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The idea of this page is to make a format where can select some of the [[Multimedia|Hitchhiking websites]] web-pages on hitchhiking, and add a description for each in about 200 words. Three categories: hitchhiking, organised ride-sharing and [[Finding accommodation#Hospitality exchange networks hospitality exchange]]. This page can be added to each issue on the back-page (or one before) 

== Hitchhiking ==

* Hitchwiki - http://www.hitchwiki.org/

* Digihitch - http://www.digihitch.com/

== Ride-sharing ==

* hitchhikers.org

== Hospitality Exchange ==
Hospitality exchange networks require a bit more planning, but are '''very''' valuable tools for traveling. Sometimes there are [http://couchsurfing.com/meetings.html meetings] and [http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/forum.php?SelectedCategory=42 gatherings] of tens, or even hundreds of hospitality exchange members. If you go there you'll surely get a place to sleep!

* [http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing] (CS), 580000+ members, managed in an oligarchic way, slightly North American-centric but growing rapidly.
* [http://hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club] (HC), 330000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, slightly Euro-centric because it was started there.
* [http://www.bewelcome.org/ BeWelcome] an open alternative to HC and CS, 4200+ members
* [http://globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders] doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places. Though the lack of handy profiles and the direct communication over email definitely make this site definitely ''less secure'' (''don't'' use it in Lima).
* [http://hospitalityguide.net HospitalityGuide] Hosp.Ex Ne>>t - Hospitality Exchange Networks Overview
* [http://www.rahhala.net/en/ Rahhala.net] (Rahhala), 1000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, Arab travlers and travelers for peace...

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