A means of transportation gained by asking people, usually strangers, for a ride in their automobile or other road vehicle to travel a short or long distance. Not to be confused with [hiking].
Questions tagged [hitchhiking]
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Which US states have criminalized hitchhiking?
Are there U.S. states where it is illegal to hitchhike? I have looked around and have not found any site which has substantiated their claims with up to date sources.
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Hitchhiking in Europe under the age of 18
We are two friends who are planning on hitchhiking trip in middle-southern Europe. Unfortunately, in the summer of 2017, we both will be 17 (he was born in October and I was born in December).
Therefore, we don't know if we can hitchhike alone. We…
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Sleeping options when under 18 and travelling solo
I'm a 16 year old citizen of Ukraine, living in Poland, and I want to travel to Lofoten, northern Norway, by hitchhiking from Warsaw. One of the adventure's goals is to spend as little money as possible. And when it comes to where to sleep, problems…
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What gesture to make when hitchhiking in Iran?
According to Wikitravel, the thumbs up gesture is extremely offensive in Iran. However, it's generally what you use when indicating you wish to hitch a ride in many other countries.
The thumbs up gesture is extremely rude in Iran, roughly…
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Is there a feasible way to combine hitchhiking and CouchSurfing?
On my previous trip I tried hitchhiking for the first time and became addicted so this year I'm spending six to twelve months traveling in East Asia and Eastern Europe. I also tried CouchSurfing for the first time on my last trip and had a great…
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Why exactly is it so important not to forget my towel when hitchhiking?
As everybody knows,
“A towel ... is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have.”
But what about us terrestrial travellers?
Personally I recently found these unprecedented uses for my towel:
Since the design is an…
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How to ask drivers not to take me to the bus station when hitchhiking in Thailand?
I'm hitchhiking around the world again and have hit a snag in Thailand.
In Malaysia people generally understand a bit of English and generally "get" the idea of hitchhiking. A bit further north over the border in Thailand neither is true…
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Any suggestions to ensure safety while hitchhiking?
A female friend of mine plans to travel trough Europe next month. She wants to hitchhike. Although she has done it several times before, she is looking for some tips to make the tour safer.
I could recommend here the following hints:
Always ask the…
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Is it possible to hitchhike to Galapagos?
I'm in Ecuador and I want to go to Galapagos. As you know, it's expensive to go there (no matter by boat or by plane). I wonder if there is no possibility to hitchhike a boat (marine, cargo) from the continent to Galapagos. Does anybody have…
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Are there countries other than the Netherlands that support hitchhiking?
According to the Internet, the Netherlands support hitchhiking by placing signs (see picture) in spots that are a good location for hitchhikers. Are there any other countries that have such great support for hitchhikers?
I'm not asking if it is easy…
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How to make the best use of signs while hitchiking?
It looks to me that the ability of signs to speed you up/slow down while hitchhiking is significant. I think they are useful in places where you want to specify your direction explicitly, like for example the ramps. When already on the motorways it…
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Traveling through Sicily on a budget and without a driver's license
I'm going to Sicily next week and want to travel around the island a bit, but I don't own a driver's license, nor have a lot of money to spend on transport. I've thought about hitch-hiking and trains, but are there any specific options I should know…
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Mitfahrzentrale-style website for Norway?
Does anyone know a Mitfahrzentrale-style website for Norway, for planned hitch-hiking? I need to travel from Kiruna (Sweden) to Tromsø (Norway) on 20 December, and the first train arrives in Narvik two minutes after the last bus to Tromsø has left.…
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How can I find Turkish truck stops in Greece?
I'm trying to hitchhike from Thessaloniki, Greece to Turkey.
Greece is a very very hard country to hitchhike in, Greek drivers seldom stop, and petrol stations which are useful in many other countries don't seem to work here.
Now experience has…
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From which point near the NSW/QLD border does it become legal for pedestrians to walk along the M1 (Pacific Highway)?
Two days ago I was hitchhiking back to Sydney from Queensland.
I'm sure it's legal to walk along the M1, Pacific Highway on the NSW side since there were signs about bicycle crossings, no signs saying "no pedestrians" at the on-ramps, and a couple…
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