff (nonexistent letters and smudgy characters). Anyone else have this problem. Rolling back modification. [[User:TruckThor|TruckThor]] 23:55, 10 July 2008 (CEST)</div>TruckThorhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Cluj_(county)&diff=22244Cluj (county)2008-07-04T15:45:52Z<p>TruckThor: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Romanian County<br />
|country = Romania<br />
|area = 6,674 km² (2,576.8 sq mi)<br />
|pop = 684,383 (July 2003)<br />
|seat = [[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
|plate = CJ<br />
|motorways = [[A3 (Romania)|A3]]<br />
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'''Cluj''' (Hungarian: Kolozs) is a county of [[Romania]], in [[Transylvania]], with the capital city at [[Cluj-Napoca]]. It is quite easy to hitchhike around, the people being friendly, and the roads good.<br />
==Cities==<br />
*[[Cluj-Napoca]]<br />
*[[Turda]]<br />
*[[Câmpia Turzii]]<br />
*[[Dej]]<br />
*[[Gherla]]<br />
*[[Huedin]]<br />
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{{IsIn|Romania}}</div>TruckThor