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There are some people out there who hitch hike LONG distances with no money such as the infamous Tom Thumb, who hitched from England to India with just his rucksack, a clarinet, 2 loafs of bread and £0.00. There are also not so famous hitchers like [[User:Aaronishappy|Aaronishappy]] who hitched from Norway to Morocco, with just €2 arriving in Norway and his rucksack (and coming back with 20NKR, 5EUR, 4SF and 2GBP, which is 20NKR, 5EUR, 4SF and 2GBP more than he had when he left!).

While completely crazy it is certainly possible, but not necessarily fun. You will ask yourself several times a day "what am I going to eat" or "where am I going to sleep", you will, and regret ever leaving your house, but knowing that no matter how bad things get they can only get better is a certain comfort. Don't forget , though, that while you see all these fancy backpackers with their expensive train tickets and those posh tourists stuffing themselves with cakes at the hotel restaurant, they're only seeing the plastic, fake, tourist side of a country. You in your desperate efforts to survive get to see the entirety of a country, "warts and all"!

===How do you do it then? The easiest answer is that you don't think about it, and just do it. The easiest, and probably the only way of survival is to come into contact with people and with hitching it's of course inevitable! After sticking your thumb out and finally getting that lift you've been waiting for, this is it. This is your time to shine and score some food. Most of the time you never need to show to their faces you have no money (but you may look like it) and they will give you something, ranging from clothes to joints to a dinner at their house. The trick is to be as social, open and friendly as possible! They wouldn't have picked you up if they didn't like you after all. If you've really tried to give the best impression you could, then the only choice to resort to is the pity game. Basically tell them you have no money, but not so bluntly. Be "covert" about it and ask questions such as where can you eat for free, use the internet for free, or "Hey do they have homeless shelters here?" Most of the time they'll ask why and then bingo! "Because I have no money, sir/madam" They'll usually be surprised that you really are skint and will be happy to give a hand to the weary poor traveller, usually in the form of money or food. Often in the afternoon, they will invite you back.get stuff when hitchhiking===

However! Every time How do you hop your jolly arse into do it then? The easiest answer is that car please you don't expect a treat everytimethink about it and just do it. Because there WILL be manyThe most comfortable way of survival is to come into contact with people, many times which works especially well when hitchhiking. The trick here is to score food, money (if you want to accept that), a place to sleep, a map, a joint or whatever else. Often you can get out of things without resorting to the car as hungry pity game, but if you really need to, tell them you have no money, but not so bluntly. Be "covert" about it and miserable ask questions such as where you were when can eat for free, use the internet for free, or "hey, do they have homeless shelters here?" Even if they don't ask why, it will strongly smell like pennylessness. They'll usually be surprised that you got really are skint and will be happy to give a hand to the weary poor traveller, usually inthe form of money or food. Don't expect a treat every time you hop your jolly arse into that car, however. The trick is to be genuine in expecting nothing, because when you expect nothing, the smallest thing you get, even if it's a piece of bread or a cigarette, will make you happy.

As for sleeping when you're not invited backWhen stuck somewhere, your best bring a nice thick sleeping bag and find yourself a good spot bet (better than just keeping on walking...) is talking to sleep people inthe street. In citiesTalk about travel related things and expand on them (ie directions, the best spots are industrial zones (although usually a long distance from the centre)where to hitch, upper class neighbourhoodsetc, use your imagination!); be friendly and of course train stations! Train stations however will often close in the middle of the night to clear the place out of bums like you. Big stations that stay open all night such as Paris genuine, and Berlin incredible things will often have security walking about to wake you uphappen. If you're stuck travelling in the city centre with no station or access to an industrial zone/posh neighbourhooda Muslim country, your best bet is to keep walking until you reach a quiet area and find a nice alleyway or empty park. Just please never sleep bang on in the city centre in clear light. I did ONCE and out can basically disregard all of the 100+ times I slept outsidethis, it was the only time I got robbed. If as Muslim hospitality will clothe and feed you really have no dignity without you can always go to ever saying a homeless shelter, they always provide a bed and usually food. They are everywhere in London and Germany, and quite common elsewhere in the first world.word!

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And There are numerous ways of feeding yourself when pennyless and travelling. Next to benefiting from people's friendliness, there's dumpster diving (or skipping, in the point UK), waiting opposite of outdoor pizzerias and preying on leftover pizza slices, shoplifting (but only in doing it? Wellbig super markets, please), so etc. ===Accomodation=== As for sleeping when you can return home after 're not invited back, best bring a nice thick sleeping bag and find yourself a good spot to sleep in. In cities, the best spots are industrial zones (although usually a long adventure without ever having distance from the centre), upper class neighbourhoods, and of course train stations and airports! Train stations however will often close in the middle of the night to clear the place out of bums like you. Big stations that stay open all night such as Paris and Berlin and airports will often have security walking about to wake you up. If you're stuck in the city centre with no station or access to an industrial zone/posh neighbourhood, your best bet is to spend keep walking until you reach a quiet area and find a cent nice alleyway or empty park; but don't sleep bang on in the city centre in clear light as it increases your odds of being robbed by... a lot. You could also go to a homeless shelter, they always provide a bed and usually food. They are everywhere in London and Germany, and quite common elsewhere in the first world. Whether you're inside our outside of cities, motorway bridges provide great shelter, and so does having a tent. A tent can also be useful when you're in a city, because walking around and asking people if you can pitch your money :)tent in their frontyard is an amazing pre-stage for being invited back for dinners, showers or even beds, especially if it's rainy out.