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'''Long distance hitchhiking''' can be a lot of fun as well as exhausting. You should probably not embark on a long distance hitching trip if you haven't hitchhiked at least a couple of times before, especially if you're planning to go on your own. If you're with someone else who has plenty of experience: go for it.

With long distance hitchhikers probably mean more than 1 day of traveling. 1000 km in [[Western Europe]] doesn't really count as you can probably arrive at night if you're leaving early morning. More trips like from [[Amsterdam]] to [[Istanbul]] or something.

There are several ways of doing it:
# As fast as possible - in which case you probably want to bring a tent to sleep somewhere close to the road or don't sleep at all - this is very well possible by jumping from service station to service station, under the midnight sun or if you're slightly crazy and equipped with a reflecting vest.
# As convenient as possible - in which case you want to contact friends on the way or find places to stay with through [[finding accommodation|hospitality exchange]] - or if you have a budget: get a hotel (which can be quite cheap in countries like [[Syria]] or [[China]]).

Some more tips before leaving:
* check online maps (e.g. [http://maps.google.com/ Google Maps]) for which way traffic goes
* make sure you have some [[food]] to start with, at least for the first days
* if you plan on [[hitchhiking at night]], be prepared - and don't do this if it doesn't feel safe


:''See also [[:Category:Routes|some of the routes]] that have been documented on Hitchwiki.''

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