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'''Corsica''' is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, just north of [[SardegnaSardinia]]. It officially belongs to [[France]], even if it is considered autonomous and independent by lots of its inhabitants, who don't feel French at all.

== Hitching ==Especially in the summer month months you see hitchhikers in Corsica. As there are only 2 two train lines and busses buses are slow and rare, hitching is a common way to get around. Protect yourself from the [[weather|sun]]. Hitching in Corsica is very easy, and even the biggest "cities" are small enough to find your way out of easily.

Hitching The roads in Corsica is very easyare, especially in the mountainous inner of the island, small and even the biggest "cities" bumpy. Drivers are small enough forced to find your way out of easilydrive in second or third gear. The average driving speed (except for the national road on the east coast) is around 50km/h. We were three hitching all through Corsica On the national roads there are often traffic jams during summer holidays, especially near the main tourist hubs on the southern and never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride in April 2010eastern coasts.

== [[Hitchhiking a boat|Ferries]] ==[[File:Porto-Vecchio_port_de_commerce.jpg|thumb|right|Ferry near Porto-Vecchio]]The roads in Corsica cities where ferries depart (or arrive) are especially in only [[Ajaccio]] and [[Bastia]] for the mountainous inner of mainland and [[Propriano]] and [[Bonifacio]] for [[Sardinia]] all the island small year long (meaning in winter, late autumn and bumpyearly spring). You From mid-April to mid-October you will find connections also from/to [[Porto-Vecchio]], [[Calvi]] and [[L'Île Rousse]] and there will also be forced more ferries from the other ports. '''The ferries can't be hitchhiked (legally)''' since the truck tickets are not paid per vehicle but per person, the only way you'd have if you want to drive take it for free, would be illegally.There are plenty of ferries every day (minimum 4 per day in winter, imagine in second or third gearsummer...) with a huge variety of vehicles, so if you are patient enough you'll find the right one for sure. The average driving speed If you consider paying for a ticket, keep in mind that French destinations are usually much cheaper than Italian ones even if the trip is (except for longer and the national road on distance is greater...craziness of our times where a flight costs less than a train.From the east coasteuropean mainland there are connections from/to [[Marseille]], [[Nice]], [[Toulon]], in [[France]] to/from [[Ajaccio]] and [[Bastia]] and from/to [[Savona]], [[Livorno]], ([[La Spezia]], [[Piombino]] only in summer) 50kmand [[Genova]] in [[Italy]] to/hfrom [[Bastia]]. Connections to/from [[Sardegna]] are available all year long between [[Propriano]] and [[Porto Torres]] (twice a week in winter) and between [[Bonifacio]] and [[Santa Teresa di Gallura]] (twice a day in winter). == Sleeping == Wild camping is generally strictly forbidden in Corsica. So As anywhere else, try not to get caught if you have do it, and avoid making a fire. Outside of the tourist season people seem not care too much about you since you don't bother their business. The only thing they seem to plan care about besides their neighbours respectability. The mountainous landscape and the often scrubby, spiky, low-growing brush environment make wild camping in Corsica quite difficult in several places. Finding a bit hidden, flat, comfortable spot can be tough, but more time than possible if you look long enough. People in Corsica can be paranoid about wild camping because of their fear for your hitchhiking trip (even wildfires, which is fair enough! In summer, if local people see you looking around for a campsite they start to question you get lifts faster), so try to keep a low profile. On the national roads The official campgrounds are often traffic jams during the summer holidaysexpensive, €10–€15 per person per night. Many of them are loud, crowded, and not very clean. There are some smaller local campsites that will charge as little as €4/person a night, especially on the east costbut they're not common.

== The [[Hitchhiking a boat|Ferry]] Food ==[[File:Porto-Vecchio_port_de_commerce.jpg|thumb|right|Ferry near Porto-Vecchio]]The towns with a port where a ferry departs (or arrives) are [[Ajaccio]], [[Porto-Vecchio]], [[Propriano]] and [[Bonifacio]] for the southern part of the island (connecting especially Sardegna and southern [[Italy]]) and [[Bastia]], [[Calvi]] and [[L'Île Rousse]] for the [[Europe|european]] mainland.

Hitchhiking the ferry seems to be difficult as it have to be booked Everything is very expensive (especially for non locals...) in advanceCorsica. But Even in the employees at supermarkets, the port usually prices of locally grown fruits and veggies can be expensive. Everything will be cheaper if you don't look to carefully at come during the number of passengers summer holidays and in the car any case if you avoid tourist places (maybe it is possiblewhich are more or less everywhere). From the european mainland there are conenctions from [[Marseille]], [[Nice]], [[Toulon]], [[Savona]], [[Livorno]], [[La Spezia]], [[Piombino]] and [[Genova]].

== EatIf you do want to go for a drink, Drink order a ''pastis'', You can find this for as cheap as 1.4–2.5 euro and Sleep ==It is very expensive in Corsica. One ball most of the time you'll also get a big glass of icecream will be around 2 Euroswater. A 25cl beer is 4 Euros. Even It's cheaper than ordering a normal small water in the supermarkets, fruits which grow on the island are expensive. Peaches for 4 Euros per kilo. a bar!!

Fishing is free for all on the coast except along natural reserves and not in inland waterwaters.

The mountainous landscape and scrubby'''[[User:Fedecicco|Fede]] found Corsican people''' often '''rude, spikeyaggressive, low-growing brush environment make wild camping in Corsica difficult in most placesand really not welcoming at all'''. Finding Coming from the warm and kind [[Sardegna]] it has been quite a hidden, flat, comfortable spot shock for him. He received help only from foreigners living there and heard that among native Corsicans there is tough, but possible if you look long enough. People in Corsica are super parnoid about wild camping because they are afraid a great deal of wildfires, racism (against Arab and with good reason! If local people see you looking around for a campsite they start to question youAfrican labourers, so try to keep a low profileas well as against the French). The official campings Tourists are often expensivetreated well, 10-15 Euros per person per night. Many since they represent the main source of them are loudincome, but without, crowdedhe feels, sincere respect and not very clean. There are some smaller local Campsites that will charge as little as 4€/person a night, but these are not commonkindness.

It might be helpful to write your destination's name is ''Corsican'' rather than French. * [[Ajaccio]](''Aiacciu'')* [[Bastia]](''Bastia'')* [[Bonifacio]](''Bunifaziu'')* [[Calvi]](''Calvi'')* [[Corte]](''Corti'')* [[Propriano]](''Prupià'')* [[Porto-Vecchio]](''Portivechju'')* [[Sartène]](''Sartè'')