https://hitchwiki.org/en/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Nyph&feedformat=atomHitchwiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T15:37:13ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.32.3https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90863User:Nyph2018-05-11T11:53:19Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also on my own.<br />
I am a passionate Couchsurfer & Trustroots member!<br />
<br />
Don't hesitate to send me a request, if you need some company in Berlin! :-)<br />
https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/nyph<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== April/ May 2018: First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO'', around noon: [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few kms, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''İzmir, TR'', around 11am<br />
<br />
destination: ''Kuşadası, TR''<br />
<br />
via: ''Selçuk, Ephesus and Şirince''<br />
<br />
<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to ''Selçuk'' again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to ''Şirince'' can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to ''Selçuk'', got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To ''Kuşadası'': I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me at the otogar, in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 05, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Güzelçamlı, TR'', around 5pm<br />
<br />
destination: ''Denizli, TR''<br />
<br />
via: ''Aydın''<br />
<br />
<br />
* ''Güzelçamlı'' is a small city, that's why I walked out of the city while holding my thumb up. After around 10min a driver stopped, but unfortunately couldn't take me.<br />
* 1min later, a really sweet and warmhearted grandpa stopped - I was so super lucky. Actually he headed towards ''Kuşadası'', but he drove me half an hour further out of ''Güzelçamlı'' to bring me to a better starting point. There he decided that this would be no option for me, because he worried about me and it would be getting dark soon, so he decided to buy me some water and to bring me to a bus station to buy a ticket to ''Aydın'' for me, so I would hopefully arrive quicker in ''Denizli''. I was so overwhelmed by his kindness!<br />
* From ''Aydın'' otogar it was super easy to go on. The otogar is situated next to a highway, so I held up a sign saying "''Denizli''" and after 30 seconds maximum, a truck driver stopped and we were heading to ''Denizli''. I think that was around 7/7:30pm.<br />
* Unfortunately the driver took another route than I needed, so he dropped me 2 hours later at a highway junction 15min away from ''Denizli'' center.<br />
* From there I walked off the highway to a main route (E87) and was picked up after max. 5min. They brang me almost to the front door of my CS host. :)<br />
<br />
<br />
coming soon: hitchhiking in ''Denizli'':<br />
* to ''Ulubey Canyon''<br />
* ''Güney waterfall''<br />
* ''lake Salda''<br />
<br />
<br />
next stop: ''Kapadokya''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90858User:Nyph2018-05-10T10:09:16Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also on my own.<br />
I am a passionate Couchsurfer & Trustroots member!<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== April/ May 2018: First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO'', around noon: [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few kms, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''İzmir, TR'', around 11am<br />
<br />
destination: ''Kuşadası, TR''<br />
<br />
via: ''Selçuk, Ephesus and Şirince''<br />
<br />
<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to ''Selçuk'' again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to ''Şirince'' can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to ''Selçuk'', got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To ''Kuşadası'': I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me at the otogar, in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 05, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Güzelçamlı, TR'', around 5pm<br />
<br />
destination: ''Denizli, TR''<br />
<br />
via: ''Aydın''<br />
<br />
<br />
* ''Güzelçamlı'' is a small city, that's why I walked out of the city while holding my thumb up. After around 10min a driver stopped, but unfortunately couldn't take me.<br />
* 1min later, a really sweet and warmhearted grandpa stopped - I was so super lucky. Actually he headed towards ''Kuşadası'', but he drove me half an hour further out of ''Güzelçamlı'' to bring me to a better starting point. There he decided that this would be no option for me, because he worried about me and it would be getting dark soon, so he decided to buy me some water and to bring me to a bus station to buy a ticket to ''Aydın'' for me, so I would hopefully arrive quicker in ''Denizli''. I was so overwhelmed by his kindness!<br />
* From ''Aydın'' otogar it was super easy to go on. The otogar is situated next to a highway, so I held up a sign saying "''Denizli''" and after 30 seconds maximum, a truck driver stopped and we were heading to ''Denizli''. I think that was around 7/7:30pm.<br />
* Unfortunately the driver took another route than I needed, so he dropped me 2 hours later at a highway junction 15min away from ''Denizli'' center.<br />
* From there I walked off the highway to a main route (E87) and was picked up after max. 5min. They brang me almost to the front door of my CS host. :)<br />
<br />
<br />
coming soon: hitchhiking in ''Denizli'':<br />
* to ''Ulubey Canyon''<br />
* ''Güney waterfall''<br />
* ''lake Salda''<br />
<br />
<br />
next stop: ''Kapadokya''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90857User:Nyph2018-05-10T10:04:15Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also on my own.<br />
I am a passionate Couchsurfer & Trustroots member!<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== April/ May 2018: First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few kms, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* My trip started around 11am.<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to ''Selçuk'' again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to ''Şirince'' can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to ''Selçuk'', got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To ''Kuşadası'': I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me at the otogar, in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 05, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* I started hitchhiking from ''Güzelçamlı'' in the afternoon, at around 5pm. That is indeed not the best time to start hitchhiking but I had no other option.<br />
* ''Güzelçamlı'' is a small city, that's why I walked out of the city while holding my thumb up. After around 10min a driver stopped, but unfortunately couldn't take me.<br />
* 1min later, a really sweet and warmhearted grandpa stopped - I was so super lucky. Actually he headed towards ''Kuşadası'', but he drove me half an hour further out of ''Güzelçamlı'' to bring me to a better starting point. There he decided that this would be no option for me, because he worried about me and it would be getting dark soon, so he decided to buy me some water and to bring me to a bus station to buy a ticket to ''Aydın'' for me, so I would hopefully arrive quicker in ''Denizli''. I was so overwhelmed by his kindness!<br />
* From ''Aydın'' otogar it was super easy to go on. The otogar is situated next to a highway, so I held up a sign saying "''Denizli''" and after 30 seconds maximum, a truck driver stopped and we were heading to ''Denizli''. I think that was around 7/7:30pm.<br />
* Unfortunately the driver took another route than I needed, so he dropped me 2 hours later at a highway junction 15min away from ''Denizli'' center.<br />
* From there I walked off the highway to a main route (E87) and was picked up after max. 5min. They brang me almost to the front door of my CS host. :)<br />
<br />
<br />
coming soon: hitchhiking in ''Denizli'':<br />
* to ''Ulubey Canyon''<br />
* ''Güney waterfall''<br />
* ''lake Salda''<br />
<br />
<br />
next stop: ''Kapadokya''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90856User:Nyph2018-05-09T18:28:57Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also on my own.<br />
I am a passionate Couchsurfer & Trustroots member!<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few kms, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* My trip started around 11am.<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to ''Selçuk'' again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to ''Şirince'' can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to ''Selçuk'', got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To ''Kuşadası'': I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me at the otogar, in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 05, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* I started hitchhiking from ''Güzelçamlı'' in the afternoon, at around 5pm. That is indeed not the best time to start hitchhiking but I had no other option.<br />
* ''Güzelçamlı'' is a small city, that's why I walked out of the city while holding my thumb up. After around 10min a driver stopped, but unfortunately couldn't take me.<br />
* 1min later, a really sweet and warmhearted grandpa stopped - I was so super lucky. Actually he headed towards ''Kuşadası'', but he drove me half an hour further out of ''Güzelçamlı'' to bring me to a better starting point. There he decided that this would be no option for me, because he worried about me and it would be getting dark soon, so he decided to buy me some water and to bring me to a bus station to buy a ticket to ''Aydın'' for me, so I would hopefully arrive quicker in ''Denizli''. I was so overwhelmed by his kindness!<br />
* From ''Aydın'' otogar it was super easy to go on. The otogar is situated next to a highway, so I held up a sign saying "''Denizli''" and after 30 seconds maximum, a truck driver stopped and we were heading to ''Denizli''. I think that was around 7/7:30pm.<br />
* Unfortunately the driver took another route than I needed, so he dropped me 2 hours later at a highway junction 15min away from ''Denizli'' center.<br />
* From there I walked off the highway to a main route (E87) and was picked up after max. 5min. They brang me almost to the front door of my CS host. :)<br />
<br />
<br />
coming soon: hitchhiking in ''Denizli'':<br />
* to ''Ulubey Canyon''<br />
* ''Güney waterfall''<br />
* ''lake Salda''<br />
<br />
<br />
next stop: ''Kapadokya''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90855User:Nyph2018-05-09T18:28:20Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also on my own.<br />
I am a passionate Couchsurfer & Trustroots member!<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few kms, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* My trip started around 11am.<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to ''Selçuk'' again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to ''Şirince'' can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to ''Selçuk'', got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To ''Kuşadası'': I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me at the otogar, in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
''May 05, 2018''<br />
<br />
* I started hitchhiking from ''Güzelçamlı'' in the afternoon, at around 5pm. That is indeed not the best time to start hitchhiking but I had no other option.<br />
* ''Güzelçamlı'' is a small city, that's why I walked out of the city while holding my thumb up. After around 10min a driver stopped, but unfortunately couldn't take me.<br />
* 1min later, a really sweet and warmhearted grandpa stopped - I was so super lucky. Actually he headed towards ''Kuşadası'', but he drove me half an hour further out of ''Güzelçamlı'' to bring me to a better starting point. There he decided that this would be no option for me, because he worried about me and it would be getting dark soon, so he decided to buy me some water and to bring me to a bus station to buy a ticket to ''Aydın'' for me, so I would hopefully arrive quicker in ''Denizli''. I was so overwhelmed by his kindness!<br />
* From ''Aydın'' otogar it was super easy to go on. The otogar is situated next to a highway, so I held up a sign saying "''Denizli''" and after 30 seconds maximum, a truck driver stopped and we were heading to ''Denizli''. I think that was around 7/7:30pm.<br />
* Unfortunately the driver took another route than I needed, so he dropped me 2 hours later at a highway junction 15min away from ''Denizli'' center.<br />
* From there I walked off the highway to a main route (E87) and was picked up after max. 5min. They brang me almost to the front door of my CS host. :)<br />
<br />
<br />
coming soon: hitchhiking in ''Denizli'':<br />
* to ''Ulubey Canyon''<br />
* ''Güney waterfall''<br />
* ''lake Salda''<br />
<br />
<br />
next stop: ''Kapadokya''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90854User:Nyph2018-05-09T18:27:23Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also on my own.<br />
I am a passionate Couchsurfer & Trustroots member!<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few kms, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* My trip started around 11am.<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me at the otogar, in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
''May 05, 2018''<br />
<br />
* I started hitchhiking from ''Güzelçamlı'' in the afternoon, at around 5pm. That is indeed not the best time to start hitchhiking but I had no other option.<br />
* ''Güzelçamlı'' is a small city, that's why I walked out of the city while holding my thumb up. After around 10min a driver stopped, but unfortunately couldn't take me.<br />
* 1min later, a really sweet and warmhearted grandpa stopped - I was so super lucky. Actually he headed towards ''Kuşadası'', but he drove me half an hour further out of ''Güzelçamlı'' to bring me to a better starting point. There he decided that this would be no option for me, because he worried about me and it would be getting dark soon, so he decided to buy me some water and to bring me to a bus station to buy a ticket to ''Aydın'' for me, so I would hopefully arrive quicker in ''Denizli''. I was so overwhelmed by his kindness!<br />
* From ''Aydın'' otogar it was super easy to go on. The otogar is situated next to a highway, so I held up a sign saying "''Denizli''" and after 30 seconds maximum, a truck driver stopped and we were heading to ''Denizli''. I think that was around 7/7:30pm.<br />
* Unfortunately the driver took another route than I needed, so he dropped me 2 hours later at a highway junction 15min away from ''Denizli'' center.<br />
* From there I walked off the highway to a main route (E87) and was picked up after max. 5min. They brang me almost to the front door of my CS host. :)<br />
<br />
<br />
coming soon: hitchhiking in ''Denizli'':<br />
* to ''Ulubey Canyon''<br />
* ''Güney waterfall''<br />
* ''lake Salda''<br />
<br />
next stop: ''Kapadokya''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90822User:Nyph2018-05-05T07:13:31Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also on my own.<br />
I am a passionate Couchsurfer & Trustroots member!<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few kms, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Next stop: ''Pamukkale, TR''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bucure%C5%9Fti&diff=90821Bucureşti2018-05-04T21:12:35Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{IsIn|Romania}}{{Infobox Romanian Location<br />
|country = Romania<br />
|state = Ilfov<br />
|pop = 1,931,838 (July 2007)<br />
|motorways = {{Aro|1}} {{Aro|2}} {{Aro|3}}<br />
|map = <map lat='44.455534' lng='26.1099' zoom='10' view='0' /><br />
}}<br />
'''Bucharest''' (Romanian: '''Bucureşti''') is the capital of [[Romania]].<br />
<br />
== Hitching in and around ==<br />
<br />
Bucharest has a ring road completely surrounding the city, which means that hitchhikers can accept a lift to Bucharest and then go further without having to enter the city center and then hitch out again. However, hitching from the ring road in some places can be very difficult, Especially in the north near Otopeni and motorway 1 where they are constructing a new road and it is a very bad area full of prostitutes, stray dogs, gypsies and really no good places for cars to stop. In such cases it is better to just hitch into town and avoid the ring road. Then take a metro or a bus to the side of Bucharest you need to exit from.<br />
<br />
Southbound travelers headed for [[Bulgaria]] or [[Istanbul]] might want to stop at a truck rest stop [http://maps.google.com/?q=bucuresti&ie=UTF8&ll=44.435718,25.964658&spn=0.002896,0.006191&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr close to where the E70 takes a right turn], where one can possibly find a lift straight there. Even if there are few drivers stopped in the parking lot that you can ask directly, you can thumb trucks driving by, preferably with a sign reading BG or TR. Traffic moves very slowly here so drivers have plenty of time to see you.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Transylvania]], [[Serbia]] {{E|81}} ===<br />
<br />
Get the metro to ''Pacii'' (note the metro is a bit crazy - if you're not careful the trains change lines without warning and you can end up at ''Gare Du Nord'' again!). <br />
From ''Pacii'' you have to find the main road going west, and go to the first bus stop. Get the first bus that says ''Carrefour'' and go all the way to ''Carrefour'' shopping centre, this is the start of the motorway. Carrefour also provides free shuttle minibuses leaving from ''Pacii'' and even from further inside the city. There's a part where the fence is broken (it's not broken anymore, if you get to the mall, you have to walk back a little bit, and or a) walk by the side of the entrance of a tunnel (kind of dangerous) or b) get out before the carrefour and walk (and hitch) a kilometer or two) and you can access the motorway here - it's actually a very good spot to hitch, since traffic coming from the big shopping centre stops here.<br />
<br />
Another easy option to get to the same hitchhiking spot is to go to the metro "Preciziei" and from there walk about 2.1 km or take bus 25 or 35 and then walk 1.2 km.<br />
<br />
The Transylvanian road runs through [[Sibiu]] and [[Cluj-Napoca]]. This is the standard route for central and western Transylvania, the other route through Brasov is a "scenic" journey that takes longer.<br />
<br />
User Esko says: in April 2016 the fence is still broken. There is a barrier, but if you are able to climb a 180 cm high wall (there is a fence on a side, which makes it easier), you can go to the main road through a hole in the fence. The broken part of the fence is next to the tunnel which the bus arrives into the parking lot. It's maybe better to get out one stop before Carrefour, because otherwise you will spend a lot of time looking for a way to the main road, supposing the fence is repaired or you cannot climb the wall.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Giurgiu]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] {{E|85}} ===<br />
[[File:Romania-erga on the way out of bucharest.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Erga hitchhiking to Bucharest]]<br />
Take the M2 metro in direction of ''Berceni''. Get off at ''Eroi Revolutiei'' and look for the ''City Mall'', walk towards it and you will see that the road forks. Take the right fork, the road will be called ''Giurgiului''. Just after the city mall, there's a tram ticket office. Get a ticket (1.3 Lei as of October 2009), and walk a bit more on the road to get to the tram stop. It's right in the middle of the road. Take tram #7 or #25 to the last stop. Then walk down the road for 5 minutes and you will reach a service station on the right hand. You can ask people here or stop cars passing on the main road.<br />
<br />
There's a train from ''Gara de Nord'' to [[Giurgiu]] (leaving at 20:00 and 12:00, August 2010), for the equivalent of about 7 euro. <br />
<br />
==== Personal experiences ====<br />
[[User:Guaka|guaka]] thought it was a good option to get out of the city in the evening, but Giurgiu's train station is not even close to the city, or the border, so a bad option for the night. If you consider this option to save some time it's probably much better to take the train directly to [[Ruse]].<br />
<br />
Joachim and Ron asked and waited for 2 hours in the truck stop mentioned above, they decided to walk along the ring road towards the E85. After about 4 kilometers and just before a traffic light, there's a Turkish truck stop. You can't miss it's on the right side. We walked in, showed our sign "Istanbul" and found a ride within 1 minute. 5 minutes later drinking tea, they agreed to take us all the way to Istanbul.<br />
<br />
[[User:Nyph|Nyph]] tried it last in May 2018. She stopped a little before the gas station comes and waited for 15min maximum. The driver told her that it would be cleverer and safer to start in the city. This location was at the edge, he wouldn't recommend it.<br />
The driver took her near Ruse, BG; from there she found a truck driver who took her to the border of BG/TR (near Edirne), from there she found a ride to Istanbul.<br />
<br />
=== Northeast towards Urziceni, [[Buzau]], [[Braila]], [[Galaţi]] {{E|85}} ===<br />
<br />
Take the metro to Piaţa Obor, then from there take tram #21 north to the last stop. The tram will turn off the main road into its terminus station, but after getting out of the tram continue walking straight on the main road. You will come to a bridge after a large market called ''Europa''. Hitchhiking here is possible, but you will have to compete with other people who are standing alongside the road to flag down minibuses. A better option is to continue walking north for about three kilometers until after the Bucharest ring road, where all cars going northeast are isolated.<br />
Note: Tram #21 also can be taken just in the historical centre [https://goo.gl/maps/9Z7BX near Piata Sf. Gheorghe]<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Constanţa]], [[Vama Veche]] {{Aro|2}} ===<br />
<br />
Take the red metro line to Anghel Saligny, the last stop in direction east. If you leave the station, you are right at the beginning of the motorway A2 in direction Constanţa.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Ploiesti]], [[Brasov]] ===<br />
<br />
Take bus nr. 783 towards Otopeni Airport (e.g. from Piata Unirii, Piata Romana or Piata Victoriei) and get off at the stop called 'Aleea Privighetorilor'. You can hitchhike right at the busstop. <br />
Note that this road is an old road towards Ploiesti and some kilometers to the east there is a (new) highway, but many people still use it to go to Ploiesti or further north. Plus this road goes through some villages and therefore cars are not driving very fast and have plenty of opportunities to stop. <br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
* The bus/tram ticket inspectors are not working after 19:00 so a ticket check after this hour is highly unlikely<br />
* The buses and metro are running between 05:00 and 23:00<br />
* 1 Ticket is 1.5 Lei (0.30 EUR)<br />
* Controllers in Romania are very sneaky. They don't get on at bus stops but instead they go on at traffic lights. So that way no one can get out of the bus and they can catch people easier. They usually go in near the front so if you want a chance of escaping then sit right next to the front door and dash out really quickly when the door is open for them to get on. Otherwise, if you get caught try saying you have no money and that you are traveling by autostop (romanian word for hitchhiking) around the world with no money. Having a hitchhiking sign and backpack would help your story :) This worked once for Luke and Sma. Controllers just gave back our passports and left us alone whereas a few minutes earlier they were threatening to call the police.<br />
* Buses have a special program for night also. They start their route from "Piata Unirii" between 23:00 and 06:00. The buses start the routes at sharp hours.<br />
<br />
== Other ==<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bucharest-HitchHiking-Community/300798766779458 The Bucharest HitchHiking Community]<br />
<br />
{{Cities Romania}}<br />
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[[Category:Romania]]<br />
[[Category:Route to Istanbul]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]<br />
[[Category:E68]]<br />
[[Category:E70]]<br />
[[Category:E81]]<br />
[[Category:E85]]</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90820User:Nyph2018-05-04T20:59:25Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also on my own.<br />
I am a passionate Couchsurfer & Trustroots member!<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few km, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Next stop: ''Pamukkale, TR''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90819User:Nyph2018-05-04T20:48:49Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also on my own.<br />
Also a passionate Couchsurfer!<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few km, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Next stop: ''Pamukkale, TR''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90818User:Nyph2018-05-04T20:45:57Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny.''' More of a calm, curious and spontaneous (!!!) adventure seeker. <br />
Also a caring and loving daughter, sister and best friend. <br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also alone.<br />
Also a passionate Couchsurfer!<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
[[File:hitchhiking1.jpeg]][[File:hitchhiking2.jpeg]][[File:cs.jpeg]]<br />
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== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
* I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
* After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
** He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
* From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
* After walking a few km, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
* You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
* Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
* The guy took me to otogar.<br />
* Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
* Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
* I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
* From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
* Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
* I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
* To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me in the center of the city.<br />
* I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Next stop: ''Pamukkale, TR''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=File:Hitchhiking2.jpeg&diff=90817File:Hitchhiking2.jpeg2018-05-04T20:42:47Z<p>Nyph: </p>
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<div></div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=File:Hitchhiking1.jpeg&diff=90813File:Hitchhiking1.jpeg2018-05-04T20:32:10Z<p>Nyph: </p>
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<div></div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90812User:Nyph2018-05-04T20:18:18Z<p>Nyph: </p>
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<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny, a Berliner in her young twenties.'''<br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also alone.<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
- I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
<br />
- After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
<br />
-- He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
<br />
- From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of kms where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
<br />
- After walking a few km, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
<br />
- You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
<br />
- Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
<br />
- The guy took me to otogar.<br />
<br />
- Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
<br />
- Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
<br />
- I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
- From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
<br />
- Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
<br />
- I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
<br />
- To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me in the center of the city.<br />
<br />
<br />
- I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Next stop: ''Pamukkale, TR''</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90811User:Nyph2018-05-04T20:16:59Z<p>Nyph: </p>
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<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny, a Berliner in her young twenties.'''<br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also alone.<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
- I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
<br />
- After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
<br />
-- He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
<br />
- From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of km where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
<br />
- After walking a few km, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
<br />
- You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
<br />
- Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
<br />
- The guy took me to otogar.<br />
<br />
- Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
<br />
- Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
<br />
- I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
- From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
<br />
- Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
<br />
- I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
<br />
- To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me in the center of the city.<br />
<br />
<br />
- I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Next stop: Pamukkale</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90810User:Nyph2018-05-04T20:16:35Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny, a Berliner in her young twenties.'''<br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also alone.<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
___________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''April 29, 2018'''<br />
<br />
start: ''Bucureşti, RO''<br />
<br />
destination: ''İzmir, TR''<br />
<br />
I started around noon in ''Bucureşti'': [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
- I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
<br />
- After 15min a driver stopped and took me to ''Ruse, BG''.<br />
<br />
-- He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
<br />
- From there I caught a truck to the ''border of BG/TR, near Edirne''. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of km where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
<br />
- After walking a few km, I found a ride to ''İstanbul''. <br />
<br />
- You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
<br />
- Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
<br />
- The guy took me to otogar.<br />
<br />
- Unluckily there were no busses going to ''İzmir'' anymore. <br />
<br />
- Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
<br />
- I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''May 03, 2018'''<br />
<br />
- From ''İzmir'' I took the Izban to ''Selçuk'', walked from there to ''Ephesus'', hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to ''Şirince''. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to ''Kuşadası''.<br />
<br />
- Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
<br />
- I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
<br />
- To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me in the center of the city.<br />
<br />
<br />
- I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Next stop: Pamukkale</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90809User:Nyph2018-05-04T20:13:13Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny, a Berliner in her young twenties.'''<br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also alone.<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
___________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
April 29, 2018<br />
<br />
start: Bucureşti, RO<br />
<br />
destination: İzmir, TR<br />
<br />
I started around noon in Bucureşti: [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
<br />
- I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
<br />
- After 15min a driver stopped and took me to Ruse, BG.<br />
<br />
-- He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
<br />
- From there I caught a truck to the border of BG/TR, near Edirne. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of km where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
<br />
- After walking a few km, I found a ride to İstanbul. <br />
<br />
- You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
<br />
- Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
<br />
- The guy took me to otogar.<br />
<br />
- Unluckily there were no busses going to Izmir anymore. <br />
<br />
- Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
<br />
- I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
May, 2018<br />
<br />
<br />
- From İzmir I took the Izban to Selçuk, walked from there to Ephesus, hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to Şirince. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to Kuşadası.<br />
<br />
- Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
<br />
- I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
<br />
- To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me in the center of the city.<br />
<br />
<br />
- I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Next stop: Pamukkale</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90808User:Nyph2018-05-04T20:11:50Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
'''I am Ny, a Berliner in her young twenties.'''<br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also alone.<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!<br />
<br />
___________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
<br />
== First trip alone through Eastern Europe (incl. RO, BG, TR) ==<br />
<br />
<br />
April 29, 2018<br />
<br />
start: Bucureşti, RO<br />
destination: İzmir, TR<br />
<br />
I started around noon in Bucureşti: [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bucure%C5%9Fti]]<br />
- I started a few meters before the gas station mentioned on the Bucureşti page. (see link above)<br />
- After 15min a driver stopped and took me to Ruse, BG.<br />
-- He recommended to start in the city, not on the edge of the way out, but I wouldn't know where to start though.<br />
- From there I caught a truck to the border of BG/TR, near Edirne. I jumped out because the truck had to queue up in a line of km where other trucks were waiting as well.<br />
- After walking a few km, I found a ride to İstanbul. <br />
- You must know that it is not uncommon to be dropped out in the middle of the highway. I didn't know that and told the driver to drop me at a gas station. Otherwise I feared my life. :D<br />
- Unfortunately I ended up there at around 11pm, after having crossed the border my mobile phone network died (I have a German sim card), although it actually should have worked due to Roaming, and that is how I got lost. I was not able to use Google Maps or to contact anyone. Seems like no one speaks English in Turkey. I found a nice guy who called a Turkish friend of mine to help me find my way to the bus station (otogar). I'm lucky I wanted to visit a Turkish friend.<br />
- The guy took me to otogar.<br />
- Unluckily there were no busses going to Izmir anymore. <br />
- Also, I couldn't use the metro anymore and the next hostel was many kms away. <br />
- I decided to find a BlaBlaCar. That car would go at 4am and so I joined the ride for around 50 lira.<br />
<br />
<br />
May, 2018<br />
<br />
- From İzmir I took the Izban to Selçuk, walked from there to Ephesus, hitchhiked back to Selçuk and then hitchhiked to Şirince. From there I hitchhiked back to Selçuk again to get my backpack and hitchhiked to Kuşadası.<br />
- Finding a ride to Şirince can take some time, be patient. I waited around 20min. It was at around 6/7pm.<br />
- I started to walk back to Selçuk, got a ride after 10min.<br />
- To Kuşadası: I started walking out of the city, and found a ride after 5min. The Turkish couple was a little older and didn't know Google Translate, that's why I called another Turkish friend of mine to let him talk to them. They dropped me in the center of the city.<br />
<br />
- I'm thinking about letting a Turkish friend recording a voice message or writng a copy to explain, what I am doing and who I am. Communication is really hard, when you don't speak Turkish. :D<br />
<br />
<br />
Next stop: Pamukkale</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:Nyph&diff=90807User:Nyph2018-05-04T17:20:46Z<p>Nyph: </p>
<hr />
<div>Hi, friends of the sun,<br />
<br />
I am Ny, a Berliner in her young twenties.<br />
I just started hitchhiking recently, with a friend of mine, but also alone.<br />
<br />
Trying to share my experiences with you!</div>Nyphhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bucure%C5%9Fti&diff=90806Bucureşti2018-05-04T17:17:39Z<p>Nyph: </p>
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<div>{{IsIn|Romania}}{{Infobox Romanian Location<br />
|country = Romania<br />
|state = Ilfov<br />
|pop = 1,931,838 (July 2007)<br />
|motorways = {{Aro|1}} {{Aro|2}} {{Aro|3}}<br />
|map = <map lat='44.455534' lng='26.1099' zoom='10' view='0' /><br />
}}<br />
'''Bucharest''' (Romanian: '''Bucureşti''') is the capital of [[Romania]].<br />
<br />
== Hitching in and around ==<br />
<br />
Bucharest has a ring road completely surrounding the city, which means that hitchhikers can accept a lift to Bucharest and then go further without having to enter the city center and then hitch out again. However, hitching from the ring road in some places can be very difficult, Especially in the north near Otopeni and motorway 1 where they are constructing a new road and it is a very bad area full of prostitutes, stray dogs, gypsies and really no good places for cars to stop. In such cases it is better to just hitch into town and avoid the ring road. Then take a metro or a bus to the side of Bucharest you need to exit from.<br />
<br />
Southbound travelers headed for [[Bulgaria]] or [[Istanbul]] might want to stop at a truck rest stop [http://maps.google.com/?q=bucuresti&ie=UTF8&ll=44.435718,25.964658&spn=0.002896,0.006191&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr close to where the E70 takes a right turn], where one can possibly find a lift straight there. Even if there are few drivers stopped in the parking lot that you can ask directly, you can thumb trucks driving by, preferably with a sign reading BG or TR. Traffic moves very slowly here so drivers have plenty of time to see you.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Transylvania]], [[Serbia]] {{E|81}} ===<br />
<br />
Get the metro to ''Pacii'' (note the metro is a bit crazy - if you're not careful the trains change lines without warning and you can end up at ''Gare Du Nord'' again!). <br />
From ''Pacii'' you have to find the main road going west, and go to the first bus stop. Get the first bus that says ''Carrefour'' and go all the way to ''Carrefour'' shopping centre, this is the start of the motorway. Carrefour also provides free shuttle minibuses leaving from ''Pacii'' and even from further inside the city. There's a part where the fence is broken (it's not broken anymore, if you get to the mall, you have to walk back a little bit, and or a) walk by the side of the entrance of a tunnel (kind of dangerous) or b) get out before the carrefour and walk (and hitch) a kilometer or two) and you can access the motorway here - it's actually a very good spot to hitch, since traffic coming from the big shopping centre stops here.<br />
<br />
Another easy option to get to the same hitchhiking spot is to go to the metro "Preciziei" and from there walk about 2.1 km or take bus 25 or 35 and then walk 1.2 km.<br />
<br />
The Transylvanian road runs through [[Sibiu]] and [[Cluj-Napoca]]. This is the standard route for central and western Transylvania, the other route through Brasov is a "scenic" journey that takes longer.<br />
<br />
User Esko says: in April 2016 the fence is still broken. There is a barrier, but if you are able to climb a 180 cm high wall (there is a fence on a side, which makes it easier), you can go to the main road through a hole in the fence. The broken part of the fence is next to the tunnel which the bus arrives into the parking lot. It's maybe better to get out one stop before Carrefour, because otherwise you will spend a lot of time looking for a way to the main road, supposing the fence is repaired or you cannot climb the wall.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Giurgiu]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] {{E|85}} ===<br />
[[File:Romania-erga on the way out of bucharest.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Erga hitchhiking to Bucharest]]<br />
Take the M2 metro in direction of ''Berceni''. Get off at ''Eroi Revolutiei'' and look for the ''City Mall'', walk towards it and you will see that the road forks. Take the right fork, the road will be called ''Giurgiului''. Just after the city mall, there's a tram ticket office. Get a ticket (1.3 Lei as of October 2009), and walk a bit more on the road to get to the tram stop. It's right in the middle of the road. Take tram #7 or #25 to the last stop. Then walk down the road for 5 minutes and you will reach a service station on the right hand. You can ask people here or stop cars passing on the main road.<br />
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There's a train from ''Gara de Nord'' to [[Giurgiu]] (leaving at 20:00 and 12:00, August 2010), for the equivalent of about 7 euro. <br />
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==== Personal experiences ====<br />
[[User:Guaka|guaka]] thought it was a good option to get out of the city in the evening, but Giurgiu's train station is not even close to the city, or the border, so a bad option for the night. If you consider this option to save some time it's probably much better to take the train directly to [[Ruse]].<br />
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Joachim and Ron asked and waited for 2 hours in the truck stop mentioned above, they decided to walk along the ring road towards the E85. After about 4 kilometers and just before a traffic light, there's a Turkish truck stop. You can't miss it's on the right side. We walked in, showed our sign "Istanbul" and found a ride within 1 minute. 5 minutes later drinking tea, they agreed to take us all the way to Istanbul.<br />
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[[User:Nyph|Nyph]] I tried it last in May 2018. I stopped a little before the gas station comes and only waited for 15min maximum. The driver told me that it would be cleverer and safer to start in the city. This location was at the edge, he wouldn't recommend it. I'm not sure what to think about that, because I wouldn't know where to start. <br />
The driver took me near Ruse, BG; from there I found a truck driver who took me to the border of BG/TR (near Edirne), from there I found a ride to Istanbul.<br />
Good luck!<br />
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=== Northeast towards Urziceni, [[Buzau]], [[Braila]], [[Galaţi]] {{E|85}} ===<br />
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Take the metro to Piaţa Obor, then from there take tram #21 north to the last stop. The tram will turn off the main road into its terminus station, but after getting out of the tram continue walking straight on the main road. You will come to a bridge after a large market called ''Europa''. Hitchhiking here is possible, but you will have to compete with other people who are standing alongside the road to flag down minibuses. A better option is to continue walking north for about three kilometers until after the Bucharest ring road, where all cars going northeast are isolated.<br />
Note: Tram #21 also can be taken just in the historical centre [https://goo.gl/maps/9Z7BX near Piata Sf. Gheorghe]<br />
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=== East towards [[Constanţa]], [[Vama Veche]] {{Aro|2}} ===<br />
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Take the red metro line to Anghel Saligny, the last stop in direction east. If you leave the station, you are right at the beginning of the motorway A2 in direction Constanţa.<br />
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=== North towards [[Ploiesti]], [[Brasov]] ===<br />
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Take bus nr. 783 towards Otopeni Airport (e.g. from Piata Unirii, Piata Romana or Piata Victoriei) and get off at the stop called 'Aleea Privighetorilor'. You can hitchhike right at the busstop. <br />
Note that this road is an old road towards Ploiesti and some kilometers to the east there is a (new) highway, but many people still use it to go to Ploiesti or further north. Plus this road goes through some villages and therefore cars are not driving very fast and have plenty of opportunities to stop. <br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
* The bus/tram ticket inspectors are not working after 19:00 so a ticket check after this hour is highly unlikely<br />
* The buses and metro are running between 05:00 and 23:00<br />
* 1 Ticket is 1.5 Lei (0.30 EUR)<br />
* Controllers in Romania are very sneaky. They don't get on at bus stops but instead they go on at traffic lights. So that way no one can get out of the bus and they can catch people easier. They usually go in near the front so if you want a chance of escaping then sit right next to the front door and dash out really quickly when the door is open for them to get on. Otherwise, if you get caught try saying you have no money and that you are traveling by autostop (romanian word for hitchhiking) around the world with no money. Having a hitchhiking sign and backpack would help your story :) This worked once for Luke and Sma. Controllers just gave back our passports and left us alone whereas a few minutes earlier they were threatening to call the police.<br />
* Buses have a special program for night also. They start their route from "Piata Unirii" between 23:00 and 06:00. The buses start the routes at sharp hours.<br />
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== Other ==<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bucharest-HitchHiking-Community/300798766779458 The Bucharest HitchHiking Community]<br />
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|country = Romania<br />
|state = Ilfov<br />
|pop = 1,931,838 (July 2007)<br />
|motorways = {{Aro|1}} {{Aro|2}} {{Aro|3}}<br />
|map = <map lat='44.455534' lng='26.1099' zoom='10' view='0' /><br />
}}<br />
'''Bucharest''' (Romanian: '''Bucureşti''') is the capital of [[Romania]].<br />
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== Hitching in and around ==<br />
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Bucharest has a ring road completely surrounding the city, which means that hitchhikers can accept a lift to Bucharest and then go further without having to enter the city center and then hitch out again. However, hitching from the ring road in some places can be very difficult, Especially in the north near Otopeni and motorway 1 where they are constructing a new road and it is a very bad area full of prostitutes, stray dogs, gypsies and really no good places for cars to stop. In such cases it is better to just hitch into town and avoid the ring road. Then take a metro or a bus to the side of Bucharest you need to exit from.<br />
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Southbound travelers headed for [[Bulgaria]] or [[Istanbul]] might want to stop at a truck rest stop [http://maps.google.com/?q=bucuresti&ie=UTF8&ll=44.435718,25.964658&spn=0.002896,0.006191&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr close to where the E70 takes a right turn], where one can possibly find a lift straight there. Even if there are few drivers stopped in the parking lot that you can ask directly, you can thumb trucks driving by, preferably with a sign reading BG or TR. Traffic moves very slowly here so drivers have plenty of time to see you.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Transylvania]], [[Serbia]] {{E|81}} ===<br />
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Get the metro to ''Pacii'' (note the metro is a bit crazy - if you're not careful the trains change lines without warning and you can end up at ''Gare Du Nord'' again!). <br />
From ''Pacii'' you have to find the main road going west, and go to the first bus stop. Get the first bus that says ''Carrefour'' and go all the way to ''Carrefour'' shopping centre, this is the start of the motorway. Carrefour also provides free shuttle minibuses leaving from ''Pacii'' and even from further inside the city. There's a part where the fence is broken (it's not broken anymore, if you get to the mall, you have to walk back a little bit, and or a) walk by the side of the entrance of a tunnel (kind of dangerous) or b) get out before the carrefour and walk (and hitch) a kilometer or two) and you can access the motorway here - it's actually a very good spot to hitch, since traffic coming from the big shopping centre stops here.<br />
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Another easy option to get to the same hitchhiking spot is to go to the metro "Preciziei" and from there walk about 2.1 km or take bus 25 or 35 and then walk 1.2 km.<br />
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The Transylvanian road runs through [[Sibiu]] and [[Cluj-Napoca]]. This is the standard route for central and western Transylvania, the other route through Brasov is a "scenic" journey that takes longer.<br />
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User Esko says: in April 2016 the fence is still broken. There is a barrier, but if you are able to climb a 180 cm high wall (there is a fence on a side, which makes it easier), you can go to the main road through a hole in the fence. The broken part of the fence is next to the tunnel which the bus arrives into the parking lot. It's maybe better to get out one stop before Carrefour, because otherwise you will spend a lot of time looking for a way to the main road, supposing the fence is repaired or you cannot climb the wall.<br />
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=== South towards [[Giurgiu]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] {{E|85}} ===<br />
[[File:Romania-erga on the way out of bucharest.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Erga hitchhiking to Bucharest]]<br />
Take the M2 metro in direction of ''Berceni''. Get off at ''Eroi Revolutiei'' and look for the ''City Mall'', walk towards it and you will see that the road forks. Take the right fork, the road will be called ''Giurgiului''. Just after the city mall, there's a tram ticket office. Get a ticket (1.3 Lei as of October 2009), and walk a bit more on the road to get to the tram stop. It's right in the middle of the road. Take tram #7 or #25 to the last stop. Then walk down the road for 5 minutes and you will reach a service station on the right hand. You can ask people here or stop cars passing on the main road.<br />
<br />
There's a train from ''Gara de Nord'' to [[Giurgiu]] (leaving at 20:00 and 12:00, August 2010), for the equivalent of about 7 euro. <br />
<br />
==== Personal experiences ====<br />
[[User:Guaka|guaka]] thought it was a good option to get out of the city in the evening, but Giurgiu's train station is not even close to the city, or the border, so a bad option for the night. If you consider this option to save some time it's probably much better to take the train directly to [[Ruse]].<br />
<br />
Joachim and Ron asked and waited for 2 hours in the truck stop mentioned above, they decided to walk along the ring road towards the E85. After about 4 kilometers and just before a traffic light, there's a Turkish truck stop. You can't miss it's on the right side. We walked in, showed our sign "Istanbul" and found a ride within 1 minute. 5 minutes later drinking tea, they agreed to take us all the way to Istanbul.<br />
<br />
[[User:Nyph|Nyph]] I tried it last in May 2018. I stopped a little before the gas station comes and only waited for 15min maximum. The driver told me that it would be cleverer and safer to start in the city. This location was at the edge, he wouldn't recommend it. I'm not sure what to think about that, because I wouldn't know where to start. Good luck!<br />
<br />
=== Northeast towards Urziceni, [[Buzau]], [[Braila]], [[Galaţi]] {{E|85}} ===<br />
<br />
Take the metro to Piaţa Obor, then from there take tram #21 north to the last stop. The tram will turn off the main road into its terminus station, but after getting out of the tram continue walking straight on the main road. You will come to a bridge after a large market called ''Europa''. Hitchhiking here is possible, but you will have to compete with other people who are standing alongside the road to flag down minibuses. A better option is to continue walking north for about three kilometers until after the Bucharest ring road, where all cars going northeast are isolated.<br />
Note: Tram #21 also can be taken just in the historical centre [https://goo.gl/maps/9Z7BX near Piata Sf. Gheorghe]<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Constanţa]], [[Vama Veche]] {{Aro|2}} ===<br />
<br />
Take the red metro line to Anghel Saligny, the last stop in direction east. If you leave the station, you are right at the beginning of the motorway A2 in direction Constanţa.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Ploiesti]], [[Brasov]] ===<br />
<br />
Take bus nr. 783 towards Otopeni Airport (e.g. from Piata Unirii, Piata Romana or Piata Victoriei) and get off at the stop called 'Aleea Privighetorilor'. You can hitchhike right at the busstop. <br />
Note that this road is an old road towards Ploiesti and some kilometers to the east there is a (new) highway, but many people still use it to go to Ploiesti or further north. Plus this road goes through some villages and therefore cars are not driving very fast and have plenty of opportunities to stop. <br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
* The bus/tram ticket inspectors are not working after 19:00 so a ticket check after this hour is highly unlikely<br />
* The buses and metro are running between 05:00 and 23:00<br />
* 1 Ticket is 1.5 Lei (0.30 EUR)<br />
* Controllers in Romania are very sneaky. They don't get on at bus stops but instead they go on at traffic lights. So that way no one can get out of the bus and they can catch people easier. They usually go in near the front so if you want a chance of escaping then sit right next to the front door and dash out really quickly when the door is open for them to get on. Otherwise, if you get caught try saying you have no money and that you are traveling by autostop (romanian word for hitchhiking) around the world with no money. Having a hitchhiking sign and backpack would help your story :) This worked once for Luke and Sma. Controllers just gave back our passports and left us alone whereas a few minutes earlier they were threatening to call the police.<br />
* Buses have a special program for night also. They start their route from "Piata Unirii" between 23:00 and 06:00. The buses start the routes at sharp hours.<br />
<br />
== Other ==<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bucharest-HitchHiking-Community/300798766779458 The Bucharest HitchHiking Community]<br />
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{{Cities Romania}}<br />
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[[Category:Romania]]<br />
[[Category:Route to Istanbul]]<br />
[[Category:E60]]<br />
[[Category:E68]]<br />
[[Category:E70]]<br />
[[Category:E81]]<br />
[[Category:E85]]</div>Nyph