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<p class="lead">'''''Hitchgathering''' is the name of a series of international hitchhiking gatherings held in Europe and Northern America [[Hitchgathering#Past_events|since 2008]].</p>''

== Organizing the event ==* Hitchgatherings are self-organized: everybody makes them happen * '''All communications about organising the gathering happen mainly [https://talk.hitchwiki.org/c/hitchgathering on the hitchwiki forum].''' Plenty of the community talk happens in the [httpsFile://www.facebookHg_2018_serbia.com/groups/hitchgathering/ Facebook groupjpeg]* a lot of relevant discussion happens on [http://lists.freeactive.net/listinfo.cgi/hitch-freeactive.net the mailing list]* Feel free to [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} edit this page].

== Propose The Hitchgathering is a place ==Feel free to suggest locations for main/pre/post gatherings around Europe!yearly European festival that celebrates hitchhiking, hitchhikers and connected values such as faith in humanity and wanderlust. This is the 11th year.

Remember to tackle For the following questions when you scout for a location: * Is there space for 100-200 persons?* Can we acquire drinking water somewhere nearby?* Are there possibilities to dumpster dive or is food cheap?* How easy/difficult is it to reach first time the place?* How secluded is the place?* Can we just stay Hitchgathering will happen at the place or does it belong to somebody, do we need area of a permission?* Can we dig shit pits there?* Can YOU be there to help organizing in the beginning?* What else is important? Which things do we need to bring with us? === [[User:Traumschule|Traumschule in Riebau]] (germany) ===Why not [[User:Traumschule#Hitchgathering.2F2017|Traumschule again]]? If there are multiple options againRainbow Gathering, it would be great to host you once more, even as an intermediate spot between other gatherings.* Is there space for 20-50 persons? '''Yes'''* Can we acquire drinking water somewhere nearby? '''Yes'''* Are there possibilities to dumpster dive or is food cheap? '''Yes'''* How easy/difficult is it to reach precisely the place? '''See [[User:Traumschule#How_to_get_there|How to get there]]'''* How secluded is the place? '''The place is about 80-100km away from highways ([[A2_(Germany)|A2]], [[A7_(Germany)|A7]], [[A24_(Germany)|A24]]) and three kilometers from national road [http://hitchwikiRainbow of Serbia.org/maps/?zoom=12&lat=52.842534643769675&lon=11.3402531061614 B189 (Pretzier)]. Train [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnstrecke_Salzwedel%E2%80%93Geestgottberg tracks on The gathering of the area] connect [[Salzwedel]] and [[Wittenberge]], which has been clearcut during tribes meets the [[Hitchgathering/2017|last gathering]] and it was told that during 2018 trains are supposed to go on weekends.'''* Can we just stay at the place or does it belong to somebody, do we need a permission? '''The place belongs to the [http://www.stiftung-freiraeume.de/ Freiräume foundation] created for open spaces like this.'''* Can we dig shit pits there? '''Yes, at designated spots.'''* Who will help organizing in the beginning?* What else is important? Which things do we need to bring with us? '''Besides enough time not much more than of the [[Things to carry|usual hitching equipment]] like a sleeping bag, little money for service costs and durable food.'''thumbs!

Hereby I am adding another suggestionShould you like to arrive earlier or stay longer, and now my preferred one over Croatia. Area of Kosjeric in West-SERBIA. The location meets добродошли (almostdobrodošli) ALL requirements; first of all- welcome, the location is Serbian Rainbow Family of Living Light welcomes you at the same place and during the Serbian national Rainbow Gathering 2018 (from 18/07 July till 21/08). At the place, fields, forests, mountain. Running water from house, stream with area suitable for swimming. Nearby major regional road. I just had contact with the organizer (who happened to be a guy I shared several days with the other year) and he was instantly welcoming us to join. As for dumpster diving my usual answer: I do not know (not my field of expertise). But, from the rainbow camp organizer: "Food is cheap in Serbia and very good quality, all organic from my friends in a village." True, that Serbia is among the cheapest countries in Europe. About 140 km from the motorway Zagreb-Beograd, 130 km from Beograd, or 140 km from motorway Beograd-BG/MKE. For sure some will say that this location is far. Phaecalia pits? Sure, it's a rainbow gathering.--[[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk:Fverhart|talk]]) 21:53, 13 June 2018 (UTC)August!

=== [[Free Camp in Vrhovine]] (CroatiaEuropean Hitchgathering and Serbian Rainbow Gathering happen at the same place and time, the place which we will share) ===.

I have another suggestion or option for HG At the location there will be drinkable tap water. Dumpster diving will probably not be so interesting. We can buy at cost price really cheap food (it'18s Serbia!) from the local farmers and this will be cheap. In the middle The Rainbow would help us with that, as they of Croatia in Vrhovine, 150 km south course are taking care of Zagreb, there is an area called Free Camphealthy food anyway. As  In the name suggestsarea there are several streams, anyone can camp here we will see how suitable they are for freeswimming or washing. I've just been  Although we are hosted by the Serbian Rainbow gathering, there is no ban on non-vegetarian food and even found the location marked as a "campsite" no ban on smoking and drinking a map with facilities for tourists. Location can host easily 200 bit of usalcohol. Located near the road,  There are fields and wooded land on which at times is a bit annoying (noise)we will camp. There is no water (there actually is, but  The place 2 km from the tap is closed), although I found water main road 21 between Valjevo and electricity in the toilets of the nearby railway station (20Kosjeric/25 minutes on foot)Pozega. The camp has a few electricity plugs, but also not working From Valjevo (switched offnorth). Important, at you need to leave the main road 1 km after the camp there WILL be other travellers village of Razana. From Kosjeric (camping cars and suchsouth) staying there, thatit's no problem and even very nice1km after you cross the train tracks. Coordinates:https://goo. Dumpster diving will I guess not be great, the village has a shop at 20 minutes walking, but small and not very friendly staff, nearest bigger town is Otocac at 20 km, hitchability medium at best, Igl/maps/m5ZhFLwDc8y 44°03've also waited two hours once (but in summer it58.8"N 19°55'be better due to more tourists)59.6"E 44.06633 19. I93323 Julien've heard that the place has also hosted bigger s number of people. Owner is named Alex apparently(Serbian, but heJulien doesn's rarely at the sitet speak Serbo-Croatian): +381(0)621114295 Trains to Razana from Belgrade Centar: 7:30, 15:35, no way to contact19:35. But permission  From railway station Razana it is already therea 4 km walk. We marked the path. See you all soon at the gathering!! Food prices are medium [[File:serbia_2018.png]] [[File:Hgmap.jpg]] [[File:2018-08-03. About shit pits, well, there jpg]] Gathering is ONE real toilet and one real sink, but here again the running water is shut 130 km south of for the moment motorway Zagreb-Belgrade (who knowsA1 exit 4, the owner switches it on during high season?Pyмa (Ruma)). Digging shitpits could be not too easy in that stone/rocky soil, but some solution could be found? Croatia, even 145 km west of the interior as this place ismotorway Belgrade-Sofia (A1 exit Пожаревац (Požarevac)), could attract quite some 120 km SSW of us, popular destination and easy Belgrade Travelling to reach. Can I be there the gathering from far away: consider taking one of the beginning? For the moment, I guess so! I'd recommend some tools three daily trains from Beograd Centar or from Resnik (last at 19:35 / 19:53) to cut higher vegetation, grasses, herbs, because most of the area station Razana. Resnik is good to camp on, but quite rough. Bonfire the new A1 motorway and there actually is OK, there are some trees but not too many, so for tarps a busstop on the area is not goodA1. There is no river, lake or ocean next to the placeFrom that busstop it's a 2. Nearest stream would be about 5-6 km east (imagine: 2 meter wide, half meter deep, clear water) or 20 km west (small river, Gacka, probably deep enough walk to swim, the region promotes it for fishing tourism)station. But I don't know if swimming The old motorway runs just behind Beograd Centar station and there is officially alloweda petrol station only 0.3 km from that station. At the camp there The ticket for 120 km is even some kind of just under 500 RSD (cold4.25 euro) shower.  ====More info, but also here water is switched offlinks==== * [https://www. Check photos! And visit this link for reviews from tourists that stayed at this FREE CAMPfacebook. com/events/201258653852182/ fb event] * As a preparation, please join the [https://park4nightwww.facebook.com/lieugroups/188952168424606/ Rainbow Serbia 2018 group]! This contains good information to take note of, including a Word document.  * Road map of Serbia[http://24994www.thetravelclub.org/surroundedhitchhiking/488-byserbia-road-naturemap] * Hitchhiking guide to Serbia [https:/zalu%C5%BEnica-2-d52/croatiaweb.archive.org/web/20130630202455/http://op%C4%87ina-vrhovine#www.thetravelclub.WxKUEu6FO70org:80/hitchhiking] =====Other links=====* FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchgathering/ * Mailing list: http://lists.freeactive.net/listinfo.cgi/hitch--[[Userfreeactive.net * Other useful stuff:**http://hitchwiki.org/**http://nomadwiki.org/**http:Fverhart|Fverhart]] ([[User talk//trashwiki.org/**http:Fverhart|talk]]) 12//trustroots.org/**http:58, 2 June 2018 (UTC)//bewelcome.org/