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'''Hitchhiking''' (also called ''lifting'' or ''thumbing'' or in parts of Europe, ''auto-stopping'') is a form of transport, in which the traveller tries to get a lift (ride) from another traveller, usually a car or truck driver. This wiki contains a lot of information about hitchhiking: [[Where to hitchhike|where to start]], practical info on how to do it, pictures and much much more. If you've never hitchhiked before and you want to try it out you should check out the article hitchhiking for the [[first time]]. [[File:Img l 1306483Openp.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitchhiker in the UK]]Contrary to popular opinion there are a lot of hitchhikers, all over the world, even in the [[United States]]. There are people like [[User:Irvthom|Irv Thomas]] whose hitchhike experiences span more than half a century. Hitchhiking is a very common means of transportin most less affluent countries (although often a form of payment isexpected). Hitchhiking is probably as old as the wheel and willprobably exist as long as people need to move from one place toanother. There has been surprisingly little scientific research on hitchhiking,so it's really hard to say come up with any hard statements on therise or demise of hitchhiking. There is a nice community of hitchhikers inEurope, and it seems to be growing. It's sort of going hand in handwith the [[hospitality exchange]] movement. Some try to link thisto the much larger (and economically highly influential) movement offree software and free information (think GNU/Linux and Wikipedia),and there is huge potential in this sense. If we want it ornot, internet will be in people's pockets and most of our locationsare already easily tracked. Link this to the potential [[trust]]available in online social networks (friends of friends), the risingprices of petrol and the lower need to be in one location andhitchhiking could be just at the start of a global come-back. [[The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking|People will participate because]] it's ecological, others because of the economical aspects. Numerous people pick up hitchhikers is means of getting abit of excitement in their life. For some hitchhiking starts as a formof extremely cheap transport and then it turns into a lifestylethat allows to do amazing and useful things without being trappedin an office 5 days a week. Some people havethis idea that hitchhikers are stinky bums. Of course, at (rare)times hitchhikers can be on the road for more than 24 hours and feel the need for ashower, but others are traveling equipped with laptops, mobile phones, a fresh shave and shower and GPS devices. There are several types of hitchhiking. * traveling by road motor vehicles: [[cars]], [[trucks]], [[buses]]. * traveling by train, either the risky act of [[train hopping]] or, as is sometimes possible, with the permission of the engineer or conductor. * traveling by ocean vessel, often called [[boathitching]] * traveling by air: planes and helicopters, also called [[airhitching]] Please check [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchhiking Wikipedia's article for more encyclopaedic information about hitchhiking].[[wikipedia:Hitchhiking]] [[Category:General info]] [[de:Trampen]][[es:Como hacer dedo]][[fr:Auto-stop500px]]
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