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== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out ==

=== Southwest towards [[Lille]] All directions === * Option 1: Go to the spot near the Woodrow Wilson square. Not many people know this square, but if you say "de zuid", everybody knows where you're talking about. Hitch at the road going to the motorway (). There is a 3 meters wide bike lane, so plenty of place to stop for the cars. Using a cardboard would be clever, as this entry of the motorway splits to different directions. Very good place to hitch towards any direction and there is a big bus station. (tram and bus: www.delijn.be, bus stop "zuid"). Scroll further for direction specific hitch hike spots. * Option 2: Try getting a ride at the light [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=51.03653663169207&lng=3.7372398376464844&zoom=17&trip=24 here], all traffic has to stop so you have plenty of time to talk to people or show your sign off. You can also easily stand just behind the lights at the southside of the crossroads, there is ample place to stand safely, and for cars to stop on the emergency lane. The cars are also not yet driving very fast. Do use a sign though, as the onramp will give access to go to east towards Antwerpen, southeast towards Brussels, southwest towards Kortrijk, Lille and Paris and west towards Brugge, Oostende and Calais. But make sure you don't make the mistake of trying to get there by getting on the ramp [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=51.042722811470185&lng=3.7326908111572266&zoom=17&trip=0 here]. It's a lot longer than it looks and cars are going dangerously fast. You'll end up having to jump from the bridge to the ground below like [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]] did.* Option 2: Go Many cars from the centre will take a bridge to the big roundabout “De Sterre” near highway, for those option 1 is better. This option on the Sint Pieter station. There you can hitch other hand gives access to the N60 towards “Oudenaarde” until you reach highway from the motorway E 17 at Ekeinner ringroad of Gent.

=== Northeast Southwest towards [[AntwerpenLille]], [[Paris]], [[Kortrijk]] ===* Option 1 of hitching to Lille

* Take Option 1: Go to the big roundabout “De Sterre” near the tram 4 in Sint Pieter station. There you can hitch the city center N60 towards Moscou and get off 1 stop before “Oudenaarde” until you reach the motorway E 17 at Eke.  *Option 2: Take the tram reaches train from Sint Pieter station for two stops to Eke-Nazareth. Blackriding is easy since it's end only two short stops on the train. Once there, walk north to a service stationvia Klapstraat. Walk left into the Walstraat and then the first street to the right into the de naeyerdreef (sand road with lotIt's of trees)a 20 minute walk but once there one should have no problems finding a ride as far as at least Paris, sometimes even southern France or Barcelona. At the end There is plenty of local traffic heading to Kortrijk but avoid them because this is the road you'll reach the entrance to other service stations on the A14 (E17) where you can easily get a ride towards Antwerpen or Kortrijk.[[File:gent.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ghent offers many cultural highlightsin Belgium are quite small.]]

== Useful Resources = Northeast towards [[Antwerpen]] ===A very important thing to know is that Ghent is one of the biggest university cities in Belgium. The main area for students is the Sint Pietersplein, but schools and student dorms are scattered all over the city. Students are very friendly and are very proud * Option 1 of their city, so if you're looking for help, don't hesitate hitching to ask them.Lille (make a cardboard)

You can get free internet acces at * Take the university library “de boekentoren” or tram 4 in english the book tower. It's a big tower located city center towards Moscou and get off at BlandijnbergA(dolf) van Ooteghemstraat, near Sint Pieters plein (which is 1 stop before the tram reaches it's end station. Walk left into the Walstraat and then the first street to the right into the de naeyerdreef (sand road with lot's of trees). At the end of the road you'not''' same as Sint Pieters stationll reach the entrance to the A14 (E17) where you can easily get a ride towards Antwerpen or Kortrijk. You can also take tram 2 towards Melle Leeuw and get off at Gentbrugge P&R. That is almost right on the spot where you can start hitchhiking. You can stand under the bridge if it is raining. There are two gas stations on the A14 (E17)before Antwerpen. In August 2019 it took 5 minutes to get a lift to Antwerpen.Just log in as an anonymous[[File:gent.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ghent offers many cultural highlights.]]

When looking for cheap food and drinks=== Northwest towards [[Brugge]], you can easily try these student areas, as there are many cheap bars (drinks €1-€2) and restaurants/snack bars. Scattered through the city are also a lot of so called frietkoten. These are small restaurants or even shacks, where you can buy fries and snacks against extremely low prices. It's real Belgian culture, and you should really try it out if you ever visit Belgium.[[Oostende]] ===