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There are quite a few '''Blogging Hitchhikers''' around. You can get your own hitchhiking blog at '''[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/ blogs.hitchwiki.org]'''.
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There are quite a few '''Blogging Hitchhikers''' around.  
  
 
== Updated Frequently ==
 
== Updated Frequently ==
* [http://hitchhikershandbook.com/ Hitch-Hikers' Handbook] Hitch-hiking country, city and monument guides. Hitchhiking stories and guest posts; Travel Photography Competition.
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* [http://mindofahitchhiker.com/ Mind of a Hitchhiker] A hitchhiking and free-camping orientated blog with stories, videos and pictures of travels through Latin America, the Middle East and Europe - so far. The [[User:MOAH|author]] is also an avid HitchWiki editor and occasionally teams up with others.
* [http://thestupidforeigner.com/hitchhiking-stories/ The Stupid Foreigner] Extreme budget traveller shares hitchhiking stories & teaches others how to travel cheaper.
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* [https://howtohitchhike.com/ How To Hitchhike] A blog with advice, trip reports, and hitching resources. Features a free book-length guide to hitchhiking in English, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.
* [http://thumbaway.blogspot.ca Thumb Away] Hitchhiking Adventure Travelogue (Now blogging on [http://www.hitching.it Hitching.it])
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*[http://www.journalofnomads.com Journal of Nomads] is a website and Youtube channel in which a travelling couple share their stories and tips while hitchhiking from Ireland to Alaska across six continents.
*[http://hikehitcher.tumblr.com/ Hike Hitcher] Hitchhiking and Train Hopping across the USA
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* [http://www.magickervan.com Magic Kervan] Two Bulgarians hitchhiking from Europe to Indonesia. Inspiring stories for one year extreme travels and loads of fun.
*[http://outsideyourworld.wordpress.com/ outsideyourworld] Hitchhiking, hiking, and the randomness of travel
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* [https://www.roamingpencil.com/ Roaming Pencil] Hitchhiking comics and other hitchhiking stories by Nina ([[User:OlcheMaith|OlcheMaith]] on Hitchwiki).
* [http://stingoandthrifty.wordpress.com/ Two artists embark on a hitchhiking trip across the U.S. to discover the true face of America]
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* [http://birdsongsofpersia.tumblr.com Birdsongsofpersia] - for all of those un-lived days, a distinct call for justice against paperwork, dead time and dishonesty. An embrace to confusion, the wild days and the dissection of masks & loveless times. [[User:Whisperingofthestars|Jass]]
* [http://cruisesurfingz.com Roy Marvelous] Working on a cruise ship, couchsurfing and hitchhiking.
 
* [http://deathsquadmuffin.blogspot.com/ Meandering] Hitchhiking, ridesharing, couchsurfing, housesitting.  
 
* [http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/fabzgy/ Fabzgy]
 
* [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] blogs [http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi here] now.
 
* [http://warmroads.de Warm roads] - Hitchhiking around the world with storys and analyses of hitchability in different countries by [[User:Korn|Korn]]
 
* [http://www.210countries.com 210 Countries] Blog about a Spanish hitchhiker [[User:Aixecantelpolse|Oriol]] who thumbs from Europe to Asia and talks about off the beaten path places to go.
 
* [http://www.velabas.com Velabas] [[User:Chael777|Chael]] hitchhiking around the world, writing and drawing along the way.
 
* [http://hitchhikeinterviews.com/ The Hitchhike Interviews] [[User:Beneppard|Ben Eppard]] An inquiry into what motivates people to help people - via hitchhiking
 
* [http://www.rovingsnails.wordpress.com Roving Snails] [[User:Rovingsnails|Roving Snails]] are searching for their own way to India overland. Already one year hitchhiking all across Asia and they have no return date in mind.
 
* [http://www.hobospirit.com Smells like Hobo Spirit] [[User:Hobospirit|HoboSpirit]] An Irish hitchhiker who has mostly travelled in Europe and parts of Asia over the last two years regularly uploading his routes on his blog. Soon to be heading for North America.
 
  
 
== Moderately Updated ==
 
== Moderately Updated ==
 
*[http://drifterletters.wordpress.com/ Drifter Letters] Modern nomad Patrick Falterman shares the letters he sends to friends & Family as he hitchhikes and sails uncharted rivers in Brazil  
 
*[http://drifterletters.wordpress.com/ Drifter Letters] Modern nomad Patrick Falterman shares the letters he sends to friends & Family as he hitchhikes and sails uncharted rivers in Brazil  
 
* [[Katja and Augustas]] are on their way through the world on [http://www.FollowTheRoad.com/ FollowTheRoad.com]
 
* [[Katja and Augustas]] are on their way through the world on [http://www.FollowTheRoad.com/ FollowTheRoad.com]
* On [http://youarealltourists.blogspot.com/ Compared to me you're all tourists] a female solo traveller cruises by thumb around the Middle East, Pakistan and Turkey.
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* On [http://youarealltourists.blogspot.com/ Byways not Highways] a female solo traveller cruises by thumb around the Middle East, Pakistan and Turkey.
 
*[http://planbdidntwork.wordpress.com/ Plan B didn't work]  
 
*[http://planbdidntwork.wordpress.com/ Plan B didn't work]  
* [http://blog.inga-panova.com/ Ingonite's Blog] Stories from [[User:Ingonite|Ingonite]] about hitchhiking through Europe!
 
 
* [[User:Robino|Robino]] also blogs about hitchhiking on [http://robokow.net/tag/hitchhiking/ robokow.net]
 
* [[User:Robino|Robino]] also blogs about hitchhiking on [http://robokow.net/tag/hitchhiking/ robokow.net]
 
* [http://quest4serendipity.blogspot.com/ Roadjunky Craig] logs here with pics, vids & 3Ds.
 
* [http://quest4serendipity.blogspot.com/ Roadjunky Craig] logs here with pics, vids & 3Ds.
 
* [[User:Tobo|Tobo]] blogs on Livejournal; read his [http://nibot.livejournal.com/tag/hitchhiking hitchhiking entries].
 
* [[User:Tobo|Tobo]] blogs on Livejournal; read his [http://nibot.livejournal.com/tag/hitchhiking hitchhiking entries].
* One more hitch around the world blog with pics and infos on [http://edwas.de/ www.edwas.de]
 
* Bass Drum Ben uses his [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben Bassdrumben Yahoo! Group]
 
 
* Juan Villarino of [[Argentina]] shares stories and photos from his hitchhike around the world at [http://www.acrobatoftheroad.blogspot.com/ AcrobatoftheRoad.blogspot.com]
 
* Juan Villarino of [[Argentina]] shares stories and photos from his hitchhike around the world at [http://www.acrobatoftheroad.blogspot.com/ AcrobatoftheRoad.blogspot.com]
 
* [http://www.johnnyhobo.tumblr.com/ Welcome Home.] Photos and notes from Jonmb's search for the American Dream... or something like that.
 
* [http://www.johnnyhobo.tumblr.com/ Welcome Home.] Photos and notes from Jonmb's search for the American Dream... or something like that.
* [[User:Prino|Prino]] occasionally writes a bit on [http://hitchwiki.org/community/prino/ Prino's Blog]
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* [[User:Prino|Prino]] occasionally writes a bit on [http://prino.neocities.org/index.html#prinos-blog Prino's Blog]
 
* [[Leo Carona]] shares his stories and tips on hitchhiking across South America (specially Brazil) and Europe, most of the times with no money. He keeps a [http://www.youtube.com/unknown952 channel on Youtube] only for his hitchhiking videos recorded on the roads.
 
* [[Leo Carona]] shares his stories and tips on hitchhiking across South America (specially Brazil) and Europe, most of the times with no money. He keeps a [http://www.youtube.com/unknown952 channel on Youtube] only for his hitchhiking videos recorded on the roads.
* [[User:Brackers|Brackers]] maintains a blog called [http://vagabondingadam.blogspot.fr/search/label/Hitchhiking Vagabonding Adam] and has written about a Hitchventure he took in 2012 with more hitchhiking planned
 
  
 
== Sleeping blogs ==
 
== Sleeping blogs ==
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* [https://warmroads.de/en/ Warm roads] - Hitchhiking around the world with stories and analyses of hitchability in different countries by [[User:Korn|Korn]]
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*[http://www.lastwordsfortheroad.com Last Words For The Road] is a collection of handwritten quotes collected from hitchhikers, travellers, people met while travelling. [https://www.facebook.com/lastwordsfortheroad/ on Facebook] you will find stories and philosophical articles related to travel and the quotes.
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*[http://hikehitcher.tumblr.com/ Hike Hitcher] Hitchhiking and Train Hopping across the USA
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*[http://outsideyourworld.wordpress.com/ outsideyourworld] Hitchhiking, hiking, and the randomness of travel
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* [http://stingoandthrifty.wordpress.com/ Two artists embark on a hitchhiking trip across the U.S. to discover the true face of America]
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* [http://deathsquadmuffin.blogspot.com/ Meandering] Hitchhiking, ridesharing, Couchsurfing, housesitting.
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* [http://www.velabas.com Velabas] [[User:Chael777|Chael]] hitchhiking around the world, writing and drawing along the way.
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* [http://hitchhikeinterviews.com/ The Hitchhike Interviews] [[User:Beneppard|Ben Eppard]] An inquiry into what motivates people to help people - via hitchhiking
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* [http://www.hobospirit.wordpres.com Smells like Hobo Spirit] [[User:HoboSpirit|HoboSpirit]] An Irish hitchhiker who has mostly traveled in Europe, the US and South America. Dumpster diving and stealth camping with occasional cash in hand jobs to support himself.
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* [[User:Brackers|Brackers]] maintains a blog called [http://vagabondingadam.blogspot.fr/search/label/Hitchhiking Vagabonding Adam] and has written about a Hitchventure he took in 2012 with more hitchhiking planned
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* [[User:siinvincible|Simon]] writes in [https://myhitchhome.wordpress.com My Hitch Home] about hitchhiking on the Isle of Wight, and hitchhiking whilst on pilgrimage.
 
* [http://www.bloggertramp.com/faq-english Bloggertramp.com] is a site where a German blogger writes about his hitchhiking across Europe in August 2010
 
* [http://www.bloggertramp.com/faq-english Bloggertramp.com] is a site where a German blogger writes about his hitchhiking across Europe in August 2010
* [http://tramper.webmg.de/ Trampen]
 
 
* [[User:myshkin|myshkin]]'s first time hitchhiking blog [http://www.hitchingtodie.blogspot.com Hitching To Die].
 
* [[User:myshkin|myshkin]]'s first time hitchhiking blog [http://www.hitchingtodie.blogspot.com Hitching To Die].
* [[User:Pite|pite]] usually does a trip starting from Budapest to a nearby country or fly somewhere by low coast airline [http://oucs.blog.com/ oucs.blogspot.com]. it's Hungarian, but there's a map and some nice pictures.
 
 
* [http://thumbingasia.blogspot.com/ Craig] hits the road to meet people, see places & go beyond frontiers. THUMBING ASIA.
 
* [http://thumbingasia.blogspot.com/ Craig] hits the road to meet people, see places & go beyond frontiers. THUMBING ASIA.
* [[User:Meenzer|Meenzer]]'s [http://www.travelpod.com/members/meenzer hh journeys reports]
 
* [http://www.romansterly.com www.romansterly.com] First hitchhiking trip for 2 guys from the Czech Republic around western Europe for 15 days, day by day diary, unfortunatelly only in the Czech language
 
 
* [http://www.westplease.blogspot.com West, Please!] is about Chuck and Callie's hitchhiking adventure across the United States with product reviews and tips.
 
* [http://www.westplease.blogspot.com West, Please!] is about Chuck and Callie's hitchhiking adventure across the United States with product reviews and tips.
 
* [http://marenqo.blogspot.com/search/label/Hitchhiking Love for three Oranges intercontinental hitchhiking!]
 
* [http://marenqo.blogspot.com/search/label/Hitchhiking Love for three Oranges intercontinental hitchhiking!]
* [[User:Maplefanta|maplefanta]]'s travelling and mostly hitching blog [http://www.travbuddy.com/maplefanta/blogs Travbuddy].
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* [http://decapitatedhope.livejournal.com Steal Compass Go North Disappear] Writings, photos and the insanities, joys and loneliness of the road by [[User:Whisperingofthestars|Jass]].
* [http://decapitatedhope.livejournal.com Steal Compass Go North Disappear] Writings, photos and the insanities, joys and loneliness of the road by [[User:Whisperingofthestars|Jason]].
 
  
 
== Other blogs ==
 
== Other blogs ==
  
 
* [[User:Worldhitch|Marius]]'s [http://worldhitch.blogspot.com/ hitch the world blog] - Invite only 11:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 
* [[User:Worldhitch|Marius]]'s [http://worldhitch.blogspot.com/ hitch the world blog] - Invite only 11:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
*[http://www.adventuresofjonas.thecomicseries.com/comics/ Adventures of JONAS!] Hitchhiking comic series (Frequently Updated)
 
 
* [http://moroccoorbust.blogspot.com Morocco or Bust]. Stories, pictures, and tips from a UK to Morocco hitchhike to raise money for [http://lcd.org.uk/ Link Community Development]. - Invite only 11:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 
* [http://moroccoorbust.blogspot.com Morocco or Bust]. Stories, pictures, and tips from a UK to Morocco hitchhike to raise money for [http://lcd.org.uk/ Link Community Development]. - Invite only 11:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
  
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== Languages other than English ==
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=== German ===
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* Information on recent activity of the German club [[Abgefahren e.V.]] on their [http://abgefahren-ev.de/blog/ blog] {{de}}
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* [[User:Korn|Korn]] blogs and analyzes his hitchhiking trips in German on [https://warmroads.de/de/ Warm Roads] {{de}}
  
* Some users from [[abgefahren e.V.]] blog about their hitching trips on the [http://abgefahren.hitchbase.com/blog abgefahren site], mostly in German.
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=== French ===
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* [[User:Globestoppeuse|Anick-Marie]]'s [http://www.globestoppeuse.com/ Globestoppeuse] - Dedicated to hitchhiking culture and female solo travel
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=== Spanish ===
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* Aniko Villalba blogs about her travels on [http://viajandoporahi.com/ Viajando por ahi] {{es}}
  
 
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* ''add your hitching blog!''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:49, 5 January 2023

There are quite a few Blogging Hitchhikers around.

Updated Frequently

  • Mind of a Hitchhiker A hitchhiking and free-camping orientated blog with stories, videos and pictures of travels through Latin America, the Middle East and Europe - so far. The author is also an avid HitchWiki editor and occasionally teams up with others.
  • How To Hitchhike A blog with advice, trip reports, and hitching resources. Features a free book-length guide to hitchhiking in English, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.
  • Journal of Nomads is a website and Youtube channel in which a travelling couple share their stories and tips while hitchhiking from Ireland to Alaska across six continents.
  • Magic Kervan Two Bulgarians hitchhiking from Europe to Indonesia. Inspiring stories for one year extreme travels and loads of fun.
  • Roaming Pencil Hitchhiking comics and other hitchhiking stories by Nina (OlcheMaith on Hitchwiki).
  • Birdsongsofpersia - for all of those un-lived days, a distinct call for justice against paperwork, dead time and dishonesty. An embrace to confusion, the wild days and the dissection of masks & loveless times. Jass

Moderately Updated

Sleeping blogs

Other blogs

Languages other than English

German

  • Information on recent activity of the German club Abgefahren e.V. on their blog (German)
  • Korn blogs and analyzes his hitchhiking trips in German on Warm Roads (German)

French

Spanish

  • add your hitching blog!