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* '''26th December 2014''' Folks behind Hitchwiki are building a new hospitality exchange community for hitchhikers and other travellers: '''[https://www.trustroots.org Trustroots.org]''' — It's time to join it and spread the word!
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=== 2015 === === * '''26th December 2014 ===''' Folks behind Hitchwiki are building a new hospitality exchange community for hitchhikers and other travellers: '''[https://www.trustroots.org Trustroots.org]''' — It's time to join it and spread the word!
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* '''29 June 201614 January 2024''' [https://hitchmap.com/ Hitchmap] is running but data quality decreased a little over the years. With the relaunch of the map in 2022, we now also want to give its underlying data a fresh start by cleaning it where it is obviously wrong so that we can get most out of it. [https://github.com/orgs/Hitchwiki/discussions/200 Join our discussion] around how we should clean it and tell us about your big and small issues you currently have with the map and its data. * '''14 January 2024''' Try The [https://github.com/Hitchwiki Hitchwiki GitHub] got a little makeover. [https://github.com/orgs/Hitchwiki/discussions Discussions] are now enabled. So all issue tracking and feature requests that took place in this wiki before can be moved there. Feel free to [https://github.com/orgs/Hitchwiki/discussions/199 join] the GitHub organization, to contribute graphics, texts and code that are related to hitchhiking but have no place in the wiki. * '''25 December 2023''' There are new release [[Stickers]] for Hitchwiki/Hitchgathering/trustroots!. Print them yourself or order some. * '''1 November 2023''' Hitchhiking [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmkxN1I46KE&list=PLE8qXCc9xGjgKkqe7prLTneMzJmXnUb_h series] accompanying a race from Istanbul to Tiblisi collecting donation for earthquake victims. <noinclude><!------ MOVE OLD NEWS BELOW-->----== Old News ===== 2023 === === 2022 ===* '''17 December 2022''' The full text of hitchhiking book ''Rules of Thumb'' is now available to read for free in English, German, and Portuguese at [https://howtohitchhike.com/ How To Hitchhike]. * '''11 November 2022''' Hitchwiki's {{matrixchat}} now has a bridge with the Signal Group! Don't forget the mailing list @ [email protected] ! * '''26 February 2022''' Can we [[help Ukrainian refugees]]? * '''20 January 2022''' [[:couchers:|Couchers.org]] becomes the world's [[:couchers:blog/2022/01/20/couchers-becomes-501c3-nonprofit|first]] couch surfing platform to obtain 501(c)(3) non-profit status in the US === 2021 === * '''30 January 2021''' Hitchwiki can (and already could) be browsed offline on Android app smartphones. The offline file got updated. See [[Hitchwiki:While offline|While offline]] === 2020 === * '''30 December 2020''' New [https://ideas.trustroots.org/2020/12/30/trustroots-travel-stories-and-latest-news/ Trustroots' newsletter], with nice stories and insights. Don't hesitate to join [https://www.trustroots.org/ Trustroots], a better alternative to (now paid) Couchsurfing, made by Hitchwiki volunteers! * '''24 July 2020''' Reasearch: "Please participate in the questionnaire about finding Stop-Over Destinations on your hitchhiking-trips." Check https://www.umfrageonline.com/s/hitchhiking * '''26 June 2020''' [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hitchhiker Hitchhikermyhitchhikingspots My Hitchhiking Spots], Hitchwiki's official app got updated! === 2019 === * '''27 April 2019''' - '''New Mailing List''' Since the old mailing list is down [https://lists.riseup.net/www/subscribe/hitch a new one]was created on riseup.net. Subscribe and share with the users of the old mailing list as all the data was lost together with the list. * '''19 Febuary 2019''' Research: "Please participate in the survey about emotional intelligence of hitchhikers if you haven´t done it yet." Check https://www.soscisurvey.de/EI_hitchhikers_eng/ === 2016 === * '''1st - 24th December 2016''' There is an advent calender on tramprennen.org. One story about "first time-hitchhiking-experiences" is published everyday. Check http://tramprennen.org/blog/ * '''15 November 2016''' The first app matches hitchhikers searching a ride with drivers wishing a company ever published by Hitchwiki is now available for free (as always) on a journeythe Play Store. Featuring embedded chatDownload it and keep track of the spots where you hitchhike, maps, sign in your waiting times and so on. In a future version the app will offer you an option to sync your hitching spots with Hitchwiki with Google+ or Facebookno extra work. Free, simple, effective, worldwide. Install from [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hitchhiker Google Playmyhitchhikingspots MyHitchhikingSpots] and rate. Special thanks to a random guy who gave an Android phone to one of our hitchhiking developers while traveling in Sweden!
* '''25 June 2016''' A new official hitchhiking spot [http://www.steenwijkercourant.nl/nieuws/steenwijkerland/441966/feestelijke-onthulling-van-liftpaal-met-muziek-en-paal-dans-act.html has been opened] in the [[The_Netherlands| Dutch]] town of [[Oldemarkt]], in response to the insufficient public transport to [[Steenwijk]]. In addition a [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1737994483153113 FB group] was created to encourage ridesharing on this route.
* '''15 January 2016''' Help get [https://gumroad.com/l/PGKmz How to live without money (eBook)] translated in English!
=== 2015 ===
* '''5 December 2015''' New Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.elabo.hitchhikingmaps Hitchhiking Maps] has been released. Offline maps, Street View preview and all of the spots from Hitchwiki: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.elabo.hitchhikingmaps Google Play]
* '''24 April 2015''' Miran Ipavec has just announced that he has managed to hitch through 31(!) European countries in just under 10 days.
* '''13th December 2014''' Anick-Marie (formerly [[User:Perilisk|Perilisk]] and now [[User:Globestoppeuse|Globestoppeuse]]) made available [[::File:Hitchhiking_-_Neo-nomad.pdf|Hitchhiking]], a 2010 How-to zine including an analysis of the different safety advice with their pros and cons, including women-specific advice
