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• Oran
  Hitchhiking out from Oran is really easy, one spot can let you find cars direction Algiers, Sidi bel abbes, Tlemcen and other cities. ...r just walk about 15min) and tell him ''Hotni fel bahia'' which means drop me in Bahia or you can just stay in the bus and when you see the circle point
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• Kansas
  ...Traffic Ordinances for Kansas Cities" prepared and published in book form by the Kansas League of Municipalities declares ''hitchhiking illegal'' in all (a) No person shall stand upon or along a street or highway for the purpose of sol
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• Guatemala
  ...you're in, in the direction of your destination. It is preferable to wait by speed bumps (tumulos) and point towards your destination as thumbing is mor ...itchhike, they will usually stop for you, too − in that case strictly say "No" (you might need to repeat it a few times).
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• Saudi Arabia
  ...within holy cities. To get out the country, it is quite easy to be sacked by a company, and they are obliged to pay your airfare back home. ...n the next 2-3 years, KSA will begin issuing tourist visas. Which probably means 20-30 years at the speed Saudis work. (Edit 2020: This was written back in
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• Namibia
  ...h = <rating country='na' if you stick to the main roads 'gr' if you try to go on the off-road /> ...e gravel road to [[Sossusvlei]] with temperatures exceeding 50 degrees and no shade. Namibia is a land of climatic extremes. ]]
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• Deutsche Bahn
  ...nce trains and and many regional trains and ''S-Bahn'' city trains are run by them. The normal fares are very expensive and usually not used by locals. The DB is actualy the 2nd most expensive railroad in Europe after t
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• Dominican Republic
  == Hitchhiking in DR means "una bola" == ...understand your intention is "una bola", pronounced like "una vola" which means a ride in Dominican Spanish and also a ball.
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• Learning languages
  ...mple sentences. Forget that you talk like a caveman, at least you can get by! ...yet, darken it. Check the words you learn off your list, and periodically go back and make sure you still know the checked words (if not, re-hand them).
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• Mongolia
  ...t to be paid at first. Before entering the car make it clear that you have no money, unless you don't mind shelling out a few bucks for every ride. Some ...pulation lives in Ulaanbataar and the other half has a very good reason to go to Ulaanbataar. Therefore, it is common to find direct rides to Ulaanbataar
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• Sweden
  ...ere is some sign of civilization. As especially in the north the roads are no real motorways and accessible for pedestrians, you can stop all the traffic ...city where you are and see which road is indicated. This last update also means that lot of hitchhiking spots mentionned on this wiki might be outdated. Be
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• China
  ...the faster you will get and more likely you should stop drivers by sign or by talking with them while they are stationary. the more rural the roads are t ...sunderstanding. You can also write the name of the place where you want to go under it.
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• Arizona
  22. "Roadway" means that portion of a highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for In city areas (Phoenix, Tucson, Tempe) and some regions patrolled by the Sheriffs office (most small towns) you may be hassled. Always have iden
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• Iowa
  1. No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from t This means that if you stay on the shoulder, you'll be fine. Police will still occasio
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• Women hitchhiking
  ...lifts), (?reference). There are some things you can do in order to avoid/go out from difficult situations ...to flirt and impress girls. This is just an example and there is of course no generality. I have often met really nice people, which at first glance I wo
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• Iran
  Hitchhiking is done in Iran by waving one's arm at an oncoming car, or by dribbling one of your hands. Do not gesture with your thumb up as in the We ...o so, they were doing the same. Also I noticed many times that locals gave me the thumb as a positive gesture, for example when taking selfies.''
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• Chico
  ...is is a fairly busy onramp as there are a lot of business here, which also means if you do spend a lot of time, there are gas stations, food markets, and pl ...t is a direct route. The only other way to get to Red Bluff is from hwy 99 by the fire station (about half way to Los Molinos) take a left onto South Ave
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• Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri/chapter-1
  ...n in the position where I couldn't afford to go where I actually wanted to go ...s a bit difficult because I don't hitch-hike, which my parents didn't want me to. They
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• Hitchgathering/2011/place
  ...ted and you can take care of making sure there is local support (also just by finding someone locally that wants to take care of this part), please, list ''For now, let's display the first suggestions first''.
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• Mexico
  ...is country: the experiences vary from state to state. As anywhere, you can go fast on highways and very slow on small less used roads. Avoid disappointment and unnecessary loss of money by keeping your proof of payment of the tourist fee when you enter the country
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• India
  ...Indian hitchhiking community, and the rise of the car-owning middle class means that hitchhiking from cities to popular excursion sites is increasingly sim ...ck of a '''Jugaad''' or another home-made vehicle. Jugaads are constructed by fitting locally available 10-14 horsepower diesel pump sets, normally used
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• Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri/chapter-3
  ...2), 87, or nearly half, said they had at one time or other been checked on by the police while waiting for a lift. As has previously been made clear the ...dy guide to the sort of reasons the police have for interrogating hitchers by the roadside.
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• Belgrade
  Bus 461 leaves from Šumice and goes to Vrčin, however this means you will have to walk for about 1.5km from the stop at 'Vrčin Ivo Lola Rib ...phill for a while). Turn around and go left, walk to the bridge, cross it, go downstairs, and walk around 150m to the right from the bridge. There you wi
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• Brazil
  In Brazil, hitchhiking is referred to as ''pegar uma carona'', which means taking a ride. On roadsides, care must be taken because of the erratic way ...[Gas stations]] (Postos de gasolina). Attendants are usually friendly and let you sleep behind them. In the north, they tend to have free coffee, cold w
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• Japan
  ...e to find the places where drivers going out congregate, which in practice means '''service areas''' (サービスエリア ''sābisu eria'', '''SA''') or ' ...be impossible but everywhere else is plausible. Have hitched out of cities by waving my thumb, there's a longer wait though. Agree on the use of convenie
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• Peru
  ...he south. So many lorries, you won´t have any problems there. Most of them go long distance, so you`ll easily do 400+ km in a day. ...(no shoes inside and both men and women cover up, try to be clean). If you go to one of the Pakistani restaurants they might invite you to their home too
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• Signs
  A '''sign''' is a tool used by a [[Hitchhiker]] to communicate information to [[Picking_up_hitchhikers|dri ...olding a sign will help if you can already clearly state where you want to go (and even show it on a map) and that you are hitchhiking.
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• Singapore
  If you arrive by flight to SIN, and plan to cross the border overland, check the "Airport" s ...lking up the road. It is definitely illegal, but it is rare to be harassed by police for standing right on the freeway in Malaysia.
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• Hitchgathering/2014
  ...ish) is a traditional party-day in Finland when people flee the cities and go to their summer cottage, warm up the sauna, put up a bonfire, drink excessi ...s loud as you like. None of these buildings have working toilet or shower. No outside toilet either. The nearest (super expensive) shop/bar is 4km away s
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• Australia
  ...e capital cities. Temperatures can exceed 45 degrees Celsius in summer and go well below freezing in winter. In many ways Australia is an extreme environ ...You might find it hard to stay at the road if the sun in hot and there is no shade.
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• Hitchgathering/2011
  * you can help organising, e.g. by signing up for tasks on the TODO list below. Feel free to register for stuf ...S meeting] as well, some more stuff needs to be added though, feel free to let yourself be promoted to an organizer and improve informations
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• Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri/chapter-2
  <strong>I never clicked with school. I mean I suppose you can consider me intelligent in quite a few ...was one of those people who just did not want to be taught and we just ... me and quite a few other
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• Argentina
  ...ut can last for hours, and is really a last resort. If you want to go far, go with the truckers. __TOC__ They will carry you sometimes over 1000 km, and ...years, local Argentine drivers are scared of picking up people. Travelling by 2 or more is even harder.
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• Asia phrasebook
  *meio chian -- no money... (the only way I know to tell them that you are hitchhiking) *我想去。。。 -- I'd like to go to...
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• Bolivia
  '''Bolivia''' is a landlocked country in [[South America]]. It is bordered by [[Brazil]] to the north and northeast, [[Paraguay]] to the southeast, [[Arg ...rom the vehicles, it's always cheaper than the bus and sometimes you might go for free. Just negotiate. It's great to see the countryside from the back o
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• Hitch-Hiking by Mario Rinvolucri/chapter-4
  ...st often: 'for company'. This idea was expressed under a variety of guises by 138 people borne out in practice in the experience of every thumber. By far the most likely vehicle to stop is the one
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• Hitchhiking a boat
  ...), and to experience both the romance and the harsh realities of traveling by sea. Getting rides on boats is much different from sticking your thumb out ...be done with the right amount of persistence and flexibility. It generally means finding sail boats that need an extra hand on deck, and becoming part of th
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• Top tips
  ...ortest is not the best in all the cases. If there is no traffic, there are no rides to share. Think where the trucks are going: industrial areas, ports/[ ...the [[Netherlands]], for example, it might be best to avoid [[Paris]] and go through smaller [[Luxembourg]], passing through less densely populated area
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• Train
  ...ny. Translation: "All aboard! But please only with a ticket." ...heeheehee let's jump.]] ...nt some safe and secure travel after the traumatic experience, works well. By this time, the train is now running nearly a minute late and there is a goo
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