https://hitchwiki.org/en/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=80.98.127.79&feedformat=atomHitchwiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-19T06:49:04ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.32.3https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Poprad&diff=45662Poprad2010-10-10T18:02:48Z<p>80.98.127.79: </p>
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<div>'''East to Kosice'''<br />
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You can hitchhike at the intersection of Highway 18 and the road Joliota Curie. The hospital is on Joliota Curie, so it is easy to find. At the SE corner of the intersection there is a small merging lane where cars can pull over.</div>80.98.127.79https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Brno&diff=45661Brno2010-10-10T17:56:29Z<p>80.98.127.79: </p>
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<div>{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination}}<br />
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|map = <map lat='49.18' lng='16.60' zoom='11' view='0' height='350' width='420'/><br />
|country = Czech Republic<br />
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|pop = 368.864 <br />
|plate = BRNO<br />
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'''Brno''' is the second largest city in the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== South, towards [[Bratislava]] (SK), [[Budapest]] (HU) (D2/{{European Route Number|E65}})===<br />
Take bus number 67 and get off at the commercial zone “Avion”. There is a petrol station (where you can shower and even sleep) along the motorway which is going to [[Slovakia]]. It's a big commercial zone with big shops. One of them has free internet access, it's the electrical shop before Ikea.<br />
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=== South towards [[Vienna]] (D52/{{European Route Number|461}}) ===<br />
Take the free bus from behind Tesco's to "Futurum Shopping center" (obchodni centrum) or tram 2 to Ofechoska (the Tesco stop). The Tesco´s is near the main train station, and the free bus has its stop right near the pedestrain bridge between the two big buildings. Once at the shopping center you will find a Tesco gas station, but most the people there are just staying in town. Better to walk south a few hundred meters to the Unicorn station down the way. Instead of holding a sign for "Wien" you could try "Mikulov" as well. It is the last city in Czech Republic just right at the border. There you will find another gas station and also good places for hitching with a sign.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Prostějov]], [[Olomouc]], [[Ostrava]] (D1/{{European Route Number|462}})===<br />
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Take tram number 8. to station Krásného, from the station go to the overbridge. To Olomouc you will stay over head 30 minutes.<br />
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=== West towards [[Jihlava]], [[Prague]] (D1/{{European Route Number|E65}})===<br />
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From railroad station take tram 8 or 10 and go to the station “Osová” (from other places you can take other trams, which came to this station). There change for bus number 401 or 402 and go to the station “Popůvky - Vintrovna”. Don't worry that you're out of the city. When you get off from the bus, go about 500&nbsp;m in the bus' direction and you will see the petrol station.<br />
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Note: Maybe buses have changed their route, but on 30th April 2010 I hitchhiked from Brno to Praha and Osova is not the correct station to stop at. Next one is the correct one, "Dunajská".<br />
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Note2: Until October due to reconstruction works the tram lines are changed. Indeed, you have to go to Dunajska stop or even to Stary Liskovec (last stop). Now you can get there with tram 12, 13 or 7.<br />
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Last time I missed to get off from the bus 401 at Popůvky - Vintrovna, so it took me away far to the next village. There is also a motorway entrance, although not much traffic. Just follow the traffic signs.<br />
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[[Category:E50]]</div>80.98.127.79https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bratislava&diff=45660Bratislava2010-10-10T17:51:00Z<p>80.98.127.79: </p>
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<div>'''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[Slovakia]].<br />
== Hitching Out ==<br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]] or [[Prag]] ===<br />
In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north to Brno. Take bus #34 or #83 from the old town, eg. from next to the Presidential Palace, to the bus stop ''Húščavova''. The bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the hightway over a bridge. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus at this station. In the worst case though, you can get off at the next stop ''Lipského'' and walk a bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk to the next traffic light to the station.<br />
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=== East towards [[Slovakia]] ===<br />
Take tram 4 or 2 to the end of the line going east, the stop is called Zlaty Piesty. Cross over the big road to your right and walk down past the Porsche dealership. Hitchhike on the highway just beyond the bus stop. Its not the greatest spot, but there isn't any other.<br />
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=== South towards [[Budapest]], [[Wien]] ===<br />
Several options:<br />
# When heading for [[Budapest]] you will see that the border is around 15 km from '''Bratislava'''. It is walkable (''if you like that kind of thing'') follow the motorway but be aware that once outside the city there are no [[petrol station]]s and only one parking place which is more or less between the border and '''Bratislava'''. The parking is far from ideal, very quiet, no services and so large its difficult to talk to drivers.<br />
# Go to the shopping centre AUPARK, there is a OMV petrol station with lots of cars going to the motorway, try to get a lift to the first petrol station on the motorway named Jarovce<br />
(I tried this option with a girlfriend. Enough cars, a lot of drivers speak English, but nobody is going to the motorway and everybody has a car filled with groceries, kids or a wife (MF))<br />
# Not exactly hitching, but you can get a bus ticket to Budapest for 90 SKK (~4.50 USD) from the Student Agency on Obchodna Ulica. The place is, if facing towards the old town, on the left hand side of the street just before Postova Ulica, near the McD's/KFC and Slovak Pub. If you're under 26 don't forget to ask for the 10% discount.<br />
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====The working and tested option====<br />
From the city centre take a tram number 2 or 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, get off at the last stop. Then walk along the road around 15 minutes. When you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wien, on your right handside you will notice a petrol station. Go a few metres through bushes, and once you get to the fence, there is a hole in fence. Jump over it (its just one metre or something) and you are at the petrol station directly on the motorway. From there its VERY easy to get a lift to Wien, a bit harder to Hungary. Some people also go to Italy using this way to avoid paying for viniets for Austria, which are expensive.<br />
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Another possibility, that you might not think about on the first look of the map is a motorway-petrol station in the northeast of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the hole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping center). Walk 1km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Downstairs @ bridge and another 100m north and you're there.<br />
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=== West towards [[Austria]] ===<br />
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Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cycle path to the right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best to wait before the fork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop about every 15 minutes during the day. Also, there's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over, [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] got a ride there within 15-20 minutes.<br />
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== Internet ==<br />
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By the river there's an artificial beach (just sand brought by trucks) sponsored by this cellphone company where you can use their computers for free, also the center has free wifi.<br />
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{{IsIn|Slovakia}}</div>80.98.127.79https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Riga&diff=44357Riga2010-08-28T13:50:34Z<p>80.98.127.79: </p>
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'''Riga''' is the capital of [[Latvia]] and the biggest city of the [[Baltics]].<br />
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== Hitching in and around ==<br />
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=== From [[Kaunas]] (LT), [[Vilnius]] (LT) {{European Route Number|67}} ===<br />
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If you are coming from the south and want to continue north towards [[Estonia]], you can proceed on the Riga ring road and avoid entering the city center. However, be careful, as not all parts of this ring are hitchable.<br />
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The first roundabout as you come towards Riga on the E67 has the road into the city going straight and the road signposted Tallinn turning right. If your driver is going into Riga, ask him to leave you here, but do not hitch from this roundabout as there is no room to stop a truck. Just walk down the road one kilometer to the next roundabout, which has plenty of room. From there try getting a lift completely around the city and towards the north of Latvia on the E67, because you may lose a couple of hours if you are dropped off in certain places. For example, at the junction after Salaspils where a driver turning onto the E22 will leave you, there is no room to stop a car, and after the junction cars are driving too fast to even notice you, so you will have to walk 6 or 7 kilometers to the next hitchable point.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== South towards [[Bauska]], [[Kaunas]] (LT), [[Vilnius]] (LT) {{European Route Number|67}} ===<br />
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If you want to get towards the south, get out of the city center first. There are several possibilities:<br />
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* From RIX airport, try asking drivers of cars with Lithuanian number plates ("LT").<br />
* When you are around central bus station in Riga, you can find a bus stop called ''13.janvāra iela'' (It is opposite the Stockman center) where you can take bus #23 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/?a=p.routes&transport_id=bus&t=xhtml&l=en#2800 see route]) towards Baloži or bus #26 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/?a=p.routes&transport_id=bus&t=xhtml&l=en#2801 see route]) towards Katlakalns. Get out at stop called "Pagrieziens uz Baložiem". There is a nice bus stop and a traffic light just before, so the traffic is pretty slow. <br />
After you have got ar ride the best thing to do, if you are going to Poland, is get out at roundabout just after Ķekava. Even if the car can take you to Iecava or Bauska. There you will see a lot of traffic going straight to Poland or even further.<br />
* From the central bus station, take a minibus to ''Kekava''; from there find the main road '''E67/A7''' in the direction of Bauska. Just find a good spot - and good luck!<br />
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=== South towards [[Jelgava]], [[Šiauliai]] (LT) {{European Route Number|77}} ===<br />
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From just opposite Central station take trolleybus #27 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/?a=p.frameset&direction_id=17294&stop_id=15487&t=xhtml&l=en see route)] towards Ābolu iela, get out at the last stop and you are on the road.<br />
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=== North towards [[Pärnu]] or [[Tallinn]] ([[Estonia]]) {{European Route Number|67}}, North East towards [[Cēsis]], [[Valmiera]] {{European Route Number|77}} ===<br />
Take a tram #1 or #3 from the city center (for example, from a stop called ''Merķeļa iela'') to the final stop called ''Jugla'' - there you will find a road to the north, you will see there a petrol station, traffic lights, a bus stop (and "McDonald's" in case you want" to go to the toilet). To get to the hitchhiking spot you will have to walk around 2km North East. You will see a spot with a lot of space for a car to stop. And most probably some other hitchhikers, so you won't miss it!<br />
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Better option is to take bus #1 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/?a=p.routes&transport_id=bus&t=xhtml&l=en#2720 see route]) towards "Pansionāts" and get out at stop "Brīvdabas muzejs" which is first stop after you see lake on the right side. Walk few steps back and you'll be exactly at the same spot as mentioned above.<br />
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Beware that most of the traffic is going North East so it might happen that you wait some hours (might happen... road there has 3 lanes) to get a 3km ride to the right road if you are going North. So it's up to you to decide. Maybe better option is to walk those few km already after you arrive at the spot. To hitchhike on normal, single lane road.<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Daugavpils]], [[Rēzekne]], [[Russia]], [[Belarus]] {{European Route Number|22}} ===<br />
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You can take the tram #3, #7 or #9 to the end ''Dole''. Cross the street and find a bus stop near a parking space. Hitchhike from the parking space or if its full, stand before the bus stop. The problem with this spot might be that it is still in the city so a lot of traffic is local.<br />
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Better option is to take bus #18 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/?a=p.routes&transport_id=bus&t=xhtml&l=en#2699_12_56.90366_24.20863 see route]) towards "Dārziņi" and get out at stop ''Pagrieziens uz Darziniem''. You'll be at ''Maskavas Iela'' near traffic lights where cars drive slowly and you easily get a ride.<br />
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=== Southwest towards [[Liepāja]] ===<br />
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From city center (for example "13. janvāra iela" which is the big bus stop opposite Stockman center) take bus #4 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/?a=p.routes&transport_id=bus&t=xhtml&l=en#2653 see route]) or bus #32 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/?a=p.routes&transport_id=bus&t=xhtml&l=en#2802_12_56.94163_24.02040 see route]) towards "Pinķi" and get out at stop "Pagrieziens uz Pinķiem". You can start hitchhiking already there, because all the traffic that goes to [[Liepāja]] will pass here, but the road is big and fast so it might be better to walk 3km south to get on the exact road to Liepāja. Away from Riga ring road. Cars there really slow down and you can get a ride pretty quick.<br />
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Or if you don't feel like walking you can take bus #43 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/?a=p.routes&transport_id=bus&t=xhtml&l=en#2803 see route]) towards Skulte from the same "13. janvāra iela" stop and get out at stop "Beberbeķi". There you just walk few hundred meters down the road and here you are!<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Ventspils]] ===<br />
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You can try to get to the same bus stop (Pagrieziens uz Pinķiem) as mentioned above. Only from there walk back North, get on the big road and try to hitch. Make sure you have a good sign there, because most of the traffic is going only to [[Jūrmala]].<br />
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Better, but more expensive (1.10ls) option might be to take minibus from city center towards [[Jūrmala]]. Stop is near central station, just ask for the big minibus station if you can't find it. Beware that probably the minibus won't say Jūrmala, but Jaunķemeri, Dubulti or Sloka. These are districts of Jūrmala. Go till péage, whitch is just before Jūrmala. You have to go left there, but go right and go under bridge to get on the road. There you will find a place to lift your thumb.<br />
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== Language ==<br />
''Darba diena'' means weekday, ''Sestdiena'' means Saturday and ''Svētdiena'' means Sunday.<br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
In Riga you can get around by bus, tram and trolleybus. There are a lot of controls, so better buy a ticket! If you dare to blackride, your best bet is to empty your wallet. If there are no police around, inspectors are likely to just let you go if you can't pay. <br />
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== Links ==<br />
Time schedules for transport:<br />
* [http://www.1188.lv/satiksme/starppilsetu_autobusi/ Riga -> Kekava] Select English version (upper right corner) and enter in the fields: From: ''Riga'' and To: ''Kekava''. Notes column: ''Kursē: 1234---'' means on which weekdays the bus cruises.<br />
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