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<div>'''Punta Arenas''' (English: "Sandy Point") is the most prominent settlement on the Strait of Magellan.<br />
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Punta Arenas is a commune and the capital city of [[Chile]]'s southernmost region, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena. The city was officially renamed Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to Punta Arenas.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
Punta Arenas is a very easy city to hitchhike to from the [[Argentina|Argentine]] cities of [[Ushuaia]] and Rio Grande in [[Tierra del Fuego]] and the Chilean city of [[Puerto Natales]]. The only route that goes in or out of the town is the Ruta 9. It is 240 kilometres south of Puerto Natales. The Ruta 9 ends about 55 kilometres south of Punta Arenas at [[Fuerte Bulnes]], and is the most southerly road located on the American continent. <br />
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Hitchhiking out of Punta Arenas may take you to a variety of very far off destinations, most notably in the north of Chile. Many semi truckers will be heading to [[Puerto Montt]], [[Santiago de Chile|Santiago]], or sometimes even [[Arica]], on the border of [[Peru]]. Most truckers will be taking the overland route through Argentina and re-enter Chile in [[Osorno]], though some take the Navimag Ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt. This ferry is not free for hitchhikers, and will cost about $100.000 Chilean pesos (US$ 208).<br />
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To begin hitching, you can take the 15 Collectivo to the exit. It should cost 500 pesos (as of February 2018). While you're waiting for the 15 to come, you can even try to hitch out of the city with a sign saying "salida" (exit) or indicating with your fingers that you're not going very far.<br />
If you're with big backpacks and it's rush hour, they might not take you, and in that case there is a bus a few blocks from the centro for the same price. It has no number, ask to get to Tres Puentes. It's 15 mins walk from there.<br />
There's a petrol station where you can ask drivers for rides. The route 9 splits about 50km north, west to Puerto Natales, east to Rio Gallegos or Tierra del Fuego.<br />
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I was also told that at the port Ultra Puente in Tres Puentes, on Fridays many trucks go there in the morning. It's probably best to get there early.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
Punta Arenas is a very cold city, but if you arrive in the austral summer (November to early March) the weather can be quite nice, but very windy. A few good places to squat are:<br />
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* Parque Maria Behty (follow Av. Chiloè about 14 blocks past the Plaza)<br />
* The bridge under Chiloè and Ig. Carrera Pinto (but not if it's raining because it floods)<br />
* La Costanera (you can camp on the beach, and there are concrete structures to use as shelter from the wind)<br />
* An abandoned bus on a street corner around 15 mins walk north from the Muñoz plaza (the main one). Not sure of the address, but it's definitely worth looking for on an evening stroll.<br />
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In the wintertime, temperatures drop well below zero; you can take refuge in the local Hogar de Christo, located 1 block south of the Plaza.<br />
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<div>[[Barcelona]] is the capital of [[Catalonia|Catalunya]], a region in [[Spain]] (and [[France]]). <br />
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== Hitching in ==<br />
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=== From France ===<br />
When on the main motorway from France to Barcelona, some cars are being stopped at the border for identity and luggage check. When going to Spain (Catalunya), there are several big rest areas on that road. You can either ask your driver to let you out in towns (with train stations) and cities along that road, such as [[Girona]] or [[Rubí]] and [[San Cugat]] (latter two are better options), or get out of the car at a rest area and wait for another ride to Barcelona. A train ticket generally cost you between €1,30 (San Cugat/Rubí) and €10 (Girona).<br />
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You can also ask the driver to leave you at the junction by the university (''Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona''). There is a [[roundabout]] right by the motorway ramp. The only challenge is that your driver has to be going from the junction of ''Barbera de valles'' on the right site of the motorway as it gets split - otherwise you leave the car at ''Castellbisbal'' [[rest area|service station]].<br />
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You can also try to get a ride to the [[Costa Brava]] - there you will find many train stations with trains to Barcelona. There is a cheap train service along the coast all the way to Barcelona (as of 2004, the ticket for the longest distance was 4 euro).<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== North towards [[Girona]], [[Perpignan]] ([[France]]) ===<br />
In general your chances of being picked up are much better with cars with French number plates. For the options below it's good to have an idea about how many French cars you can expect.<br />
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==== Option 1: Montcada ====<br />
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There is a good petrol-station along the C33 (which leads to the Autopista del Mediterraneo, AP7/ E15) just 10 minutes away from Barcelona city center by train. You can find cars going to Girona, Figueres and sometimes eve much further, straight into France.<br />
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:Directions: Take a ''Renfe'' train from Passeig de Gracia (R2), direction: St Celoni. Get off at station Montcada i Reixac. This train will take you about ten minutes and costs €2,00 (2012). Exit the train station to the left, through the second exit in the direction of the train. Walk under the railways and pass through the station building. At the other side you will find yourself at a small shopping district with a one way street. Follow it to the right. Pass the church, traffic lights, and cross the pedestrian bridge. Once over the bridge, turn left and follow the fenced in school playground around to the right. You should now see the motorway above you and parking below the motorway. Continue following the motorway until you see the road dip down and to the right under the railroad. Go under the bridge. Up ahead and to your left you will see a very broken vertical turnstile and a sign saying "forbidden". Ignore the sign and follow the foot path to the right, to the service road along the motorway. This service road goes right into the back of a service station (Galp gas station). Hitch there by asking around, or with a sign where the exits converge. Keep in mind that the toll is only two kilometers ahead, so try for shorter distances to get past the toll and onto a different rest stop. [[User:sovereign|Sovereign]], after waiting for 15 minutes (standing, with sign) at the Galp station was told by an employee to fly a sign with "Girona" instead of "FR". Girona works far better and there is another station before and after Girona.<br />
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This option worked very well for us (Steffi and Manu), the spot is easy to find, the description above is very good! takes about half an hour form Passeig de Gracia, people were helpful at the petrol station, we got a ride all the way to Switzerland.<br />
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==== Option 2: Bellaterra ====<br />
There are two ways of getting at this rest-area on both sides of the motorway - heading North and South, connected with a bridge. There are not many drivers going North though, and the (Spanish) ones who do don't seem to be eager to pick up hitchhikers. Almost no traffic from Barcelona going North is going through here, so you miss out on all the French drivers - option 1 is probably much better.<br />
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First option is through St. Joan station. <br />
:Directions: Take a train [http://www.fgc.net/accesible/cat/viatjar/s2.htm S2] from ''Barcelona Plaça Catalunya'' to ''Sabadell-Rambla'', and get off at the ''St. Joan'' station (2 zones). It is another 10–15 minute walk to a good [[rest area]] at the AP7 which is the main motorway to go to the North (towards Girona and France ([[Perpignan]])) or to the South. Walk out of the station through the exit on the left, and take the road that follows the rail track. After a left-turn, take the third street to the right and follow it until you get on ''C/ de Bellaterra''. You should be able to spot a rest area after less then a 5 minute walk from here. To hitch South, stay on that side, to hitch North, take the footbridge. [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=41491092&x=2093883&z=15&l=0&m=s&v=2 Location]<br />
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The second option might be easier, stay on the train one more stop and to get off at ''Bellaterra''. <br />
:Directions: Exit the station, take the exit on the left and walk to the left following the main street for about 20 minutes. After a while you will then reach a bridge over the motorway. After the bridge, turn left at the second street that is parallel to the motorway. After 200 meter and a small tunnel you are at the same rest area. When asking locals ask how to walk to Hotel Bellaterra, as Spanish people are clueless about hitchhiking any other question will be answered with useless answers about how to reach the motorway.<br />
::Note: There might still be a construction site just outside the train station, and the road bends away from the tracks. Do not follow the dirt road as it will result in fatal hitchhiking attempts.<br />
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==== Option 3: Barcelona Gran Via ====<br />
This is a good option to start hitching from the city itself. It works pretty well if you know how to hitch from petrol lights, have a big sign or know some Spanish.<br />
:Directions: Take the metro and get off at ''Monumental''. From there pass by the ''Plaça de Toros'' (Bullfight Arena) and start hitchhiking at the last traffic light by the ''Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes'' / ''Carrer Padilla before'' streets corner where the road leads to the motorway C-31. When the light turns red ask people if they're heading towards the motorway. If yes, ask them if they can take you to the first petrol station (''"gasolinera"''). [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=41400908&x=2183522&z=17&l=3&m=h&v=2 Location Option3]<br />
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:I tried today this central and easy to reach option 3) and waited only 5 minutes with two people and a huge Montgat sign to get a ride from Gran Via /Padilla street outside of Barcelona along the coast. The willing driver can stop on a marked area. See a [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=barcelona+bullfight&sll=51.344339,10.415039&sspn=13.601146,38.847656&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=41.400646,2.18356&spn=0,359.998814&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=41.400771,2.183726&panoid=3eh7O_7dn2E6LO-SVdRxKw&cbp=12,259.6,,0,12.74 photo-link]. In theory only cars on the right hand side lane of the 3 lanes going out of Barcelona can use this "stop possibility" marked on the street, but our driver crossed the still red traffic light to make it to the right even from the middle lane.<br />
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:I've also tried "Option 3," but I believe it's much too busy a street to get a ride. Also, the drivers will have to do some interesting maneuvers in order to pick you up. If you can blackride the metro, I would go elsewhere.<br />
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==== Option 4: Barcelona Beach, petrol station ====<br />
This is a good option to start hitching from near the beach itself in Barcelona. It works pretty well if you know some Spanish or even catalan as you have to ask the drivers at the petrol station.<br />
you can take the bus 41 from Placa Catalunya towards Pg del Taulat-Pl de Llevant and get of at Bisbe Josep Climent-Cementiri de l'Est (there is a very modern church. that you head towards the beach, crossing the motorway. then you see MacDonalds and the petrol station. see a<br />
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==== From airport El Prat ====<br />
El Prat airport is on the opposite end of Barcelona. The easiest and cheapest way to get to a hitching spot is taking the train right from the airport. One end of this line is at the airport. The other end is in St Celoni, which is well out of the city towards Girona. Alternatively, you can get off in one of the places mentioned above. St Celoni is on the highway, the peage is a 20 min walk from the train station. It is a small entry peage, depending on the time of the day/week, it might have different traffic.<br />
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=== West towards [[Zaragoza]], [[Madrid]] ===<br />
==== Option 1: Bellaterra ====<br />
Follow the instructions as per option 2 above. Stay on the same side of the motorway as where you are walking. This option is easy to reach but you might find more cars heading towards your direction if you follow the next option as per below.<br />
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Normally not too many cars, you can ask them to take you to a motorway petrolstation like "El Bruc" for continue.<br />
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==== Option 2: Castellbisbal ====<br />
Take a ''Renfe'' train to ''Castellbisbal'' station from either ''Barcelona Sants'' (Line R4 to ''St.Vicente de Calders'', platform 1, buy a 2 zone ticket), ''Plaça Catalunya'' or ''Arc de Triomf''.<br />
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''Note: If you have a map, and try to find the directions below on it, you will find that they make no sense. It is very likely that your map does NOT display the brand new high-speed train tracks that pass 10m north of the train station. DO NOT follow your map, follow the instructions. Or follow the map link that is provided below.''<br />
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Follow the road out of the train station. At the intersection, turn left (west). I know that you can see the flags of the gas station in the opposite direction, but don't go that way. Trust hitchwiki, turn your back to the gas station and walk left (west) up the bridge. It is the only bridge across the high-speed train tracks. The road goes up above the high-speed train tracks (not the one you arrived on). After 200m, take the next small street to the right, the one you can see a "stop" sign from the distance. Go straight until it turns into a dirt road, keep going on the dirt road until you reach the gas station. There will be other roads left and right, ignore them.<br />
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If you are trying to get to Madrid and you use this route, stay on the side going south and try putting Lleida on your sign. [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=BV-1501&daddr=BV-1501+to:41.468055,1.978912&hl=en&geocode=FY3TeAIdtQoeAA%3BFUzeeAIdvAceAA%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=16&via=1&sll=41.469149,1.978118&sspn=0.007943,0.01929&ie=UTF8&ll=41.471769,1.97505&spn=0.007942,0.01929&t=h&z=16 Way to walk] and [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=41469502&x=1974599&z=16&l=0&m=s&v=2 Location]<br />
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=== South towards [[Valencia]] ===<br />
Follow option 2 towards [[Madrid]]. West side of the road is towards Valencia.<br />
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==== The national road C-32 ====<br />
You can take the country road towards Tarragona as well.<br />
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We took a metro to the second last stop of the red line (Bellvitge) and walked three minutes on Rambla Marina towards Avenida de la Granvia de l'Hospitalet. We then hitched a couple of minutes in the [http://goo.gl/maps/E5I8X traffic lights] and got our first ride (if you go up to the Granvia there is a gas station right there but we did not know it). After four more fairly easy rides we were in Valencia. --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] ([[User talk:Astikain|talk]]) 15:29, 24 April 2013 (CEST)<br />
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=== Hitchhiking ferry to [[Mallorca]], [[Menorca]], [[Ibiza]] ===<br />
:''Please add information if you have experience hitchhiking a ferry there.''<br />
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== Barcelona Public Transport ==<br />
The Barcelona public transport system consists of an underground metro, trams, area trains, and buses. Day passes are a little more than 5 euro, and cover the whole transport system, buses, trams, metro, and area trains (Rodalies and [http://www.fgc.net/eng/index.asp FGC]). Single passes are for the metro only, and cost eur 2.00 The best deal is the T-10, which is 10 rides for eur 9 - 0.90 per ride. These tickets will also let you into the RENFE system, but you risk getting controlled if you go very far (more than 2 hours or so). <br />
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The entrances sometimes have turnstiles and sometimes have sliding electronic gates. It is possible to jump or slide underneath, or climb over the electronic gates. If you get caught your risk is 40-100 euro - if you're not able to talk your way out of it. Control happens sometimes at the exits of stations, very rarely on the trains.<br />
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On the stations with electronic gates, the best options is to wait for somebody to pass through a gate with a ticket, and walk directly behind them. This way you can across the gate. Sometimes, if you don do it quickly enough, a short buzzing alarm might activate, but this is largely ignored.<br />
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== Staying in Barcelona ==<br />
[[Accommodation#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange networks]] have many members in Barcelona, however, you have to plan your stay well ahead since it is quite a popular destination. <br />
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Other options include sleeping on the beach, in parks and elsewhere. The Ciutadella park is closed at night, but may be accessed by the entrance facing the Arc de Triomf. The bars of the fence near the gate are wide enough to slip through if you're not very big. You're unlikely to be disturbed during the night but the Police might wake you up after 8am and ask you to move on.<br />
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When staying on the beach in Barcelona, you may notice thieves. They walk around and observe people on the beach for hours before stealing anything. Even though they aren't usually hostile or confrontational, they can steal clothes off your back while you're asleep. The only sure way to keep your things safe is to bury it in the sand and sleep on top of it. Sleeping with your head on your bag is just not enough.<br />
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Another option is sleeping by the roundabout of the Colom monument near the port at the end of ''Las Ramblas'' although the traffic nearby can be quite noisy. You can sleep near statues of lions and as long as you are low-key about it, both police and locals probably won't disturb your stay. Hitchhiker [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]] did this is October 2006 and had no problems with thieves, but discretion is wise nonetheless.<br />
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In the city roofs etc are quite fine sleeping places. Sleeping in abandoned houses is recommendable although it is considered a crime, "trespassing" unless you have a banner with the squatting "N" hanging from a balcony, window etc. The cops are going to put this down and inform the landlord. If they do not want you to stay and if you have been there for less than a week they can evict you right away. <br />
So in case you want to stay somewhere for less than a week having a banner is most likely not worth the hassle... even hasslelesslier you can stay in a squat that has already gone through the registration process. Most of those houses are in Barcelona. In order to find a place to stay there you can simply look up the online version of the local squatter's newspaper "Info Usurpa" and attend the next happening in one of the locations where you can ask for sleeping places among the guests.<br />
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Another great option is to take a late train to the park in the North-West of Barcelona. For example, you can take the S2 to ''Sabadell'' (ticket zone 1) leaving from ''Placa de Catalunya'' and getting off at ''Baixador de Vallvidrera'': there is a big park which is nearly like a forest, and <br />
you will find a very good and lonesome place to stay within 500 meters from the station.<br />
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You can also take the metro from "Placa de Catalunya" to "Canyelles" station, walk about 200 yards uphibll from the station and find some nice hills to camp/sleep out/hang a hammock in.<br />
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;Before camping around Barcelona you should know that the place is crawling with wild boares<br />
There are hundreds of them... I was using the canyelles option for 3 nights but I don't have any reason to believe that it's different in Sadabell. i don't know if i would recommend anyone to sleep there... if you want to do this i wrote some general tips that will help you to stay alive but i think you should read more about wild boars because if anything will happen you would wish you knew more.. like i did in the first night ;-) however it's your responsibility..<br />
1. Stay away from the canes. this is where they live and sometimes they spend the night there.<br />
2. Don't take food to your place.<br />
3. Don't provoke wild boars! they afraid of nothing. if something happens back off slowly. <br />
4. a wild boar usually won't attack if he doesn't feel Threatened. They will probably stay away from you but they will come to sniff your tent once you're inside... I did nothing and they went away... <br />
5. It's best if you stay next to a tree that you can climb on if anything happens.<br />
6. If you see a mother and her cubs stay the fuck away. <br />
And may god be with you<br />
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'''Port Vell'''<br />
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There is a fantastic spot to sleep near Port Vell, at a place called La Rambla del Mar. To get there, follow Las Ramblas all the way to the bottom end, go past the columbus column in the direction of the water. You will come to a wooded 'deck' kind of area where a lot of tourists pass. There is a large, old square building here, the port police station, and next to it there is a big carpark. About 20 metres passed the end of the carpark there is a small wooden looking building that the hot dog vendors in the area use for supplies. and there are 3 more further on down the port vell area, just keep walking and you'll see them. It has a garage style door on the front. On the top of this there is a large white canvas tent, that looks kind of like a teepee, you cant miss it. It might be hard with just one person, but its easy to get on the roof of the building with 2 people, under the tent thing. Its warm, dry, out of sight and the tourists or police wont notice you if youre careful. [[Jugglehitch]] and 3 friends slept here for 1 week, with no hassle from anyone. A bit dusty, but perfect in every other way.<br />
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It is possible to crawl into the Ciutadella park, just get inside and find a place to pitch a tent. It will be safer if you are not alone there. You can always meet some people on way there because other people are also searching place to sleep same as you. <br />
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== More information ==<br />
* [http://www.hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?LANG=eng&abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=164 Hitchbase] has some more options on alternative ways to hitchhike out of Barcelona.<br />
* [http://www.tmb.net TMB.net] Barcelona public transport website<br />
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<div>Hitchhiker '''food''' can consist of crackers, granola bars, greens, peanut butter, etc.; anything that will give you energy, while at the same time being small, readily available, and not too prone to being smashed in your pack (such as potato chips).<br />
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If your budget is not so tight you will probably eat a lot at [[petrol station hitchhiking|gas stations]].<br />
Some of them can pleasantly surprise you, for example some gas stations in [[Finland]] that serve fries and self-service salad for only 2 euros. Avoid gas stations in [[France]] at all costs, unless you consider 3-4 euros a good deal for a bag of chips and a 33ml carton of orange juice. In Poland, fast food like hot dog can cost only about 3 PLN (1 EUR = 4.20 PLN as of 2013).<br />
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Free food is plentiful in much of [[Europe]]. Try sandwich shops, bakeries, patisseries and other places like that around closing time. Often you get enough bocadillos to last for a few days! ''Also check [[Dumpster Dive]] and [[:trash:|Trashwiki]] for more detailed info.''<br />
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In the [[United States of America|United States]] a tremendous amount of food can be recovered from dumpsters - just about any type of food that's sold will eventually show up in the trash. Grocery stores are the best, with large amounts of clean, fresh produce that's just ripe for eating but too ripe to sell, among other things. Another highly recommended option is to use [[Food Stamps]] when hitchhiking, which can make the difference between eating cheap food that's terrible for you and good, nutritious groceries you can pick out.<br />
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