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Carry a good map
== [[Maps|Carry a good map]] ==
 
A list of recommendations can be found in the [[maps|maps article]]. You want to know where you are going. It also helps if [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] are marked, and you don't need city maps. Try and find a map that you don't have to open out to one large sheet of paper every time you want to use it; you will be using it often. Book-style maps are best. A lot of times, you'll be okay without owning a map, though, if you use your chances well to have a look at one - petrol and service stations and lifts - and keep in mind all you need to know. If you have a digital camera, photographing the map and using the zoom function later has proven invaluable.
Hitchwiki spots in combination with OpenStreetMap can also be accessed offline. See [[High-tech_hitchhiking|High-tech hitchhiking]].
 
For DIY maps i like to write down bigest cities what i should pass and asking a driver to put me out at the best spots to continue my route. Works if your phone with Google Maos screenshots wont starts :D
== [[Where to hitchhike|Be in a good, safe spot]] ==
Try your luck. And remember this is not hitchhiking, eye contact is almost pointless, because your sign is making contact. Try to make sign as big as possible (well not very big, but so it could be seen from further or/and attract people eye).
=== Camping ===
If you can't find anywhere Wild camping how to sleep, there are still other ways to get out of the situation. If you are lucky enough to be at a 24-hour petrol station, just keep drinking coffee and keep hitching through the [[hitchhiking at night|night]]. Keep in mind that it gets really quiet between 2:00 and 5http:00, even at motorway service areas//nomadwiki.org/en/Camping
=== Camping Other options ===
Wild camping how If you can't find anywhere to httpsleep, there are still other ways to get out of the situation. If you are lucky enough to be at a 24-hour petrol station or Mc Donalds, just keep drinking coffee and keep hitching through the [[hitchhiking at night|night]]. Keep in mind that it gets really quiet between 2:00 and 5://nomadwiki00, even at motorway service areas.org/en/Camping
== Getting to the nearest city ==
= Related links and references =
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* [[wikivoyage:Tips_for_hitchhiking|Tips for Hitchhiking on Wikivoyage]]
* [http://www.claudioadrianodobre.com/importance-smiling-communication/ The importance of smiling when engaging drivers]
* [http://www.hitchbase.com Worldwide Database of Places for Hitchhikers]
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