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== Hitching out ==
=== Towards Northeast towards [[Sydney]] via the [[Hume Highway]] === There is a detailed route description outlining the major service stations along the way on the [[Hume Highway]] page.
For a lift to Sydney via the [[Hume Highway]] (M31) catch a suburban train to Craigieburn (which is also the last stop on the line of the same name) Walk north down Hothlyn Drive and Walters Street about 10mins, until you get to a nice set of traffic lights with an onramp to the Hume Hwy. Here the cars must slow down for the lights and there is a lane for traffic to pull over.
''Some'' hitchhikers claim that it is very possible indeed to stick your thumb out anywhere on ''Sydney Road'' and just get lifts towards ''Sydney'' from there.
=== East towards [[Traralgon]], [[Bairnsdale]] (and [[Sydney]] the scenic way) via the [[Princes Highway]] ===
==== Option 1 ====
Take a train to Officer Station (on the Pakenham line), exit the station and walk south down Officer South Road, turn right at the roundabout and walk (or hitch) west down Rix Road about 1km, then turn left and walk south to the end of Stephens Road North. You should find yourself facing the Princes Freeway with a large wall leading away from you to the right. Follow this wall on the freeway side for about 500m and you will come to the BP Service Station (Officer) on the freeway. It is very easy to get a ride east from here by ask drivers filling up with petrol or in the carpark, its not unusual to get a ride within the first few people you ask. The walk from Officer station to the BP service station takes about 30 minutes.*''(Last Verified: April 2016January 2017)''
==== Option 2====
*One hitchhiker has successfully got rides at the last traffic lights on Batman Avenue before the start of the Monash Freeway, right near the Rod Laver Arena.
*The Warrigal Road on ramp (walk to it from Holmesglen Station) sees a lot of traffic and there is a small space for cars to stop on the on ramp.
*Take the 901 bus to the Stud Road on ramp. One hitchhiker swears by this spot. There is a lot of east bound traffic here, the traffic doest doesn't go too fast, there is heaps of visibility, and there is lots of room for cars to pull over. Its easy to get a ride to the BP service station at Officer about 25km from there.
Between Bairnsdale and Eden, there is a long stretch with no bigger towns in between. Be prepared for longer waiting and possibly need to sleep outside. Not the fastest way in order to get to Sydney, but definitely doable, and loads of interesting spots at the coast along the roadway. For a more direct connection to [[Sydney]], the [[Hume Highway ]] is better recommended rather than the scenic coast road.
=== West towards [[Adelaide]] ===
If you get a nice busdriver you might be able to convince him to drop you off at the BP gasstation/Macdonalds rest area in between the stops Calder Park and Duncans lane. If he doesn't want to then get dropped off the stop called --> Duncans lane/Calders Freeway. From there you can either choose to walk back to BP/McD's as that's a really good place to find long lifts (15 minute walk) or hitch directly from the busstop (beware of cops).
=== Towards Southeast towards [[Wilson Promontory]] ===
Catch the train to Cranbourne and get out at the last stop. There, walk 15 minutes on the Gippsland Highway to the M420 just after the intersection with the C047
Cross Korumburra, Leongatha, and Foster. In Foster, cross the city walking (it not a really big town) and follow the signs "Wilson Promontory". and you can start again C445 or wak until the C446 which goes to the park.
== Food, public transport, sleep ==
Find more info on [http://nomadwiki.org/en/Melbourne Nomadwiki]!
===Food===
Trashwiki link: [[trash:Melbourne]]
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/foodnotbombsmelbourne/ Food Not Bombs Melbourne] cooks and serves vegan lunch and dinner on Mondays, and Dinner on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
===Regional Trains===
Regional Victorian V/Line trains have conductors that check myki cards and paper tickets on the train, and because of this blackriding is not so easy. However, there is a way to take vline trains with a full fare myki for $7. If you want to take a train to just say Traralgon for example, which normally costs about $20 offpeak and $30 peak full fare, just buy a new myki card and put $1 credit on it, touch on and jump on the train. When the conductor scans your myki card on the train, they don't care how much credit is on the card, they are just checking that the balance is not zero or negative, and that you have touched on. As long as there is some credit on the card there should be no problem. If the conductor comments on your low credit, just tell them you were running late for the train and didn't have time to top it up and that you will top it up when you get to your destination. When you do arrive, if there are security watching people touch off, just touch off as normal which will make the balance go to about -$13 if you traveled during offpeak period, or -$23 for peak, and then just throw the card away.
Just make sure the station you want to get off at is a station you can travel to with myki. The solid purple line on this [https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/PDFs/Maps/Network-maps/1485494075/PTV_Regional-Train-Coach_Network_Map_2017.pdf V/Line Map] is where you can go with a myki card. == Food=Wild Camping=== It is possible to find hidden bush places to wild camp in Studley Park, public transportand along Merri Creek or Yarra River. Be aware camping in these areas is probably not permitted by the council, sleep but travelers and homeless do sometimes camp in those areas. == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki ==To find on [[trash:Melbourne]] [[httpnomad://nomadwiki.org/en/Melbourne Nomadwiki]!]
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