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• People's Republic of China
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• Project 888/Games
  ...ups of three we share stories of time when we made a great connection with people on our way, This maybe a little less game like but a good way to get to know people and get the ball rolling for the theme of the open space day.
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• Twin Falls
  ...d) where you can fly a sigh, though I have never had to myself I have herd people do well there. being there is not a lot of hikers or train hoppers that com
  456 bytes (83 words) - 21:21, 15 March 2017
• Kanazawa
  ...ation and try to find people on this small serice station. I luckuly found people after one hour.
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• Hitchhikers
  '''Hitchhikers''' are people who [[hitchhiking|hitchhike]]. They have their own informal classification: * '''Hippie''': the most numerous, the people of free opinion, romantic mood, for which the trail – a way of life, ofte
  853 bytes (119 words) - 14:52, 28 March 2013
• Sossusvlei
  ...nowhere, is rather good seeing as its relatively easy to hitch a ride with people going there in their rental cars or something. ...hoek]] and turn of the ''B1'' a few kilometers south of ''Rehoboth'', some people take the C26. Both should be rather doable but the former option worked fin
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• Flanders
  '''Flanders''' is the northern part of [[Belgium]], where most people speak Flemish. [[Hitchhiking]] in Flanders is mostly pretty easy. ...re strong Flemish nationalist tendencies so it might be better to approach people in English if you speak both French and English.
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• Cruising spot
  ...r. Most often, these places are well-known by the locals, of course by the people who use them, but not always by the inconspicuous hitchhiker. ...it's best to avoid these places. Besides that you might run the risk that people might solicit you for sexual acts ('''although rape is extremely rare;''' -
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• Klokan
  '''Klokan''' ''More People In A Car'' Klokan is a service for '''hitching and carpooling''', connecting people that go in the same direction at the same time.
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• Hitchhiker’s friend Certificate
  ...during [[Abgefahren hitchhiking race 2011]]. It is a give-away to friendly people who helped you on your trip. Mostly it was given to friendly [[driver]]s. ...ly further contact details if you want to keep in touch with extremly nice people you meet on the road.
  958 bytes (146 words) - 01:30, 22 June 2014
• HikingCaravanCamino
  ...the time/ what camino / the starting point will be decided once we are few people motivated, me i'm flexible, I chose the spring season because there is way
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• Art of Hitchhiking (Technique)
  ...ion is the best way. Some of the styles are very country depended - asking people directly at petrol stations is very efficient and effective in [[Germany]],
  849 bytes (124 words) - 16:41, 13 April 2017
• Antarctica
  ...people and cars, there are still some to be found. And so there have been people who have actually hitchhiked in Antarctica. Please take warm clothing with
  502 bytes (74 words) - 16:27, 14 October 2020
• Traffic light hitchhiking
  ...stations as people do stop and have time and also '''traffic lights''' as people have to stop. When a car stands still, it is easy to talk to people in the car. Most hitchhikers develop their own [[gestures|gesture]] (showin
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• Vama Veche
  ...Vama Veche border crossing]]). In summer, Vama Veche’s beach attracts many people looking for a less commercial atmosphere than the other Black Sea resorts. ...ke sure that you start your trip early because there will be lots of other people hoping to get a ride too!
  717 bytes (120 words) - 22:13, 7 September 2013
• Paimpont
  ...nde Forest]]. It is very hitchable, although very small, but you will find people willing to help you reach your next destination quite easily. ...re to learn some very interesting local facts, legends and tales. Also the people could tell you about places you did not know about.
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• Broken Hill
  Especially the "Grey Nomads" (retired people with caravans) will leave quite early in the morning towards either [[Adela ...e a walk around the caravan parks in the morning and have a chat with some people who are about to leave.
  570 bytes (94 words) - 14:09, 26 August 2012
• San Pedro (Belize)
  Most people ride a ferry to get to the island. But there are a couple of private boats ...me instances. Half the vehicles are golf carts. Each golf cart can carry 4 people confortably, and more sacrificing confort. If you're at a decent spot, you'
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• Eastern Asia
  * [[File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|30px|border]] [[China]] * [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|30px|border]] [[North Korea|Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]
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• Columbus, Georgia
  ...o remain patient. It may take a couple of days to get out of town, even if people are going to the same location as you. There is heavy crime in many areas s
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• Bamako
  ...e. Even in the middle of the night cars will stop, possibly only for white people though. Some people say it's good to try at the police stops at the city border, for going to o
  435 bytes (69 words) - 23:46, 5 January 2021
• HikingCaravanCamino/Spring2024
  Because most of the people motivated are hitchiking from far away we are gonna give, for now, a 10 day ...s the biggest path of the Camino de santiago (picture bellow), most or all people will wild camp.
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• Fortaleza
  ...stop there, but there's plenty of people who are willing to stop. Lots of people are going to beaches along the way... I even got someone going all the way
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• Siegendorf
  ...at unreliable here, but there is a big parking lot in front of Hofer where people can pull over after they've seen you standing on the intersection. You'll k
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• Santa Elena de Uairen
  ...on in this area. Lots of people have pick-up trucks and don't mind letting people hop in the back. A lot of Brazilians go here for buying things cheaper. It
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• South-Eastern Asia
  * [[File:Flag of Laos.svg|30px|border]] [[Laos|Lao People's Democratic Republic]]
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• Caye Caulker
  Most people ride a ferry to get to the island. But there are a couple of private boats ...easy. There are almost no cars, but golf carts. Each golf cart can carry 4 people confortably, and more sacrificing confort. Half the carts are driven by tou
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• Melanesia
  ...e have brown skins and this is one of the characteristics that defines the people. ...erally VERY SAFE, and the people in the remote regions ARE the friendliest people on this planet!
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• Project 888/Workshops
  For Saturday we are planning to create an open space for people to share experiences, knowledge and ideas. We want to do games, organise wo ...ople want to do, what expectations people might have of this day, and what people want to learn. Then we will move towards smaller groups doing exactly what
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• Strausberg
  ...€2,80, but you can try to "hitch" on people's monthly tickets because some people are allowed to take a second person with them after 20:00 and on weekends. You can use the Kulturpark at the lake. There are people with dogs in the morning, look out for dogshit. Place yourself hidden, don'
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• Airport
  ...ur destination: "''City centre''", "''South''"... People freshly landed or people waiting for someone will be quite receptive to such a sign and may approach
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• Madeira Islands
  ...s region of [[Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese, but most of people speak English very well. The exact place is not so important, since the streets are not crowded, people even stop in front of tunnels or in round a bound to pick up hitchhikers. B
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• La Bufadora
  ...ure to camp behind the dunes, as it might be windy in the night. Ask local people for hot water to make some tea, and keep in mind that you might even be inv
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• Copiapó
  ...dera, Bahia Inglesa, Chañaral, Taltal and Antofagasta. On the weekend many people just go to the beach so they are usually not going very far. Try asking for
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• Sylt
  ...on most people are tourists and outside the season there are not that many people.
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• Muonio
  ...[[Kilpisjärvi]]. Also, the intersection is a central spot in the town, so people might stop just to ask, what are you doing. ...f Finland and the nearest bigger city is Rovaniemi. That is why more often people are driving towards east than south. Therefore it is probably easier to hit
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• Random Roads/Contributors
  This page is about the people behind the [[Random Roads]] magazine. Whatever... * give people courage/knowledge
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• Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
  ...heir cars since they have just dropped someone off. You can either talk to people directly or stand at the end before the extended highway on-ramp begins; if
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• Lappeenranta
  ...from the center though) coming out of the city in direction west, plus the people coming out from the airport. ...You can also try to go when a flight of your interest lands and go to ask people to give you a ride. There aren't many flights every day, so you better chec
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• How to hitchhike through Cities
  Problem: Too much traffic, multi-lane roads and people who don´t drive far.
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• Borneo
  ...r [[Kutai]] national park. First truck passes, stopped at my waved hand, 3 people inside, I became the fourth! From the middle of the jungle to the next big ...not pay for a lift. Gratis is a handy word and most people understand it. People are very friendly and its quite safe to wild camp at night.
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• Monterrey
  ...y''). Note that Monterrey has suffered heavily under the Mexican drug war. People are therefore extremely suspicious to strangers. This can often be noted wh
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• Hope
  ...'t take long but remember, it's illegal to pick up people on Highway 1, so people may not want to stop. ...n the highway that splits North towards Kelowna or East to Princeton. Most people will be Kelowna bound, going the other way can take forever. It is possible
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• Central Asia
  ...rtation is rather scarce so people normally pay. Private taxis are common. People invite you easily in their homes (be careful that you do not abuse that gen ...need to walk your way out of most towns, but it makes also more sense for people to see you walking and eventually ask for a free ride: if you get no free r
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• Anton Krotov
  ...ers in Russia by posting advertisements in relevant magazines and inviting people to his home in Moscow or to go on trips together. ...lace in Indonesia in 2015. He now opens houses "of good people" where only people known to him are allowed, and who have to financially contribute. In 2016 h
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• Mendig
  ...dig|Maria Laach]] which is a beautiful monastery on a very nice lake, many people make weekend trips to there.
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• Rødby
  ...'. Talking to people on the ferry is no problem at all, just watch out for people that are sitting alone in the restaurant or around the boat. If you are left just after the ferry, there is a gas station but not a lot of people stop there. A good possibility is to stand just before the gas station: mos
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• Asahikawa
  a lot of people are passing by and you'll easily get a ride within 5min.
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• Amherst (Massachusetts)
  ...[http://www.Ridebuzz.org Ridebuzz.org], which is an online tool that helps people connect to share rides.
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• Brocéliande forest
  ...asily hitchable. It is better to have a sign because it will encourage the people to give you a lift if you're not going to far, or get you closer to your de ...try to tell you some things even through the language barrier. The younger people usually speak a little English but usually with a very strong French accent
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• Borsh
  '''[[Borsh]]''' is a village in [[Albania]], famous among the travel people for hosting some Rainbow Gatherings close by and for the easiness of campin ...field (Haliq), go for hiking in the mountain over Vonja, meet all the 90+ people, there is a bar with a waterfall in Ixuar(IZvor) etc.
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• London Stansted
  ...up to them when getting in their cars, or stand next to the machines where people pay for their parking time. ...nty of sign prohibiting to walk in direction of the roundabout but lots of people still walk there. The roundabout is about a 10 minute walk from the termina
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• DIY Travel Gear
  ...ur own travel gear, not only to save money (or stop giving it to the wrong people) but also to make something that does exactly what you want.
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• Good times to hitchhike
  ...efinitely the best time for hitchhiking in most western countries. So many people are rushing to visit friends or family for the weekend. Also, everyone is i ...working people on the road. It usually gets better in the afternoon, when people are driving back from their weekend trip alone. Sundays during extended wee
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• Asia
  * [[File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|30px|border]] [[People's Republic of China]] * [[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|30px|border]] [[North Korea|Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]
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• Embassy
  ...e a request for it. Other people also have to. It's your chance to talk to people waiting whether they want to go to the country of your choice and when and
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• 888/Evaluation
  * For french people, the place wasn't so new, but when we were seen all the people smiling about we understand what they feel about this place ! [[User:Terreh * It was great to see how people were contributing to organising the food. It was all very spontaneous and t
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• Baden-Baden
  ...located at the edge of the Black Forest. Mostly retired people and/or rich people who want to get rid of their money in the casino come here.
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• BLAF
  ...se or dress up a royal person. The contestants are divided into teams of 4 people, and everyday the team splits further into pairs who will hitchhike togethe
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• Eastern Europe
  ...get to know more about your culture. Especially outside of the big cities, people tend to be very friendly.
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• Sistan and Baluchestan
  Most people in Iran and other countries are afraid and if you check Iran's security des Once you put the fear aside, you will find a beautiful landscape and great people.
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• Bytom
  ...an Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Bytom there are eight cities wit ...nd walk to the '''''Sosnowiec Szpital Wojewódzki''''' (hospital), just ask people about ''Szpital'' (pronounce shpital).
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• Tychy
  ...an Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Tychy there are eight cities wit ...nd walk to the '''''Sosnowiec Szpital Wojewódzki''''' (hospital), just ask people about ''Szpital'' (pronounce shpital).
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• Dąbrowa Górnicza
  ...an Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Dąbrowa Górnicza there are eig ...nd walk to the '''''Sosnowiec Szpital Wojewódzki''''' (hospital), just ask people about ''Szpital'' (pronounce shpital).
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• Chorzów
  ...an Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Chorzów there are eight cities ...nd walk to the '''''Sosnowiec Szpital Wojewódzki''''' (hospital), just ask people about ''Szpital'' (pronounce shpital).
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• Bahia de Los Angeles
  ...to this town to relax and go fishing. Don’t hesitate to smile and approach people, you might be invited for some meal and make friends. ...you walk through / hitch-hike the town, you’ll definitely meet and talk to people. Ask when they’re leaving and get out of Bahia with them.
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• How to find a good spot
  * Ask people - Most people living in a town will be able to tell you how to get out of town. They can ...ople driving pass, you start to have a bad feeling, then do something. Ask people if this the right way and they will tell you a better spot.
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• Dax
  ...lk, a light so you can hitchhike at night if there's traffic and space for people to stop. 43.745598, -1.055465 If you want to go further than [[Bordeaux]], you can ask people to drop you at Aire de Bordeaux-Cestas. You can easily find a ride towards
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• Ruda Śląska
  ...an Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Ruda Śląska there are eight ci ...nd walk to the '''''Sosnowiec Szpital Wojewódzki''''' (hospital), just ask people about ''Szpital'' (pronounce shpital).
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• Sosnowiec
  ...an Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Sosnowiec there are eight cities ...pressway S86. Optionally you can walk there from the city centre. Just ask people about ''Szpital'' (pronounce shpital).
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• Zabrze
  ...an Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Zabrze there are eight cities wi ...nd walk to the '''''Sosnowiec Szpital Wojewódzki''''' (hospital), just ask people about ''Szpital'' (pronounce shpital). There is a petrol station on express
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• Lillehammer
  If you've hitched in Norway before then you probably know that asking people for rides at gas stations is the way to go. ...oil" down by the lake close to a shopping mall called "Strandtorget". Some people stop there if they're going to Trondheim or Oslo.
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• Haverfordwest
  ...le are just turning back to Haverfordwest, but during the peak season more people might stop here before catching the ferry from Fishguard.
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• Porto Velho
  ...talk with driver at the gas station Ipiranga before but there are too many people staying in the city.
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• Nouméa
  You can hitch within the city. People do this regularly and it works quite well. It is fairly easy to get a lift ...talking to people in the airport or just outside, because about 99% of all people will drive down to Nouméa. Speaking French helps.
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• Raiatea
  ...Tahiti but it is easily possible. You will find sooner or later a ride and people tend to drive a bit further than where they wanted to go to. It should take Especially in the South there are not many people living and be warned that you may end up walking for an entire hour or more
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• Bruchsal
  ...km down the Bundesstraße and there is a Aral gas station where you can ask people for rides again. ...sign. Getting rides to Karlsruhe or Heidelberg on B3 is difficult because people tend to take the A5.
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• Jalisco
  ...metropolitan area is the second largest in Mexico with more than 4 million people. Jalisco is one of the most important economic centers of the countries. It ...hapala (one of the most popular weekend destinations for ''tapatíos'' i.e. people from Guadalajara), and [[San Juan de los Lagos]] and [[Lagos de Moreno]] in
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• Hamedan
  ...the range behind it, is really worthy to visit. wheather is quite cold but people are very warm Couchsurfing community is quite small, but local people are extremely welcoming. [[User: Fedecicco| Fede]] was spontaneously invite
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• Levis
  ...go to Levis, so it might remain unknown for most of them, hence that many people in Quebec won't be able to give tips regarding the southern shore. ...op at the St-Nicolas [[rest area]] where you'll be able to ask directly to people.
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• Sápmi (area)
  '''Sápmi''' (area), the entire cultural region inhabited by the Sami people minority in northern [[Europe]], sometimes erroneously referred to as [[Lap
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• New Caledonia
  ...t people live there and it is the main city. Nouméa city has about 100.000 people wheras the second biggest city Koné has only about 5.000. Keep the time in mind and the public holidays. Most people leave [[Nouméa|Noumea]] for the weekend and there is plenty of traffic goi
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• Liftari @ IRCnet
  ...). If you have anything to ask about hitchhiking in Finland, these are the people.
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• Sumatra
  ...nd in western [[Indonesia]]. It has an area of 470,000 km² with 45 million people <small>(as of 2005)</small> living on it. ...e a travel car, don't forget to bargain for the price and before that, ask people around for the normal price ("harga biasa").
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• La Spezia
  ...e cars to stop safely. You have traffic lights just before the station, so people can see you early and see the place to stop well. The traffic is heavy, and ...ions because it's in the city center, and both streets are pretty main, so people generally know them.
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• Nyköping
  ...bro".. Here you can ask people for a ride north or south on the E4 as many people stop for gas and food on both sides. Its impossible to not get a ride to St
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• Murwillumbah
  The people in this area are friendly and will often pick up hitchhikers. You should kn ...you have a [[signs|sign]], you might get a lift to your destination. Most people heading along this road are heading along the Kyogle road and will likely g
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• Ivano-Frankivsk
  ...off at the stop ''Radiozavod'' (a big green industrial building). Then ask people for directions to the highway (''Halytske shosse'') towards Halych and Lviv ...get off at the stop ''Radiozavod'' (a big green industrial building). Ask people for directions to the Kalush highway (''Kalus'ka trasa'').
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• Hitchgathering/2011/Workshops
  ...nlibrary.org but briefly: it's an event where the books in the library are people who represent one part of their identity (e.g. plumber, geek, queer, politi ...he local living library people could help (they are everywhere), and b) if people who sign up for the hitchgathering could already announce if they want to b
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• Kyustendil
  '''Kjustendil''' is a small city in [[Bulgaria]]. Around 45,000 people live here. ...nly reason to go further west after Kyustendil, traffic is very scarce and people are reluctant to stop for you as this road passes through a Roma neighborho
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• Tianjin
  {{IsIn|People's_Republic_of_China}}
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• Benin
  won't insist. Getting invited to people's houses to sleep isn't very people, the South has the Vodun religion and most of the little tourism
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• Project 888/Utrecht
  On the 8th of August over a hundred people (and counting) will join up to hitchhike to Paris from different places aro ...tchhikers coming from further to have a rest before hitting Paris, and for people leaving from the Netherlands to listen to the stories from other hitchhiker
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• Hitchgathering/2021
  ...ing in Western/Central Europe and another one in Norway for those who can. People could meet at the primer to go to the later together or to stay if they wan A few people already had gatherings there. [[User:Swaden]] is messaging them and will ad
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• Tornio-Haparanda
  ...weden]] along the northern Baltic Sea. There are no border checkpoints and people can freely move from one side to another. ...h ''(so maybe this is a good spot for this direction?)''. You can also ask people at the Ikea ''(maybe good for going east to Finland?)''.
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• Deva
  ...ver the competition with locals can be overwhelming. If there are too many people, you may consider walking a few metres and hitchhiking from the nearby petr ...ou place yourself in the same spot that gets you to Timișoara, most likely people will make you hand gestures to indicate that you have to go the other way,
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• Hitchhiking
  ...e world, even in the [[United States of America|United States]]. There are people like [[User:Irvthom|Irv Thomas]] whose hitchhike experiences span more than probably exist as long as people need to move from one place to
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• Haiti
  ...oads like this and only turning around to hitch if I heard a car, oft time people driving motorcycles would stop and give me free rides, a basic knowledge of ...of the island which I haven't visited is according the stereotypes of the people I meet more "civilized", richer and more money-oriented, has better roads,
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• Lanzhou
  ...On the way to it you will pass by a gas and service station where a lot of people stop and it is easy to find a lift. {{IsIn|People's Republic of China}}
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• Mozambique
  ...back of trucks or bakkies. Pick-ups and minibuses specialized in carrying people are known as ''chapas'', whereas the big trucks often go by the name ''Frei Few people speak English, so communication may be minimal unless you know Portuguese o
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• Mississippi
  ...ve it. Barefoot people with fishing rods- comes straight out of Huck Finn. People like to drink in bars and party here, you should too. Lots of pills (painki Some places are kinda clannish, meaning both meanings basically- "people don't take kindly to strangers 'round these parts" and I don't know but I w
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• Frankfurt
  ...nkfurt am Main]], one of the biggest cities in Germany, usually meant when people just mention "Frankfurt"
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• Dumpster Dive
  ...le. There also is the concept of '''table diving''' which is finishing off people's leftovers. In some countries such as [[China]], you will become fat and r
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• Boa Vista
  ...of conversation but you should be able to find a lift sooner of later. The people in the restaurant are very kind and will help you out with hot and cold wat ...with drivers. Even if people don't go very far you could accept the ride. People do stop on the side of the road if you stick your thumb up and wait for a l
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• Redding
  ...oom for them to pull over, but the cars are moving pretty quickly and most people seemed surprised at the mere sight of a hitchhiker, so you should probably ...ht up to you and offer rides. If you are more proactive and go out and ask people where they are headed (maybe offering cigarettes or gas money) you can find
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• Petra
  Be aware Friday is the muslim day off. There are not so much people driving on Fridays, and around 12.00 the city is empty, so it might be quit ...bedouins) will try to make you pay for the ride. They know how to make the people pay for everything so take care, because they will try to convince you that
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• Ruta 5 (Chile)
  ...ay from north to south. Always try to get into spots where you can talk to people. Especially as a foreigner this will be of great use to get rides.
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• The Search for the Commons
  cultures. This we will do by inviting people from live and eat with Danish people carrying out their
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• Macau
  ...nese: 澳門), is one of the two special administrative regions of the [[China|People's Republic of China]].
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• Woolley Edge services
  Last Verified October 2015 - [[User:Tognut86|Tognut86]] found that most people are heading into Leeds, but managed to get a lift right into Newcastle, in
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• Amersfoort
  ...You're not allowd to ask people at the petrol station. Make a sign and ask people to stop at a parking next to the highway (verzorgingsplaats). ...ergen. Walk in the north direction to the petrol station. Here you can ask people for a ride.
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• Douai
  ...hhike here. There is places to stop, people are driving slowly and lots of people goes directly to the highway A21.<br/> ...re the exit that shows "A1" or "Arras". There is place to stop and lots of people take the D950. Don't take a car if it doesn't go at least to Fresnes-lès-M
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• Bahamas
  ...o than in the past, now that more people have their own vehicles. Bahamian people are generally friendly and outgoing, and outsiders are often in a good mood People may recommend against hitchhiking or camping around urban areas like Nassau
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• New Athos
  ...talk to locals, which will most likely result in being invited to camp in people's gardens. Otherwise, just ask locals at some houses near the beach, as the
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• Randstad
  ...ag]], [[Delft]], [[Rotterdam]] and [[Utrecht]]. For such an urbanized area people are relatively friendly apart from the complexity of the motorway system hi
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• Worcester
  ...ing either 'M5 North' or 'M5 South'. Worcester is an insular place and the people are not typically very trusting of strangers so be prepared to wait but it ...o camp next to the river for free on the side opposite from the cathedral. People camp here often about 5 minutes walk from the bridge. Be warned that in win
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• Catalonia
  ...nya as their own country. Most people speak both Catalan and Spanish. Many people speak French. Young Catalans might also speak English but at times it can b ...Dourada than in the mountains. It is also easier to find English speaking people there.
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• Swaziland
  ...oken languages are siSwati and English. Overall, the country is very safe, people are friendly, and the hitching is great. ...l, everyone speaks siSwati and maybe a bit of English; in general, younger people speak more English than the old.
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• Cadiz
  ...last petrol station (on your right) before the N-443 and CA-33 split. Ask people (learn some Spanish) and/or use signs. ...aleta beach in tents, but in summer it may be unsafe as there are too many people around. The beaches further down the coast are way more quiet, but it takes
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• Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)
  ...off on [[highway|interstates]] (I-83, I-81) or the [[toll road|turnpike]]. People are generally nice and will pick you up in no time. ...o cars slow down by it. You can stand here with a sign to Duncannon or ask people at the gas station. The journey takes about 30 minutes to reach Duncannon.
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• Balassagyarmat-Slovenské Darmoty border crossing
  ...e very city is just a collection of summer cottages and there is almost no people. If you are there, better to go back to Hungary and change direction to Hon
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• Hisarya
  ...[[User:Platschi|platschi]] also made really good experience with the local people, they are extremely friendly and hospitable. * For going east, just walk until end of town and hitch a ride. Make sure people are going towards [[Karlovo]] or at least to ''Banya'', because you will no
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• Speed Hitchhiking
  A possible explanation is this: Many people see the first person too late, they can not read the sign, go not as far or * many people, also [[Hitchhiker's safety|strange ones]], stop for the female traveller
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• Ohio
  American Midwest is full of friendly down to earth people that enjoy life at a slower pace than some from the east coast are used to. ...had to wait two hours till he left). A woman at the store said she'd seen people have to sleep overnight because they didn't "look as friendly as you" and c
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• Ayacucho
  ...be there in the rainy season and people actually die on this road. Most of people there have no idea what hitchhiking is, but they will be happy to help you
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• Mestia
  ...c seems to leave Mestia for [[Zugdidi]] in the mornings than the evenings. People making day trips into [[Zugdidi]] leave early to traverse the mountain road ...Mestia have become accustomed to the tourism economy and staying in local people's homes for free is not common (the traditional Georgian hospitality of the
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• Xinjiang
  Xinjiang is inhabited by the Uyghur people and their language, written in Arabic script has official status here. That ...people works just as well as anywhere else in China, hitching with Uyghur people is more similar to [[Central Asia]]: They will be very likely to stop, but
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• Mitfahrgelegenheit
  * it's cool that it enables people to find organized rides further away. * and some people seem to use it to actually make money
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• Psychology of hitchhiking
  ...] by approaching potential drivers. Therefore, it is important to approach people in an efficient way. Nevertheless, even while thumbing next to the road, a ...hiking (or unsuccessful attempts to hitchhike) are enough to pick up other people.
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• Fethiye
  ...either from the area or people on holidays. You will find that quite a few people do speak some English or German and are generally very eager to help.
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• New Zealand hitch course 2007
  ...d]] or going there. You can help with ideas, writing, planning, contacting people, and by improving the wiki pages on the Hitchwiki. # Get more people to stick out their thumbs
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• 6810/Berlin meeting
  ** Goal: to show more about people who pick hitchhikers up ** Many people are not included in the newsletter and are not included upon account regist
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• Chatillon-sur-Loire
  ...n-sur-Loire''' is a small town in [[Centre (France)|Central France]]. Many people live here and commute to [[Paris]] which is about 150km in the north. In th People are incredibly friendly here, especially when it rains. [[User:Whisperingof
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• Van
  ...beaten track, and not many Turks go there because of the Kurdish conflict, people here are very friendly towards visitors (especially westeners). Hitching ou
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• Hitchhiking for charity
  Some organizations and people organize regular events to '''hitchhike for charity'''.
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• 6810/Goals
  ** To inspire more people to set up hitchhiking associations
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• Korea
  * [[File:Flag of North Korea.png|20px]] [[North Korea|Democratic People's Republic of Korea]],
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• Samothraki
  ...m a distant beach - not the best idea because traffic is inverse: a lot of people going to the beach and noone from the beach. Wildcamping on the distant fro ...reece normally can be hard but that doesn't really concern islands because people there are more friendly and even other tourists who rent a car are stopping
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• Tips for hosting hitchhikers
  ...hiking is the chance for something new – people, talks or ideas - and some people love losing themselves in there.
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• Peel
  ...straights but be wary of hitching outside the cemetary as this could cause people to swerve in the road. The fishing on the pier is said to be the best on the island and lots of people fish in summer.
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• Gozo
  ...take you there and back for about €12. Freecamping spots are easy to find. People often stop their car for you while you're just walking to offer you a ride,
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• Kautokeino
  ...Norway]]. It is known as a cultural, academic and economic centre for Sami people in Norway. ...ow much money they have in their saving account. Other than that most Sami people are more than happy to answer respectful questions about their culture and
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• Hitchgathering/2013
  ...August 2013 (5-8-13) and continues approximately for a week or as long as people want to stay together. Post here your location proposals. Team of people who are ready to travel in this location and take responsibility on the gro
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• Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri/appendix-1
  ...pse. There is also the opposite possibility that I may have double counted people seen in the distance The rates of flow were as follows: ...s very heavy I was often unable to work my way up and down the line before people got their lifts away. This was particularly the case with pretty girls who
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• Tanzania
  ...vate cars covering long distances but most of them will stop for ''white'' people as they consider them ''not dangerous''. Food is amazingly cheap and most people very hospitable, especially if you're quite obviously a traveller from a di
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• Punta Prieta
  ...ch means that it’s not the middle of nowhere. If you run out of water, ask people for some, or buy it in the restaurant.
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• Point-du-Jour Services
  ...ing driven more than 2h and before entering [[Montreal]] Island as well as people from [[Ontario]] often does the same thing after having crossed [[Montreal]
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• Georgia
  Hitching in Georgia is easy most of the time! Short waits and very friendly people. Road conditions in some places are quite bad so it can take some time but ...lish. A few phrases of Russian will be handy or with a little extra effort people will be amazed if you know some Georgian.
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• Political hitchhiking
  ...media reports, 2000 people reached in events and street action, 3 million people reached through media reports and 50 young Europeans qualified as multiplie In the 17 years the Hitch has been running, over 4,440 people have successfully thumbed lifts across Europe. The Hitch takes place during
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• São Miguel
  ...e a detour. As many people on the island live from tourism, you might find people picking you up only to practice their English. Also, you are more likely to
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• Esquel
  ...ted along the famous Ruta 40. When traveling south through Patagonia, many people recommend heading east at Esquel to continue south along the Ruta 3, which ...re. If you encounter too much local traffic, or if you prefer talking with people, about 1 km further down is a petrol station where you can try your luck. I
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• Honduras
  ...poor country and a lot of people don't have cars. Rides come readily from people with pick-up trucks and it is not rare to see locals hitch-hiking. ...you're paying or hitching free when you climb in any type of vehicle. Here people refer to hitch-hiking as ''jalón'' or ''ride'', ''pedir jalón'' and ''bus
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• Metro
  Some people don't feel like paying for any transport and in some cities it might be pos
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• Guadalajara
  ...is the second biggest metropolitan area of Mexico with more than 4 million people. ...but it is smaller than the one up ahead and you will find it is where many people stop just on their way to the Technology Park.
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• Windhoek
  .... Get out at the Engen Petrol station. You got two possibilities here: Ask people either at Engen or Puma petrol stations or stand at the traffic lights just ...re into walking it`s a 5km walk. At the spot, do rather not join the other people waiting in the ramp itself as they are mostly looking for charged lifts. Tr
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• Border crossing
  ...you can easily hitch a ride going far towards your destination. Generally people are much more likely to pick you up ''after'' you crossed the border yourse ...crossing|crossings]] in [[Turkey]] and [[New York State]], they don't like people walking across the border. It's mostly better to get a ride across the bord
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• North Macedonia
  ...orth, by [[Kosovo]], [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Greece]] and [[Albania]]. People are extremely friendly here and particularly fascinated by travelers due to Just thumbing a direction will produce quick results with people eager to help. There are many truck drivers headed to the border of [[Greec
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• Gedser
  ...und [http://www.scandlines.de/tickets-and-prices/sailing-table here]. Ask people on the ferry if they are going in your direction, it shouldn't be hard to f ...up. I don't know what would have happened had he pushed the button for two people in car.''
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• Tadmor
  Be aware of ''private taxis'', the people in the city are used to many tourists and might want to have cash in return ...is not recommended to walk far out of town along the road into the desert. People might be easily give you rides because they wonder why the hell you're stan
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• Hanoi
  ...re not surrounded by bikes. Make sure they have enough space to stop. Some people speak English, having a translator with some key phrases ready (google tran If you have time, hitch your way out and meet many nice people from the city.
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• Sost
  ...done here. Apparently, no private cars are allowed to cross the border and people can only go by bus. That's what the border police told me and it seems that
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• Saint Martin
  ...ou hitch-hike on St.Maarten/St.Martin, don't expect to get a ride fast (as people are not used to it), but wait a little, and wait for that one cool person w ...distinction between taxi and normal passenger car is very small though, so people will often stop for you and ask money for a ride. Keep this in mind.
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• Aqwa
  ...t, it might be uncomfortable for the hitchhiker to stop cars there, though people might stop for you anyway. ...where you can find somewhat more silence at night. If nothing helps, many people also rent private rooms, a good indicator is 250-300 Rouble within Sukhum p
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• Cluj (county)
  ...capital city at [[Cluj-Napoca]]. It is quite easy to hitchhike around, the people being friendly, and the roads good.
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• Sri Lanka
  == People == People are hospitable, generous, happy and laid back. Get to know them. Speaking a
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• Prostějov
  ...treet ''Olomoucká'' in direction of the shopping centre TESCO (you can ask people, everybody knows where this is), on the roundabout turn right go 10 metres ...wn the street ''Dolní'' to the motorway approach Prostějov - střed (or ask people how to go to Kralice), on the crossroad before motorway turn right and stay
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• Gotemba
  it is really big and you'll find plenty of people going tokyo or nagoya
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• Arriaga
  ...ough Arriaga. There is an immigrant shelter in the town and its common for people to ask to see your papers when you're hitchhiking in Chiapas. Specially whe ...ristobal, there is a short-cut that doesn't take you through Arriaga. Many people use it, so you might decline a ride to Arriaga.
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• Oberhausen
  ...]]. You have a bridge there to not get your thumb wet in case it rains and people tend to stop for you within the first 15 min. ...back to the entrance of the autobahn. No shelter but a traffic light where people have to stop and notice you.
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• Dorohusk-Jahodin border crossing
  ...akes longer and can easily be up to 4 hours. Its advisable to start asking people in the very beginning of the queue and it might even pay off to abandon you ...o get a ride and it takes much longer to cross, since '''a lot''' of local people try to smuggle cigarettes and do business there. [[User:n0id|n0id]] experie
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• Palau
  ...average like other Pacific islands. Camping is difficult around Koror as people/developments everywhere, much easier outside the city. Dogs a little more
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• Qeshm Island
  ...women whose faces are covered. If there is only one spare seat in public, people will shuffle around so that no woman sits next to a man she doesn't already ...nguage but everyone also speaks Farsi. Basic English is spoken by very few people.
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• El Chaltén
  ...ad idea to bring a book or something to do and just sit and wait while the people who got there before you get their rides because trying to hitch a ride fiv ...if you're hitching here, and no one is stopping at all, there are probably people on the other side of the roundabout, about 50m before the bridge, who are h
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• Madagascar
  ...t are also reserved and quiet. Spontaneous house-ups are quite uncommon as people normally help when asked for help but don't go out of their way of their ow ...s are shit, gas is expensive, vehicles are too full, and there are too few people with private cars to make hitchhiking long distances all over the country r
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• Lofoten
  Normally, people travelling to Lofoten, are coming from [[Bodø]] with the ferry that arrive ...alk path on the right and you arrive in a view point with enough space for people to stop.
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• Insurance
  There are different types of '''insurance''' people can have for their vehicle. Often drivers refuse a ride because of ''insura ...for insurance reasons. Insurance reasons are also the favourite excuse for people who are driving company cars.
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• Tabriz
  ...e second largest city of the country, it belongs to the Azerbaijan region, people, speak Azeri (very similar to Turkish) as first language and are still quit ...anel "No taxi", better written in Persian, you will call the attention and people should easily stop and pick you up.
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• Albuquerque
  ...y local residents. Therefore, hitchhiking out will be rather difficult, as people will assume you are just another homeless person (maybe you are, or not). T ...but be warned Albuquerque is full of tramps, drug addicts and other random people that may or may not harm or hinder you. If you can, catch a ride to Moriart
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• Project 888/Meetings
  As a preparation to the [[project 888|888 European Hitchhiking Event]] people are also organising meetings in the check-point cities to have participants On the 8th of August over a hundred people (and counting) will join up to hitchhike to [[Paris]] from different places
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• Budzisko-Kalvarija border crossing
  ...top buses, cars with Belarusian register plates, or cars with dark skinned people for checking passports. ...main road. You may see some police officers stopping cars (they check for people illegally transiting from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad), but they are
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• Finland
  ...le pick you up. Sunny weather might help you a great deal because it makes people more happy and open-minded. ...get easier the more North you go in Finland, because towns get smaller and people feel more open to help others. However, the highways are better in the Sout
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• Academy of Free Travel
  ...mostly from the former Soviet Union and the main language is Russian, but people from all countries are welcome to join the AVP. * to educate people on the properties of the surrounding world and the possibilities for indepe
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• Austin (Texas)
  ...[Texas]] have moved here. There is so much music that there are stages for people to play music on in laundromats.
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• Cipolletti
  ...aje'' on the highway, but in Argentina you will likely be sent away by the people working at the ''peaje''. You might be very lucky and get a ride at the YPF
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• Czech Republic
  ...ng bit annoying. If you wanna just pass Prague it is not very easy as most people on the highways go only there and no further so instead of getting stuck on ...ple also on small roads parallel to a highway but as mentioned before most people have it.
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• Fes
  Go to a calm quarter like Ouadi Fes, for instance, speak with people and look for nocturnal guardians, they will show you the best spot and will ...option, but there are also some other calm and nice places, just ask right people for quarters to avoid, might be pretty dangerous also during the day.
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• St. Louis
  * ''Refer to it as St. Looey for fun - lots of people call it this - not all.'' ...e downtown is an under-utilized skyscraper forest, but outside of that the people are really cool in a unique way (the good kind of hipster) and will appreci
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• 789/Website
  ...have all the relevant links to this wiki, the forum and whatnot ; so that people wanting to imput can do so. *We really have to get a Forum to help people organize their rides. We can't rely on CS groups, they suck.
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• Beatty
  ...ate desert road 95, north east from [[Las Vegas]]. It's a common place for people to stop on the way to [[Death Valley]].
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• Puerto Madryn
  ...he road, but will work for traffic in all directions. In Patagonia, asking people directly works better than waiting with a thumb and/or sign. ...can hitchhike around to the lighthouse, but out of season there's not many people going there picking up hitchhikers. In summer, the town is apparently a sur
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• Hitchgathering/2011/Magdeburg Meeting
  ...if possible. A few mattresses are available. If there are no more than 15 people the space should be enough. If there are more, it might get crowded, but in # facilitating the people who want to participate/collaborate but donno how (TODO lists, skill sharin
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• Colchester
  Most people on that round are going as far as [[M25 (GB)|M25]],
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• Suriname
  ...to chose between ''the big boat'' (the official, legal ferry, this is for people with passports) or ''the little boats'' (home-owned, illegal boats that tak ...a little), or by making friends with a boat owner. Otherwise be aware most people do pay to travel by boat.
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• Rownhams Services
  ...much doable. Traffic isn't huge, but frequent enough for a steady flow of people going into and out of the service area for you to ask.
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• Kara Dere
  It is (one of?) the last wild beaches in Bulgaria where you'll find many people "wild" camping. The only place there is a small kiosk, selling drinks.
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• Fuerteventura
  ...t comes to local people and Italian, you will have no problem hitchhiking. People in Fuerteventura are '''really''' hospitable, talkative and funny. However, ...hree and even more) can get in one car. This is because there are a lot of people riding trucks and vans (specially surfers). Hitchhiking in petrol-stations
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• Princes Highway
  ...here tends to be room for cars to pull over most of the time. It isn't for people who are in a hurry, as the reality is most of the traffic isn't used to hit ...ot of ground by starting at dawn, whereas Sundays are much more lazed with people traveling home from any time.
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• Rotorua
  ...past the speed signs, the shoulder becomes very wide – a perfect place for people to stop before speeding up, and most cars will be going all the way to Hami ...are not at their top speed yet. This is your hitching spot; although some people's destination will be ''Hamurana'' (a locality on the northern shore of Lak
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• Hitchhiking with children
  Most parents, and for a good reason, teach their kids to not enter cars with people they don't know. It is important to explain to your child why in this speci ...his father used to hitch-hike with him when he was a child (era of Polish People's Republic). His father would put him clearly visible and drivers, certainl
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• Bretagne
  ...est]] and had no problem finding rides even in the smallest villages, with people eager to drive them a bit farther to help them) ...ery disrespectful, especially the dances. However, if you wish to learn it people will be eager to teach you. The best way to learn Breton dances is if you a
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• Osijek
  ...elays than the crossings between Serbia and Hungary. On Sundays, many exYu people are returning from their family visits to Austria and Germany. [[User:Duffa ...en pass Đakovo and you drive at A3 high way there is much better traffic). People probably do not use often this high way because you must pay fee for drivin
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• Prizren
  ...ou can thumb and people will quickly stop for you. Watch out, however, for people that actually want money.
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• Iqaluit
  ...(also known as Lake Harbour) which is a bit more than two hours away. Some people make it a day trip. Everything is within walking distance, but people use the ubiquitous taxis, as they are available at a flat rate (6$).
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• Belmopan
  ...00m where you'll see a speed bump with a plenty of space for cars to stop. People refer to [[San Ignacio]] as "Cayo".
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• Alghero
  ...ed beautiful at a bay and is surrounded by an old Catalan wall. Still some people in the city speak a Catalan dialect.
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• Celebrities hitchhiked
  ( There are many famous people who have hitchhiked. This is a list of celebrities who made hitchhiking tri
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• Ceduna
  ...ohibited", also management isn't too keen on strangers asking around. Many people are locals anyway who won't go further west. It's not recommended to wait t ...W.A.'', rather than [[Perth]]. A ride to Perth will take 3-4 days and some people may not want to give a lift for the whole distance.
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• Calabria
  ...r short distances. As the region has quite a poor public transport system, people are sympathetic. As in many other regions of Italy, there may be people waiting on the roads (including the busy Statale) for other purposes, e.g.
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• Pasto
  ...oll (peaje) plaza and is about 25 minutes in the direction of Popayán. Ask people only to bring you to Daza and you'll find a ride quickly - all the way to P ...′39.5″N 77°17′48.86″W). This is where you can start hitchhiking and asking people for a ride.
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• Gildehaus
  ...Maybe a sign saying ''NL'' would help, because many [[Netherlands|Dutch]] people are living or working in this area. ...picked up, waited for more than half an hour. A few German cars full with people and some Dutch cars not stopping. Very few traffic in this little village.
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• Wales
  Hitchhiking in '''Wales''' is fun! People are very willing to help and will often take you to your destination, or at ...re not very necessary outside urban areas, they can sometimes help to make people more inclined to stop.
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• Bellingham
  ...on't take that ramp. Take the ramp on King St., there's much more room for people to pull over. There's virtually nobody on Lakeview. But you can still try i There is one mission, The Lighthouse Mission, but there's a lot of homeless people and limited mats, so don't go unless you have to.
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• Holyhead
  Not many people stop before getting on the ferry so the car park is not very busy. ...don]], if you want to go there, although it is far. But the best thing is, people will watch you writing the sign, and for sure they will ask if they can hel
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• Middle East
  ...en the attention is brought on a person (thus in awkward situations taking people out of the anonymity helps!). Arguable, males in Arabic societies do have l
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• Finding accommodation
  ...ting up your tent in a discrete place at or after dusk, breaking up before people will notice and not letting garbage or fire places behind there are general == Asking people ==
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• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  ...and friendly. If you are from a western country, chances are good that the people you meet in the street will have friends or relatives living in your countr ...for quite some time, though. Indeed, Bosnia is quite poor and not so many people can afford traveling far away by car.
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• Greenland
  There are a lot of ties with [[Denmark]], and many people speak Danish.
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• Hitchgathering
  ...Festival sort of fades in and fades out, most busiest days having over 100 people at once. ...conclusion: early August is the most optimal for all the students/working people to have a hitching trip. There will be smaller pre- and post-gatherings hap
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• Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri/appendix-2
  ...took the wheel and we spent ten days cruising along the motorways picking people up and grilling them. This happened over the last weekend in August 1968 (i ...not constitute a sample. There are a number of factors which make the 186 people questioned a group with special characteristics and therefore in some ways
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• Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri
  ====[[Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri/chapter-4|4. Why Do People Give Lifts?]]====
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• Mauritius
  ...ing in Mauritius is incredibly easy (specially for a white traveler). Most people are 'mari' friendly and generous. While a lot of people will stare at you and your thumb with a "what the heck?" look, many won't h
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• Sinaia
  ...the town center. This is just by the train station and there is space for people to stop, also a bus stop nearby.
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• Help Ukrainian refugees
  * make it easier for people who have left or are planning to leave to find temporary accommodation on [
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• Hunan
  ...t before you order. Hitchhiking is quite doable, like everywhere in China. People are usually helpful, although not everybody speaks English.
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• Hitchhiking in the Netherlands Survey
  ...ked as well in the past (49.5%) and because it is a nice way to meet other people (45.0%). ''“Very positive, I met very friendly and particular people,
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• Hitchgathering/2023 NYE
  Tonight 22/11/2023 many people talked on the hitchwiki matrix group chat and we came to a decision to do t ...und the 23th december or more around the 28th december for example, and if people feel like staying few days after the 31th december or feel like stay a week
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• Azaz
  ...he way before warned us to take the Kilis checkpoint and go through A'zaz. People are extremely conservative here, and every Western looking foreigner might
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• Vorarlberg
  ...guage. Everybody speaks high German (hochdeutsch) and the vast majority of people speak some degree of English as well. A lot of buses stop because of the restaurant and that makes option of asking people in front of the restaurant very unpleasant.
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• Hobart
  ...y 500 000 inhabitants on the whole island, don't be surprised to meet some people twice !
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• Huanuco
  ...There will be some trucks parked there. Arrive at 6AM for best results. People will try to convince you to go to the police control nearby. Don't: trucks
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• Manaus
  ...0.00, leaving every hour on the hour or half hour depending. Chatting with people on the ferry you may find a ride further down the road. ...Careiro you might not find any truck drivers in the ferry nor the village. People say they come in the evening or the morning. You can still walk out of the
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• Khai Yai NP
  .../truck with some lifts, but no doubt you'll be with 4 or so other friendly people who are also sitting there! ...pool at the bottom. Remember that the thais are conservative dressers, and people will normally just wear their clothes swimming. Bikinis will get lots of lo
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• Puerto Rico
  ...elf from any place to any place even inside of the towns is quite easy and people are very friendly. Mostly they are worried about your safety. I am hitchhik ...that moment you actually hit the older route 2, which takes almost all the people and there is wide lane for stopping and the cars are going really slow.
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• Eureka (California)
  ...'s a gas station and big truck station, close to a nice traffic light. The people working at the gas station and truck station seem pretty nice, and don't he
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• Flores
  Flores is a small island, so hitchhiking is quite easy. Many people will drive you straight to your destination, even if they hadn't planned go ...oat|sailing boats]], but it is not a popular destination for sailors. Most people get there by ferry or airplane from the other islands of the Azores. There
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• Ibbenbüren
  ...about you'll recognize a petrol station and a Burger King, so quite enough people to ask.
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• Kuru
  ...p even if you don't use a sign, as the area is not very populated and most people would assume you are going to Tampere anyway. However, as always, use of a ...for that is that it used to be the centre of the municipality, so a lot of people from smaller neighbouring towns/villages used to go there for their necessi
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• La Jonquera
  There are Stories of People that put a gas inside the cabin of truck drivers so they go to sleep and th
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• Guinea
  ...will hardly ever pick you up for free as they are the public transport for people who can't afford taxis - except the ancient pickup trucks without windshiel ...good chances finding a free lift - check out the trucks carrying dozens of people). That said, if you are traveling solo most motorcycles that aren't packed
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• North Caucasian Federal District
  ...ised road checkpoints. Since hitchhiking was popular in Soviet culture all people will understand what you are doing (including officials) and drivers should Hitchhiking in Karachay-Cherkessia goes surprisingly well. People stop quite fast and it is possible to easily hitchhike even smaller roads o
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• Poprad
  ...an quite easily hitchhike to Poprad from Zilina or Banska Bystrica as many people are going to Poprad for hiking. ...station on the 18 road just after TESCO and near KIKA. You can either ask people on the gas station or hitchhike on the road, there is a place where cars ca
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• Des Moines
  ...labor Rd. There are many amenities here including several gas stations for people to stop at leaving the city. ...ects the two interstates, controlled by a 4 way traffic interchange giving people a chance to see you before proceeding on to the Interstate.
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• Nicaragua
  ...are in a rural area, the few with cars or trucks tend to stop for lots of people. They get a kick out of foreigners. ...you're paying or hitching free when you climb in any type of vehicle. Here people refer to hitch-hiking as ''ride'', ''hacer ride'' or ''buscar un ride'' are
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• Mentostop
  ...ir land from another terrorist attack. Why should you refuse them? Let the people feel them as a part of helping process.
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• San Diego
  In general, homeless people are everywhere, camping is easy, cops are chill. But there is a high risk o ...nd the surrounding pier is a great area for artists, buskers, etc. Lots of people sleep there.
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• British Indian Ocean Territory
  ...military facility of the UK and [[United States of America|USA]]. The only people living there are soldiers or civilians working for the army.
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• Bad Oeynhausen
  ...e coming from the [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] or [[A2 (Germany)|A2]]. Try to ask people there. Towards the east there is also a good spot to stand directly by the When going west, get out at the first ''Shell'' petrol station and ask people there. Somewhat back in time, the owner send [[User:Platschi|platschi]] awa
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• Encon
  ...rucks (and sometimes cars), so everyone has to slow down here anyway. Most people make a stop at this airconditioned YPF. There's a clean bathroom and you ca ...r 2016 (summer) with a truck driver (whose engine overheated every 80 km). People don't hit the road after 11:00 AM in summer, as the road is long and it's t
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• Nepal
  ...The tradition of hitchhiking for longer distances is unknown to the Nepali people. They mostly don't understand what a tourist is doing while trying to get a
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• Paderborn
  ...until you encounter the gas stations (there are two, imho) next to it: ask people!
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• Junin de los Andes
  ...can continue on dirt roads to [[Villa Pehuenia]] and later [[Chile]]. Most people will take the turnoff to Volcan Lanin and continue on RP60, so expect to sp Most people going north from Junin de los Andes will be travelling on this stretch of R
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