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'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]]) ===<br />
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'''Option 1: Neufeld'''<br />
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From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Get out, turn left and walk 2 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. In August 2009 the new "Neufeld-Tunnel" was opened and since then this spot is not frequented that much anymore. It still works, but not much traffic. Therefore see Option 2: Tiefenaustrasse.<br />
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'''Option 2: Tiefenaustrasse'''<br />
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Take Bus 11/21 until "Henkerbrünnli". Or walk: It's a 5-10 minutes walk from the trainstation. Walk in direction of Bollwerk/Schützenmatte or to the "Reithalle" (a big autonome building with a lot of Graffiti etc.). Cross the street behind the Reithalle and there's the beginning of the Tiefenaustrasse, which leads directly into the Neufeld-tunnel and unto the highway A1. Many cars, not too much space to stop (bike lane), but it works. Better use a sign because of local traffic. <br />
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'''Option 3: Wankdorf'''<br />
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From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
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'''''update June 2010:''''' there are construction works and the situation changes every week. These days (June 14, 2010) the bus stop, where cars can easily stop, was moved around the corner. It's not the best place anymore, but it still does work. you better use a sign. <br />
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[[File:Wankdorfplatz.jpg]] Wankdorfplatz<br />
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'''Option 4: Ostring'''<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
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[[File:Ostring.jpg]] Ostring<br />
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=== Direction south ([[Thun]], [[Interlaken]]) and west [[Fribourg]], [[Lausanne]], [[Genève]]) ===<br />
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'''Wankdorfplatz'''<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the right side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. There's a perfect bus stop. Better use a sign.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
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There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
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== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
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'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
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'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
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[[de:Bern]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Biel/Bienne&diff=37927Biel/Bienne2009-10-14T00:30:18Z<p>Cee: </p>
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'''Biel''' ([[France|French]]: ''Bienne'') is the biggest bilingual town in [[Switzerland]] (German-/Frenchspeaking). It has 51.000 citizens and is located in the northwest of [[Switzerland]], at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
=== East, South towards [[Bern]], [[Thun]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Burgdorf]] ===<br />
From the main train station in Biel: Leave the trainstation through the back exit (towards lake, Nidau). There is a big COOP-Supermarket, walk to the other side of it (right through it or across the street on the right side of it). As you reach a street, turn right. After some hundred meters there is a big crossroads. Cross the street and turn left (obviously towards "Bern" - there are big green signs). After about 300m there is a BP-gasstation, right before the highway A6 starts. <br />
Hitchwiki user Cee always stands some meters before the railway lines that cross the street - there, drivers will see you from far a way and they can stop easily. Time to walk from the trainstation to this spot: 5min.<br />
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This higway A6 will lead right into the big highway A1 towards [[Bern]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Genève]] and there's no gasstation to get out before. But a few kilometers before Bern there is the service station ''Grauholz'', where you can find lifts for all directions (there is a bridge!).<br />
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=== East, North towards [[Zürich]], [[Basel]], [[Germany]] ===<br />
OPTION 1<br />
From the main trainstation: Cross the town center walking towards the Jura (mountain-chain). After about 10min walking you find a main road with a lot of traffic. Turn right and follow this street, you can already try to stop cars here. There are bus stops (#1, #2) where cars have space to stop. After about 2km the highway A5 going to [[Zürich]] and [[Basel]] starts.<br />
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OPTION 2<br />
Take Bus #2 to "Industrie Bözingen" and get out at the stop "Renferstrasse". Walk another 300m and you're right at the entry to the highway - perfect! Bustickets cost CHF 2.50 ("Stadtzone S").<br />
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=== West towards [[Neuchâtel]], [[Lausanne]], [[Geneva]] ===<br />
Take bus #11 to Vingelz/Alfermée and get out at the stop "Neuenburgstrasse" or "Räblus Vingelz". As you get out, you're already on the main road that is going to [[Neuchâtel]] and the highway A5. Cars can stop on the bus lane. Perfect!<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
The only hostel in town is the ''Lago Lodge'' and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm. Phone +41 (0)32 331 37 32, email sleep@lagolodge.ch<br />
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There is a squat called LABIU, with guestrooms. It is located 5min from the main trainstation, at the Wydenauweg 38/40. [http://www.labiu.ch Labiu Homepage] <br />
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Try also hospitality networks like [http://www.bewelcome.org bewelcome.org], [http://www.hospitalityclub.org hospitality club], [http://www.couchsurfing.com couchsurfing]<br />
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[[de:Biel]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Biel/Bienne&diff=37926Biel/Bienne2009-10-14T00:28:42Z<p>Cee: </p>
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'''Biel''' ([[France|French]]: ''Bienne'') is the biggest bilingual town in [[Switzerland]] (German-/Frenchspeaking). It has 51.000 citizens and is located in the northwest of [[Switzerland]], at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
=== East, South towards [[Bern]], [[Thun]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Burgdorf]] ===<br />
From the main train station in Biel: Leave the trainstation through the back exit (towards lake, Nidau). There is a big COOP-Supermarket, walk to the other side of it (right through it or across the street on the right side of it). As you reach a street, turn right. After some hundred meters there is a big crossroads. Cross the street and turn left (obviously towards "Bern" - there are big green signs). After about 300m there is a BP-gasstation, right before the highway A6 starts. <br />
Hitchwiki user Cee always stands some meters before the railway lines that cross the street - there, drivers will see you from far a way and they can stop easily. Time to walk from the trainstation to this spot: 5min.<br />
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This higway A6 will lead right into the big highway A1 towards [[Bern]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Genève]] and there's no gasstation to get out before. But a few kilometers before Bern there is the service station ''Grauholz'', where you can find lifts for all directions (there is a bridge!).<br />
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=== East, North towards [[Zürich]], [[Basel]], [[Germany]] ===<br />
OPTION 1<br />
From the main trainstation: Cross the town center walking towards the Jura (mountain-chain). After about 10min walking you find a main road with a lot of traffic. Turn right and follow this street, you can already try to stop cars here. There are bus stops (#1, #2) where cars have space to stop. After about 2km the highway A5 going to [[Zürich]] and [[Basel]] starts.<br />
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OPTION 2<br />
Take Bus #2 to "Industrie Bözingen" and get out at the stop "Renferstrasse". Walk another 300m and you're right at the entry to the highway - perfect! Bustickets cost CHF 2.50 ("Stadtzone S").<br />
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=== West towards [[Neuchâtel]], [[Lausanne]], [[Geneva]] ===<br />
Take bus #11 to Vingelz/Alfermée and get out at the stop "Neuenburgstrasse" or "Räblus Vingelz". As you get out, you're already on the main road that is going to [[Neuchâtel]] and the highway A5. Cars can stop on the bus stop. Perfect!<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
The only hostel in town is the ''Lago Lodge'' and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm. Phone +41 (0)32 331 37 32, email sleep@lagolodge.ch<br />
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There is a squat called LABIU, with guestrooms. It is located 5min from the main trainstation, at the Wydenauweg 38/40. [http://www.labiu.ch Labiu Homepage] <br />
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Try also hospitality networks like [http://www.bewelcome.org bewelcome.org], [http://www.hospitalityclub.org hospitality club], [http://www.couchsurfing.com couchsurfing]<br />
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[[de:Biel]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Biel/Bienne&diff=37925Biel/Bienne2009-10-14T00:23:10Z<p>Cee: </p>
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'''Biel''' ([[France|French]]: ''Bienne'') is the biggest bilingual town in [[Switzerland]] (German-/Frenchspeaking). It has 51.000 citizens and is located in the northwest of [[Switzerland]], at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
=== East, South towards [[Bern]], [[Thun]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Burgdorf]] ===<br />
From the main train station in Biel: Leave the trainstation through the back exit (towards lake, Nidau). There is a big COOP-Supermarket, walk to the other side of it (right through it or across the street on the right side of it). As you reach a street, turn right. After some hundred meters there is a big crossroads. Cross the street and turn left (obviously towards "Bern" - there are big green signs). After about 300m there is a BP-gasstation, right before the highway A6 starts. <br />
Hitchwiki user Cee always stands some meters before the railway lines that cross the street - there, drivers will see you from far a way and they can stop easily. Time to walk from the trainstation to this spot: 5min.<br />
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This higway A6 will lead right into the big highway A1 towards [[Bern]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Genève]] and there's no gasstation to get out before. But a few kilometers before Bern there is the service station ''Grauholz'', where you can find lifts for all directions (there is a bridge!).<br />
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=== East, North towards [[Zürich]], [[Basel]], [[Germany]] ===<br />
OPTION 1<br />
From the main trainstation: Cross the town center walking towards the Jura (mountain-chain). After about 10min walking you find a main road with a lot of traffic. Turn right and follow this street, you can already try to stop cars here. There are bus stops (#1, #2) where cars have space to stop. After about 2km the highway A5 going to [[Zürich]] and [[Basel]] starts.<br />
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OPTION 2<br />
Take Bus #2 to "Industrie Bözingen" and get out at the stop "Renferstrasse". Walk another 300m and you're right at the entry to the highway - perfect! Bustickets cost CHF 2.50 ("Stadtzone S").<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
The only hostel in town is the ''Lago Lodge'' and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm. Phone +41 (0)32 331 37 32, email sleep@lagolodge.ch<br />
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There is a squat called LABIU, with guestrooms. It is located 5min from the main trainstation, at the Wydenauweg 38/40. [http://www.labiu.ch Labiu Homepage] <br />
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Try also hospitality networks like [http://www.bewelcome.org bewelcome.org], [http://www.hospitalityclub.org hospitality club], [http://www.couchsurfing.com couchsurfing]<br />
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[[de:Biel]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Biel/Bienne&diff=37924Biel/Bienne2009-10-14T00:22:01Z<p>Cee: </p>
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'''Biel''' ([[France|French]]: ''Bienne'') is the biggest bilingual town in [[Switzerland]] (German-/Frenchspeaking). It has 51.000 citizens and is located in the northwest of [[Switzerland]], at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
=== East, South towards [[Bern]], [[Thun]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Burgdorf]] ===<br />
From the main train station in Biel: Leave the trainstation through the back exit (towards lake, Nidau). There is a big COOP-Supermarket, walk to the other side of it (right through it or across the street on the right side of it). As you reach a street, turn right. After some hundred meters there is a big crossroads. Cross the street and turn left (obviously towards "Bern" - there are big green signs). After about 300m there is a BP-gasstation, right before the highway A6 starts. I always stand some meters before the railway lines that cross the street - there, drivers will see you from far a way and they can stop easily. Time to walk from the trainstation to this spot: 5min.<br />
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This higway A6 will lead right into the big highway A1 towards [[Bern]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Genève]] and there's no gasstation to get out before. But a few kilometers before Bern there is the service station ''Grauholz'', where you can find lifts for all directions (there is a bridge!).<br />
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=== East, North towards [[Zürich]], [[Basel]], [[Germany]] ===<br />
OPTION 1<br />
From the main trainstation: Cross the town center walking towards the Jura (mountain-chain). After about 10min walking you find a main road with a lot of traffic. Turn right and follow this street, you can already try to stop cars here. There are bus stops (#1, #2) where cars have space to stop. After about 2km the highway A5 going to [[Zürich]] and [[Basel]] starts.<br />
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OPTION 2<br />
Take Bus #2 to "Industrie Bözingen" and get out at the stop "Renferstrasse". Walk another 300m and you're right at the entry to the highway - perfect! Bustickets cost CHF 2.50 ("Stadtzone S").<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
The only hostel in town is the ''Lago Lodge'' and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm. Phone +41 (0)32 331 37 32, email sleep@lagolodge.ch<br />
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There is a squat called LABIU, with guestrooms. It is located 5min from the main trainstation, at the Wydenauweg 38/40. [http://www.labiu.ch Labiu Homepage] <br />
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Try also hospitality networks like [http://www.bewelcome.org bewelcome.org], [http://www.hospitalityclub.org hospitality club], [http://www.couchsurfing.com couchsurfing]<br />
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[[de:Biel]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Wroc%C5%82aw&diff=34106Wrocław2009-06-23T21:15:00Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>'''Wrocław''' [pronounce vrotswav] is a city in southwestern [[Poland]]. It's inhabited by about 630 thousand people, which makes it 4th largest city in Poland (2008). Cars registered in Wrocław have registration plates DW.<br />
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==Hitching Out==<br />
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=== West towards [[Berlin]], [[Dresden]], ([[Germany]])===<br />
* <b>By motorway (autostrada) A4 (E40)</b><br />
Take the free Auchan bus from <i>Dworzec PKS</i> (the main bus station) to <b><i>Bielany</i></b> shopping center. Get off at the last stop and you will see a petrol station from there. Just go directly towards it without crossing any streets (only these belonging to Auchan's car park). On the petrol station you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Kraków]], you're just on the other side of the highway). You can also take free Tesco bus from <i>Dworzec PKS</i> to shopping center <i>Bielany</i> ([http://www.tesco.pl/sklepy-tesco/sklepy/wroclaw-bielany/rozkladjazdy-01.html timetable]; first are shown departures from city center). Get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to <i>Czekoladowa</i> street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then cross the street, go under the bridge (highway), turn right and go along the highway across the field, you'll get to the petrol station and you will be in the same place as in the Tesco bus option. Good luck!<br />
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Or take tram 17 to <b><i>Klecina</i></b> (20min from main station)([http://www.wroclaw.pl/rozklady/przystanki/17_16_1.html timetable]). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to <i>Skrajna</i> street. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into <i>Jezdziecka</i> street. After 200m you will reach a main street that goes directly to the motorway A4. There is a big BP petrol station, the last one before the motorway, where you can ask people.<br />
''-> Hitchhikewoman Jack stood there over one hour on a monday at 6.30am! Everybody went towards Krakow. If this is happening you, ask drivers to drop you off near the highway, and walk to Orlen gas station (See above).''<br />
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=== East towards [[Katowice]], [[Kraków]]===<br />
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* <b>By motorway (autostrada) A4 (E40)</b><br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to <b><i>Bielany</i></b> shopping center([http://www.tesco.pl/sklepy-tesco/sklepy/wroclaw-bielany/wroclaw-bielany.html# timetable]). get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then turn right to cross the street and go straight along the highway across the field (don't go under the bridge) and one small entrance to the highway, you'll get to the petrol station where you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Germany]], you're just on the other side of the highway). Good luck!<br />
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Or take tram 17 to <b><i>Klecina</i></b> (20min from main station; [http://www.wroclaw.pl/rozklady/przystanki/17_16_1.html timetable]). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to <i>Skrajna</i> street. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into <i>Jezdziecka</i> street. After 200m you will reach a main street that goes directly to the motorway A4. There is a big BP petrol station, the last one before the motorway, where you can ask people.<br />
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picture info: ''on the left side you see TESCO centre and the petrol station for rides to the east, on the right side would be AUCHAN centre and you can see the petrol station for rides towards Germany.''<br />
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=== South towards [[Kłodzko]], [[Prague]]===<br />
* <b>By national road (droga krajowa) 8 (E67)</b><br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center <i>Bielany</i>. Walk away from the shopping centre to the busy road, here you'll see signs for the road 8 (E67) and Kudowa, follow the signs and you'll cross the motorway where you'll see the petrol stations mentioned above and below. Continue on and you will reach the beginning of the road 8 (E67), there's a bus stop with a big shelter and plenty of space behind and in front of it. This walk should have taken no more than 15 minutes. There's no better spots worth walking to down the road and will notice the traffic has to stop at the traffic lights around 50 meters in front of you. In line with most hitching in [[Poland]] its quite likely you'll pick up a number of short rides but once at the border its easy to get a ride to Prague.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Łódź]], [[Warszawa]] ===<br />
* <b>By national road (droga krajowa) 8 (E67)</b><br />
Take the bus "604" to the end of route. From there you have to only cross the tracks on the left and you will be on very long straight road with very wide shoulder of road :).<br />
Another option to go there is taking the bus "D", and go to the end of route and from there you have to cross a few building and go to the road (more less 800m). You will be in the same place from first option but on the second side of road ;). <br />
It's very good place, a lot of times I caught a ride from there directly to Warsaw. If you go to Warsaw use the sign "Warszawa". Good luck.<br />
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=== North towards [[Poznań]], [[Bydgoszcz]]===<br />
* <b>By national road (droga krajowa) 5 (E261)</b><br />
Take one of the trams: 1, 7, 15 direction <b><i>Marino</i></b> and go to the end of the route. Then go to the other side of <i>Żmigrodzka</i> street and start hitching at the bus stop. You will be well seen by the drivers who stop at traffic lights.<br />
You can also take the bus 129 - direction <i>Ośrodek Rehabilitacji</i>, get off at the stop <b><i>Marino</i></b> and start hitching.<br />
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== Free Internet Access ==<br />
One of the tourist information centers on the <i>Rynek</i> - one that is also a coffee shop - has two computers with free internet access for tourists. Only internet/email - no VOIP, etc. - and only 20 minutes per person. It's on the inside of the square, facing south, right next to the church and behind a statue. <br />
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__NOTOC__</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bern&diff=33734Bern2009-05-29T22:42:28Z<p>Cee: </p>
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'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
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==Hitching out==<br />
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===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
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'''Option 1: Neufeld'''<br />
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From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
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'''Option 2: Wankdorf'''<br />
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From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
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'''''update June 2009:''''' there are construction works and probably from August 2009 until 2012 it is not possible anymore to get on the highway in Wankdorf. The traffic will be led to Neufeld. Right now (June) it's still a great spot!<br />
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[[Image:Wankdorfplatz.jpg]] Wankdorfplatz<br />
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'''Option 3: Ostring'''<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
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[[Image:Ostring.jpg]] Ostring<br />
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===Direction south ([[Thun]], [[Interlaken]]) and west [[Fribourg]], [[Lausanne]], [[Genève]])===<br />
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'''Wankdorfplatz'''<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the right side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. There's a perfect bus stop. Better use a sign.<br />
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==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
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There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
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== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
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'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
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'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
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[[Category:Bern (Canton)]]<br />
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<div>'''Wrocław''' is a city in [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
<br />
=== West directions (A4, [[Berlin]], [[Dresden]])===<br />
Take the free Auchan bus from the main bus station (Dworzec PKS). Get off at the last stop and you will see a petrol station from there. Just go directly towards it without crossing any streets (only these belonging to Auchan's car park). On the petrol station you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Kraków]], you're just on the other side of the highway). You can also take free Tesco bus from Dworzec PKS to shopping center Bielany ([http://www.tesco.pl/sklepy-tesco/sklepy/wroclaw-bielany/wroclaw-bielany.html# on the bottom of this site you'll find the bus timetable]). Get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then cross the street, go under the bridge (highway), turn right and go along the highway across the field, you'll get to the petrol station and you will be in the same place as in the Tesco bus option. Good luck!<br />
<br />
Or take tram 17 to Klecina (20min from main station)([http://www.wroclaw.pl/rozklady/przystanki/17_16_1.html timetable]). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to ul.Skrajna. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ul. Jezdziecka. After 200m you will reach a main street that goes directly to the highway A4. There is a big BP petrol station, the last one before the highway, where you can ask people.<br />
<br />
=== East directions (A4, [[Kraków]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany ([http://www.tesco.pl/sklepy-tesco/sklepy/wroclaw-bielany/wroclaw-bielany.html# on the bottom of this site you'll find the bus timetable]). get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then turn right to cross the street and go straight along the highway across the field (don't go under the bridge) and one small entrance to the highway, you'll get to the petrol station where you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Germany]], you're just on the other side of the highway). Good luck!<br />
<br />
Or take tram 17 to Klecina (20min from main station)([http://www.wroclaw.pl/rozklady/przystanki/17_16_1.html timetable]). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to ul.Skrajna. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ul. Jezdziecka. After 200m you will reach a main street that goes directly to the highway A4. There is a big BP petrol station, the last one before the highway, where you can ask people. <br />
<br />
[[Image:a4Wroclaw.jpg|thumb|350px]]<br />
picture info: ''on the left side you see TESCO centre and the petrol station for rides to the east, on the right side would be AUCHAN centre and you can see the petrol station for rides towards Germany.''<br />
<br />
=== South directions (E67, [[Prague]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany. Walk away from the shopping centre to the busy road, here you'll see signs for the E67 and Kudowa, follow the signs and you'll cross the motorway where you'll see the petrol stations mentioned above and below. Continue on and you will reach the beginning of the E67, there's a bus stop with a big shelter and plenty of space behind and in front of it. This walk should have taken no more than 15 minutes. There's no better spots worth walking to down the road and will notice the traffic has to stop at the traffic lights around 50 metres in front of you. In line with most hitching in [[Poland]] its quite likely you'll pick up a number of short rides but once at the border its easy to get a ride to Prague. <br />
<br />
=== North-east directions (E67, [[Warsaw]]) ===<br />
Take the bus "604" to the end of route. From there you have to only cross the tracks on the left and you will be on very long straight road with very wide shoulder of road :).<br />
Another option to go there is take the bus "D", and go to the end of route and from there you have to across a few building and go to the road (more less 800m). You will be in the same place from first option but on the second side of road ;). <br />
It's very good place, a lot of times I catch the ride from there directly to Warsaw :). If you go to Warsaw use the sign "Warszawa". Good luck.<br />
<br />
=== North directions (E261, [[Poznań]], [[Bydgoszcz]]) ===<br />
Take one of the trams: "1", "7", "15" - direction "MARINO", and go to the end of the route. Then go to the other side of Żmigrodzka Street and start hiking at the bus stop. You will be well seen by the drivers who stop at traffic lights.<br />
You can also take the bus "129" - direction "OŚRODEK REHABILITACJI", get off at the stop "MARINO" and start hiking :)<br />
<br />
== Internet Access ==<br />
One of the tourist information centers on the Rynek - one that is also a coffee shop - has two computers with free internet access for tourists. Only internet/email - no VOIP, etc. - and only 20 minutes per person. It's on the inside of the square, facing south, right next to the church and behind a statue. <br />
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[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E67]]<br />
{{IsIn|Poland}}<br />
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<div>'''Wrocław''' is a city in [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
<br />
=== West directions (A4, [[Berlin]], [[Dresden]])===<br />
Take the free Auchan bus from the main bus station (Dworzec PKS). Get off at the last stop and you will see a petrol station from there. Just go directly towards it without crossing any streets (only these belonging to Auchan's car park). On the petrol station you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Kraków]], you're just on the other side of the highway). You can also take free Tesco bus from Dworzec PKS to shopping center Bielany. Get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then cross the street, go under the bridge (highway), turn right and go along the highway across the field, you'll get to the petrol station and you will be in the same place as in the Tesco bus option. Good luck!<br />
<br />
Or take tram 17 to Klecina (20min from main station). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to ul.Skrajna. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ul. Jezdziecka. After 200m you will reach a main street that goes directly to the highway A4. There is a big BP petrol station, the last one before the highway, where you can ask people. <br />
<br />
=== East directions (A4, [[Kraków]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany ([http://www.tesco.pl/sklepy-tesco/sklepy/wroclaw-bielany/wroclaw-bielany.html# on the bottom of this site you'll find the bus timetable]). get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then turn right to cross the street and go straight along the highway across the field (don't go under the bridge) and one small entrance to the highway, you'll get to the petrol station where you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Germany]], you're just on the other side of the highway). Good luck!<br />
<br />
Or take tram 17 to Klecina (20min from main station)([http://www.wroclaw.pl/rozklady/przystanki/17_16_1.html timetable]). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to ul.Skrajna. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ul. Jezdziecka. After 200m you will reach a main street that goes directly to the highway A4. There is a big BP petrol station, the last one before the highway, where you can ask people. <br />
<br />
[[Image:a4Wroclaw.jpg|thumb|350px]]<br />
picture info: ''on the left side you see TESCO centre and the petrol station for rides to the east, on the right side would be AUCHAN centre and you can see the petrol station for rides towards Germany.''<br />
<br />
=== South directions (E67, [[Prague]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany. Walk away from the shopping centre to the busy road, here you'll see signs for the E67 and Kudowa, follow the signs and you'll cross the motorway where you'll see the petrol stations mentioned above and below. Continue on and you will reach the beginning of the E67, there's a bus stop with a big shelter and plenty of space behind and in front of it. This walk should have taken no more than 15 minutes. There's no better spots worth walking to down the road and will notice the traffic has to stop at the traffic lights around 50 metres in front of you. In line with most hitching in [[Poland]] its quite likely you'll pick up a number of short rides but once at the border its easy to get a ride to Prague. <br />
<br />
=== North-east directions (E67, [[Warsaw]]) ===<br />
Take the bus "604" to the end of route. From there you have to only cross the tracks on the left and you will be on very long straight road with very wide shoulder of road :).<br />
Another option to go there is take the bus "D", and go to the end of route and from there you have to across a few building and go to the road (more less 800m). You will be in the same place from first option but on the second side of road ;). <br />
It's very good place, a lot of times I catch the ride from there directly to Warsaw :). If you go to Warsaw use the sign "Warszawa". Good luck.<br />
<br />
=== North directions (E261, [[Poznań]], [[Bydgoszcz]]) ===<br />
Take one of the trams: "1", "7", "15" - direction "MARINO", and go to the end of the route. Then go to the other side of Żmigrodzka Street and start hiking at the bus stop. You will be well seen by the drivers who stop at traffic lights.<br />
You can also take the bus "129" - direction "OŚRODEK REHABILITACJI", get off at the stop "MARINO" and start hiking :)<br />
<br />
== Internet Access ==<br />
One of the tourist information centers on the Rynek - one that is also a coffee shop - has two computers with free internet access for tourists. Only internet/email - no VOIP, etc. - and only 20 minutes per person. It's on the inside of the square, facing south, right next to the church and behind a statue. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E67]]<br />
{{IsIn|Poland}}<br />
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<div>'''Wrocław''' is a city in [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
<br />
=== West directions (A4, [[Berlin]], [[Dresden]])===<br />
Take the free Auchan bus from the main bus station (Dworzec PKS). Get off at the last stop and you will see a petrol station from there. Just go directly towards it without crossing any streets (only these belonging to Auchan's car park). On the petrol station you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Kraków]], you're just on the other side of the highway). You can also take free Tesco bus from Dworzec PKS to shopping center Bielany. Get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then cross the street, go under the bridge (highway), turn right and go along the highway across the field, you'll get to the petrol station and you will be in the same place as in the Tesco bus option. Good luck!<br />
<br />
Or take tram 17 to Klecina (20min from mainstation). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to ul.Skrajna. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ul. Jezdziecka. After 200m you will reach a mainstreet that goes directly to the highway A4. There is a big BP-gasstation, the last one before the highway, where you can ask people. <br />
<br />
=== East directions (A4, [[Kraków]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany. get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the tesco), then turn right to cross the street and go straight along the highway across the field (don't go under the bridge) and one small entrance to the highway, you'll get to the petrol station where you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Germany]], you're just on the other side of the highway). Good luck!<br />
<br />
Or take tram 17 to Klecina (20min from mainstation). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to ul.Skrajna. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ul. Jezdziecka. After 200m you will reach a mainstreet that goes directly to the highway A4. There is a big BP-gasstation, the last one before the highway, where you can ask people. <br />
<br />
[[Image:a4Wroclaw.jpg|thumb|350px]]<br />
picture info: ''on the left side you see TESCO centre and the gasstation for rides to the east, on the right side would be AUCHAN centre and you can see the gas station for rides towards Germany.''<br />
<br />
=== South directions (E67, [[Prague]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany. Walk away from the shopping centre to the busy road, here you'll see signs for the E67 and Kudowa, follow the signs and you'll cross the motorway where you'll see the petrol stations mentioned above and below. Continue on and you will reach the beginning of the E67, theres a bus stop with a big shelter and plenty of space behind and in front of it. This walk should have taken no more than 15 minutes. There's no better spots worth walking to down the road and will notice the traffic has to stop at the traffic lights around 50 metres in front of you. In line with most hitching in [[Poland]] its quite likely you'll pick up a number of short rides but once at the border its easy to get a ride to Prague. <br />
<br />
=== North-east directions (E67, [[Warsaw]]) ===<br />
Take the bus "604" to the end of route. From there you have to only cross the tracks on the left and you will be on very long straight road with very wide shoulder of road :).<br />
Another option to go there is take the bus "D", and go to the end of route and from there you have to across a few building and go to the road (more less 800m). You will be in the same place from first option but on the second side of road ;). <br />
It's very good place, a lot of times I catch the ride from there directly to Warsaw :). If you go to Warsaw use the sign "Warszawa". Good luck.<br />
<br />
=== North directions (E261, [[Poznań]], [[Bydgoszcz]]) ===<br />
Take one of the trams: "1", "7", "15" - direction "MARINO", and go to the end of the route. Then go to the other side of Żmigrodzka Street and start hiking at the bus stop. You will be well seen by the drivers who stop at traffic lights.<br />
You can also take the bus "129" - direction "OŚRODEK REHABILITACJI", get off at the stop "MARINO" and start hiking :)<br />
<br />
== Internet Access ==<br />
<br />
One of the tourist information centers on the Rynek - one that is also a coffee shop - has two computers with free internet access for tourists. Only internet/email - no VOIP, etc. - and only 20 minutes per person. It's on the inside of the square, facing south, right next to the church and behind a statue. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E67]]<br />
{{IsIn|Poland}}<br />
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<div>'''Wrocław''' is a city in [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
<br />
=== West directions (A4, [[Berlin]], [[Dresden]])===<br />
Take the free Auchan bus from the main bus station (Dworzec PKS). Get off at the last stop and you will see a petrol station from there. Just go directly towards it without crossing any streets (only these belonging to Auchan's car park). On the petrol station you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Kraków]], you're just on the other side of the highway). You can also take free Tesco bus from Dworzec PKS to shopping center Bielany. Get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then cross the street, go under the bridge (highway), turn right and go along the highway across the field, you'll get to the petrol station and you will be in the same place as in the Tesco bus option. Good luck!<br />
<br />
Or take tram 17 to Klecina (20min from mainstation). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to ul.Skrajna. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ul. Jezdziecka. After 200m you will reach a mainstreet that goes directly to the highway A4. There is a big BP-gasstation, the last one before the highway, where you can ask people. <br />
<br />
=== East directions (A4, [[Kraków]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany. get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the tesco), then turn right to cross the street and go straight along the highway across the field (don't go under the bridge) and one small entrance to the highway, you'll get to the petrol station where you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Germany]], you're just on the other side of the highway). Good luck!<br />
<br />
Or take tram 17 to Klecina (20min from mainstation). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to ul.Skrajna. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ul. Jezdziecka. After 200m you will reach a mainstreet that goes directly to the highway A4. There is a big BP-gasstation, the last one before the highway, where you can ask people. <br />
<br />
[[Image:a4Wroclaw.jpg]]<br />
on the left side you see TESCO centre and the gasstation for rides to the east, on the right side would be AUCHAN centre and you can see the gas station for rides towards Germany.<br />
<br />
=== South directions (E67, [[Prague]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany. Walk away from the shopping centre to the busy road, here you'll see signs for the E67 and Kudowa, follow the signs and you'll cross the motorway where you'll see the petrol stations mentioned above and below. Continue on and you will reach the beginning of the E67, theres a bus stop with a big shelter and plenty of space behind and in front of it. This walk should have taken no more than 15 minutes. There's no better spots worth walking to down the road and will notice the traffic has to stop at the traffic lights around 50 metres in front of you. In line with most hitching in [[Poland]] its quite likely you'll pick up a number of short rides but once at the border its easy to get a ride to Prague. <br />
<br />
=== North-east directions (E67, [[Warsaw]]) ===<br />
Take the bus "604" to the end of route. From there you have to only cross the tracks on the left and you will be on very long straight road with very wide shoulder of road :).<br />
Another option to go there is take the bus "D", and go to the end of route and from there you have to across a few building and go to the road (more less 800m). You will be in the same place from first option but on the second side of road ;). <br />
It's very good place, a lot of times I catch the ride from there directly to Warsaw :). If you go to Warsaw use the sign "Warszawa". Good luck.<br />
<br />
=== North directions (E261, [[Poznań]], [[Bydgoszcz]]) ===<br />
Take one of the trams: "1", "7", "15" - direction "MARINO", and go to the end of the route. Then go to the other side of Żmigrodzka Street and start hiking at the bus stop. You will be well seen by the drivers who stop at traffic lights.<br />
You can also take the bus "129" - direction "OŚRODEK REHABILITACJI", get off at the stop "MARINO" and start hiking :)<br />
<br />
== Internet Access ==<br />
<br />
One of the tourist information centers on the Rynek - one that is also a coffee shop - has two computers with free internet access for tourists. Only internet/email - no VOIP, etc. - and only 20 minutes per person. It's on the inside of the square, facing south, right next to the church and behind a statue. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E67]]<br />
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<div>'''Wrocław''' is a city in [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
<br />
=== West directions (A4, [[Berlin]], [[Dresden]])===<br />
Take the free Auchan bus from the main bus station (Dworzec PKS). Get off at the last stop and you will see a petrol station from there. Just go directly towards it without crossing any streets (only these belonging to Auchan's car park). On the petrol station you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Kraków]], you're just on the other side of the highway). You can also take free Tesco bus from Dworzec PKS to shopping center Bielany. Get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then cross the street, go under the bridge (highway), turn right and go along the highway across the field, you'll get to the petrol station and you will be in the same place as in the Tesco bus option. Good luck!<br />
<br />
=== East directions (A4, [[Kraków]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany. get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the tesco), then turn right to cross the street and go straight along the highway across the field (don't go under the bridge) and one small entrance to the highway, you'll get to the petrol station where you can ask people for a hike or try to hitch someone going out from Wrocław by an exit road next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Germany]], you're just on the other side of the highway). Good luck!<br />
<br />
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on the left side you see TESCO centre and the gasstation for rides to the east, on the right side would be AUCHAN centre and you can see the gas station for rides towards Germany.<br />
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=== South directions (E67, [[Prague]]) ===<br />
Take the free Tesco bus from main Bus station (Dworzec PKS) to shopping center Bielany. Walk away from the shopping centre to the busy road, here you'll see signs for the E67 and Kudowa, follow the signs and you'll cross the motorway where you'll see the petrol stations mentioned above and below. Continue on and you will reach the beginning of the E67, theres a bus stop with a big shelter and plenty of space behind and in front of it. This walk should have taken no more than 15 minutes. There's no better spots worth walking to down the road and will notice the traffic has to stop at the traffic lights around 50 metres in front of you. In line with most hitching in [[Poland]] its quite likely you'll pick up a number of short rides but once at the border its easy to get a ride to Prague. <br />
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=== North-east directions (E67, [[Warsaw]]) ===<br />
Take the bus "604" to the end of route. From there you have to only cross the tracks on the left and you will be on very long straight road with very wide shoulder of road :).<br />
Another option to go there is take the bus "D", and go to the end of route and from there you have to across a few building and go to the road (more less 800m). You will be in the same place from first option but on the second side of road ;). <br />
It's very good place, a lot of times I catch the ride from there directly to Warsaw :). If you go to Warsaw use the sign "Warszawa". Good luck.<br />
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=== North directions (E261, [[Poznań]], [[Bydgoszcz]]) ===<br />
Take one of the trams: "1", "7", "15" - direction "MARINO", and go to the end of the route. Then go to the other side of Żmigrodzka Street and start hiking at the bus stop. You will be well seen by the drivers who stop at traffic lights.<br />
You can also take the bus "129" - direction "OŚRODEK REHABILITACJI", get off at the stop "MARINO" and start hiking :)<br />
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== Internet Access ==<br />
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One of the tourist information centers on the Rynek - one that is also a coffee shop - has two computers with free internet access for tourists. Only internet/email - no VOIP, etc. - and only 20 minutes per person. It's on the inside of the square, facing south, right next to the church and behind a statue. <br />
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[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
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<div>On the left you see TESCO/gasstation to Krakow, on the right is AUCHAN/gasstation towards Germany.</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Gliwice&diff=29233Talk:Gliwice2008-12-16T10:04:34Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>The road system of Gliwice (map) doesn't work, I can't open it.</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:789&diff=26605Talk:7892008-10-30T10:40:27Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>Maybe we could put UKRAINE in Top Suggestions, to be chosen: Kiev, Odesa or Lviv?<br />
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There's a thread going on on the CS "Ukraine" group. [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=249&post=1565800 Check it out].<br />
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* + People from many eastern countries could take part - there are not many events where East meets West - it is powerful!<br />
* + not expensive<br />
* + success would stop bad gossip about hitching in Ukr<br />
* - people from non-European countries like Australia and Israel need a visa for the Ukraine.<br />
* +/_ Do you speak russian/ukrainian?? Have to know at least basics.<br />
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::I support the Ukraine as meeting place. i think there are quite some Russian hitchhikers that would like to come and also share and exchange their HH knowledge that includes most parts of the world. I am happy to make the contact. --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 15:50, 26 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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=Kiev=<br />
===Cool===<br />
*Well known name<br />
*The most cosmopolitan of the three<br />
===Not cool===<br />
*Far away from the border. The roads are not so good and hitching will be slow.<br />
*Just like any other Western City, and it is pretty expensive<br />
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=Odesa=<br />
===Cool===<br />
*Let's go to the beach !! We can do the meeting there.<br />
*Well known name<br />
*Moldavanka Former bohemian district<br />
*Catacombs [http://underground-ukraine.blogspot.com/2005_08_06_archive.html Photos] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ja_v4ixixg Video]<br />
*Huge sea port, for boat hitchhikers<br />
*Lots of young people speak English and very friendly people<br />
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===Not cool===<br />
*Hard difficulties to cross the border from [[Transnistria]]<br />
:Comment from [[User:Sitarane|Julien]]: Transnitria seems to be the border between Moldova and the general direction of [[Odesa]]. There is no border crossing between Romania and the Ukraine south from Moldova/Transnistria.<br />
::This means that people have to hitchhike via the north of [[Romania]] / [[Poland]] into [[Ukraine]], and thus go along [[L'viv]] or [[Kiev]]. Might be difficult for people from the Balkans, [[Bulgaria]] or [[Turkey]] to hitch the whole of Romania up, just for going all the way south again. The same for the way back. Is there really no border crossing near the Danube Delta ? Anyway, from [[Paris]] to [[Odesa]], it's only [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&saddr=Paris&daddr=48.275882,30.300293+to:Odesa,+Odessa+Rajon,+Ukraine&hl=de&geocode=&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=7&via=1&sll=48.034019,28.707275&sspn=3.555811,7.174072&ie=UTF8&ll=48.951366,18.017578&spn=13.978281,28.696289&z=5 2850km], looks like a nice trip :) [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 13:51, 24 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
::: ''[[Transnistria]]''? It is the region east of the Dniester River (which is in the North-East) and on the fastest (geographically) route from [[Amsterdam]] to [[Odesa]]. [http://wikitravel.org/en/Transnistria#Get_in Apparently] you even have to bribe people and fill in some forms just to pass through. Tough luck. If Odesa is chosen, I will have to go either through [[Kiev]] (100km extra by the fastest route) or through [[Romania]] and a little bit through the ''south'' (which is o.k.) of [[Moldova]] --[[User:Robino|Robino]] 11:10, 26 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
: Ah, it ''is'' possible to reach [[Odesa]] through West-[[Ukraine]] and [[Moldova]]. Follow the [[:Category:E85|E85]]. Turn east at [[Chernivtsi]] into direction of [[Chişinău]] (capital of Moldova) and turn back to the [[Ukraine]] right after [[Chişinău]] through the [[:Category:E58|E58]]. You don't go through [[Transnistria]] --[[User:Robino|Robino]] 11:31, 26 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
*Beach: Imagine a beach in the beginning of August, close to a big city - I don't think that 120 hitchhikers could just go there and camp for a couple of days without having problems with people who live from tourism.. But I don't know how many tourists Odessa has..<br />
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=Lviv=<br />
===Cool===<br />
*SAFER (and easier) access - especially for female hitchhikers!<br />
:From the west that is - [[User:Sitarane]]<br />
*Historically international city, lost its spirit after the wars... still the representatives 100 nationalities and ethnic groups live on the territory L'viv<br />
*You can hitch to Lviv speaking only polish - former polish area<br />
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===Not cool===<br />
* Difficult to promote hitchhiking there<br />
** Why?!<br />
* Not known. "International HH week in Lviv" is not like "International HH week in... er... Munich or something" - [[User:Sitarane]]<br />
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=Comments=<br />
* We didn't talk much about Kiev but I talked today with two ukrainian kids, one of them with a HH background that would put Ludo to shame, and they seemed to think Kiev was a better idea. It being more multicultural than the two others.<br />
They were also pretty surprised that Lviv would be elected "most depressive place in Europe". They told me it was a really cute place. [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]]<br />
*Yeah, I really enjoyed Lviv, such a beautiful place, and it is amusing how all the women there dress the same.<br />
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* I would suggest any easy and nice to camp at beach location or similar nice nature places - no cities !! Nat-Cho (CS)<br />
**If our aim is to attract public attention, then I believe we need a city. [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]]<br />
** There is a lot of people in Odessa beach, but when the city will be chosen we maybe need to find a place with our own eyes or contact other people near from that place who can take photos [[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 19:43, 27 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
*Perhaps Sevastopol? It is in the Crimea Peninsula, there is beach, park, Russian Naval Fleet, Ancient Greek Ruins, a lot farther then any of these cities though<br />
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Thát is a challenge! Afterwards we can hitchhike a boat to Istanbul :)--[[User:Banzai|Banzai]] 17:30, 30 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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*Schengen and Russian citizen at least can go visa free. [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]]<br />
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* Is it not the fashion that anyone will stop to take you in but they expect that you'd pay for the ride? [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]]<br />
**One Ukrainian girl told me that as well. But then, I heard also that you can hitch without paying, if you explain it and drivers accept it. [[User:Mirto|Mirto]]<br />
** We can also made a paper to explain why hitchhiking have to be free... ? [[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 19:43, 27 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
***When I hitched in Ukraine no one asked for money from about 10 rides<br />
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* maybe we could try to find 3 locals from those 3 locations who would explain pros and cons? [[User:Mirto|Mirto]]<br />
** you're right, they will propose some good place to do the meeting [[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 19:43, 27 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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*it would be nice a city with a beach ( and a beautiful sunrise ) that ways like in Paris even waken up by the cops you start with something beautiful in your eye and it's going to be a good day ! but it's going to be hard to find something better than the Eiffel Tower :) [[User:xo|xo just kidding ]]<br />
- Kremlin? ;)<br />
*In Ukraine you can camp FREE anywhere, parks, side of road, no one cares.<br />
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*Hey err... about Ukraine. If we want to promote hicthhiking, in what language are we going to do that? Ukrainians don't really speak English, I know from personal experience :s And I'm not going to talk about the many benefits of hicthhiking in Russian...--[[User:Banzai|Banzai]] 20:50, 17 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
**It's sure that we will be with a lot of russians people and they could do the traduction. Also, we can ask to a lot of ukrainians people who speak english on all the hospitality website to participate at the meeting ! Definitely, language isn't a frontier in that kind of meeting, it will be fun :) [[User:terrehappy|Misha]]<br />
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=Several parallel hitchhikers gatherings at 7.8.9.=<br />
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- And now for a completely different concept - <br />
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Did you come up with a quite different idea, in which gatherings are organized all over Europe in several countries, for example in five countries or even in twenty countries "(intra-) national" style. For example one event in Portugal/Spain, one in Benelux/France, one in Germany/Poland, one in Scandinavia, one in UK/Ireland, one in Ukraine, one in Russia, one in Czech/Slovak/Austria and so on... Or: one in northern Europe, one in western Europe, one in southern Europe, one in eastern Europe and one in Central Europe.<br />
: We actually did discuss the option, but kind of agreed to do a call for international gatherings on all continents. This would be the European one then. I think the idea of multiple gatherings is very nice, but it might be something rather for the year after, or to do it on 999 (one month later, let smaller gatherings spring!)? --[[User:Robino|Robino]] 16:52, 21 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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: A lot of friendships will disapear : for logistik and choice reasons . Also it won't be a challenge any more ! At the 888, a lot of people have made a long distance for their first or second time, it was really adventurous for everyone. That's also why they had enjoy it like a great experience of their life. Some of them said that they are now definitely hitchhikers for that kind of reasons. Little distances for everyone will broke our adventure's dreams [[User:Terrehappy|Misha]] 13:10, 24 aout 2008...<br />
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::I completely agree with Misha. Additional, if there are parallel gatherings, it would be hard for some people to decide where to go. Some friends may go to e.g. Berlin, while I prefer the gathering in Glasgow, etc. Maybe I want to do a longer trip than the short distance to the nearest gathering, and people might then prefer one gathering more than the other, etc. blabla. I'm definitely pro ''one-location'' meeting. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 13:39, 24 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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::: Robino, if you edit the wiki by removing content, I would recommend you to discuss the matter. It is up to you, but this seems to be a strange way to accomplish things, plus how would you like if people removed your contributions without any further note about it. It's some strange action of you, but why did you do this. At least that's my opinion, or did you visit Veit's school LOL :D Take care and greetings --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 16:06, 25 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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:::: Hoi Frank, it looked like you deleted the whole content of the article with your last edit, that's why Robino reverted the article to an earlier version. I would have done the same, guess you maybe deleted all content 'per ongeluk', so that's why there's some confusion here. Anyway, please stay serious guys and please don't offend other people that have nothing to do with this conversation (Veit), even if it's just a joke. Not very kind ;) [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 18:39, 25 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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:::: Frank, sorry, I see I made a small mistake. You had deleted the whole page by accident, except for this discussion, and then I reverted it. Wanted to leave you a note about it on your talk-page but got interrupted by something off-line. I now see as well though that you had left a note as well. I now repost it here under and would propose to delete this little thread if you say o.k. to this --[[User:Robino|Robino]] 00:30, 26 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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:: The main thing for me is that the idea was discussed on the 888 meeting. I think we should not discuss if several meetings is better than one meeting here. It was discussed on 888 and it was not considered an option to consider, as I understand from Robino, the 888-attendance "kind of" agreed that 789 should be one gathering. Perhaps the whole thing should be left there, or it could be a choice to poll it on this or perhaps (?) better several websites, as it would be then some kind of democratic decision. Or simply follow the agreement on 888, that said it was "kind of" agreed that 789 should be one location. In my opinion it should be done in the most democratic way (in this sense I disagree with Platschi ~ and I feel and hope that hitchhikers are not that much an inseparable and nomadic family, just a bunch of happy people :D Anyway, if it's about personal opinions, I'd more likely go to a European hitchhikers meeting if it were to be held less than 200 km away, than in case it was more. But of course a big meeting makes a longer journey more acceptable :D --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 14:11, 25 August 2008 (CEST) <br />
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::: Frank, no decision really was taken at the 888 about this. We agreed we would open up debate for the different options (hence this page) and then have voting open when the proposals are done and we are ready (October is the planning but we'll still need to implement the voting-system actually). So, if you want to add the idea for multiple meetings, that would be totally in line with what we agreed at 888 --[[User:Robino|Robino]] 00:30, 26 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
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:With 150 ppl attendance at 888, we would not have had enough people to make sustainable multiple groups. If 789 counts more than 500 ppl, we can do it for next time. - [[User:Sitarane]]<br />
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===Cool===<br />
* bigger reach of hitchhikers<br />
* clear cooperation / organisation need / tasks / goal for European hitchhikers clubs<br />
* easier participation since the nearest meeting is more nearby, than in case of one gathering place<br />
* more local media attention, supporting the goals<br />
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===Not so cool===<br />
* you might fear (?) the number of hitchhikers is smaller on each meeting<br />
* the real road bums might not like... ;)<br />
* to be separated between hitchhiker's brother <br />
* Littles distances = little adventure<br />
* friends might be spread over different locations<br />
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=Several serial hitchhikers gatherings at 7.8.9=<br />
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The trouble of separating people can be resolved if we travel with the meeting ! It means that all together we can make several meetings in diferents places, while one week of traveling. For example, we can meet all together in Kiev, promote hitchhiking and have a party in that huge cultural city. Next let's go to Odessa for continue on the beach and have a party in catacombs. Finaly accomplish a human mission in Kosovo ?! [[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 15:47, 31 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
: Hey, and we can make it a small contest too perhaps? From once city to another? Or maybe that would kill the chill... Dunno, just an idea...--[[User:Banzai|Banzai]] 17:32, 31 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
:: Hey, I liked the idea of 888 being a non-moving meeting, as it was different. There are so many hiking races already. Forgive my closemindness, but I want 789 to have a similar face. [[User:Mirto|Mirto]] 17:44, 31 August 2008 (CEST)<br />
::: go to several hithhikers to a other city isn't automaticly a race [[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 12:30, 2 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
::maybe the best solution is, that we plan a meeting on 789 at city X, and then afterwards we can give people who want the chance to hitch with y other people to place z. so it's still a non-moving meeting, everyone can decide what to do after the meeting: hitchhike with a (big) group to another city/village, go home, go elsewhere or whatever... [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 13:34, 2 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
::: I don't think it will work for people who will be tired, but maybe if we have for the arrival 2 check points city and then just make it one, we will have some hitchhike together and it will still a no-moving event...? [[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 14:43, 2 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
::: It's going to be difficult for the people arriving late to follow and also for the one who didn't sleep during the night and with a hangover <br />
: All these ideas sound good to me (except the competition element, it was agreed to leave all forms of competition out of the event). We probably will have meeting places on the way, and people can team up, etc, just like we did before. If some want to do a call to meet up at a certain place with a certain mission prior to 789, why not? Also counts for what you want to do afterwards... Though the idea would also be to stay for some days at the destination spot to have meetings, workshops, etc. So it would be nice if the moving to a next place would be planned for after the weekend. --[[User:Robino|Robino]] 17:24, 2 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
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===Cool===<br />
* A few practical will represent our convictions<br />
* This is a nice way to promote hitchhiking by showing what we know to do<br />
* It won't be any more your own trip but our own trip<br />
* We will have a physical human goal<br />
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===Not cool===<br />
* It can become a little bite a challenge, not any more the europeean hitchhikers no-moving meeting <br />
* Seem to be a hiking race<br />
* Not everyone might have several weeks of holidays for extending this trip<br />
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== Brazilian Version ==<br />
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I and a friend was talk a bit about do this project here paralel to european. Now i'm do a long travel around all South America for 1 year (or a little less). In this travel, i'm meeting others hitchs or who want start, and I think that my travel will help to meet and invite others hitchhikers....<br />
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Brazil is a very big country and i think that is almost like a continent.</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Hitchhiking_in_movies&diff=26355Hitchhiking in movies2008-10-18T00:35:11Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>At times people '''[[hitchhike]] in movies'''. Some give a bad impression of hitchhiking, some are good. Some movies (such as The Hitcher) have given hitchhiking a bad name.<br />
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Good:<br />
* [[:wikipedia:The Motorcycle Diaries (film)|The Motorcycle Diaries]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Turkish Delight (film)|Turkish Delight]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Travellers and Magicians (film)|Travellers and Magicians]] <br />
To sort:<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Detour (1945 film)|Detour]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle|Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Highway (film)|Highway]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Knife in the Water (film)|Knife in the Water]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Sweet Movie|Sweet Movie]]<br />
* [http://www.aaltra.de Aaltra]<br />
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Bad:<br />
* [[:wikipedia:The Hitcher (1986 film)|The Hitcher (1986)]]<br />
* [[:wikipedia:The Hitcher (2007 film)|The Hitcher (2007)]]<br />
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== see also ==<br />
* [[Media]]<br />
* [[Multimedia]]<br />
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[[Category:General info]]<br />
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[[de:Medien#Filme]]<br />
[[pt:Carona nos filmes]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Berlin&diff=25549Berlin2008-10-02T17:19:23Z<p>Cee: </p>
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{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination}}<br />
{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 3,405,483 (31 Juli 2007)<br />
|state = Berlin<br />
|plate = B<br />
|motorways = [[A2 (Germany)|A2]], [[A9 (Germany)|A9]], [[A10 (Germany)|A10]], [[A11 (Germany)|A11]], [[A12 (Germany)|A12]], [[A13 (Germany)|A13]], [[A24 (Germany)|A24]]<br />
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'''Berlin''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=berlin&ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=52.532932,13.41156&spn=0.197985,0.864487&om=1&iwloc=A] is the capital of [[Germany]].<br />
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== Hitching Out ==<br />
=== South towards [[Leipzig]] ([[A9]]), West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] ([[A2 (Germany)|A2]]) ===<br />
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*For going South or West you can try the '''Raststätte Grunewald'''. Take the ''S-Bahn'' train ''S7'' to ''Potsdam'' or ''S1'' to ''Wannsee'' and get out at ''Nikolasee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the petrol station next to you. Usually you will encounter some other hitchhikers ( "I stood there with 14 other Hitchhikers on a sunny Monday morning, 9 o`clock. Maybe Grunewald is a HH place, that is too well known!" --Bocia), but normally you get a car at the petrol station within a few minutes - at least to ''Michendorf''! Also standing at the traffic lights before the ramp seems to be useful!<br />
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*Another option is the ''Aral'' gas station at '''Kaiserdamm''' near the central bus station. Take U2 to ''Kaiserdamm'' (if you come from direction ''Zoo'') and go out in the driving direction. Leave the station on the left exit. After 50m there's the gas station. It depends on the day, sometimes it's very easy to get away there, sometimes it's harder. <br />
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*'''Trampstelle [[Potsdam]]'''<br />
<map lat='52.519' lng='13.45' zoom='10' view='0' float='right' width='450' height='450'/><br />
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There is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot in Potsdam, they made a petition and won it :)<br />
The hitchhiking spot is planned now and will be established soon.<br />
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*'''Rasthof Michendorf'''—Just 30 minutes by 'Regionalbahn' (train) south west of Berlin. You easily get hitches to the south, west as well as to the east (Poland). Take a train (e.g. RE3 to [[Dessau]], check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information.) from the center (2.60 EUR). Get off at train station ''Michendorf''. Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk for some minutes straight on it. To go west or south ([[Munich]], [[Hannover]], [[Magdeburg]]) turn right into the Feldstraße and follow it till you see the service station. Enter it via the green emergency door. If you want to go east towards [[Poland]] or [[Dresden]] just follow the Potsdamer Straße some more meters and turn right after the tunnel (it's a small sandy road). Follow the road until you are at the restaurant of the rest stop.<br />
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===North towards [[Rostock]] (Baltic Sea)===<br />
*Go to the ''S-Bahn'' station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'' - there Prenzlauer Allee is becoming the Autobahn A114 - just walk 200m down the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two gas stations, both on the right side for the drivers going towards the Autobahn. It may be worth walking to the second gas station as it's cheaper and more frequented.<br />
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At Rasthof Stolper Heide (see Hamburg) you can also get a lift towards Rostock.<br />
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===Northwest towards [[Hamburg]] ([[A24 (Germany)|A24]])===<br />
*If you want to hitchhike towards [[Hamburg]] or [[Schwerin]] on the A24 it is the best to go with the U6 towards ''Alt-Tegel'' and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz'' and then start walking towards the highway. About 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn station there is a ''Jet'' gas station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it. <br />
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:At the moment this spot doesn't work, because of a construction site at the "Tegel Tunnel" (Jan 2007)<br />
Update Aug 2008: this spot is still closed.<br />
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From the "Rostock" spot ''S Pankow-Heinersdorf'' you also have a chance to get a ride to Hamburg.<br />
<br />
*The hh-spot in Henningsdorf (on the map as well): Rasthof Stolper Heide is a bit hard to reach, be ready to walk about 3km. S-bahn station Heiligensee (S25 towards Henningsdorf, 2.10€ ticket), walk down Ruppiner Chaussee northwards about 200 m and turn right on an asphalt walking path (There's a sign saying "Berliner Wandweg" or smthng). Cross the bridge over the highway and turn left after that. The asphalt path turns into a sandy road and is parallel to the motorway. At some point you have to get to the other side of the fence (when I was there, there was a spot where the fence had fallen down) and VOILA, you're at the service station!<br />
<br />
*A very closeby spot that saves you the 3 km walk: Get off at the station just before: Schulzendorf (S25 towards Henningsdorf, 2.10€ ticket). Get out from the front of the train, and out of the station, follow Ruppinerstrasse north, and take the first right (Schulzendorferstrasse). And there you are, on the motorway access ramp, 5 min walk from the station.<br />
**Traffic is pretty low.<br />
**Cars are very slow and can get a good view at you<br />
**You can take ANY ride. If the car doesn't go your way, he can drop you at the gas station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" a couple of kilometers uproad. <br />
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[[Image:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from Berlin to [[Munich]]]]<br />
<br />
===South towards [[Dresden]] ([[A13 (Germany)|A13]])===<br />
*Take a train to the S-Bahn station ''Schöneweide'', get out there and walk out of the station, turn right and after 300 meter you'll find two big service stations - although the [[Autobahn]] is far away-these are mostly the last possibilities for cars to get petrol - was once crowded with hitchhikers but is normally empty now and works fine! Locals usually stop at the second gas station because it's cheaper normally. Also, behind this gas station is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, you can show a sign both to cars on the street who could stop at the Burger King entrance (but often drive too fast though) and to people leaving the second gas station or entering Burger King.<br />
<br />
However the attendants at the service station will ask you to look for your ride elsewhere and may even call the police. The road leading to the [[Autobahn]] is a no stopping zone, so the best solution is to stand near the Burger King, where a driver can pull in. There is no better spot further up the road toward the [[Autobahn]]. <br />
2008-08-24: I used this gas stations quite often and never had problems. What the hell did you do? -[[User:atopia|Ben]]<br />
<br />
*Alternatively go to S-Bahn station ''Alt Glienicke''. Leave the platform illegally at the east end, then hike over the rails, which will bring you to the B96. The road is also named ''Am Seegraben''. There is a wide emergency lane and a speed limit of 50 kmh. Use a sign to get a lift to [[Dresden]] (DD), [[Braunschweig]] (BS), [[Hannover]] (H), ''Michendorf'' or [[Frankfurt an der Oder]] (FF) / Poland [[Poznan]]. It is not allowed to hitchhike on that spot, though very likely that you will obtain a good lift in short time. Remember: Running over the rails can cost you something around 25 Euro if they catch you.<br />
<br />
*Another possibility is to go to Tempelhof S or U Bahnhof (see map), which is easy to reach. Then simply follow the sign towards Dresden (A100). There are two red lights, for people coming from north and south, so they have time to see you. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in the way to Ikea, and get dropped on the gas station before the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map also). Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this gas station. '''Please read the discussion page'''!<br />
<br />
'''WARNING''': If you are going further than Dresden (e.g. Czech Republic), take a look on [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Poland]] ([[A12 (Germany)|A12]]) ===<br />
The '''Rasthof Finkenplan''' is hard to reach, so the best is to start from Michendorf!!<br />
<br />
== Drink ==<br />
At ''Hauptbahnhof'' the McDonalds has free refills, pick up a cup and get high on fizzy drinks.<br />
<br />
== Internet access ==<br />
Sidewalk express (internet) is located in the food court at ''Hauptbahnhof'', pick up some of the leftover receipts and enter the code, there is usually some time left. This is the internet im using now.<br />
<br />
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{{IsIn|Germany}}<br />
[[Category:Germany]]<br />
[[Category:E26]]<br />
[[Category:E28]]<br />
[[Category:E30]]<br />
[[Category:E36]]<br />
[[Category:E51]]<br />
[[Category:E55]]<br />
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[[de:Berlin]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Berlin&diff=25467Berlin2008-10-01T12:31:42Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>{{IsIn|Germany}}<br />
{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination}}<br />
{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 3,405,483 (31 Juli 2007)<br />
|state = Berlin<br />
|plate = B<br />
|motorways = [[A2 (Germany)|A2]], [[A9 (Germany)|A9]], [[A10 (Germany)|A10]], [[A11 (Germany)|A11]], [[A12 (Germany)|A12]], [[A13 (Germany)|A13]], [[A24 (Germany)|A24]]<br />
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'''Berlin''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=berlin&ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=52.532932,13.41156&spn=0.197985,0.864487&om=1&iwloc=A] is the capital of [[Germany]].<br />
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==Hitching Out==<br />
===South towards [[Leipzig]] ([[A9]]), West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] ([[A2 (Germany)|A2]])===<br />
<br />
*For going South or West you can try the '''Raststätte Grunewald'''. Take the ''S-Bahn'' train ''S7'' to ''Potsdam'' or ''S1'' to ''Wannsee'' and get out at ''Nikolasee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the petrol station next to you. Usually you will encounter some other hitchhikers ( "I stood there with 14 other Hitchhikers on a sunny Monday morning, 9 o`clock. Maybe Grunewald is a HH place, that is too well known!" --Bocia), but normally you get a car at the petrol station within a few minutes - at least to ''Michendorf''! Also standing at the traffic lights before the ramp seems to be useful!<br />
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*Another option is the ''Aral'' gas station at '''Kaiserdamm''' near the central bus station. Take U2 to ''Kaiserdamm'' (if you come from direction ''Zoo'') and go out in the driving direction. Leave the station on the left exit. After 50m there's the gas station. It depends on the day, sometimes it's very easy to get away there, sometimes it's harder. <br />
<br />
*'''Trampstelle [[Potsdam]]'''<br />
<map lat='52.519' lng='13.45' zoom='10' view='0' float='right' width='450' height='450'/><br />
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There is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot in Potsdam, they made a petition and won it :)<br />
The hitchhiking spot is planned now and will be established soon.<br />
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*'''Rasthof Michendorf'''—Just 30 minutes by 'Regionalbahn' (train) south west of Berlin. You easily get hitches to the south, west as well as to the east (Poland). Take a train (e.g. RE3 to [[Dessau]], check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information.) from the center (2.60 EUR). Get off at train station ''Michendorf''. Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk for some minutes straight on it. To go west or south ([[Munich]], [[Hannover]], [[Magdeburg]]) turn right into the Feldstraße and follow it till you see the service station. Enter it via the green emergency door. If you want to go east towards [[Poland]] or [[Dresden]] just follow the Potsdamer Straße some more meters and turn right after the tunnel (it's a small sandy road). Follow the road until you are at the restaurant of the rest stop.<br />
'''-> Attention''': On [http://www.hitchbase.com hitchbase] I read that Rasthof Michendorf is closed since the 15th of July 2008 and will be pulled down!<br />
<br />
===North towards [[Rostock]] (Baltic Sea)===<br />
*Go to the ''S-Bahn'' station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'' - there Prenzlauer Allee is becoming the Autobahn A114 - just walk 200m down the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two gas stations, both on the right side for the drivers going towards the Autobahn. It may be worth walking to the second gas station as it's cheaper and more frequented.<br />
<br />
At Rasthof Stolper Heide (see Hamburg) you can also get a lift towards Rostock.<br />
<br />
===Northwest towards [[Hamburg]] ([[A24 (Germany)|A24]])===<br />
*If you want to hitchhike towards [[Hamburg]] or [[Schwerin]] on the A24 it is the best to go with the U6 towards ''Alt-Tegel'' and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz'' and then start walking towards the highway. About 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn station there is a ''Jet'' gas station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it. <br />
<br />
At the moment this spot doesn't work, because of a construction site at the "Tegel Tunnel" (Jan 2007)<br />
Update Aug 2008: this spot is still closed.<br />
<br />
From the "Rostock" spot ''S Pankow-Heinersdorf'' you also have a good chance to get a ride to Hamburg.<br />
<br />
The hh-spot in Henningsdorf (on the map as well): Rasthof Stolper Heide is a bit hard to reach, be ready to walk about 3km. S-bahn station Heiligensee, walk down Ruppiner Chaussee northwards about 200 m and turn right on an asphalt walking path (There's a sign saying "Berliner Wandweg" or smthng). Cross the bridge over the highway and turn left after that. The asphalt path turns into a sandy road and is parallel to the motorway. At some point you have to get to the other side of the fence (when I was there, there was a spot where the fence had fallen down) and VOILA, you're at the service station!<br />
<br />
[[Image:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from Berlin to [[Munich]]]]<br />
<br />
===South towards [[Dresden]] ([[A13 (Germany)|A13]])===<br />
*Take a train to the S-Bahn station ''Schöneweide'', get out there and walk out of the station, turn right and after 300 meter you'll find two big service stations - although the [[Autobahn]] is far away-these are mostly the last possibilities for cars to get petrol - was once crowded with hitchhikers but is normally empty now and works fine! Locals usually stop at the second gas station because it's cheaper normally. Also, behind this gas station is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, you can show a sign both to cars on the street who could stop at the Burger King entrance (but often drive too fast though) and to people leaving the second gas station or entering Burger King.<br />
<br />
However the attendants at the service station will ask you to look for your ride elsewhere and may even call the police. The road leading to the [[Autobahn]] is a no stopping zone, so the best solution is to stand near the Burger King, where a driver can pull in. There is no better spot further up the road toward the [[Autobahn]]. <br />
2008-08-24: I used this gas stations quite often and never had problems. What the hell did you do? -[[User:atopia|Ben]]<br />
<br />
*Alternatively go to S-Bahn station ''Alt Glienicke''. Leave the platform illegally at the east end, then hike over the rails, which will bring you to the B96. The road is also named ''Am Seegraben''. There is a wide emergency lane and a speed limit of 50 kmh. Use a sign to get a lift to [[Dresden]] (DD), [[Braunschweig]] (BS), [[Hannover]] (H), ''Michendorf'' or [[Frankfurt an der Oder]] (FF) / Poland [[Poznan]]. It is not allowed to hitchhike on that spot, though very likely that you will obtain a good lift in short time. Remember: Running over the rails can cost you something around 25 Euro if they catch you.<br />
<br />
*Another possibility is to go to Tempelhof S or U Bahnhof (see map), which is easy to reach. Then simply follow the sign towards Dresden (A100). There are two red lights, for people coming from north and south, so they have time to see you. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in the way to Ikea, and get dropped on the gas station before the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map also). Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this gas station. '''Please read the discussion page'''!<br />
<br />
'''WARNING''': If you are going further than Dresden (e.g. Czech Republic), take a look on [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page.<br />
<br />
===East towards [[Poland]] ([[A12 (Germany)|A12]])===<br />
The '''Rasthof Finkenplan''' is hard to reach, so the best is to start from Michendorf!!<br />
<br />
==Drink==<br />
At ''Hauptbahnhof'' the McDonalds has free refills, pick up a cup and get high on fizzy drinks.<br />
<br />
==Internet access==<br />
Sidewalk express (internet) is located in the food court at ''Hauptbahnhof'', pick up some of the leftover receipts and enter the code, there is usually some time left. This is the internet im using now.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Germany]]<br />
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[[de:Berlin]]<br />
[[Category:E26]]<br />
[[Category:E28]]<br />
[[Category:E30]]<br />
[[Category:E36]]<br />
[[Category:E51]]<br />
[[Category:E55]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bern&diff=25419Bern2008-09-30T09:43:22Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div><map lat='46.95694118331635' lng='7.447013854980469' zoom='13' view='0' float='right'/><br />
<br />
'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching out==<br />
<br />
===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
<br />
'''Option 1: Neufeld'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
<br />
'''Option 2: Wankdorf'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
<br />
'''''update September 2008:''''' there are construction works and therefore the bus stop is much smaller than normal. Hitchhiking is still possible, but the place is not ''that'' good anymore. From August 2009 until 2012 it is not possible anymore to get on the highway in Wankdorf. The traffic will be led to Neufeld.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wankdorfplatz.jpg]] Wankdorfplatz<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Option 3: Ostring'''<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Ostring.jpg]] Ostring<br />
<br />
==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
<br />
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
<br />
== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
<br />
'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
<br />
'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
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[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
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{{IsIn|Bern (Canton)}}<br />
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[[de:Bern]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=File:Ostring.jpg&diff=25418File:Ostring.jpg2008-09-30T09:42:23Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>Hitchbase Ostring, Bern, Switzerland</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bern&diff=25417Bern2008-09-30T09:39:37Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div><map lat='46.95694118331635' lng='7.447013854980469' zoom='13' view='0' float='right'/><br />
<br />
'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching out==<br />
<br />
===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
<br />
'''Option 1: Neufeld'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
<br />
'''Option 2: Wankdorf'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
<br />
'''''update September 2008:''''' there are construction works and therefore the bus stop is much smaller than normal. Hitchhiking is still possible, but the place is not ''that'' good anymore. From August 2009 until 2012 it is not possible anymore to get on the highway in Wankdorf. The traffic will be led to Neufeld.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wankdorfplatz.jpg]] Wankdorfplatz<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Option 3: Ostring'''<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
<br />
==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
<br />
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
<br />
== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
<br />
'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
<br />
'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
{{IsIn|Bern (Canton)}}<br />
[[Category:Bern (Canton)]]<br />
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[[de:Bern]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=File:Wankdorfplatz.jpg&diff=25415File:Wankdorfplatz.jpg2008-09-30T09:38:20Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>Hitchspot Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bern&diff=25402Bern2008-09-29T20:38:16Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div><map lat='46.95694118331635' lng='7.447013854980469' zoom='13' view='0' float='right'/><br />
<br />
'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching out==<br />
<br />
===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
<br />
'''Option 1: Neufeld'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
<br />
'''Option 2: Wankdorf'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
<br />
'''''update September 2008:''''' there are construction works and therefore the bus stop is much smaller than normal. Hitchhiking is still possible, but the place is not ''that'' good anymore. From August 2009 until 2012 it is not possible anymore to get on the highway in Wankdorf. The traffic will be led to Neufeld.<br />
<br />
'''Option 3: Ostring'''<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
<br />
==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
<br />
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
<br />
== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
<br />
'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
<br />
'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
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'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching out==<br />
<br />
===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
<br />
'''Option 1: Neufeld'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
<br />
'''Option 2: Wankdorf'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
<br />
'''''update September 2008:''''' there are construction works and therefore the bus stop is much smaller than normal. Hitchhiking is still possible, but the place is not that good anymore. From August 2009 until 2012 it is not possible anymore to get on the highway in Wankdorf. The traffic will be led to Neufeld.<br />
<br />
'''Option 3: Ostring'''<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
<br />
==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
<br />
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
<br />
== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
<br />
'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
<br />
'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
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{{IsIn|Bern (Canton)}}<br />
[[Category:Bern (Canton)]]<br />
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<br />
'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching out==<br />
<br />
===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
<br />
'''Option 1: Neufeld'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
<br />
'''Option 2: Wankdorf'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
<br />
'''update September 2008:''' there are construction works and therefore the bus stop is much smaller than normal. Hitchhiking is still possible, but the place is not that good anymore. From August 2009 until 2012 it is not possible anymore to get on the highway in Wankdorf. The traffic will be led to Neufeld.<br />
<br />
'''Option 3: Ostring'''<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
<br />
==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
<br />
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
<br />
== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
<br />
'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
<br />
'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
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{{IsIn|Bern (Canton)}}<br />
[[Category:Bern (Canton)]]<br />
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<hr />
<div><map lat='46.95694118331635' lng='7.447013854980469' zoom='13' view='0' float='right'/><br />
<br />
'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching out==<br />
<br />
===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
<br />
'''Option 1: Neufeld'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
<br />
'''Option 2: Wankdorf'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
<br />
'''update September 2008:''' there are construction works and therefore the bus stop is much smaller than normal. Hitchhiking is still possible, but the place is not that good anymore. From August 2009 until 2012 it is not possible anymore to get on the highway in Wankdorf. The traffic will be led to Neufeld.<br />
<br />
== Option 3: Ostring==<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
<br />
==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
<br />
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
<br />
== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
<br />
'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
<br />
'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
{{IsIn|Bern (Canton)}}<br />
[[Category:Bern (Canton)]]<br />
<br />
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<div><map lat='46.95694118331635' lng='7.447013854980469' zoom='13' view='0' float='right'/><br />
<br />
'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching out==<br />
<br />
===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
<br />
'''Option 1: Neufeld'''<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
<br />
== Option 2: Wankdorf ==<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
<br />
'''update September 2008:''' there are construction works and therefore the bus stop is much smaller than normal. Hitchhiking is still possible, but the place is not that good anymore. From August 2009 until 2012 it is not possible anymore to get on the highway in Wankdorf. The traffic will be led to Neufeld.<br />
<br />
== Option 3: Ostring==<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
<br />
==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
<br />
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
<br />
== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
<br />
'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
<br />
'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
{{IsIn|Bern (Canton)}}<br />
[[Category:Bern (Canton)]]<br />
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<div><map lat='46.95694118331635' lng='7.447013854980469' zoom='13' view='0' float='right'/><br />
<br />
'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching out==<br />
<br />
===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
<br />
== Option 1: Neufeld ==<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
<br />
== Option 2: Wankdorf ==<br />
<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
<br />
'''update September 2008:''' there are construction works and therefore the bus stop is much smaller than normal. Hitchhiking is still possible, but the place is not that good anymore. From August 2009 until 2012 it is not possible anymore to get on the highway in Wankdorf. The traffic will be led to Neufeld.<br />
<br />
== Option 3: Ostring==<br />
From the train station, take tram #5 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the highway entrance. It's not the best place because cars can't see you from far away, but when it's raining you can place yourself under the highway bridge. And there is enough place for cars to stop.<br />
<br />
==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
<br />
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
<br />
== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
<br />
'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
<br />
'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
The Dutch football team will play its group matches during Euro 2008 in Bern. During the event many Dutch football fans place their tents and of course their famous caravans, often pained in orange, on the "Orange camping" in Bern. In their Dutch advertising campaign Heineken shows Dutch football fans on their way to Bern, including a shot of an "Orange" supporter, who is hitchhiking with a sign "Bern", and just gets picked up during the TV-commercial.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
{{IsIn|Bern (Canton)}}<br />
[[Category:Bern (Canton)]]<br />
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<div>#redirect[[Bern]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Basle&diff=25395Basle2008-09-29T20:23:59Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>#redirect[[Basel]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Zuerich&diff=25394Talk:Zuerich2008-09-29T19:58:22Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>Kann jemand "Zuerich" auf "Zürich" verlinken, weil für "Zürich" existiert sowohl eine deutsche wie auch eine englische Seite. Auf www.hitchbase.com ist hingegen auf die Hitchwiki-Seite "Zuerich" verlinkt.. Ich weiss nicht wie man das macht, sorry.... danke!<br />
<br />
Can please somebody link "Zuerich" to the german/english page "Zürich"? I don't know how to do it... thank you!<br />
<br />
::hey cee, i linked Zuerich to the Zürich article. Those German ''Umlaute'' are annoying, same with other languages ;) For making a link page, just write, e.g. at the [[Zuerich]] article: '''<tt><nowiki>#redirect [[Zuerich]]</nowiki></tt>''' and everything will be fine :) [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 19:46, 29 September 2008 (CEST)<br />
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Thanks a lot!</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Z%C3%BCrich&diff=25390Zürich2008-09-29T16:07:42Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<br />
'''Zürich''' is one of the bigger cities in [[Switzerland]].<br />
<br />
==Hitching out==<br />
===Direction West ([[Bern]], [[Basel]])===<br />
The bus station ''Sportweg'' makes a great hitchhiking spot. It's located right at the motorway entrance, but there's a traffic light, so cars are not too fast. you can either go there directly by bus, or take a tram to ''Hardturm'' from where it's 5 minutes walking.<br />
<br />
There are also many "S-Bahn"-trains stopping at the trainstation "Hardbrücke". (Or take Bus #33 and #72, whose first stop after "Hardbrücke" is "Pfingstweidstrasse" or Bus #54 to "Sportweg"). When you take a train, walk up unto the bridge on the side closer to the city/mainstation, then turn right and go down the pedestrians ramp, then straight until you reach the main road "Pfingstweidstrasse". Turn left, cross the street. You can already start hitching here, there's enough space and cars, or you can walk closer towards the highway. Or walk and hitch together (-: It's an excellent street.<br />
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{{hitchbase_city|29}}</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Zuerich&diff=25389Zuerich2008-09-29T16:02:59Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>See [[Zürich]] for more</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Zuerich&diff=25388Talk:Zuerich2008-09-29T16:02:32Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>Kann jemand "Zuerich" auf "Zürich" verlinken, weil für "Zürich" existiert sowohl eine deutsche wie auch eine englische Seite. Auf www.hitchbase.com ist hingegen auf die Hitchwiki-Seite "Zuerich" verlinkt.. Ich weiss nicht wie man das macht, sorry.... danke!<br />
<br />
Can please somebody link "Zuerich" to the german/english page "Zürich"? I don't know how to do it... thank you!</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Pozna%C5%84&diff=22769Poznań2008-07-23T14:42:32Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>{{IsIn|Poland}}<br />
'''Poznań''' is a city in the West of [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
It's on route 92 (''droga krajowa 92'').<br />
<br />
==To [[Germany]], [[Berlin]]==<br />
<br />
Go to the place called Ogrody (last station of many trams and buses) and take a bus<br />
no 61 to place called Krzyzowniki. Get out at the ninth stop called Ul Wichrowa<br />
and walk along the road for about 300 m then you will see gas station and McD's<br />
<br />
Ask drivers there or stay on the road with sign or thumb. Also about 100 m<br />
after this place is a bus stop so its more convenient for drivers to stop their car.<br />
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'''--> attention!''' this place is not very good. Try to get directly on the A2, from the south of Poznan or at least in Pniewy (30km after Poznan). The A2 will take you to Frankfurt(Oder) and directly on the german highway A12. If you try the option discribed above, it will take you on small roads to Kostrzyn and from there on small roads to Berlin.<br />
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==Getting to [[Warszawa]]==<br />
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The best way to get to [[Warszawa]] is to get out of the city first. <br />
Take the bus S1 and get off at a gas station at the road E40. There you should ask people who already stopped at the station or the traffic light, for probably noone else will do it.<br />
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Go to place called MILOSTOWO (last station of trams no. 6 and 8) and walk along<br />
the road about 100 m and you will see ORLEN gas station ... I saw many times<br />
people hh on the exit of this station (there is a place to stop the car) <br />
Second place is a bit further ... walk along the same road ... after 200-300 m<br />
you will see a bridge and Volkswagen factory ... hh straight after the bridge on<br />
the bus stop (there is plenty of cars and trucks who are going with the road around<br />
Poznan, so many of them are going for a longer distance, so you will avoid local<br />
traffic like its possible at first place i have mentioned ...)<br />
Third place is actually my hometown :) ... You can reach this place by taking a<br />
bus no S-1 from place called RONDO SRODKA (behind Lotos gas station) ... after<br />
about 20 minutes bus will turn left (near LIDL shop) ... go out, turn back to<br />
main road and hh some meters after crossroad, junction, traffic lights, whatever<br />
... about 300 m further from this place its a Shell petrol station and huge<br />
parking for truckers ... if you are not lucky try there also :)<br />
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==Getting to [[Gdansk]], [[Bydgoszcz]] (A1, E261/E75)==<br />
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Take bus no. 73 from place called Rondo Srodka (towards Janikowo/Ogrodnicza) get out after something like 10-11 stops (about 15-18 minutes) at bus stop called BOGUCIN/BALTYCKA. Hitch on this bus stop, its on the road to Gniezno, Bydgoszcz and Gdansk just after junction with Poznan ring road. You should notice railways nearby and crossed Poznan sign (end of city zone).<br />
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[[Category:Poland]]<br />
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'''Zürich''' is one of the bigger cities in [[Switzerland]].<br />
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==Hitching out==<br />
===Direction West ([[Bern]], [[Basel]])===<br />
The bus station ''Sportweg'' makes a greats hitchhiking spot. It's located right at the motorway entrance, but there's a traffic light, so cars are not too fast. you can either go there directly by bus, or take a tram to ''Hardturm'' from where it's 5 minutes walking. <br />
There are also many "S-Bahn"-trains stopping at the trainstation "Hardbrücke". (Or take Bus #33 and #72, whose first stop after "Hardbrücke" is "Pfingstweidstrasse"). When you take a train, walk up unto the bridge on the side closer to the city/mainstation, then turn right and go down the pedestrians ramp, then straight until you reach the main road "Pfingstweidstrasse". Turn left, cross the street. You can already start hitching here, there's enough space and cars, or you can walk closer towards the highway. Or walk and hitch together (-: It's an excellent street.<br />
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[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]<br />
[[Category:E41]]<br />
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<div>==Thanks==<br />
I have just added some more info and would like others to contribute<br />
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Sorry if I am replying in the wrong way or place.<br />
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Joho MrTweek, I never did hitch out of Düsseldorf directly as i think it's not so fast. I am always driving to Oberhausen Sterkrade instead and from there to Heinrich-Heine-Str. I wrote it in the Düsseldorf page. I'll try to post all my tips here. Let's keep this website growing ;).<br />
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Hi MrTweek! Thanks for your message! even though i am not 1oo percent sure if it makes a lot of sense to translate everything from english into german it's my please to help a bit with sharing info and translation. [[User:pesef|pesef]] <br />
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Hey MrTweek! Thanks for your contributions! Maybe you also know some more specific things about hitching in [[Austria]] and [[Hungary]]? Thanks, [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 04:38, 6 September 2006 (UTC)<br />
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Hi! Thanks for the welcome. I'm in the middle of exams at the moment but I'll add some more info when I've got some spare time. Hope I can help :). --[[User:Tmoon|Tom]] 10:32, 16 May 2007 (CEST)<br />
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==[[liftershalte.info]]==<br />
:''moved to [[Talk:liftershalte.info]]''<br />
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==Discussion about copyrights==<br />
: '' moved to [[User_talk:Charliepl]]''<br />
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== Apache difficulties ==<br />
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I noticed you were trying to work out the problem with pages that begin with accented characters. Would you like me to help out? I'm pretty crafty with 'nix, php, etc. and I got my Wiki working perfectly with the "pretty links." Any kind of character works. [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]]<small><sup>[[User talk:Zac Stewart|talk]]</sup></small> 15:33, 19 June 2007 (CEST)<br />
: Yes, maybe I get back to you with that. Foreign characters at the beginning of an article name work for you? My apache's utf8-support seems to be broken since I upgraded from debian sarge to etch. I didn't find time (and motivation) to fix this yet. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 15:55, 19 June 2007 (CEST)<br />
: Hey, I just fixed it :) Was not an apache-problem but a broken rewrite rule. Changed it from ^([A-Z]*)$ to ^(.+)$ now it works perfectly for me. Thanks for kicking me to get this running ;) --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 16:25, 19 June 2007 (CEST)<br />
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::This makes me think of setting up a team to maintain stuff on the servers. It's good to set up [[project:Server maintenance]] or something like that :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 19:11, 19 June 2007 (CEST)<br />
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My mod_rewrite is set up like this:<br />
RewriteEngine On<br />
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f<br />
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d<br />
RewriteRule ^wiki/(.*) w/index.php?title=$1 [PT,L,QSA]<br />
RewriteRule ^wiki/*$ wiki/ [L,QSA]<br />
RewriteRule ^/*$ wiki/ [L,QSA] #remove this if you want more content than the wiki in the root<br />
It's supposedly better to edit pages from index.php?title=.... instead of just the "pretty links" because you can block index.php from being indexed in search engines with robots.txt and then you have cleaner search results. [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]]<small><sup>[[User talk:Zac Stewart|talk]]</sup></small> 20:06, 19 June 2007 (CEST)<br />
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== Hey ==<br />
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Hey, I think I can add a lot of stuff after the next 6 weeks, in 2 days we start down from the [[Netherlands]] to a trip across [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]] (mainly), [[Romania]] and [[Hungary]] :) See you on the road, greetings ralf<br />
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== Hitching trips on Google Maps ==<br />
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Hi Philipp. I'm also trying to get my hitching tracks into Google Maps. However, after having drawn about 50 lines, the site has become really slow and I'm not able to add more lines fluently. Should you have any suggestions for this, then I'd be most interested. Here is one more map of a hitchhiker who put his trips into GM: http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&hl=nl&q=http%3A%2F%2Fjochem.lesparre-dewaal.nl%2Fliftroutes.kml&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&ll=51.727028,6.240234&spn=12.809217,29.619141&z=5. He did it in another way, supposedly with an external (KML?) editor or a GIS application. [[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 2 July 2007<br />
: Yes, I have the same problems. It is ''very'' slow in Opera, but in Firefox it's ok. This depends a lot on your Computer speed. With my Pentium-M 1,6G Hz, it is just usable (in Firefox). In my company office with 2x2,8 GHz P4 it works very great. However, the more lines you draw, the slower it gets. I don't know about any external kml-editor. In google-earth you can at least read the files, but I think there is no possibility to edit them (but I'm not sure about that). Did you ask Jochem how he did this? I was wondering that too, because his maps look a little weird when you zoom very close. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 12:22, 2 July 2007 (CEST)<br />
:: Well, in FireFox on my PIII 350 mhz, 256+64 mb RAM it is simply slow :). With a somewhat faster machine @ work it is not workable, with only IE at hand. And I've drawn about 5% of the lines now. I don't know exactly how Jochem did it. It would be much better to find a solution for another problem. I'm keeping track of the petition at maastricht.hitchbase.org. However, the site is being spammed and now I get lots of mails of fake signature entries for the petition. I haven't got time to filter everything out, but the new entrees must be confirmed by clicking a link in the e-mail. This has been set up in PHP by a contact of Markus (mabe in Abgefahren). --[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] 12:22, 2 July 2007 (CEST)<br />
::: Ok, in this case, your machine is obviously the reason ;) In general, Firefox seems to be the fastet in interpreting JavaScript.<br />
::: Regarding your other problem: a nice, simple solution to avoid spam in forms is to add a textfield to the form, give it a name which spambots will like (i.e. email, name, url) and make it invisible (preferably with css). The user won't see it and won't fill it. The spambot doesn't know that it's invisible (they are not that good usually) and will probably fill some data into that field. Now you can delete all entries, where this field is filled. This worked really well for me in a few different cases. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 20:16, 2 July 2007 (CEST)<br />
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==Thanks==<br />
Hey! Thanks for the message, can't figure out how to message people, so I hope you get this. I've been using this site for ages, and figured it was about time I corrected some of the dreadful English on the France pages, and added to the site the little that I know. I'll add more in time, the hitch from Cardiff to Morocco really helped me, and I'll add a page on [[Cardiff]] too. [[User:Carl|Carl]]<br />
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:It's actually great to read that people actually use Hitchwiki]] without even contributing :) It would be nice to have some more stats on that that [[Special:Statistics|these ones]]. And maybe we can find ways to make them actually click edit :) [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 14:27, 31 July 2007 (CEST)<br />
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== liftershalte on hitchwiki ==<br />
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hey,<br />
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i just added a map of lifterhalte into the hitchwiki information for [[Varna]] in Bulgaria. Unfortunately I wanted to have a map of [[Varna]] showing the hybrid maps view, but it only appears as a normal map. Nevertheless the html code shows "View=2", what obviously stands for hybrid, right? Is there any way to show this kind of map? Otherwise the map for Varna seems quite useless since googlemaps only displays one street there ;)<br />
:Probably my mistake ;) I'll fix it the next days when I'm home again. --MrTweek<br />
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== hichwiki.es ==<br />
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This page have a problem with the time. I speak a little english. AutostopWiki tiene un problema con la hora que indica al firmar, siendo las 13:32 me indica las 18:32 y tengo ajstado el uso en -03:00. Saludos y Gracias por colaborar en la creación de AutostopWiki --[[User:Carlos|Carlos]] 18:33, 23 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
: Yes, because the server is in the CEST timezone. The date in the articles is not dynamic, so it can't be different for each user. The timezone that you set in your preferences is only shown at the Recent Changes list, article history. I think there is no solution for this problem, unfortunately :(<br />
: Hope I understood your problem correctly, I hardly speak Spanish --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 19:12, 23 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
::Thanks. I hardly speak english. --[[User:Carlos|Carlos]] 01:43, 24 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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:Imposible access to http://www.autostopwiki.com.ar --[[User:200.69.128.86|200.69.128.86]] 19:49, 14 September 2007 (CEST)<br />
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==Stats linking to Wikipedia==<br />
At the bottom of [http://www.hitchwiki.org/stats/reports/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm our wikistats], de ZeitGeist is linking to Wikipedia, and it should link to Hitchwiki. Could you fix it? :) [[User:guaka|guaka]]<small><sup>[http://guaka.org site], [[user talk:guaka|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 16:32, 8 September 2007 (CEST)<br />
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==Test==<br />
Just a test --[[User:212.202.126.147|212.202.126.147]] 15:02, 14 September 2007 (CEST) (aka MrTweek)<br />
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hey - no prob! thanks for the link to hitchwiki -it's a great resource!<br />
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== liftershalte problem ==<br />
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Hi. The liftershalte help page brought me here. Everytime I try to add a point and click on "add point", it says "authentication error". What's wrong? --[[User:Kb|Kb]] 15:05, 6 March 2008 (CET)<br />
: Ouh, there was a bad bug. I just fixed it, please try again. You probably have to log out and log in again, so the changes will apply for you. Thanks for reporting that. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://http://www.liftershalte.info/ site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 15:20, 6 March 2008 (CET)<br />
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::Adding points is working now, thanks. I just realised that the help emailadress is stated recognizably in the blue bar... however, my message would have gone to the same address anyway, I guess. --[[User:Kb|Kb]] 21:20, 6 March 2008 (CET)<br />
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== Liftershalte & Blogs ==<br />
hi, was denkst du, ist es moeglich blogs wie e.g. http://pipes.yahoo.com/aleeex/deutschetramper (und auch die internationalen) auf der karte von liftershalte als sprechblasen einzubinden? waere cool... dann poppen die auf liftershalte und wiki auf und damit verbreiteten sich relevante infos und geschichten... --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 19:27, 10 March 2008 (CET)<br />
: gute Idee, und sollte auch recht leicht umzusetzen sein. Aber wie kommen die Koordinaten in die Blog-Eintraege? --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://{{{2}}} site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 19:30, 10 March 2008 (CET)<br />
:: Schau dir mal http://pipes.yahoo.com/aleeex/deutschetramper genauer an (kannst auf Clonen gehen und dir die Source anschauen), es gibt dort ne Art GeoModul (ne Beschreibung dazu gibts dort auch). Ich habe keine Ahnung wie das genau aufgebaut ist, aber es fuegt zum XML die GeoDaten hinzu. Bei einer genauere Auswertung von http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=ad5751fc5d104e4b561a09d040790d23&_render=rss siehst du die Geodaten (<geo:lat> & <geo:long>). Ich pflege denselben GeoFeed mit mehr internationalen Blogs, aber es treten dort immer mal wieder Fehler auf (zuviele Feeds, unsaubere Feeds). Ich schlage vor mit dem deutschen Feed zu starten und wenn der dann laeuft das weiter auszubauen. Vielleicht hast du ja auch Lust deinen eigenen Aggregator zu bauen... Btw. hast du ne Ahnung wie Flickrfeeds aufgebaut sind? Da sollten doch auch Geodaten verfuegbar sein... Hitchhiking Category... --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 19:56, 10 March 2008 (CET)<br />
::: Heisst das, du gibts die von Hand ein? Eigentlich sollte das der Blogger ja machen. Sonst wirds auf dauer sehr viel arbeit --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://{{{2}}} site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 19:59, 10 March 2008 (CET)<br />
:::: Ich adde die Blogfeeds per Hand, ja. Das muss man eben einmal alle paar Wochen machen und gut ist, ansonsten kommt da ja auch recht schnell Spam dazwischen... Oder meintest du die Geodaten? --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 22:00, 10 March 2008 (CET)<br />
::::: Ja, die GeoDaten. Alles andere kann man leicht automatisieren. --22:03, 10 March 2008 (CET)<br />
:::::: Das geht auto... einfach mal Source anschauen... --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 22:11, 10 March 2008 (CET)<br />
::::::: Wie jetzt? Da stehen unter anderem Blogeintraege von mir drin. Ich hab da definitiv keine Geodaten eingegeben. Woher weiss das Teil, wo ich getrampt bin? Scannt das den Text nach Ortsnamen ab oder wie? --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://{{{2}}} site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 23:06, 10 March 2008 (CET)<br />
:::::::: "Schau dir mal http://pipes.yahoo.com/aleeex/deutschetramper genauer an (kannst auf Clonen gehen und dir die Source anschauen), es gibt dort ne Art GeoModul (ne Beschreibung dazu gibts dort auch). Ich habe keine Ahnung wie das genau aufgebaut ist, aber es fuegt zum XML die GeoDaten hinzu." --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 23:24, 10 March 2008 (CET) PS: http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/docs?doc=operators#LocationExtractor<br />
::::::::: Hmm, das ueberrascht mich. Konnte den Source nicht angucken, weil ich da keinen Account habe, aber ich setz das mal auf meine Liste. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://{{{2}}} site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 23:35, 10 March 2008 (CET)<br />
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Hey.. wollte einen Blog auf hitchwiki starten, aber beim einloggen ist genau gar nichts passiert. Benutzername, Passwort, klicken auf Log in --> nichts! Bin auf derselben Seite (Log in) geblieben. Was muss ich tun? Gruss, cee<br />
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== Bla ==<br />
[http://en.hitchwiki.org/?title=User:MrTweek&curid=2173&diff=20213&oldid=20181 * '''Longest Waiting Time:''' :) -- (Undo revision 20181 by Alex (Talk))] - Is there non? :( --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 12:34, 28 May 2008 (CEST)<br />
: Probably, but I don't know. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://{{{2}}} site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 13:08, 28 May 2008 (CEST)<br />
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== Video extension ==<br />
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Hi there, sorry for the delay, I just saw your messasge. I emailed you and looking forward to your reply. [[User:IdoSet|IdoSet]] 10:59, 12 June 2008 (CEST)<br />
:Uhm, I didn't get any email? Do you have my address? try mrtweek [at] flupps.net --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 11:03, 12 June 2008 (CEST)<br />
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== IsIn-Extension ==<br />
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Hallo Philipp, ich bin Hansm von Wikivoyage.org. Ich habe dir auf [http://www.wikivoyage.org/de/Benutzer_Diskussion:Hansm#IsIn_Vorlage meiner Diskussionsseite] geantwortet. Melde dich bitte dort, wenn es noch Unklarheiten oder Probleme gibt. -- Hansm<br />
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:Das Problem mit dem Cache scheint bei Euch irgendwie stärker aufzutreten als bei uns. Ehrlich gesagt glaube ich gar nicht mehr so richtig, dass es schlau war, die isin-Daten im Parser-Cache zu speichern. Ein eigener Cache wäre dafür wahrscheinlich besser geeignet. Aber was mich noch interessieren würde: Benutzt Ihr einen memcached oder geht der Cache bei Euch über die Datenbank? -- [[User:Hansm|Hansm]] 21:25, 15 June 2008 (CEST)<br />
:: Gute Frage. Ich habe nichts derartiges konfiguriert. In der LocalSettings.php steht<br />
$wgMainCacheType = CACHE_NONE;<br />
:: Sonst nichts, was auf Cache hinweisen koennte. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 21:47, 15 June 2008 (CEST)</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Bern&diff=20339Talk:Bern2008-06-03T21:54:55Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>Gehört die Kategorie "eating" in ein hitchwiki? <br />
Ich kam auf die Idee, weil mich in Bern ein Tramper nach Essensmöglichkeiten fragte, der wirklich ohne Geld per Autostop reist und in Städten mit dem Kleingeld von seiner Strassenmusik überlebt. <br />
Unter Trampern gibt es bestimmt einige, die aus Geldmangel heraus trampen und gerne ab und zu eine warme reichhaltige Mahlzeit hätten, ohne gleich in einem Restaurant zu essen... Es gibt ja fast überall Gassenküchen/Volksküchen, nur weiss man als Reisende/Reisender nicht davon..</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bern&diff=20338Bern2008-06-03T21:45:28Z<p>Cee: </p>
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'''Bern''' is the de-facto capital of [[Switzerland]].<br />
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==Hitching out==<br />
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===Direction north ([[Basel]], [[Zürich]], [[Biel]], [[Luzern]])===<br />
====Option 1====<br />
From the train station, take the bus #11 to Neufeld P+R to the last station (You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.). Walk 5 minutes to a roundabout with a nice hard shoulder. You should use a sign, as there is a lot of local traffic.<br />
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====Option 2====<br />
From the train station, take the bus #20 to the station Wyler (buy a ticket 'zone 1-2' for 3.80 CHF). Walk 200m on the left side of the street (on your right you see a huge stadium, then cross the big crossroads. Right there you see a bus stop (Bus #28) where there is enough space for cars to stop. Use a sign! Cars driving past there can go to Zurich, Basel, Biel, Luzern,... You can take any lift to get onto the highway (A1), right after Bern (3min) there is the service area "Grauholz" where you can change quite easily.<br />
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==Sleeping==<br />
Bern seems to have only one hostel, which is located in the town center, 5 minutes walking from the parliament building. Prices are about 30 CHF per night. [http://www.youthhostel.ch/bern Check out their website].<br />
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There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.<br />
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== Eating ==<br />
'''Breakfast:'''<br />
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. <br />
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'''Lunch:'''<br />
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.<br />
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'''Dinner/Supper:''' <br />
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main trainstation, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).<br />
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[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
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'''Biel''' ([[France|French]]: ''Bienne'') is the biggest bilingual town in [[Switzerland]] (German-/Frenchspeaking). It has 51.000 citizens and is located in the northwest of [[Switzerland]], at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
===East, South towards [[Bern]], [[Thun]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Burgdorf]]===<br />
From the main train station in Biel: Get out of the building, then turn right to the roundabout. Turn right again and cross under the railway lines. Follow the railway lines which are on the street. At the next roundabout turn right, then take the next street on the left side until you see the railway lines again. Follow them for another 100m and you reach the main street ''Bernstrasse'', it will become the highway A6/A1. You can see the BP-filling station on the right side. There is space for the cars to stop. (From the train station to that place it takes you about 5-10 minutes). Besides the local traffic, most of the cars will go to Bern. A few kilometers before Bern there is the service station ''Grauholz'', where you can find lifts for both directions but probably first of all to far away places ([[Genève]],[[Interlaken]] / [[Zürich]],[[Basel]]).<br />
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===East, North towards [[Zürich]], [[Basel]], [[Germany]]===<br />
From the main trainstation: Cross the town center walking towards the Jura (mountain-chain). There you find a main road with a lot of traffic. Turn right and follow this street, you can already try to stop cars here. There are bus stops (#1, #2) where cars have space to stop. After about 2km the highway A5 going to [[Zürich]] and [[Basel]] starts.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
The only hostel in town is the ''Lago Lodge'' and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm. Phone +41 (0)32 331 37 32, email sleep@lagolodge.ch<br />
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There is a squat called LABIU, with guestrooms. It is located 5min from the main trainstation, at the Wydenauweg 38/40. [http://www.labiu.ch Labiu Homepage] <br />
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Try also hospitality networks like [http://www.bewelcome.org bewelcome.org], [http://www.hospitalityclub.org hospitality club], [http://www.couchsurfing.com couchsurfing]<br />
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[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
__NOTOC__</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Biel/Bienne&diff=20031Biel/Bienne2008-05-19T13:42:14Z<p>Cee: </p>
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'''Biel''' ([[France|French]]: ''Bienne'') is the biggest bilingual town in [[Switzerland]] (German-/Frenchspeaking). It has 51.000 citizens and is located in the northwest of [[Switzerland]], at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
===East, South towards [[Bern]], [[Thun]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Burgdorf]]===<br />
From the main trainstation in Biel: Get out of the building, then turn right to the roundabout. Turn right again and cross unter the railway lines. Follow the railway lines which are on the street. At the next roundabout turn right, then take the next street on the left side until you see the railway lines again. Follow them for another 100m and you reach the main street "Bernstrasse", it will become the highway A6/A1. You can see the BP-filling station on the right side. There is space for the cars to stop. (From the trainstation to that place it takes you about 5-10 minutes). Besides the local traffic, most of the cars will go to Bern. A few kilometers before Bern there is the service station "Grauholz", where you can find lifts for both directions but probably first of all to far away places ([[Genève]],[[Interlaken]] / [[Zürich]],[[Basel]]).<br />
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===East, North towards [[Zürich]], [[Basel]], [[Germany]]===<br />
From the main trainstation: Cross the town center walking towards the Jura (mountain-chain). There you find a main road with a lot of traffic. Turn right and follow this street, you can already try to stop cars here. There are bus stops (#1, #2) where cars have space to stop. After about 2km the highway A5 going to [[Zürich]] and [[Basel]] starts.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
The only hostel in town is the ''Lago Lodge'' and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm. Phone +41 (0)32 331 37 32, email sleep@lagolodge.ch<br />
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Try also hospitality networks like bewelcome.org, hospitalityclub.org, couchsurfing.com<br />
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[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
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<div>== Interlaken ==<br />
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Interlaken is a small town in the region of the alps in Switzerland. It has around 5'500 citizens and is called Interlaken because it is located between two lakes: The Lake Thun and the Lake of Brienz. From Interlaken you can reach quite every place in the bernese Alps, for example the famous "top of Europe" Jungfraujoch. However, a ride by Europe's highest altitude railway line (up to 3'454m) costs 111€, might be hard to find a lift there... <br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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Even though Interlaken is a small town, it has a lot of tourists and therefore several hostels and campsites.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
'''Direction north, west (Bern, Lausanne, Basel)'''<br />
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There is a highway going to Thun-Bern and further. Just follow the highway-signs. Right before the highway starts there is an agricultural shop (Landi) with a parking space where cars going onto the highway can easily stop to pick you up.</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Interlaken&diff=20022Interlaken2008-05-18T23:39:46Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>== Interlaken ==<br />
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Interlaken is a small town in the region of the alps in Switzerland. It has around 5'500 citizens and is called Interlaken because it is located between two lakes: The Lake Thun and the Lake of Brienz. From Interlaken you can reach quite every place in the bernese Alps, for example the famous "top of Europe" Jungfraujoch. However, a ride by Europe's highest altitude railway line (up to 3'454m) costs 111€, might be hard to find a lift there... <br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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Even though Interlaken is a small town, it has a lot of tourists and therefore several hostels and campsites.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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There is a highway going to Thun-Bern and further. Just follow the highway-signs. Right before the highway starts there is an agricultural shop (Landi) with a parking space where cars going onto the highway can easily stop to pick you up.</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Talk:Biel/Bienne&diff=20021Talk:Biel/Bienne2008-05-18T23:18:52Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>Wie kann ich den Titel "Biel" in Biel/Bienne ändern??</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Cee&diff=19919User:Cee2008-05-15T10:25:37Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>I am living in the wonderful town of Biel in Switzerland, working in a beautiful restaurant and studying art (writing). For I don't have enough money to take trains and because I love to meet people and to travel by better ways than just buying tickets, I hitchhike now and then, visiting friends in Poland and Germany, visiting family and friends in Switzerland.</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User_talk:Platschi&diff=19918User talk:Platschi2008-05-15T10:17:01Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>Hi Platschi! I tried to change the boxes but cause I didn't have a hitchwiki account when I wrote them , I can't edit them. The owner is anonymous. So, find the city calles Jyväskylä. There are 3 thumbs in the map, the wrong texts are: "E63/9/23 westwards..." should be "E63/9/23 east- and southwards...". "West- and southwards..." should be "East- and southwards". I'm such an idiot sometimes :). Btw, do need some help translating the phrase book in Finnish? I could do that if it hasn't been done yet. Anyways, thank you for your help! Annika<br />
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Hey Ralf! Welcome on hitchwiki, cool to see you here :) I guess you have something more to contribute ;) --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 10:02, 25 June 2007 (CEST)<br />
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Another welcome! :) I'm looking forward to your contributions! You can ''sign'' messages on talk pages with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 20:41, 25 June 2007 (CEST)<br />
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Hey,<br />
When you were hitchhiking in Serbia did you do a lot of camping? I'm a bit concerned about camping in places like Serbia and Croatia, where they apparently have unexploded mines still lying around in various places. Do you know if these are quite common and/or if the areas are closed off or what?<br />
Thanks! :)<br />
It'd be nice to camp out in the wild there but I don't fancy having an 'explosive' time!<br />
<br />
[[User:Myshkin|Myshkin]] 12:27, 17 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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Hey Platschi! Thanks for your welcome message:) Sorry if I'm writing in the wrong place. I just discovered hitchwiki, what an amazing resourse! I am planning my first-ever hitchhiking trip to Western Europe in April-May. It is a bit scary, but I'm finding a lot of useful information here. As of yet, I don't have much to contribute, but wait till I get there! :=)) --[[User:Skovorodkin|Serge Kosh]] 21:36, 19 March 2008 (CET)<br />
<br />
==Sysop==<br />
We don't really have a policy about this, but MrTweek and I decided to "promote" some more people to sysops on the wiki. Of course we noticed your great contributions and decided to make you into a sysop :) Check [[project:administrators]] to read (a little bit) more about this. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 21:08, 7 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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Thanks! :) (Not sure if I'm posting my reply in the correct place here.) How was hitchhiking in the Balkans? Do you recommend solo hitchhiking at all? I'm starting to wonder if hitchhiking by myself for my first time could be a bad idea and become lonely, but I'm sure it would give me more opportunities for meeting people along the way!<br />
[[User:Myshkin|Myshkin]] 15:06, 13 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
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== thanks ==<br />
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thanks for welcome yep, more I'm hitching more I'm writing--[[User:Jonathaneo|Jonathaneo]] 17:06, 2 October 2007 (CEST)<br />
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danke sehr. and remember, the owls are not what they seem. [[User:seageometry|seageometry]]<br />
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== Nice to feel welcome ==<br />
<br />
Hey, Platschi!<br />
<br />
My pleasure writing to Hitchwiki. The more people know, the better are the trips - more they travel and more drivers trust us : )<br />
Let's make hitch-hiking big like "in the old days" some drivers mention : )<br />
<br />
Merry Christmas and safe travels!<br />
Rein<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Hey Platschi! Thanks for the welcome-message! I am completely new in contributing in wikis, but it's nice to see it works! See you some day in real life (-: <br />
cee<br />
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== topics ==<br />
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Eh Thanks a lot, I was just at the same time reading and trying to create my first region table... so it has been doubled. Way not managed to make it look like yours... anyhow I don't think I will ever try to make table or impossible things as such anymore. [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 18:21, 30 December 2007 (CET)<br />
BTW, my skype username is the same if that would ease talking... [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 18:32, 30 December 2007 (CET)<br />
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hi platschi!<br />
thanks for your welcome message. i discovered hitchwiki three days ago. good idea!<br />
sometimes navigation is a bit difficult. hard to find the correct buttons. for example, how can i send you a private message/mail?<br />
congratulations to your serbia hitching!<br />
i crossed the country in 2003 on my way to istanbul (spielfeld-istanbul 3 days in the same truck) and hitched in 2004 from southern serbia (usce) to prishtina.<br />
in september 07 i was in sandjak and crna gora. still wild country in many aspects.<br />
if you cross thru regensburg, show up for a coffee.<br />
cheers,<br />
scheuer.<br />
<br />
==questions==<br />
::''- is this a riddle? i can not get this... ;-) --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 01:34, 27 February 2008 (CET)''<br />
:::''No, we just had a driver who was riding that fast. :-) [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 14:03, 27 February 2008 (CET)''<br />
:::: ''By "riding fast", you mean "driving quickly". In English, "riding" is used to for bicycles, horses, or motorcycles, but not cars. Anyway, that is fast! :) [[amylin]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User_talk:Platschi&diff=19917User talk:Platschi2008-05-15T10:16:31Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>Hi Platschi! I tried to change the boxes but cause I didn't have a hitchwiki account when I wrote them , I can't edit them. The owner is anonymous. So, find the city calles Jyväskylä. There are 3 thumbs in the map, the wrong texts are: "E63/9/23 westwards..." should be "E63/9/23 east- and southwards...". "West- and southwards..." should be "East- and southwards". I'm such an idiot sometimes :). Btw, do need some help translating the phrase book in Finnish? I could do that if it hasn't been done yet. Anyways, thank you for your help! Annika<br />
<br />
Hey Ralf! Welcome on hitchwiki, cool to see you here :) I guess you have something more to contribute ;) --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] 10:02, 25 June 2007 (CEST)<br />
<br />
Another welcome! :) I'm looking forward to your contributions! You can ''sign'' messages on talk pages with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 20:41, 25 June 2007 (CEST)<br />
<br />
Hey,<br />
When you were hitchhiking in Serbia did you do a lot of camping? I'm a bit concerned about camping in places like Serbia and Croatia, where they apparently have unexploded mines still lying around in various places. Do you know if these are quite common and/or if the areas are closed off or what?<br />
Thanks! :)<br />
It'd be nice to camp out in the wild there but I don't fancy having an 'explosive' time!<br />
<br />
[[User:Myshkin|Myshkin]] 12:27, 17 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
<br />
Hey Platschi! Thanks for your welcome message:) Sorry if I'm writing in the wrong place. I just discovered hitchwiki, what an amazing resourse! I am planning my first-ever hitchhiking trip to Western Europe in April-May. It is a bit scary, but I'm finding a lot of useful information here. As of yet, I don't have much to contribute, but wait till I get there! :=)) --[[User:Skovorodkin|Serge Kosh]] 21:36, 19 March 2008 (CET)<br />
<br />
==Sysop==<br />
We don't really have a policy about this, but MrTweek and I decided to "promote" some more people to sysops on the wiki. Of course we noticed your great contributions and decided to make you into a sysop :) Check [[project:administrators]] to read (a little bit) more about this. [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] 21:08, 7 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
<br />
Thanks! :) (Not sure if I'm posting my reply in the correct place here.) How was hitchhiking in the Balkans? Do you recommend solo hitchhiking at all? I'm starting to wonder if hitchhiking by myself for my first time could be a bad idea and become lonely, but I'm sure it would give me more opportunities for meeting people along the way!<br />
[[User:Myshkin|Myshkin]] 15:06, 13 August 2007 (CEST)<br />
<br />
== thanks ==<br />
<br />
thanks for welcome yep, more I'm hitching more I'm writing--[[User:Jonathaneo|Jonathaneo]] 17:06, 2 October 2007 (CEST)<br />
<br />
danke sehr. and remember, the owls are not what they seem. [[User:seageometry|seageometry]]<br />
<br />
== Nice to feel welcome ==<br />
<br />
Hey, Platschi!<br />
<br />
My pleasure writing to Hitchwiki. The more people know, the better are the trips - more they travel and more drivers trust us : )<br />
Let's make hitch-hiking big like "in the old days" some drivers mention : )<br />
<br />
Merry Christmas and safe travels!<br />
Rein<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Hey Platschi! Thanks for the welcome-message! I am completely new in contributing in wikis, but it's nice to see it works! See you some day in real life (-:<br />
<br />
== topics ==<br />
<br />
Eh Thanks a lot, I was just at the same time reading and trying to create my first region table... so it has been doubled. Way not managed to make it look like yours... anyhow I don't think I will ever try to make table or impossible things as such anymore. [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 18:21, 30 December 2007 (CET)<br />
BTW, my skype username is the same if that would ease talking... [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 18:32, 30 December 2007 (CET)<br />
<br />
hi platschi!<br />
thanks for your welcome message. i discovered hitchwiki three days ago. good idea!<br />
sometimes navigation is a bit difficult. hard to find the correct buttons. for example, how can i send you a private message/mail?<br />
congratulations to your serbia hitching!<br />
i crossed the country in 2003 on my way to istanbul (spielfeld-istanbul 3 days in the same truck) and hitched in 2004 from southern serbia (usce) to prishtina.<br />
in september 07 i was in sandjak and crna gora. still wild country in many aspects.<br />
if you cross thru regensburg, show up for a coffee.<br />
cheers,<br />
scheuer.<br />
<br />
==questions==<br />
::''- is this a riddle? i can not get this... ;-) --[[User:Alex|Alex]] 01:34, 27 February 2008 (CET)''<br />
:::''No, we just had a driver who was riding that fast. :-) [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 14:03, 27 February 2008 (CET)''<br />
:::: ''By "riding fast", you mean "driving quickly". In English, "riding" is used to for bicycles, horses, or motorcycles, but not cars. Anyway, that is fast! :) [[amylin]]</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Biel/Bienne&diff=19915Biel/Bienne2008-05-15T10:05:27Z<p>Cee: </p>
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'''Biel''' ([[France|French]]: ''Bienne'') is the biggest bilingual town in [[Switzerland]] (German-/Frenchspeaking). It has 51.000 citizens and is located in the northwest of [[Switzerland]], at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
===East, South towards [[Bern]], [[Interlaken]]===<br />
From the main trainstation in Biel: Get out of the building, then turn right to the roundabout. Turn right again and cross unter the railway lines. Keep to the right until you get to the main road ''Bernstrasse''. Turn left and follow that street, because it will become the highway A6/A1 going go [[Bern]],[[Fribourg]],[[Thun]],[[Burgdorf]],[[Interlaken]]. Shortly before the highway begins, there is a BP-filling station on the right side. There is a lot of space for the cars to stop. (From the trainstation to that place it takes you about 5-10 minutes.) <br />
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===East, North towards [[Zürich]], [[Basel]], [[Germany]]===<br />
From the main trainstation: Cross the town center walking towards the Jura (mountain-chain). There you find a main road with a lot of traffic. Turn right and follow this street, you can already try to stop cars here. There are bus stops (#1, #2) where cars have space to stop. After about 2km the highway A5 going to [[Zürich]] and [[Basel]] starts.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
The only hostel in town is the ''Lago Lodge'' and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm. Phone +41 (0)32 331 37 32, email sleep@lagolodge.ch<br />
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Try also hospitality networks like bewelcome.org, hospitalityclub.org, couchsurfing.com<br />
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[[Category:Switzerland]]<br />
__NOTOC__</div>Ceehttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Biel/Bienne&diff=19912Biel/Bienne2008-05-15T09:54:48Z<p>Cee: </p>
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<div>== Biel/Bienne ==<br />
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Biel/Bienne is the biggest bilingual town in Switzerland (german-/frenchspeaking). It has 51'000 citizens and is located in the northwest of Switzerland, at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
The only hostel in town is the "Lago Lodge" and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm. <br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
'''Direction east, south (Bern, Interlaken)'''<br />
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From the main trainstation in Biel: Get out of the building, then turn right to the roundabout. Turn right again and cross unter the railway lines. Keep to the right until you get to the main road "Bernstrasse". Turn left and follow that street, because it will become the highway A6/A1 going go Bern/Fribourg/Thun/Burgdorf/Interlaken. Shortly before the highway begins, there is a BP-filling station on the right side. There is a lot of space for the cars to stop.<br />
(From the trainstation to that place it takes you about 5-10 minutes.) <br />
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'''Direction east, north (Zurich, Basel, Germany)'''<br />
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From the main trainstation: Cross the town center walking towards the Jura (mountain-chain). There you find a main road with a lot of traffic. Turn right and follow this street, you can already try to stop cars here. There are bus stops (bus #1, #2) where cars have space to stop. After about 2km the highway A5 going to Zurich and Basel starts.</div>Cee