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'''Finding accomodationaccommodation''' is usually easy if you don't mind spending a lot of money. But most [[hitchhikers]] don't have a lot of money, so then there are several other options:
== Tent ==
Alternatively, go to a house with a garden and ask if you can camp there.
Quite often there are attractive spots for camping wild near motorway petrol stations. If the noise is disturbing you can take ear plugs along. Even in highly urbanised countries like the [[Netherlands]] camping wild is still possible; for example if you hitchhike out of [[Amsterdam]] in the evening you can go just to service area Haarrijn, situated along the A2 motorway between [[Amsterdam]] and [[Utrecht]]. The area is vast and putting up a tent at dusk at the other end of the area will not draw attention, while the spot is scenic (and very "Dutch" with fields, cows and water around). Or find a park or forest near the city you're in. When choosing a park, pick a spot that is covered enough not to be seen.
DigiHitch has had an article (still accessible through [http://web.archive.org/web/20081011051359/http://www.digihitch.com/article42.html articlewayback machine] ) on sleeping near the highway (not necessarily with a tent). == Airports ==:''For more information on this, check out the [[airport]] article.''
== Your driver ==
For example [[User:Mirto|Mirto]] is getting sometimes even few invitations during one trip. If you refuse and prefer to continue your way, it might be a good idea to note phone number of your kind driver, in case you will get stuck 10 km further.
== Asking people ==
If you ask people on the street, it may happens that they will help you or invite you to sleep at their place. You may also consider the possibility to "hitchhike a couch": just make a [[Signs|sign]] with something like "Couchsurfing?" on it, and wait in a place where are many people. It may work. :)
== Hospitality exchange networks ==
Hospitality exchange networks require a bit more planning, but are '''very''' valuable tools for traveling. Sometimes there are [http://couchsurfing.com/meetings.html meetings] and [http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/forum.php?SelectedCategory=42 gatherings] of tens, or even hundreds of hospitality exchange members. If you go there you'll surely get a place to sleep!
* [httphttps://couchsurfingwww.com CouchSurfing] (CS), 1700000+ members, managed in an oligarchic way, slightly North American-centric but growing rapidlytrustroots.* [http:org//hospitalityclub.org Hospitality ClubTrustroots] (HC), 330000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, slightly Euro-centric because it was started there.* [httphttps://www.bewelcome.org/ BeWelcome] an open alternative to HC and CS, 4700+ members* [[:couchers:|Couchers.org]] Not very relevant anymore:
* [http://globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders] doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places. Though the lack of handy profiles and the direct communication over email definitely make this site definitely ''less secure'' (''don't'' use it in Lima).
* [http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing] (CS), 2,500,000+ members, managed in an oligarchic way, slightly North American-centric but growing rapidly.* [http://hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club] (HC), 640,000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, slightly Euro-centric because it was started there.
* [http://hospitalityguide.net HospitalityGuide] Hosp.Ex Ne>>t - Hospitality Exchange Networks Overview
* [http://www.rahhala.net/en/ Rahhala.net] (Rahhala), 1000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, Arab travlers travelers and travelers for peace...
''See also [[Hitchhiking news and news archive|Current hitchhiking events]] for times and places where you can find free or very cheap accommodation and friendly people.''
== Hostels ==
Depending on where you are, hostels can be very cheap. The best way to find the cheapest hostel in town and to see wether whether they have any free beds, is probably [http://www.hostelworld.com/ hostelworld]. You can actually book your beds very short time in advance (1 hour works fine) with no extra fee.
It is sometimes possible to work for few hours in exchange of a bed.
=Also=
[http://hitchwiki.org/en/House_for_everyone House(s) for everyone]
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