Trondheim

I am a dude, and I've found that Trondheim one of the worst places to hitch from. Still, I have done it, even in the winter, all the way to Oslo in the South and Hammerfest/North Cape in the extreme North. Sadly, I must say that one steadfast rule of hitchhiking has to be amended. Although I am a polyglot and love language, I must say that if you are not white, speak English to people. Norwegians are extremely wary of foreigners and any nonwhite who speaks English is assumed to be a refugee.

Still, a lot of white women tell me that truckers are very friendly and that the hitching is great if you go out to the shipping areas around Dyre Halsels Gate and north of Stradveien. This has not worked for me.

They love foreign tourists, though, as long as you keep telling them that you love Norway.

One thing that makes hitching easy in Norway is that almost all of the population lives near the E6 road, which extends almost all the way north, so its pretty hard to get lost, as long as you are headed the right way.

North is spelled "NORD" and south is "SOR," with a slash through the "O," which gives it a short sound, as opposed to the unslashed "O," which is pronounced "oo," as in "book."

To go north, a convenient place is Inherredsveien, which becomes the E6, an international road that goes all the way from Italy to the North Cape. To go south, you can intercept the E6 at Heimdal, near the train station, by taking a train or city bus south.

It is illegal to hitch on the Expressway in Norway, but not illegal from rest stops or on ramps. It is legal to camp out almost anywhere if it is a good distance from a private house, but not permanently.

Hithing is MUCH easier in the beautiful north (at least in the Summer), where many locals hitch regularly to commute.