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Hitchhiker's Guide to Hitchhiking is a collaborative project to build an encyclopedia for the needs of hitchhikers. It's a compilation of tips about good hitchhiking places, knowledge about hitchhiking possibilities in different countries, general knowhow about what to pack and when to go, what to eat and how to stay safe. The project has just started. So far we have 3,856 destination guides and other articles written and edited by hitchhikers from around the globe.

Hitchhiker's Guide to Hitchhiking

Hitchhiking essentials

Top Tips, Where to hitchhike, Safety, Hitchhiking techniques, Things to carry, First time hitchhiking

Other

Phrasebooks, Hitchhiking websites, Hitchhiking clubs, Finding accommodation, Packing, Food, Looks, Hitchhiking a boat

Europe

Belgium, Brussels; France, Paris; Finland, Helsinki; Germany, Berlin; Netherlands, Amsterdam; Poland, Warsaw; Spain, Madrid; Lithuania, Vilnius; Latvia, Riga; Estonia, Tallinn; United Kingdom, London

North America

Canada, Quebec, Mexico, United States of America, California

Africa

Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Bamako, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Lagos, Senegal, Dakar, South Africa, Cape Town, Tanzania, Tunesia, Western Sahara,


Middle East

Turkey, Egypt, Cairo Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Beirut, Syria, Damascus

Asia

China, Beijing, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Bangkok, Mongolia, Japan, Tokyo, India

Central America

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Flores, Guatemala City, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Carribean, Dominica, Saint Lucia

South America

Argentina, Buenos Aires, Bolivia, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Chile, Santiago, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Montevideo, Venezuela

Australasia and Oceania

Hinchinbrook Island, Gunbarrel Highway, Australia, Sydney, New Zealand, Tasmania, Hobart

Hitchhiker's Guide to Hitchhiking: the Project

Help, FAQ, Search help, User accounts,

About, Why this wiki, Goals and non-goals, Policies and guidelines, The Guide's Hitchhikers, Help wanted Hitchhiker's point of view

About

The inspiration to this project came from the Wikipedia project and the marvellous book of Douglas Adams - the Hitchhiker's guide to galaxy. The idea is to use the open Wiki system to gather information the same way Wikipedia does to result to a guide similar to the imaginary Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy is in the books of Adams: a guide that knows it all and is allways up to date.

Every hitchhiker is not only a user but also a possible contributor - a correspondent of the guide with the best possible first hand knowledge. This is not a work of a single mind, it's a work done by all the hitchhikers for the benefit of all the hitchhikers. Every visitor can add her knowledge by improving existing pages and adding new ones!

Under Constuction

The Hichhiker's guide is taking it's first baby steps, so the content is scarce and not too organized. It will get better, as more hitchhikers contribute. Feel free to start today!

How to contribute

Easiest way to contribute to the Guide at this point is to write an entry - point a good spot to hitchhike in your home town or give a tip about something you feel would be good for hitchhikers to know. To create a new entry, you need to create a link first. To do this as easy as possible, there is a page for new entries where you can just add your link.