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Getting around
{{Infobox Italian Location|country = Greece|state = |map = <map lat='40.65355504328839' lng='22.928466796875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right' />|pop = 801,000|plate = NA - NZ|motorways = E75, E90}} '''ThessalonikiKuala Lumpur''' is a city in the capital of [[GreeceMalaysia]].
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== South towards [[Singapore]], [[Melaka]] ===
There is a big toll gate south of the city which is an excellent hitchhiking place, but not too easy to reach.
=== East towards Kavala First, take the LRT to ''Sungai Besi''. The fare is 1.70 RM (July 2012). From there you have to walk south along the main road. You have to cross the rail tracks on your right, either by jumping the fences, which is illegal and [[Istanbul]] somewhat dangerous (it's a high speed train line) or you can use the bridge which is quite a walk. <sup>[[Turkey|TR''in which direction?'']]) {{E|90}} ===</sup>Walk further south, you will see a McDonalds on your right and then a little neighbourhood. The south end of the neighbourhood is right next to the toll gate. The motorway is elevated here, but there is a little hill with a little footpath that leads to a hole in the fence exactly at the parking place behind the toll gate from where you can start to hitch.It'll take you about 45 minutes to walk from the LRT station. There is probably a bus that stops a little closer to the toll gate.
This route is widely perceived to be difficult. If you are lucky it can be easy if you get to a Turkish truck. Take bus #27 from the centre (e.g. Kamara) until the It's very end of the line. [UPDATE: bus #83 no longer starts where bus #27 finishes. Instead ask your #27 bus driver where possible to get off for bus #83] Switch to bus #83 and go a few stops until you see the motorway. Get off when you see a JetOil rest area on the other side of the motorway. Just follow the bus and go under the motorway direct lift to reach the other side. Once you are there, rally the petrol station personnel to help you (they are very nice!). Show them your Istanbul (or Kavala or whatever) sign and ask them to tell you if they notice someone going to Turkey. Be prepared to convince the paranoid drivers that you are not wanted by the police and show them your passport. Getting a ride can take anything between one minute and five hours. If it just does not work at the petrol station see the options below (thumbing up on the road etc). Also, there should be a toll station (peage) about [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?Singapore from this place=6374 15 km east of Lagynas], near Analipsi (where bus #83a is supposed to go). When you get to the border you might want to switch to a passenger car because the truck could be stuck in customs for a while.
Attention: The Jetoil rest area If you don't fancy a long walk or dicing with death/police by crossing rail tracks - this is now rebranded a somewhat easier option. Take the LTR in the direction of Seremban and alight at Serdang. Once you exit the station turn left, and cross the busy carriageway over the footbridge. From here you could ask a taxi to take you to the toll station, or walk two minutes in the direction of traffic to the flyover. It might seem a little nervy at first, but the traffic is slowing up the hill and into the bend, and there'BP Oils more than enough room just before the apex for vehicles to pull in. You' re not quite on the right road yet for Singapore - but a sign saying highway E2 will get you a ride in no time - most probably dropped at the next toll station south. [[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] was picked up in green colourfive minutes here with a Singapore sign and taken to the highway.
Another save optionand only a five minute walk is to take the LTR (metro/train) to the same stop as mentioned above: Bus #83 goes all Serdang (In total 10 RM from Petronas Towers area, March 2020). Exit the train station through the way to Lagkadasgates. If Than take the walking bridge that leads you stay to the other side of the rails, to a playground on the bus opposite of the trainstation. You can already see the highway E2 from the bridge, walk straight in the direction of the highway until it reaches this you can't go further. Walk about 100 meters to the right and you'll find a small town, stairs where you can try hitching out enter a rest station (R&R Serdang) at the E2 highway. From there you should easily get a ride in the direction of KavalaMelaka. It's also the right highway to Singapore. There are a couple of restaurants and toilets. In 2020 [[User:Worldhitchhiker|Worldhitchhiker]] did this and walked to the entrance of the highway (at the end of the rest area). Within five minutes three cars stopped, Istanbul, etcthe third car took him in the direction of Melaka.
=== North-West to towards [[SkopjeThailand]] ===There are three places which you should consider in order to get out of the city towards north.==== Option 1 ====The first one is a Shell gas station right behind the toll gate ([[North Macedonia]]it is at the Plaza tol Jalan Duta) . In order to get there, you can take the KTM commuter train and get off at the ''Segambut'' station. From there, walk about 1.5km south on the highway. Unfortunately it's very easy to get lost in this area, in the middle of several highways, large roads, huge concrete bridges, and exchanges, with very few, useless road signs. Choose this option only if you have a GPS with you.==== Option 2 ====The other place you can consider is a toll gate near the KTM station Sungai Buloh.
"DonGet off the KTM commuter train at ''Sungai Buloh''t bother , walk down the stairs and you will come to a motorway. Turn and walk left then walk across the overpass to the other side of the motorway. If you are facing the train station you just came from, then walk right along the side of motorway. Initially you will walk under a motorway bridge, keep walking straight along the side of the motorway. It will get quite narrow but walk on the inside of the barrier. To your right you will see a flood water and then the toll booth you are trying to get to. Continue walking straight, you will come to a plant nursery on the side of the road. Go through the gates but keep walking in the same direction as before. You will come to hitch hike a small pipe opening with water. You can easily climb and jump the fence to get over then continue walking. You will come to an over bridge where you can walk along to the right which will put you on the road to the toll gate. Walk along the side of road towards the toll gate, walk past it, run across to the other side and be sure to stand on the shoulder of the lane heading straight through, which is the "labuan besar utara selatan" (big road from north/south) ==== Option 3 ====Take the KTM train heading north and get off at the last station called "Rawang", for just a couple of Ringgit (about 1$). You'll arrive at this town "Rawang" that is not on the highway but you can reach very easily, just a short 5 minutes walk, another main road going north (toward: Tapah, Ipoh, Cameron Highlands, Penang, Thailand border!!!, etc.). That is probably not the perfect way to head north if you are in a rush, because you'll have to deal with short and indirect lifts until you get to Tapah (about 100km north of Rawang), but it's not a bad option, hitchhiking on that road is very easy.
There is a free bus A very good option from the city centre Rawang stop is to take the border! These buses belong roughly 20 minute walk to the casinos main North-South highway. Once you can find get off at the border just before Gevgelija. You can find theses buses station, walk south along the main road (Jalan Rawang) and follow the off ramp on Tsimiski street. They are easy to recognize (the name right side of the casino is printed on road (traffic should be flowing in the busopposite direction) up to Jalan Batu Arang. Follow this road, and it is written "free shuttle")take the right at the first lights onto Jalan Kuala Garing. The buses leave at 17:00 Follow this road until you reach the second fork, and 21:00 thoughtake a left (the road should be a relatively unused, so it might be quicker to hit beat-up path). You should see the highway ahead, and within 200 meters this road directly, but more comfortable taking will take you through a narrow tunnel under the busmotorway. I didnIf it doesn't take it but I was picked up by , you probably took a guy working left at a casino who gave me the informationwrong fork. Another nice information: After the tunnel, turn right and walk until you can eat and drink for free at see the casino!! Apparently rest area...you can just show up at will have to hop over the low barrier to get to the receptionrest area. There, they you will give you find a gas station, Starbucks, a card hotel and you can enjoy food other facilities...and drinks for free!! I did! Anne-lauremost importantly, may 2013"many cars heading North. Hitching a ride from there is very quick and easy.
*''If you are traveling with a lot of baggage, the driver will probably refuse to take you (which happened to me === East towards Kuantan and my girlfriend, we had one big and one small backpack, two sleeping bags and a tent), as he needs to be informed by the hotel/casino in advance, that there will be some passengers with big bags. What you can do is call one of the casinos/hotels some time before you go and ask them to inform the driver, you might have to lie about going to spend a night at the hotel.'' [http://hitchwiki.org/en/User:DuriTraktorista DuriTraktorista]Kota Bharu===
Take a bus #8 (or #31?) from Egnatias street in the centre to KTEL (last stop). You can also take bus #45 which goes between KTEL Makedonia and KTEL Halkidiki (Now you want to go to ''Makedonia''). Then switch wanna get yourself to bus #81 E8 which you can find on the upper platform. Afterwards, you can do different things. You can get off at a first bus stop after you drive over the highway Athens-Skopje - [http://g.co/maps/3qj6m here]. Be careful, the first big crossing you going to come to is the crossing with the ring road (you are going to driver underneath it) while only the next on is the one you need (you are going to drive above it). Then you have to walk almost 2km backwards (if you walk fast it takes 20 minutes) and you can hitch on the junction to the highway to Skopje. However, if the bus goes into Agios Athanasios you can better get off Bentong and find your way from there (it seems that this bus goes differently depending whether it is #81 or #81A and depending on some external stuff; you can talk to the driver to make sure). *''My girlfriend and me stood at the junction just next to the old paytoll, which seemed then either to be the best place since cars were going rather slowly. After 10-15 minutes we were picked up by a North Macedonian woman who brought us to the border. A week later I hitchhiked alone from the same spot and was picked up after 40 minutes and got to the junction with Polykastro before which the highway goes into one line for 500 metres. On that spot I thumbed and got to the border after another 40 minutes. December 2011, [[User:Rozwal|Rozwal]]'' *''My friend and I (two guys) stood here for 4 hours and despite many cars passing only one North Macedonian guy stopped but he asked for money. Then we put up our tent in the nearby field and tried our luck the next day. After another 2 hours we got picked up by Albanian workers that took us to Polykastro. There are no petrol stations Kota Bharu or shops nearby, so bring food and water just in case! August 2012, [[User:Chaba|Chaba]]'' Alternatively, you can get off [http://gooKuantan.gl/maps/aLQTM here] which is reported to be a better place for cars to stop. But there you have a lot of cars going to the West, while if you come the previous stop you will have cars going only towards Polykastro or the border. *''I took bus 81A from KTEL busstation to Agios Athanasios. Got off when it turns from the highway. From there hitched to Polykastro and another ride got me to the border. At the border asked the car in front of me for a ride, which got me to Skopje. Standing on the highway there, it was very quiet, but I was very lucky as an Austrian car passed and got me straight to Belgrade. January 2011, Lana'' === South to [[Athens]] === Take Buses #31, #12, #8 or #78 to the bus station called KTEL. From there To do this take bus #80 or #80A to the village called ''Malgara''. You can go down on the station "''25 Martiou''" which is the closest to the tolls (in Greek ''ikostis pemptis martiou'' if you want KTM to ask the driver). There you can ask Batu Caves and find the toll station (in Greek ''diodia'') easily. You'll have to walk about 2 km to find it, but then there is a possibility to get a ride even straight to Athens. Before you enter the motorway where the toll station is, you will have to go through some fields. If it's night be careful, just before the motorway there is a small ridge that is a bit steep and there is water flowing down, you need to find your way around it. If it's day, from the fields you can see a small canteen on the motorwaystart walking east along road 28, head to that direction, you can bypass the ridge there very easily and also you don't need to jump the fence (easy to jump though) because there is an entrance/exit for the canteen. From the canteen you will see the tolls, they are less than 50 m away. [edit] First of all, it appears greek bus stops do have several names. "25 Martiou" is written could either keep on the roadsign but on the bus, it's announced differently. I messed up because of that various times so always be sure to ask the driver to signal your stop. Finding the canteen is a bit of trial and error, but still easily possible. In case you don't find the toll station, from the canteen go right (following the "Athen" roadsign) for about 1,5km to find a small (but picturesque) side stop (August 2017). [edit] Some of these buses don't go all the way to Malgara so you have to get out at one stop in the middle of nowheren before the bus turns back to Thessaloniki and wait for another bus with the same or different number that goes to Malgara. It can be a little confusing so the best way is to tell someone on the bus where you want to go and let them tell you when to get off for the next bus and the station ''ikostis pemptis martiou''. (September 2019) For those not wanting to take a bus or want to hitch closer to the city (and aren't scared to walk), go to the the A1 motorway going towards Athens. It runs right beside the city centre. Starting from near the train station after walking 2kms you will arrive at the international bus station. From there it's a 6km walk east along the motorway to where the E90 highway joins on to the A1 road to Athens. This is a good spot due to the high amount of Turkish trucks coming straight from the border and bypassing the city as well as any traffic coming from the north. Stand at the end of the onramp where there is a shoulder for traffic to pull over and 28 until you can get a ride to Larissa or even Athens. === West to [[Igoumenitsa]] {{E|90}} === Go to the train station, which is also reach the inner-city bus station. From here, take bus 8 KTEL (the KTEL are the blue McD and white buses) to Makedonia bus Petronas station. From there, you can catch the bus #80 to the end of the line, then follow motorway signs walking (approx. 2km) to the [[toll station]]. Or rather than taking bus #80, just walk across the road (roundabout) till you come to an [[on-ramp]] where, according to [[User:Liva|Liva]], is a a pretty good spot to stop cars. In [[Igoumenitsa]] you can get a ride with trucks over the sea to [[Italy]]. === North-East to [[Sofia]] ([[Bulgaria|BG]]) === Take the bus #27 from the centre to it's final stop, where also other buses stop(you need #85). Then take bus #85(A, B 3km away or M) and you're already on your way. Almost any stop of this bus leaves you at a good hitchhiking point, but the nineteenth stop ''21o chiliometro'' (21st kilometre) is on the way to Serres and the Bulgarian border (to Sandansky, Blagoevgrad, Sofia). If you can't explain all this to the driver just ask him to get off at Assirus. It's a village near the motorway. When you ask the locals for the motorway use the german word "autobahn" instead of "motorway" or "highway". The road is E79 and it's not make a motorway, especially after the border. These city bus tickets for 2 rides cost 90 cents (that you don't even have to pay) and take you quite some kilometres out of the city towards all destinations. Update: If you want to get to ''21o chiliometro'' make sure to make sign that really clear to the busdriver since the bus doesn't stop at every stop nor says the stops out loud. Try to <b>not</b> end up in Assirus. Hitchhiking out of this village is a pain. And if you are unlucky enough to end up there: Don't ask locals for the highway because they will take you to the old highway. If you want to get to the new highway to Sofia ask for "autobahn".  [Update: getting off at Assirus has not proved a good idea, it's quite difficult to reach the new motorway from there. A kind local took me there on unpaved roads, and after I had to climb over a fence and descend on a rough path...] [Update: watch out! the ''21o chiliometro'' and probably Assirus spots are not anymore the right spots to go towards Serres and Sofia. There is now the Egnatia highway and nobody drives this way and if he does it takes several hours to arrive to Serres. Also, in the point where the bus stops used to be a Petronas or petrol station, also no more in useand hitch along road 28. ] OPTION 2Take bus 83 (any of them will get Once you there, even the express) from Aristotellous Square stop (on Egnatia Street). You want to get off at the Kombo Gerokomeiou exit (Google maps doesnt show the bus stops this far north, but on the opposite side of the highway is a gas station called Derveni Gas S.A.). MAKE SURE you explain to the bus driver you want to get off at this exit. Otherwise, he might not get off the highway here and the next stop is too far to walk back from. Stand on the shoulder of the ramp. There is not a lot of traffic here, so it might take McD you up to an hour to get a ride, but I think its worth it because most of the cars going as far as Bulgaria will get on the highway here. Good luck! === North to [[Kilkis]] ([[Greece]]) ===Basically you need to take 2 buses. Very similar to the above direction to Sofia. But this time it is bus #27 / #27a and bus #84 / # 84a. You can change buses in two different places. * This way is faster as you don't need to stay on bus #27 so long. Take bus #27 or #27a and get off at Minerva stop in Oreokastrou suburb. If you walk some hundreds of meters from the bus stop where you get off, in the direction the bus was going, you will reach a crossroads and on your left you will see another bus stop. From there you can take bus #84.* This way is easier because you don't need to change bus stops, it is the way mentioned in the Northeast to Sofia section. Take the bus #27 or #27a from the centre the the final s top ''Platia Stavroupolis'' (Stavroupolis square). Then at the same place take bus #84 / #84a and you're already on your way. Stay on bus #84 whilst it passes through 2 villages, Liti and Melissochiori. When it is out of Melissochiori, at one point the bus will cross the road going to Kilkis and you will see signs for Kilkis. When you are at the cross roads you can press the stop button on the bus and it will stop just after the cross. There is a bus stop there. Then you are at a great spot for hitching a ride to Kilkis, Gallikos or even North Macedonia (but not the most common way to Skopje. it is a different border).within 5 minutes
== Sleep ==
There are many hospitality network members in Sleeping on the citystreets, so try your luck there.  Some have had luck asking the good people at Mikropolis/Micropolis Social Spacewhile not necessarily suggested, (see [http://wikimapiais entirely possible with no problems.org/#lat=40.6360852&lon=22.939539&z=17&l=0&m=s&v=9&show=/13098671/Mikropolis]). They were very friendly Find a closed business or Monorel station and could advise on where to squat lay down for the night.   === Camping === The university campus in Thessaloniki is just This might not work in areas such as the city centre and it's the perfect place to sleep in your van/tent/sleeping bagGolden Triangle, because it's the only green place but is viable in other areas. Simply be aware of the city traffic. Choose a good area and because the police are not allowed to enter you should be safe. Good places include near the university! There are few guards but don't have the right to touch you. It's generally safe, though perhaps not suitable for a single female. Itriver's not so safe anymore. The drug business moved there, as unbelievable as it sounds. People selling drugs and fighting over things related to them, passerbys get attacked.. If someone has a van maybe it's okay. But sleeping in Chinatown behind some buildings is a tent or sleeping bag is an invitation to get robbed. It's the worst place to sleep, really. Try Seih Sourather secluded area, the forest on the hills above the city. Or any crowded place in the center. We slept at a deserted camping space by the beach in Ag. Triadalarge area of parks (Deer Park, which is really worth a visit. We even made a big fire at night and it didn't disturb anybody. This place is about 30km south of Saloniki and you can reach it within 1Hibiscus Park,5h by bus. From the famous ottoman tower take the bus Orchid Park - also good for stashing your things) close to ikea. At the last stop ask National Mosque west of Chinatown for the bus being close to Perea and Ag. Triadadowntown. The last bus will pass by Outside the airport and enter a cupple gates of villages before you get to Triada. Ask for the old camping Batu Caves looking at the beachhighway, locals will guide youturn right== Public Transport == The tickets for the buses in You are heading toward the city cost 0.80€ and sometimes 0.90€. Blackriding is possibleMonorel station. If Once you speak to the controller in a foreign language (showing that you're reach a touristT-intersection, not an illegal immigrant) they'll just leave you alone. If not, they first ask 30 euro for the tax, you say you don't have. Then they ask to your id card, you say you don't have it right are a series of benches with cover perfect for sleeping if you and then they'll just give you a paper to note are on your name and address, where you can write any fake name. Or even simpler you can give your real passport and they are supposed to send you way out of the bill to your country. It's 100% SURE that they will not. There were big movements in this city about not paying for public transport. Many people don't pay and controls are rare. Spent a whole month in this city taking buses daily and never got checked.
== Shower Getting around ==Kuala Lumpur is a relatively small city and is perfectly walkable. Just make sure to not get lost.
I took one shower in one hospital 500 metres Kuala Lumpur has a fairly decent public transportation system comprised of trains and buses. You can get from KL Sentral to any major area of the television broadcast antennacity. There are three hospitals close to each other and I just tried one. After walking The trains run from around in the hospital and talking friendly 5AM to some nurses I was able to take a shower and shave. May 2012midnight. Len
There is also the "national swimming pool" which is open to the public for some hours during the day. Swimmers have to take a shower before entering the pool and nobody checks who enters them, so you might grab the chance for a bath there. It is located in the center an entirely free system of the city, near the University. Location on map: httpsbuses known as GoKL ([http://goowww.glgokl.com.my/maps/q9XRl (Jan 2015]) Last time checked. These purple buses go to various malls and tourist attractions, but can successfully be used to traverse the national swimming pool was out majority of service. It worths to ask around about it first if it's still not in usethe city. (July of 2018)
One even safer option is the student residence. Noone here checks who enters. Ever. Even if they see you like a complete stranger with a tons of baggage and ask you anything, just tell them that you are visiting a friend or whatever. After you enter, go upstairs to any floor and you'll find common baths everywhere. It is located near the swimming pool at the city center. You can enter 24h. Location on map: https://goo.gl/maps/H8WZU (jan 2015)== Stashing ==
== Free food ==At KL Sentral there are many lockers available for use. There are two different kinds - the ones near the escalator toward the exit, close to the bathrooms and those on the way to the departure gate for the KL Ekspres to the airport near the escalator heading toward the mall. The lockers toward KL Ekspres are MYR 2 for 24 hours, including overnight, and MYR 2 for every hour over 24 hours. The lockers near the bathroom range in price from MYR 5 to 20 and do not allow for overnight storage.
Thessaloniki is perhaps the only place in the world where you can eat everyday for free easily. Next The parks to the campus west of Aristotles university, Egnatia street, after the crossroad with 3rd September street there is the university canteen. Ask anybody for ''fititiki leschi''/φοιτητική λέσχη. There you can find a free full meal twice a day. 12.00-15.00 and 18.00-20.00. These free meals Chinatown are provided potentially good for the university students, but even if you're not one, you don't have to pay and you don't have to show a student ID or any document. Just follow the queue, take the food and eat it. There's never any checks. There's nothing to be afraid of, just try to look more stashing things in bushes or less like a student. Only disadvantage is that it is closed on weekends, summer holidays and not-working days for the university in general. Picture of the building [http://www.makthes.gr/filestore/modules/news/68918/lesxi.jpg here]trees.
Alternative entrance: when you are there look to your right. At the end of the grass there is a stair case, you can go up directly to the dining hall.
I don't think you really need this because it's very is easy to enter trough the main door.
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