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In '''the coastal and “high”-density areas of Australia''', from about [[Adelaide]] to [[Brisbane]]/[[Cairns]], hitching is much the same as anywhere else in Western culture if you're between [[Adelaide]] and [[Brisbane]]. Road lanes are wide with very often large emergency stopping lanes, so finding a good stop is not very difficult.In the outback[http://nomadwiki.org/en/Outback_(Australia) Outback], though, you may get more empty beer cans thrown at you than rides; some hitchhikers, however, wouldn't agree with that, stating that even hitchhiking through the desert can be pretty good, especially with the many trucks and 'road trains' that are usually going long distances. Because distances are so huge, people are used to driving several hundred kilometers and you will find drivers quite often offering to make huge detours to take you somewhere.

== The Outback Australia-Specific Advice==For some hitchhiking throughout the outback is easy. The people can be friendly, especially the aboriginal folks who would have six people already jammed in a little car and still squeeze you in.

:I managed from [[Broome]] through to Kununurra, Katherine up to [[Darwin]] Australia poses some interesting and down to Aliceunique challenges for hitchhikers. The only time I had to wait more than a half-hour was when I was dropped off on Distances between populated areas can be vast, by far the turn off to Batchelor, which while on majority of Australians live near the main highwaysea, is a real bad spot with nothing the majority of those living in the state capital cities. Temperatures can exceed 45 degrees Celsius in summer and no one for a long waygo well below freezing in winter. AnywayIn many ways Australia is an extreme environment, with some pretty extreme pests, give people and weather; when it a go. If you're in the tropicsrains, be careful where you swim (crocodiles) but don't worry too much about the other wildlife. Generally speakingit pours, if you leave when it aloneblows up a gale, it will leave you alonehowls. Definitely make sure But in saying this when Australia or Australians smile upon you carry enough water AT ALL TIMES (3 litres per person/per day would be a minimum). It is very easy to get dehydrated. If , the heavens open up from above and you can get decent waterfind yourself taken in, taken home, and for all the better, but don't bank on itpractical purposes adopted for life. Most bores are quite brackish tasting and roadhouse taps are heavily chlorinated -- here's to a good litre of fresh rainwater on a sunny 45 degree day! (Amory Tarr)

When going to As long as you remain on the outback go main axes or smaller tourist roads you don't have to truck stops worry more than in other countries and talk you can hitchhike as you usually do. Only remember to the truckies there (make sure the town '''carry more water than you think youneed're going '', temperatures and distances can greatly exceed your expectations. You might find it hard to HAS a truck stopstay at the road if the sun in hot and there is no shade.Also, or if you walk too far from towns as it may be leave you somewhere very isolated. A single walker in trouble: see Kununurra on the map!), a lot middle of truck companies (but not all) nowhere might have rules against drivers carrying passengers in their trucks but if you talk a better chance to the truckies at stops they get picked up because people are much more likely to ignore surprised or impressed. But make sure that rule. The only time truckies truly cannot give you have a lift is when they are operating under a dangerous goods license back up plan and then, by law they are not allowed enough water to have another passenger in the vehicle. Truckies will often take walk back if you long distances, don't get a lift especially if you are willing to stay awake, and help the driver pass the time through conversation. Routes such as [[Adelaide]] or [[Perth]] to [[Darwin]], [[Port Augusta]] to [[Perth]], [[Darwin]] to [[Townsville]], are frequented by trucks, but if you want to get off the main road, be prepared to wait awhiletraffic isn't reliable.

Another tip that makes a bit more sense than for [[Europe]] for example, is to be very careful about not annoying your host. You could be thrown out of the vehicle by the irate driver 200km from the nearest town. ==The Outback== But the most unique aspect of hitching in Australia is the challenge of the Outback. There you can say that you are off the beaten track, which gives a great feeling of emptiness. However some basic survival rules have to be observed as you might get stuck for some reason.For some, hitchhiking throughout the outback is easy. The people can be friendly, especially the aboriginal folks who might have six people already jammed in a little car and still squeeze you in. When going to the outback go to truck stops and talk to the “truckies” there. It is a good option as they are driving huge distances at once in places where not many cars pass by. Make sure the town you're going to HAS a truck stop, or you may be in trouble if you are dropped in the middle of the outback, which is similar to the middle of nowhere. ===What to be careful with in the Outback=== It is written in its own name! The outback is far from everything and "cities" can be very far from each other. What look to be a large town on the map can actually be a village with a dozen or fewer houses. Some parts of the outback are so remote that you do not want to get stuck out there hitchhiking! Make absolutely sure you are carrying enough water AT ALL TIMES (3 liters per person/per day would be a minimum). It is very easy to get dehydrated under the Australian sun. If you can get decent water, all the better, but don't bank on it. Most bores are quite brackish tasting and roadhouse taps are heavily chlorinated -- here's to a good liter of fresh rainwater on a sunny 45 degree day! Be aware that phone coverage has a high chance of being nonexistent. (Telstra has the best chance of working by far.) Letting someone know where you are heading and how long till they should next expect to hear from you can be a good idea. If you're in the tropics, be careful where you swim (crocodiles and deadly jellyfish) but don't worry too much about the other wildlife. Australia has dangerous wildlife in terms of spiders and snakes so keep it in mind but generally speaking, if you leave it alone, it will leave you alone. Very very few people die each year so don't stress too much either! ===Personal experience=== ''I managed from Broome through to Kununurra, Katherine up to Darwin and down to Alice. The only time I had to wait more than a half-hour was when I was dropped off on the turn off to Batchelor, which while on the main highway, is a real bad spot with nothing and no one for a long way. Anyway, give it a go.'' (Amory Tarr) ''I have had some great lifts with road trains, Australia Post trucks etc etc, though they seem less and less common. In fact my first go at driving a road train was on a hitch across the Nullabor Desert, a truly mad but memorable experience of driving 50 tonnes of rolling monster across the midnight plains.'' (Dave Hodgkin) ==Hitchhiking with “truckies”== Quite a few truck drivers give a first impression of being a bear, but are usually gentlemen in their own way. As roads are quite wide, it is not rare that they manage to stop for you! With a truck of course not going as fast as a car, you can easily make more than 500 or 1000km at once given the distances between the cities. A lot of truck companies (but not all) have rules against drivers carrying passengers in their trucks. If you talk to the truckies at stops they are much more likely to ignore that rule. The only time truckies truly cannot give you a lift is when they are operating under a dangerous goods license and then, by law they are not allowed to have another passenger in the vehicle. Truckies will often take you long distances, especially if you are willing to stay awake, and help the driver pass the time through conversation. Routes such as [[Adelaide]]/[[Perth]] to [[Darwin]], [[Port Augusta]] to Perth, Darwin to [[Townsville]], are frequented by trucks, but if you want to get off the main road, be prepared to wait awhile. In the eastern states (QLD, NSW, VIC, SA) more than the west (WA & NT), recent changes to [[insurance]] costs throughout the western world, have meant that trucks face stricter and stricter insurance limitations, one of which is that they are commonly not allowed to have any unlisted passengers in their vehicles. These rules are normally enforced by larger companies, where all riders sign in at the depot prior to the trucks' departure. If you personally know a driver it is often possible for them to sign you in and take you along to help keep them awake. These rules don't really apply to owner/operators, unless on long term contract to a particular company. Unfortunately it's hard for you to know which trucks it will or won't apply to, though you can be confident that with trucks for the big name trucks companies like Australia Post, Woolworths etc this is absolutely the case. All of this does not mean you can't get a ride in a truck. What it does mean is that our global fear of strangers has gone up here as much as elsewhere, and the amount of trucks picking up 'strangers' is greatly diminished. I have had some great lifts with road trains, Australia Post trucks etc etc, though they seem less and less common. In fact my first go at driving a road train was on a hitch across the Nullabor Desert, a truly mad but memorable experience of driving 50 tonnes of rolling monster across the midnight plains. (Dave Hodgkin)

Searching in the [http://www.austlii.edu.au Australian law database], hitchwiki Hitchwiki contributors have been able to find two distinct law texts. The first one features in the Australian Road Rules and has come up in searches for Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and Northern Territory, the second one concerns Western Australia only. In theory, the laws say that in most places you're not allowed to hitchhike from a shoulder, in practice however police rarely carecares.

'''As a conclusion: ''' It is very clearly regulated where you can stand as a hitchhiker and where you cannot. You can't stand on a shoulder, but you can stand on most other kinds of surface next to the road.

=== Particular to Western Australia ===

In conclusion: in WA, it's illegal to stand on the shoulder of the highway; however you may hitchhike from a footpath or off the shoulder. A law enforcement officer might not be aware of this, though. The source is to be found in [http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/legis/wa/consol_reg/rtc2000113/s259.html?query=hitch%20hike thiswebsite] website.

In practice, Australian police are fairly relaxed about hitchhikers. [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] has hitchhiked some 13000 kilometers 13000km in all states except WA and Tasmania and has never been bothered; he has heard stories about police in WA being more touchy, however. Keep in mind that it is also illegal to incite a vehicle to stop in a non stopping zone. Such zones include bridges (and 30 odd meters either side, road edges with an unbroken white or yellow line, spots within 30 meters of an intersection, etc. In any event choose your hitching site carefully so not to place yourself or others in danger; as always look for somewhere well lit, with plenty of room for approaching vehicles to see you well in advance and room for them to pull on to the shoulder without blocking traffic. It should be noted that most freeways and motorways (as opposed to highways) have limited-access rules barring pedestrians or bicycles from entering them.

:''It is illegal but I've had police stop twice, once to tell me go back to town and catch a bus (but left me alone besides telling to do that) and the second time the cop gave me a lift about 40 or 50km to the border of Victoria/South Australia.'' :''It's illegal to hitch in no-pedestrian zones like freeways but other places it seems to vary state to state. I don't think it's against the law at all in most places and I've never had any trouble anywhere in the eastern states.'' :''Wait at petrol stations or truck stops for a ride. This way you won't get into trouble with the police, can ask people for a lift and you're close to water, food and a toilet. Some service stations don't like hitchhikers hanging around, though so be careful they don't call the police on you.'' :''[[User:Bernhard|Bernhard]] had a chat with a crime prevention officer from the Queensland police and the officer said the following: "The hitch hiking legislation in Queensland says that a person can not stand on the roadway to solicit a ride. Meaning that if they stand on the footpath or away from the roadway they are not comitting an offence. One of the main reasons we do stop people standing on the road hitching a ride is for their own safety and the safety of the motorists driving. So some roads are very busy and its an offence to stand on the roadway and solicit a ride and it is a 40 dollar fine if the policeman chooses to give you a infringement notice for that offence." He also said that it is possible to stand on the footpath and hitch a ride, when there is enough space for a car to pull over. Police may stop a hitchhiker and ask for an ID, mostly to check on his records and WHY he is hitching a ride (is he running away from a crime? Is he in trouble? Does he need help?). Police officers want to know who is going through their area, so if a hitchhiker is on the footpath and not soliciting a ride at a dangerous spot, they will question him about his story but then let him go.'' == Australia Particular Advice ==Australia poses some interesting and unique challenges for hitchhikers. Distances between populated areas can be vast, by far the majority of Australians live near the sea, with the majority of those living in the state capital cities. Temperatures can exceed 45 degrees Celsius in summer and go well below freezing in winter. In many ways Australia is an extreme environment, with some pretty extreme pests, people and weather, when it rains it pours, when it blows up a gale, it howls. But in saying this when Australia or Australians smile upon you, the heavens open up from above and you can find yourself taken in, taken home, and for all practical purposes adopted for life.=== Personal Experience ===''I have been stuck for up to 3 days in a number of places in Australia, (notably Coober Pedy and Ningin) whilst on the other hand I've been given the keys to the family holiday home and told to make myself at home when I get there (In Manjimup on the way from Perth to Albany), or taken home for a week, nurtured and spoiled rotten. Whatever the circumstance you find yourself in, more than in other countries be prepared.''* Let someone know where you are heading and how long till they should next expect to hear from you* Carry more water than you think you need* Walking out of town, to look like you're motivated, may leave you somewhere very isolated* Be very careful about not annoying your host, I've been thrown out of a truck by an irate driver, off his head on NoDoz, for some quite harmless comment, 200k from the nearest town... == When you're really stuck for a place to stay... ==You know you're off the tourist track when you get to a town without a backpackers. Most small towns have a town pub that offers pretty cheap accommodation and many have a free campground on the edge of town or a picnic spot beside a river* Schoolyards, normally there is somewhere discrete under cover, in most small towns there is green grass, and even toilets and drinking water, just set your alarm early and get out before 7:30ish when cleaning staff etc may start to arrive. (The primary school on the edge of Mt Isa has rescued me on more than one occasion.)* Non Returned soldiers areas at Cemeteries, clearly not for the superstitious, but these sites tend to have nice soft green grass, and often have free public toilets and fresh drinking water. The cemetery at the end of thee railway line in Hexham on your way north out of Sydney is a classic, if headed north through from Canberra or Melbourne, you can jump the train in Campbelltown or Parramatta, ride it through to Central Station, change to the Newcastle line, then switch to the Hexham line, and get off at the unnamed station for free, right next to the best cemetery I have ever slept in, right next to The Prince's Highway.* Many remote areas have shade structures as bus shelters, these can provide quite a comfortable night's sleep, as can late night train stations (spent my time on the floor of the girls' toilet at Nyngan railway station) Church Foyers (3 nights in the foyer of the underground church in Coober Pedy).* Showgrounds on the edge of towns often have toilets, water and a place undercover. == When you're really stuck for a ride ==Jumping railway cars is also still possible in Australia, (although you did not hear it from me).* The three day journey from Mt Isa to the coast on the coal trains (pick up a Beanbag, a tarp and a shade cloth from the Op-shop in town, few things beat making love on a pile of coal at 20km/h under the desert stars :)* The cargo train across the Nullarbor, a trip of a lifetime, my mate Alex did it, certainly one of those life-changing adventures. ''However, don't be stupid and jump off when the trains are moving too quickly. I have had the terrible experience of seeing a teenager jump off a train which came from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and that did not end up well. That boy lost his life simply to save the cost of a short trip. What a waste.

If you do jump onto rail services just make sure you use some common sense''It's illegal to hitch in no-pedestrian zones like freeways but other places it seems to vary state to state. I don't think it's against the law at all in most places and I've never had any trouble anywhere in the eastern states.''

== When really stuck ''Wait at petrol stations or truck stops for a ride. This way you won't get into trouble with the police, can ask people for a lift and you're close to water, foodand a toilet.Some service stations don't like hitchhikers hanging around, though so be careful they don't call the police on you.. ==''

* I have been helped out when stuck in a small town, by the Country Women's Association ("The C.W.A.")- best scones of my life, nothing beats hunger to increase the flavour of jam and cream.* I've eaten my share of roadside fruits [[User:Bernhard|Bernhard]] had a chat with a crime prevention officer from passing orchards, the Queensland police and cooked my share of roadkill, the smell quickly gives away officer said the freshness or lack thereof. following: "The best introduction you'll ever have hitch hiking legislation in Queensland says that a person can not stand on the roadway to roadkill delights is solicit a fresh kangaroo tailride. Make sure Meaning that if they stand on the tail is still flexible and footpath or away from the smell is only of dirty fur, not the smell of old meat, Kangaroos roadway they are hit by trucks every day, so this is not as uncommon as it soundscomitting an offence. Hack off the tail as close One of the rump as possible, main reasons we do this by cutting all stop people standing on the way around the tail, through the fur, then levering and breaking the tail between two vertebrae, not as hard or messy as it sounds. I recommend dragging the 'roo off behind some bushes before you start this process as mad hitchhikers wielding knives under the full moon, does not do much for our reputation.<br/>To cook the tail, first build a large fire over some clean ground, preferably riverside sand, though well above the water table, when the fire is at full blaze, singe all the fur off the tail, scraping it clean with the back of road hitching a knife or a sharp rock, repeat this a few times as it takes a while to sear off all the fur, being careful not to over cook or burst the skin as this ride is the wrapping material for cooking. Let your fire burn down till it has strong hot coals their own safety and the ground below has started to really heat up (30-40mins depending how much safety of a fire you made) scrape the fire off to one side and dig a hole in the sand where the fire wasmotorists driving. Using a stick, bury the tail about 15-20cm below the surface (check, but this area should already be nice and hot by now) So some roads are very busy and return the fire its an offence to above. Re-stoke stand on the fire roadway and cook for solicit a further 40mins till the fire dies down. letting the fire die down slowly will allow the tail to really cook through nicely. Scrap the fire out of the way ride and dig up the tail. You will know when it is done, a 40 dollar fine if the fat is sizzling and the skin is starting policeman chooses to split in places, if still not done, roll over and cook give you a infringement notice for a further 20-30 minsthat offence. The amount of fat and gristle in the tail ensures " He also said that this it is one of possible to stand on the few parts of the 'roo that it's hard footpath and hitch a ride, when there is enough space for a car to actually pull over cook.- Snake is also Police may stop a great introduction to roadkill, choose a fresh wet-smelling snake, chop off the head hitchhiker and squashed bitsask for an ID, cut open along the belly mostly to check on his records and de-gut, sew the stomach back together with thin twigs and cook as per instructions for 'roo tail above. Be sure that the snake WHY he is completely dead before approaching - there's hitching a reason Australians have the expression "Like ride (is he running away from a cut snake"crime? Is he in trouble? Does he need help?). The head of snakes can also display reflexes after being severed from Police officers want to know who is going through their area, so if a hitchhiker is on the body - enough that you could still be bitten footpath and have problems.Nothing beats the total delight of fresh billy tea boiled in not soliciting a ride at a discarded coke candangerous spot, fresh damper and road kill under a full moon beside the road..they will question him about his story but then let him go.''

If ==When you are really stuck ...=====For a ride===[[Train hopping]] is also still possible in the middle of nowhere, and yes it does happen and has happened Australia although this is an option to me! Remember consider with extreme care.The three day journey from Mt Isa to go into casual energy conservation mode, wander down the road till you find a nice shady spot not too far from coast on the road's edge and chill out, get coal trains (pick up when you can hear a car approaching from either directionBeanbag, a tarp and stand beside a shade cloth from the roadOp-shop in town, looking clean, presentable, forlorn and lost... few things beat spending the night on a "help" sign helps, but even without, many people will slow down - look very innocentpile of coal at 20km/unarmed/helpless/etc.h under the desert stars :)The cargo train across the Nullarbor, remember the primary aim at this point is to get out a trip of wherever you are, which direction simply does not matter, just get to the nearest town. You can live for a month without foodlifetime, but you will die without water in a few dayscertainly one of those life-changing adventures.

Never ever decide to take a shortcut across a paddock or fieldHowever, stick with don't be stupid and jump off when the roadtrains are moving too quickly. If bitten by One hitchhiker had the terrible experience of seeing a snake or even if you trip over teenager jump off a train which came from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and sprain an ankle in that did not end up well. That boy lost his life simply to save the middle cost of a field, there is no guarantee that you will be found by anybody before you have dried out and desiccated like short trip. What a dead-dingo's-donger!waste.

Yes, "Bear Grylls"-wannabe, If you can drink your own piss to stay alive - no it's not pleasant, not very effective and I don't recommend it. If do jump onto rail services just make sure you are stuck on one of Australia's mad dirt "highways" like the Tanami or the Gunbarrel, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_still Solar Still] is your best betuse some common sense.

Other than that===For water===First, make sure you can get away with drinking just about any have enough water if (3 liters/day/person). Remember that you can boil it for survive more than a month without food but that you will die without water in a good 10-15 minsfew days. This includes roadside puddles, brown sludge from underground, radiator liquid. As an old Aboriginal friend of mine once said, when looking But if you get really stuck for water in the outback, simply head down hill you can still survive ;)First stop moving to keep your energy and when relax as much as you get can. Find a spot with shadow next to the lowest point dig road and as soon as you hear a holecar coming from either direction stand up and show you are here.Destination doesn't matter, you just need to reach the first town.. this works really well if there are any large hills or rock outcrops aroundYou can even have a “help” sign and look as innocent/unarmed/helpless/etc as you can, but for me, is a tad harder when the whole landscape appears flat and I'm bloody thirsty...mostly cars will stop or at least slow down.

Find more information on Nomadwiki on how to [http://nomadwiki.org/en/Outback_(Australia has )#How_to_survive_in_the_Outback.3F find water legislation that makes it mandatory ] and to share water if you have [http://nomadwiki.org/en/Purifying_water clean it, makes it legal to enter private property ]!===For a place to access any permanent river stay or water sourcefor food===See [http://nomadwiki.org/en/Australia Nomadwiki] as it is more relevant for this website. (So ==Personal experiences of hitching Australia==''I have hitched the entire coastline of Australia, and although there are sometimes long as waits between rides, I have met some of the most generous and welcoming people. Make sure you obey get to the usual rules edge of land - if you use the towns, just where the highways start or turn from a 70 into a gate, leave it open100 km/closed as you found ith zone, donor similar.''t mess with livestock/equipment/etc.(Author unknown)

All ''I hitched around 4,000km in allthe states of NSW, Victoria and South Australia. There are plenty of long lay-by stop areas along most highways (including Pacific Highway) where cars can easily and safely pull off the highway to pick you will probably up. I found any highway (especially Pacific Highway) with a decent amount of traffic is very reliable with average waiting time of 15-20 minutes and never need the above tipsany longer than 30-40 minutes. In more rural areas and backroads I often encountered as little as 10 cars per hour and sometimes only 1-2 per hour, but if people living in rural areas are much more likely to pick you're not up as they know they may be the only car for a while. The Australians are very welcoming and hospitable, on many occasions the edge of your comfort zone, you're not trying - driver would offer a place to stay for the night with a meal or insist on giving me being stuck 20 dollars for food. When hitching in the middle of nowhere and learning cities, pedestrians have sometimes come to chill me and enjoyagain insist upon giving me money for a train ticket further down the road. I felt very at home hitching here, is the true Zen generosity of Hitchhikingthe people being overwhelming.'' (Jools 2011)

Some of my most amazing experiences ''I have included a cold winter night wrapped been stuck for up to 3 days in cardboard in an abandoned wheat silo sharing a humpy with aboriginals number of places in a town camp on the edge of Tennant CreekAustralia (notably Coober Pedy and Ningin), waking up only to bashing my head whilst on the underside of a Dodge van other hand I had crawled under 've been given the keys to avoid the rain, only family holiday home and told to be offered a cuppa tea by make myself at home when I get there (In Manjimup on the occupants digging my car out of way from Perth to Albany), or taken home for a salt lake when we took a wrong turn with two English backpackers as rain clouds loomedweek, nurtured and spoiled rotten.Whatever the circumstance you find yourself in, more than in other countries, be prepared.. This to me is the real Australia '' (Dave HodgkinAuthor unknown)

== Personal experiences ==:''I have hitched from Perth to Uluru via the entire coastline of AustraliaGreat Eastern & Central Highways, then north and east via Stuart, Barkly, and although there are sometimes long waits between Landbrough Highways to Brisbane. Journey took 10 days and 16 rides. Be ready to go by sunrise, I have met some of as most traffic in the outback is in the most generous mornings, and welcoming peoplerarely any traffic in the afternoon. Daylight is your friend for getting rides. Make sure you get to Hitch from the edge of the towns, just where the highways start or turn from as inside towns you won't get rides. Truckies will only give you rides if you befriend them, they will never stop. Nomads (people with caravans) will never ever give a 70 into hitchhiker a 100 km/h zoneride due to their prejudices, so be fun with them to boost your morale. Times for rides were 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 2 hours, 3 hours, 3 days, 1 hour, night+morning, 1 hour, night+morning, 1 hour, 1 hour, night+morning, night+morning, or similarnight+morning.'' [[User:Balupton|Balupton]] ([[User talk:Balupton|talk]]) 03:10, 4 June 2015 (author unknownCEST)

:''I hitched around 4,000km in hitchhiked up and down the states Stuart Highway and Kakadu National Park and bits and pieces of NSWNew South Wales, Victoria Tasmania and South Australiaalmost regularly on the remote Tanami Highway. There are plenty of long lay-by stop Generally I found it easier to get lifts in remote areas along most highways (including Pacific Highway) where cars can easily . Especially in the outback and safely pull off the highway close to Aboriginal settlements. There might be two or three cars per hour on some roads. But chances that they pick you upare very high. I found any highway (especially Pacific Highway) with There is a decent amount great sense of traffic is very reliable with average waiting time of 15-20 minutes and never any longer than 30-40 minutescaring. Some Australians are truly paranoid about hitchhikers due to some events in the past. In more rural areas and backroads I Tradies (craftsmen) are friendly quite often encountered as little as 10 cars per hour and sometimes only 1-2 per hour, but people living in rural areas while tourists are much more certainly less likely to pick you up as they know they may be and Australia is a very individualistic country. Kakadu National Park was hard in the only car for a whilebeginning but turned out allright. The Australians I just don't like it when there are very welcoming too many tourists vans driving by. At stages I picked up 10 litres of water and hospitable, just walked along the road. It seemed to have quite an effect on many occasions some people who gave me a lift to find me standing next to the driver would offer a place road far away from anything else. In Kakadu you are supposed to stick to stay campsites for the night with camping though. All in all it is not a meal or insist on giving me 20 dollars for foodwalker/hitchhiker friendly national park. When hitching All in cities, pedestrians have sometimes come all Australia is a great country for hitchhiking because a lot of people are open and like to me talk. You hear great stories on your way and again insist upon giving me money for can learn a train ticket further down the roadlot. I felt very at home hitching Hitchhiking can be truly adventurous here, the generosity of the people being overwhelming." (Jools 2011Japanangka 14.09.16)

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