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| The Hitchwiki is a collaborative project to build a free guide for hitchhikers. It's a compilation of tips about good spots to hitchhike, info about hitchhiking in different countries, general knowhow about what to pack and when to go, what to eat and how to stay safe. So far we have 252 (this should be more?) articles written and edited by hitchhikers from around the globe. edit |
General infoTop Tips, Where, Safety, Signs, First time --- Websites, Books, Media --- Clubs, Phrasebooks --- Accommodation, Things to carry, Food, Looks --- Boats, Planes, Trains --- Blogging Hitchhikers EuropeWestern Europe Vienna, Brussels, Paris, Germany, Berlin; Ireland, Dublin; Netherlands, Amsterdam; United Kingdom, London; Northern Europe Denmark, Copenhagen; Finland, Helsinki; Norway, Oslo; Sweden, Stockholm; Southern Europe Greece, Athens; Italy, Rome, Venice; Portugal, Lisbon; Madrid; Eastern Europe Lithuania, Vilnius; Latvia, Riga; Estonia, Tallinn; Poland, Warsaw; Russia, Moscow; Ukraine, Kyiv; Romania, Bulgaria; Serbia; Croatia North America Canada, New Brunswick, Quebec, Montreal, Alberta, Edmonton, Mexico, Mexico City, United States of America, California, Bay Area, Oregon, New York, Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Maine, Vermont AfricaCongo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Bamako, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Lagos, Senegal, Dakar, South Africa, Cape Town, Tanzania, Tunisia, Western Sahara, |
Middle EastTurkey, Ankara, Egypt, Cairo, Iran, Teheran, Israel, Tel Aviv, Jordan, Lebanon, Beirut, Syria, Damascus AsiaJapan, Tokyo, South Korea, Mongolia, China, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangkok, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Central AmericaBelize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Flores, Guatemala City, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Carribean, Dominica, Saint Lucia South AmericaArgentina, Buenos Aires, Bolivia, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Chile, Santiago, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Montevideo, Venezuela OceaniaHinchinbrook Island, Gunbarrel Highway, Australia, Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane, New Zealand, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Tasmania, Hobart |
ProjectHelp, About, Why this wiki, Hitchhiker's point of view Hitchhikers on this Wikiyou? News and trivia24 November - Most active contributors to the Hitchhiking Wiki have moved to the Hitchwiki. 21 November - We're in the Google top 50 for "hitchhiking". 16 November - Let's work on a Hitchhiking Zine! 15 November - New people joined our efforts, with some great contributions, check out Poznan, Bulgaria, Granada, Skopje and other new pages! Welcome to our growing hitchhiking community! 6 November - New Zealand is a good country for hitchhiking, and you can start when you arrive at the airport in Auckland. 16 October - Boys Be Aware of the Homosexual, "It looks innocent enough, doesn't it? Lots of young people hitchhike...", a long time ago in the United States. See Hitchhiking in movies. 27 September - Help gather some information about Hitchhiking in the media. 24 September - We reached 200 articles. See also the statistics. 20 September - Hitchhiking from the United Kingdom to the European mainland isn't too hard at all? Cross the channel in Dover and find your ride to Turkey in Calais. The same trick, for Scandinavia can be tried in Puttgarden, Germany. 19 August - The Hitchhiking Wiki is now syndicated by the CouchSurfing Guide. January 2006 - We reached 100 articles. December 2005 - The Hitchhiking Wiki was moved to Wikia, from hitchhikingguide.org, where it was spammed to death. AboutThis wiki is to gather information about hitchhiking and other ways of extremely cheap ways of transport. It was was inspired by Wikipedia and by Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. At some point it was left abandoned by its founder, and adopted by Guaka. As a hitchhiker you're encouraged to not only read the guide, but also to contribute by adding your knowledge, improving existing pages and starting new ones! How to contributeJust click edit, make your changes and click Save page. A good article to start editing or writing is probably your home town. To create new articles you can add [[ and ]] around the title of the new article, in some other article, on your user page or even here on the main page. Save the page, click on the red link and start writing a new page. Be bold about editing, just do it! If it feels a bit awkard, you can practice in the Sandbox. |
