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* '''26th December 2014''' Folks behind Hitchwiki are building a new hospitality exchange community for hitchhikers and other travellers: '''[https://www.trustroots.org Trustroots.org]''' — It's time to join it and spread the word!
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* '''14 January 2024''' [https://hitchmap.com/ Hitchmap] is running but data quality decreased a little over the years. With the relaunch of the map in 2022, we now also want to give its underlying data a fresh start by cleaning it where it is obviously wrong so that we can get most out of it. [https://github.com/orgs/Hitchwiki/discussions/200 Join our discussion] around how we should clean it and tell us about your big and small issues you currently have with the map and its data.
* '''14 January 2024''' The [https://github.com/Hitchwiki Hitchwiki GitHub] got a little makeover. [https://github.com/orgs/Hitchwiki/discussions Discussions] are now enabled. So all issue tracking and feature requests that took place in this wiki before can be moved there. Feel free to [https://github.com/orgs/Hitchwiki/discussions/199 join] the GitHub organization, to contribute graphics, texts and code that are related to hitchhiking but have no place in the wiki.
* '''25 December 2023''' There are new [[Stickers]] for Hitchwiki/Hitchgathering/trustroots!. Print them yourself or order some.
* '''1 November 2023''' Hitchhiking [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmkxN1I46KE&list=PLE8qXCc9xGjgKkqe7prLTneMzJmXnUb_h series] accompanying a race from Istanbul to Tiblisi collecting donation for earthquake victims.
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=== 2022 ===
* '''17 December 2022''' The full text of hitchhiking book ''Rules of Thumb'' is now available to read for free in English, German, and Portuguese at [https://howtohitchhike.com/ How To Hitchhike].
* '''11 November 2022''' Hitchwiki's {{matrixchat}} now has a bridge with the Signal Group! Don't forget the mailing list @ [email protected] !
* '''26 February 2022''' Can we [[help Ukrainian refugees]]?
* '''20 January 2022''' [[:couchers:|Couchers.org]] becomes the world's [[:couchers:blog/2022/01/20/couchers-becomes-501c3-nonprofit|first]] couch surfing platform to obtain 501(c)(3) non-profit status in the US
=== 2021 ===
* '''30 January 2021''' Hitchwiki can (and already could) be browsed offline on Android smartphones. The offline file got updated. See [[Hitchwiki:While offline|While offline]]
=== 2020 ===
* '''30 December 2020''' New [https://ideas.trustroots.org/2020/12/30/trustroots-travel-stories-and-latest-news/ Trustroots' newsletter], with nice stories and insights. Don't hesitate to join [https://www.trustroots.org/ Trustroots], a better alternative to (now paid) Couchsurfing, made by Hitchwiki volunteers!
* '''24 July 2020''' Reasearch: "Please participate in the questionnaire about finding Stop-Over Destinations on your hitchhiking-trips." Check https://www.umfrageonline.com/s/hitchhiking
* '''26 June 2020''' [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myhitchhikingspots My Hitchhiking Spots], Hitchwiki's official app got updated!
=== 2019 ===
* '''27 April 2019''' - '''New Mailing List''' Since the old mailing list is down [https://lists.riseup.net/www/subscribe/hitch a new one] was created on riseup.net. Subscribe and share with the users of the old mailing list as all the data was lost together with the list.
* '''19 Febuary 2019''' Research: "Please participate in the survey about emotional intelligence of hitchhikers if you haven´t done it yet." Check https://www.soscisurvey.de/EI_hitchhikers_eng/
=== 2016 ===
* '''1st - 24th December 2016''' There is an advent calender on tramprennen.org. One story about "first time-hitchhiking-experiences" is published everyday. Check http://tramprennen.org/blog/
* '''15 November 2016''' The first app ever published by Hitchwiki is now available for free (as always) on the Play Store. Download it and keep track of the spots where you hitchhike, your waiting times and so on. In a future version the app will offer you an option to sync your hitching spots with Hitchwiki with no extra work. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myhitchhikingspots MyHitchhikingSpots]. Special thanks to a random guy who gave an Android phone to one of our hitchhiking developers while traveling in Sweden!
* '''25 June 2016''' A new official hitchhiking spot [http://www.steenwijkercourant.nl/nieuws/steenwijkerland/441966/feestelijke-onthulling-van-liftpaal-met-muziek-en-paal-dans-act.html has been opened] in the [[The_Netherlands| Dutch]] town of [[Oldemarkt]], in response to the insufficient public transport to [[Steenwijk]]. In addition a [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1737994483153113 FB group] was created to encourage ridesharing on this route.
* '''15 January 2016''' Help get [https://gumroad.com/l/PGKmz How to live without money (eBook)] translated in English!
=== 2015 ===
* '''5 December 2015''' New Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.elabo.hitchhikingmaps Hitchhiking Maps] has been released. Offline maps, Street View preview and all of the spots from Hitchwiki: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.elabo.hitchhikingmaps Google Play]
* '''24 April 2015''' Miran Ipavec has just announced that he has managed to hitch through 31(!) European countries in just under 10 days.
* '''13th December 2014''' Anick-Marie (formerly [[User:Perilisk|Perilisk]] and now [[User:Globestoppeuse|Globestoppeuse]]) made available [[::File:Hitchhiking_-_Neo-nomad.pdf|Hitchhiking]], a 2010 How-to zine including an analysis of the different safety advice with their pros and cons, including women-specific advice
