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==The 888 Project== | ==The 888 Project== | ||
− | The 888 Project wishes to ask all European nations to hitchhike from all corners of the European continent ( | + | The 888 Project wishes to ask all European nations to hitchhike from all corners of the European continent (whether it is from Belfast, Istambul, Helsinki or Lisbon) to arrive in Paris on 888...August 8th, 2008. |
==Hitchhike to Paris on the 08-08-2008== | ==Hitchhike to Paris on the 08-08-2008== |
Revision as of 14:28, 3 April 2008
Contents
- 1 The 888 Project
- 2 Hitchhike to Paris on the 08-08-2008
- 3 The History of the 888 Project
- 4 The checkpoint cities
- 4.1 Start on 388...August 3rd, 2008...Ring 1 (2500 to 3000Ks away)
- 4.2 Start on 488...August 4th, 2008...Ring 2 (2000 to 2500Ks away)
- 4.3 Start on 588...August 5th, 2008...Ring 3 (1500 to 2000Ks away)
- 4.4 Start on 688...August 6th, 2008...Ring 4 (1000 to 1500Ks away)
- 4.5 Start on 788...August 7th, 2008...Ring 5 (500 to 1000Ks away)
- 4.6 Start on 888...August 8th, 2008...Ring 6 (less than 500Ks away)
- 4.7 Long-Distance Hitchhiking: Starting from more than 3000ks away
- 5 Help from Paris on 888
- 6 The European
- 7 How to hitchhike out of Paris?
- 8 Register Now
- 9 Contact Us
The 888 Project
The 888 Project wishes to ask all European nations to hitchhike from all corners of the European continent (whether it is from Belfast, Istambul, Helsinki or Lisbon) to arrive in Paris on 888...August 8th, 2008.
Hitchhike to Paris on the 08-08-2008
Hitchhike to Paris on 888...August 8th, 2008...
- We need you to take part and organize this official European Hitchhiking Event to Paris from every single country in Europe.
- We need you to succeed and get hitchhiking recognized as a genuine means of transportation.
- We need you to convince people to hitchhike and pick up hitchhikers.
Hitchhike to Paris on 888...August 8th, 2008...
The History of the 888 Project
First, there was the "TOKYO" hitchhiking sign that two hitchhikers drew to go back from Rotterdam to Lille...
Then, there were the free plane tickets to "Tokyo" that Erik Van Loon offered to the two hitchhikers. But they called him back too late...
The checkpoint cities
The goal of the checkpoint cities is to help hitchhikers through their journey through evening meetings and having volunteers on the spot every at dawn. The goal of having several rings is to ensure that we help hitchhikers to progressively get to Paris in all safety.
- The Morning Volunteers
There will be volunteers helping hitchhikers leave any given city on any given ring on the actual hitchhiking spot at dawn. The volunteers will provide hitchhikers with tips and advice.
- The Evening Meetings
Every evening, in any given city, there will be an evening meeting. People who do not have any accomodation and find a place to stay. Hitchhikers can exchange good stories and share tips and advice.
Please write down your name next to your city and mention whether you would like to be a morning volunteer or a meeting organizer:
- If you are a morning volunteer you can then edit the information regarding the spot hitchhikers have to leave from and how to get there
- If you are a meeting organizer, you can then edit the meeting details once you click on your city]]
Start on 388...August 3rd, 2008...Ring 1 (2500 to 3000Ks away)
- St. Petersburg (3000km)
- Athens (2955km)
- Moscow (2847km)
- Odessa (2763km)
- Istanbul (2700km)
- Tirana (2585km)
Start on 488...August 4th, 2008...Ring 2 (2000 to 2500Ks away)
- Tallinn (2565km)
- Chisinau (2512km)
- Kalamaria (2497km)
- Kiev (2438km)
- Helsinki (2341km)
- Tampere (2334km)
- Bucharest (2304km)
- Skopje (2286km)
- Riga (2256km)
- Sofia (2242km)
- Sarajevo (2241km)
- Pristina (2205km)
- Minsk (2205km)
- Belgrade (2163km)
Start on 588...August 5th, 2008...Ring 3 (1500 to 2000Ks away)
- Vilnius (2062km)
- Lviv (1891km)
- Stockholm (1860km)
- Timisoara (1814km)
- Oslo (1809km)
- Lisbon (1739km)
- Sevilla (1729km)
- Napoli (1635km)
- Warsaw (1600km)
- Dublin (872km + 2 BOATS)
- Belfast (1111km + 2 BOATS)
- Edinburg (1051km + 1 BOAT)
- Glasgow (1054km + 1BOAT)
Start on 688...August 6th, 2008...Ring 4 (1000 to 1500Ks away)
- Porto (1577km)
- Krakow (1536km)
- Gdansk (1525km)
- Göteborg (1515km)
- Budapest (1484km)
- Rome (1437km)
- Zagreb (1396km)
- Bratislava (1311km)
- Madrid (1262km)
- Ljubljana (1253km)
- Wien (1237km)
- Copenhagen (1212km)
- Liverpool (791km +1 boat)
Start on 788...August 7th, 2008...Ring 5 (500 to 1000Ks away)
- Berlin (1053km)
- Prague (1046km)
- Barcelona (1038km)
- Salzburg (987km)
- Hamburg (890km)
- Milano (851km)
- Munich (841km)
- Toulouse (763km)
- Marseille (776km)
- Stuttgart (624km)
- London (421km + 1 boat)
Start on 888...August 8th, 2008...Ring 6 (less than 500Ks away)
- Zürich (590km)
- Bordeaux (585km)
- Geneve (540km)
- Amsterdam (503km)
- Köln (490km)
- Utrecht (471km)
- Lyon (465km)
- Rotterdam (449km)
- Liege (374km)
- Luxemburg (366km)
- Rennes (366km)
- Brussels (312km)
- Lille (226km)
Long-Distance Hitchhiking: Starting from more than 3000ks away
You can of course start your European hitchhiking event from further away than the 6th RING.
You are free to start from wherever you want.
Help from Paris on 888
Hosting
We need to contact the Paris community in order to host all the Europeans who are coming to Paris on 888
If you cannot find a host through Couchsurfing, Hospitality Club or BeWelcome then:
Please register on the I Need A Place To Stay Sign Up Page if you are looking for a place to stay
Please register on the I Can Host Hitchhikers Sign Up Page if you live in Paris and you are willing to host people.
Call Center
This subgroup was designed to find 2 teams who can work on D-Day- 888- to answer hitchhikers' phonecalls. What these two teams will need to do to help the 8 8 8 project:
- Have a landline phone number -Be at home on the 8.8.8 throughout the whole day and evening
- Know the hitchhiking spots on a circumference of 200 ks around Paris
- Know the Paris transportation system so that the hitchhikers who are lost can easily reach the Palais de Tokyo
- Have a list of people who can host (they do not necessarily need to be on C.S. on H.C.
- we will establish this list and send it to the two teams)
Please register on the
I Want To Volunteer For The Call Center Team 1 Sign Up Page or the
I Want To Volunteer For The Call Center Team 2 Sign Up Page if you would like to volunteer in one of our teams.
The European
How to hitchhike out of Paris?
You can find all the spots to leave the city on the following page: See Paris.
Register Now
You can register on the Sign Up Page to take part in the Hitchhiking Event.
You can register on the Long-Distance Hitchhikers Sign Up Page if you will a hitchhiking from further away than 3000ks
Contact Us
Please feel free to contact us if you wish to bring your help to the project:
Pascal Dumont - dumont_376 [at] hotmail.com
Fabrice Renucci- fabrice.renucci [at] hotmail.fr
Erik Van Loon- info [at] erikvanloon.com